day 8the first job

the first job

Give a friend practical advice in clear steps, with reasons and a fallback; retell a funny story about a phone call and read a short story aloud.

words to say

• 职场 zhíchǎng · the workplace, working world
• 新人 xīnrén · newcomer, new person
• 请教 qǐngjiào · to ask for advice
• 熟练 shúliàn · skilled, practised
• 效率 xiàolǜ · efficiency
• 岗位 gǎngwèi · post, job
• 踏实 tāshi · steady, dependable; at ease
• 培训 péixùn · to train; training
• 适应 shìyìng · to adapt to, get used to
• 处理 chǔlǐ · to deal with, handle

sentences

• 我会建议他先适应新的环境。 · I’d advise him to get used to the new place first.
• 与其一个人着急，不如向同事请教。 · Rather than fretting on your own, ask a colleague.
• 要么早一点儿来，要么晚一点儿走。 · Either come a bit earlier or leave a bit later.
• 万一出了问题，就马上告诉经理。 · If anything goes wrong, tell the manager straight away.
• 职场新人最需要的是踏实。 · What newcomers at work need most is to keep their feet on the ground.

say it after the voice

• 我会建议他先适应新的岗位，别给自己太大的压力。 · I’d advise him to settle into the new job first and not put himself under too much pressure.
• 与其每天加班到很晚，不如想办法提高工作效率。 · Rather than working late every day, find ways to work more efficiently.
• 遇到不懂的地方，要么主动问同事，要么去请教经理。 · When you don’t understand something, either ask a colleague or go and ask the manager.
• 万一工作中出了错，也别害怕，马上告诉领导就行。 · If you make a mistake at work, don’t panic: just tell your boss straight away.

questions to answer

• 第一份工作，看工资还是看发展？ · First job: go for the salary or for growth?
• 如果同事总让你帮他干活，你会怎么办？ · If a colleague kept asking you to do his work, what would you do?
• 为什么很多新人工作没多久就辞职？ · Why do many newcomers quit soon after starting?

a passage to retell

• A graduate had been waiting for a company to call him for an interview. One day the phone finally rang, and he was terribly nervous. Without waiting for the caller to speak, he went through his whole self-introduction. The caller laughed: “Very nice! I’m the delivery driver: please come downstairs for your parcel.”

a passage to read aloud

上班第一天，她提前半小时就到了公司。可是大楼太大，她在电梯里上上下下，找了半天也没找到办公室。一位同事看她着急，把她带到了座位上，还笑着说：“别紧张，我刚来的时候也迷路了。”随后，经理让她处理一份表格。她还不熟练，就一边做一边请同事帮她看一下。下班前，经理看了表格，点了点头。她想：万事开头难，明天会更好。