At the Office: Business English Vocabulary · Ellii (formerly ESL Library)
学习12个与办公室和职场相关的英语词汇，如员工、部门、会议议程等。适合练习职场英语表达和词汇记忆。
Have you ever worked in an office?
你曾经在办公室工作过吗？
It’s such a common place to work.
这是一个非常常见的工作场所。
Let’s review some office vocabulary.
让我们复习一些与办公室相关的词汇吧。
Let's go!
我们出发吧！
Ellii Today we’ll learn some words related to business and employment.
Ellii，今天我们将学习一些与商业和就业相关的词汇。
What is the general term for a worker?
工人的通用称谓是什么？
Employee.
员工。
An employee is someone who is employed by a company.
员工是指受雇于某家公司的人。
The noun “employee” and verb “employ” are related, of course.
名词“employee”（雇员）和动词“employ”（雇佣）当然是相关的。
What is the collective noun for two or more employees?
两个或更多员工的集合名词是什么？
Staff.
员工。
Staff members can also call each other “coworkers.”
员工之间也可以互相称呼为“同事”。
Who is in charge of the staff?
谁负责管理这些员工呢？
Boss.
老板。
This is a common term for a team leader, manager, supervisor, or CEO.
这是一个常用的术语，用来指代团队领导者、经理、主管或首席执行官。
What's a general term for the place where you do your work?
你工作的地方通常被称为什么？
Workspace.
工作空间（Workspace）。
Your workspace refers to your designated work area, such as your desk or your office.
您的工作空间指的是您指定的工作区域，例如您的办公桌或办公室。
What is this type of workspace called?
这种类型的工作空间叫什么名字？
Cubicle.
隔间。
That's right!
没错！
An office is a separate room, but a cubicle is just a small, divided area within a larger space.
办公室是一个独立的房间，而隔间则只是较大空间内的一个小型、被分隔出来的区域而已。
A company is usually divided into different business sections.
一家公司通常会被划分为不同的业务部门。
What are they called?
它们叫什么名字？
Departments.
部门。
Typical departments in a company include Marketing and Human Resources.
公司中典型的部门包括市场营销部和人力资源部。
If a company has many different locations, what is the main office called?
如果一家公司在多个不同的地点设有分支机构，那么其总办公室被称为什么？
Headquarters or head office.
总部（Headquarters或Head Office）。
This is also known as HQ, which is short for headquarters.
这也被称为“HQ”，即“headquarters”（总部的缩写）。
What is this area of an office building called?
办公楼中的这个区域叫什么名字？
Conference room.
会议室。
This is where large meetings are held.
这里就是举行大型会议的地方。
These notes are usually given out at the start of a meeting.
这些笔记通常在会议开始时分发给大家。
What are they called?
它们叫什么名字？
Agenda.
议程。
An agenda can include times and discussion topics to help keep the meeting on track.
议程可以包括会议的时间安排和讨论主题，以帮助确保会议按计划进行。
What are the notes that are taken during a meeting called?
在会议期间记录下来的内容被称为什么？
Minutes.
会议记录。
This is when someone records everything that was discussed and decided on during the meeting.
这时，就会有人把会议中讨论的所有内容以及做出的所有决定都记录下来。
What is a big work assignment typically called?
一个较大的工作任务通常被称为什么？