M:Have you signed up to join the company`s Christmas party ?
公司的圣誕晚會你要參加嗎?

F:Sure I have. Will you join?
當然去.你呢?

M:I will. You know, as a newcomer, I think it might be a good opportunity to get to know people from the other departments of our company in a more relaxed atmosphere.
我也去.你知道我是個新人.去一個比較放松的場合能結識一些別的部門的同事.

F:You are right. Our company`s Christmas party has always been an amazing occasion for everybody to relax and get to know each other better. It is also a time to make new friends and do some networking.
沒錯.我們公司的圣誕晚會是一個大家放松和相互了解的好機會.還能認識一些新朋友.積累人脈.

M:I hope it is not a very formal one when the boss is there.
老板在.不會太正式吧.

F:No, it will not be formal at all. It is a fun time, you will love the game show. Please dress casually.Usually there is an overabundance of drinks. So be careful with that!
不.一點也不正式.很有趣.你一定會喜歡游戲環節的.穿得休閑點.有很多喝的.別喝醉了.

M:Don`t worry! I can handle that. And I know if the boss is there, even it is an informal evening, it does not make a good impression to get totally drunk in front of him.
別擔心.不會的.我知道即使是個非正式場合.當著老板的面喝得爛醉也會給他極其惡劣的印象.

詞匯

Sign up:報名參加

'Netwrking'即'人際關系網'的意思.'do some networking'就可以理解為"積累人脈","發展人際關系網".

Overabundance: much more than enough of something 過多;過剩
a overabundance of energy 精力過剩