Office Manager 辦公室主任

Today's podcast continues our series on business vocabulary, with a special focus on collocations or word partnerships. By focusing on words that are commonly used together you can improve your vocabulary and also your ability to understand your English-speaking colleagues. 我們在今天的節目中將繼續學習商務英語詞匯，并且主要集中在詞語的搭配組合。通過學習這些經常搭配在一起使用的詞語，大家的詞匯量會得到提升，并且能夠更好的與英語為母語的同事交流。

When you think of "office administration", what are the first things that come to mind? They might be things like paperwork, filing, copying, and other boring and repetitive tasks. Most people probably don't think of an office manager's job as a crucial service that supports the successful running of a company and, therefore, its ability to make money. 一提到“辦公室管理”，你最先想到的是什么？也許是文件處理、檔案管理、材料備份等等無聊而又單一的工作。辦公室主任的工作至關重要，他為公司的成功運作提供支持，并且創造利潤，但大部分人可能并不這么認為。

Well, today we're about to meet Thomas, who's going to tell us about the role he plays as office manager at the Mexican subsidiary of a multinational chemical company. 托馬斯是一家跨國化工公司墨西哥分公司的辦公室主任。今天他會給我們談一談他的職位在公司所起到的作用。

Listening Questions:
1. How does Thomas summarize his role as Office Manager?
2. What characteristics does Thomas list as important qualities of an office manager?
3. According to Thomas, what is a common misunderstanding about the best way for an office manager to do his job?