This is the first in a two-part Business English Pod series on the work of administrative assistants. We'll be looking at vocabulary and collocations related to office duties and daily routines. 這是有關(guān)行政助理商務(wù)英語(yǔ)播客系列的前部半分。我們講學(xué)習(xí)辦公責(zé)任和例行公事的詞匯及其搭配。

Before we start, let's talk a bit about collocations. Collocations are groups of words that are commonly used together. Native speakers are so used to using them, they know what sounds "right" and what sounds "wrong."
在我們開始之前，我們來談下搭配。搭配是指常用的詞組搭配到一起。當(dāng)?shù)厝撕芰?xí)慣于用這些，他們知道什么的搭配聽起來是對(duì)的，什么是錯(cuò)的。

For example, in English the phrase "go online" is a natural way to refer to using the internet. But it wouldn't be natural to say something like "proceed online" or "travel online", even though "proceed" and "travel" are other ways to express “go.” You’ll hear lots of collocations related to office life in today's dialog. Listen out for them and we'll explain what they mean and how to use them in the debrief. 比如，英語(yǔ)中的短語(yǔ)上網(wǎng)，就是使用網(wǎng)絡(luò)的意思，甚至用前進(jìn)和旅游來表達(dá)這個(gè)意思。在今天的播客中，你將聽到很多和辦公生活有關(guān)的搭配。仔細(xì)聽，我們將會(huì)解釋它們的意思以及如何在聽取報(bào)告的時(shí)候使用它。

Now, on to the role of an administrative assistant. The job title of "administrative assistant", or "admin assistant" for short, can cover quite a broad range of responsibilities. Admin assistants typically spend a lot of time handling data—whether it's timesheets recording the working hours of other employees, or rosters used for scheduling meeting rooms. Much of what they do involves making sure that other employees are working as efficiently as possible. 現(xiàn)在，來談?wù)勔粋€(gè)行政助理的職責(zé)。通常他們要花很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間處理數(shù)據(jù)，不論是日程表記錄，雇員的工作時(shí)間，還是會(huì)議地點(diǎn)安排的執(zhí)勤人員表。這些很多都牽涉到確認(rèn)是否有效地工作。

In this episode we'll talk with Christina, who works as an admin assistant in the human resources department of an auto parts manufacturer. Christina's going to tell us about some of the responsibilities of her position. 在這節(jié)播客中，我們將和克里斯蒂娜交談，她是汽車配件生產(chǎn)商的人事部的行政助理。克里斯蒂娜將會(huì)告訴我們有關(guān)她職責(zé)的細(xì)節(jié)。

Listening Questions
1. What is Christina's first task every day?
2. How many employees are on the sales team?
3. When is the deadline for personal leave day requests?