【商業英語】自我介紹輕鬆講

Frankie Chan
圖片來源: Getty Images
圖片來源: Getty Images

在新公司第一天上班，對一些比較內向的上班族而言，可能會戰戰兢兢，因為在適應新的工作環境外，還要認識眾多新同事與新客戶，有時的確要主動自我介紹一番，否則可能被當作透明。若公司經常舉辦一些員工聚會或節日派對，就更常結識到不同部門或公司的新朋友。

不少主動而外向的在職人士，要他們運用英語自我介紹或認識別人時，往往會變得「鵪鶉」，何況是那些比較內斂的一群？這星期讓我們一同看看一些商務自我介紹及社交的實用句式，無論是甚麼性格的讀者們，都能輕鬆靈活地運用於職場及日常生活上。

Introducing Myself－自我介紹實用句式

  1. I’m a purchasing officer with Modern Foods.

  2. I’m responsible for finding new products for the company.

  3. I establish and maintain relationships with our overseas clients.

  4. It’s a pleasure to meet you, Dave. So you’re the one responsible for those outstanding sales figures I’ve seen.

  5. May I introduce myself? I’m …..

  6. I’m Peter Chan from ABC Company. Just call me Peter.

  7. I’m Frankie Chan, but please call me Frank.

Meeting Someone New… －結識新朋友

At Frankie’s dinner party:

John:      Hello! My name’s John.

Paula:     Nice to meet you, John. I’m Paula.

John:      So, how do you know Frankie?

Paula:     We went to school together. How about you?

John:      We used to (1)work together in Vancouver.

Paula:     Oh I see! So, you work in finance too?

John:      No, I work as a legal consultant. What do you do (2), Paula?

Paula:     I teach at a school in Kowloon Tong.

John:      That’s interesting (3). Is it a primary school or a secondary school?

Paula:     It’s a Secondary School. I teach Chemistry.

John:      Really? (4) I was terrible at Chemistry when I was at school.

Paula:     (laughs)

註：

  1. “Used to”有「過去慣常」的意思，這裏所指的便是「過往曾一起工作」。

  2. 問別人做什麼工作時，除了用“What do you do?”外，也可說“What’s your job?” 、“What do you do for a living?”等。

  3. 許多人在回應別人時，只會說 “yes”或“hmm...”，更甚的就只會不停點頭。其實，大家可以試試用 “That’s great!” 、“That’s cool!”、 “That sounds great!” 、“That sounds amazing!”等，然後再發問相關的問題，以保持對話。

  4. 在此，大家也可用“Is that right?”、 “Oh yeah?” 、“Oh, I see.”等。

Where are you from?

Paula:     By the way (順便說), where are you from?

John:      Can’t you guess?

Paula:     From your accent, I think you are either from Australia or New Zealand.

John:      Well done. I’m from New Zealand.

Paula:     Really? I don’t know much about New Zealand but it looks beautiful. I’d love to travel there but I haven’t got the time at the moment.

John:      It’s a lovely place but very different from here. There aren’t cities like Hong Kong but we do have beautiful countryside.

Paula:     Yea, that sounds amazing. (1) So, how long have you been here in Hong Kong?

John:      I’ve been here in Hong Kong for almost two years now.

Paula:     How do you like it? (2)

John:      I love it here.

Paula:     Really, you don’t find it too busy here? (3)

John:      Sometimes I miss the quiet of home, but I’m almost used to it now. The weather is wonderful too, especially now in autumn.

 註：

  1. 在此，大家也可用“That sounds impressive/ great/ wonderful/ interesting”等。

  2. 這裏所指的是「你喜歡香港嗎？你覺得香港怎麼樣？」，也可以說“Do you like it?”、 “How do you find it?” 、“What do you like about it?”。

  3. 除了用 busy來形容香港外，也可以用packed/ crowded/ noisy/ stressful/ polluted/ fast-paced等。

Frankie Chan

MA in English Language Teaching, BSc (First Honour), TEFL Dip.

現代教育IELTS/ TOEFL /Workplace English資深英語名師，著名TOEFL參考書作者及星島日報IELTS攻略專欄作者。曾任劍橋商業英語考試BULATS寫作及口試考官，並於國際大型英語學院任教多年並擔任其多間分校校長，具十多年教學經驗，並具豐富管理與發展商業英語及國際英語考試課程經驗。

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