転職ジュニアほぼにち英会話のブログ

社会人6年目になりました。大手食品会社に入社し地方での営業経験を経て、4年目で外資系コンサルに転職。悪戦苦闘しながらもまずは目の前のことを楽しみながら学びたいと思っています。

給料と賃金 って英語でなんて言う?

こんばんは。本日2レッスン目です。女性で教え方は丁寧で優しくて好きな先生だったのですが、なんと言ってもコケコッコー!!!🐓の音が大きすぎるんです。。オンライン英会話をやっていると、フィリピン人の先生の在宅からの通話の場合時々あるんです。以前も家でたくさん飼っているんだと聞いたことがありますが、先生の声よりも大きな声で鳴くとは凄まじいボリュームです。。 そういう意味だとオフィスからの先生の方が安定した音質でレッスンできます。

 

[前回の復習 Review of previous lesson]

先生が読み上げる質問: 

What information would you find if you open your job description? 

返答:

If I open my job description, I would find the department name, the annual salary, the manager and tasks.

 

質問: 

When do you think a job description is needed in a company?

返答:

I think a job description is needed in a company when we hire new employees and evaluate the staffs.

 

質問: 

Would you like to spend your holiday by the beach writing job descriptions the whole week? 

返答:

No, I wouldn't like to spend my holiday by the beach writing job descriptions the whole week.

 

 

質問: 

What charasteristics do you think are usually required of a personal assistant?

返答:

I think the characteristics required of a personal assistant are to be friendly, positive and easy to work with.

 

質問: 

What companies require candidates to send before an interview?

返答:

Companies required candidates to send a cover letter and a CV before an interview.

 

質問: 

What are some requirements you would desire when hiring a sales man?

返答:

When hiring a sales man, I would desire such requirements as being enagetic, positive and having good communication skills.

 

質問: 

Imagine that you require a higher salary what would you do if your requirement was not met?

返答:

If I require a higher salary and my requirements was not met, I would get a new license for Accounting. 

 

質問: 

If your employer considered it a requirement that each employee eat one hamberger a day, what would you response be?

返答:

If my employer considered it a requirement that each employee eat one hamberger a day, I would probably say it is not healthy and we need to consider other options.

 

 

 

[今日のレッスン Today's lesson] 

質問: 

Is it required to wear shoes in most public places? and why?

返答:

Yes, it is required to wear shoes in most public places because it is in accordance with most health regulations.

(= it is to follow most health regulations/ it is to observe most health regulations)

 

【今日のキーワード Today's word】

be in accordance with~: 〜に従って = be in agreement with, be in line with, follow, observe

 

salary: 毎年・毎月支払われる給料

wage: 1時間・1日あたりの賃金  時給・日給

 

collar: 襟

a white-collar job: オフィスやビジネスシーンで働く人 白い襟のワイシャツを着ているところから

a blue-collar job: 肉体労働者 作業着やツナギをイメージする青襟から

 

質問:

What is the difference between a salary and a wage?

返答:

A salary is money you get monthly usually in white-collar jobs while a wage is money you get for each hour you work usually in blue-collar jobs.

 

質問:

Give me some expamples of jobs where people get a salary. 

返答:

People get a salary as managers, teachers and doctors.

 

【今日のキーワード Today's word】

plumber: (ガス・スチーム・上下水道の)配管工 (bは発音しない) 

 

質問:

Give me some expamples of jobs where people get a wage. 

返答:

People get a wage as supermarket staffs, plumbers and city cleaners.

 

質問:

If I were your boss, could you lower my salary? Please explain why.

返答:

If you were my boss I couldn't lower your salary because you are the boss and in charge of handing out salaries.

 

【今日のキーワード Today's word】

commission: 営業で成績を上げた人に与えられる手数料報酬(%) 
an amount of money you get when you sell some goods or services
when people work on commission they are payed according to how much they sell

 

stockbroker: 株式仲介人(料金や手数料をもらって株の取引の仲介をする人・会社。投資家から受けた売買注文を流通市場や別の投資家に繋いで取引を成立させる業務に携わる。注文のみを執行するブローカーもいればアドバイザーとして専念するブローカーもいる。個人投資家は直接マーケットで株式の取引は行えない。一般的に株式ブローカーのことを証券会社と呼ぶ。)

 

質問:

Give some examples of professions where people work on commission.

返答:

For expample, real estate agents, salesmen and stockbrokers work on commission.

 

 

 

 

 

Native Camp : 151th time, 63h20min

DME method (Get down to business english Class): 9th time, 3h45min

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