Adjectives to describe an employee
[PETER] Leo's my best friends.
[PETER] We've been friends for years.
[PETER] We went to the university together.
[PETER] I graduated from the university, and he didn't.
[PETER] He's worked at a pet shop since last year.
[PETER] That's one year of feeding animals, walking animals, cleaning animals.
[PETER] In the past,he's been A waiter, a gardener...
[PETER] I mean, there's nothing wrong with that, but Leo' really clever.
[PETER] he's reliable, outgoing, honest. He could do anything he wants.
[PETER] The problems is, he wants to do nothing.
[PETER] He's totally disorganized. He's just not ambitious.
[PETER] I'm the opposite.
[PETER] I graduated from the university and been working hard for the last five years.
[PETER] I am ambitious. I have goals.
[PETER] Leo's never had a good job.
[PETER] He's never tried to find one.
[PETER] I don't understand it.
[PETER] I'm gonna find him a real job.
Vocabulary
- clever - stupid
- reliable - unreliable
- outgoing - shy
- honest - dishonest
- organized - disorganized
- ambitious - unambitious
Grammar
1. Fast、hard和good使用
Fast, hard, good作为形容词和副词的用法许多形容词加-ly,可以作为副词使用,例如:
He’s clever.
He managed the project cleverly.
Fast, hard和good都是例外。这里使用fast作形容词放在名词前面为例进行说明。
She’s a fast leaner.
用fast作为副词放在动词之后。注意一点,它没有-ly的后缀。
She learns fast.
用good做形容词放在一个名词的前面,但是使用well放在动词后面做副词,例如:
He’s good guy.
I work well with the team.
- 语言点:guy一词在非正式场合可用于指代男性。它也在口语中指代一群男人或者女人。
2. 用for和since表达持续时间
用for谈论一段时间。例如:
Dave met with us for an hour.
Laura will work in Munich for three years.
用since 谈论强调从过去某一个时间点起至今的一段时间。例如:
Lindsey and Carol have worked here since Wednesday.
He’s been our customer since last year.
- 注意: Since 通常与现在完成时使用。
Expressions
在评估员工表现时,经理可能找你了解一位同事或你的下属的信息。你可能会听到以下问题。
How long has she been on your team?
In general, how’s he doing?
Can you give me some details?
经理在了解一位员工的优缺点后,可能会马上询问你他怎样才可能改进。注意提问和回答中 could 一词的使用。
A: How could she improve?
B: Well, she’s sometimes late to work. She could take an earlier train in the morning.A: What could he do better?
B: Umm, he could pay more attention to deadlines.
使用表达 working on it 和 getting better,谈论正在进步的员工。
He’s often disorganized, but he’s working on it.
She’s sometimes a bit shy in meetings, but she’s getting better.