软技能
Soft skills
Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. I’m Feifei.
大家好，欢迎来到BBC地道英语，我是菲菲。
And I’m Rob!
我是罗伯！
Hey, Feifei, did you know they’re looking for a new team leader to manage and motivate our team?
嘿，菲菲，你知道吗？他们正在寻找新的团队领导人来管理、促进咱们团队？
Ooo, a promotion! And you think I should apply for it?
哦，升职呀！你觉得我应该申请一下吗？
No, no! I was going to ask you if you think I’d be good for the position?
不是的！我是想问你觉得我适不适合这个职位？
Well, you’re sometimes friendly and you like to chat.
好吧，有时候你还挺友好的，也喜欢聊天。
Great. Well, the job description says that they want someone with ‘soft skills’ – and that means 'the ability to communicate and work well with other people'.
太棒了。好吧，职位描述写着：他们希望一位有“软技能”的领导人——也就是说“沟通、合作的能力”。
I'm basically a team player.
我其实就善于团队合作。
You are a team player?
你善于团队合作？
Well, Rob, you’re certainly ‘soft’ – not very strict – so nobody would listen to you!
好吧，罗伯，你确实很“软”——要求没那么严格——所以不会有人听你的！。
Well, we’ll see about that.
好吧，我们走着瞧。
We are going to hear some examples, and no arguing!
我们来听一些例句吧，不要争论了！
We’ve got to build a team that works well together, so soft skills are vital if you want to work here.
我们要组建一支通力合作的团队，所以如果你想在这里工作，那么沟通合作的软能力很重要。
The recruitment company are looking for someone with soft skills to fill the vacancy.
这家招聘公司正在寻找能够和别人沟通合作的人来填补空缺职位。
A positive attitude, self-confidence and being a good communicator are the soft skills we’re looking for in this job. Does that describe you?
积极的态度、自信以及良好的沟通能力是我们为这份工作寻找的软技能。你具备这样的能力吗？
This is The English We Speak from BBC Learning English and we’re talking about the phrase ‘soft skills’,
这里是BBC地道英语节目，我们正在学习 “soft skills” 这个短语。
which describes someone’s ability to communicate and work well with others.
它主要描述一个人与他人沟通和协作的能力。
But, Rob, I’m still not sure if you’ve got the soft skills for the new job.
不过，罗伯，我还是不确定你是否具备胜任新工作的这些能力。
Oh well! Thanks for your vote of confidence!
哦，好吧！感谢你自荐的信心！
Actually, maybe I should apply for the new job.
实际上，或许我应该申请这个新职位。
Hmmm, let’s have a think about your skills…
嗯……我们来考虑一下你的能力……
You’re bossy. You tell people what to do. You take charge.
你发号施令，你命令别人怎么做，你管理别人。
They sound like ‘hard skills’ to me.
我觉得这些听起来像是“硬技能”。
Hard skills?! It sounds like I’d be perfect for the job.
“硬技能”？那我肯定是这个新岗位的最佳人选了！
So, Rob, pop outside the studio and make me a cup of tea.
所以，罗伯，到录音棚外面给我泡杯茶吧。
Any chance to you could ask me using some ‘soft skills’?
可否给我个机会对你使用一下我的“软技能”，沟通一下？
No, Rob. Just do it. See ya!
不，罗伯，快去吧。拜~
Somehow I think she’d get the job! Bye!
我有点觉得她已经得到这份工作了！拜拜！