如果硬要比哪一個行業的人學英文最痛苦,沒有別的,一定是IT。而且是科學園區裡的IT。這樣苦不只發生在台灣,大陸亦然。大陸有一則這樣的故事,有一位技術能力很強的大學畢業生找工作的時候說:「我英文不好,所以選擇去聯想,因為我去不了微軟或IBM。」過了幾年,聯想購併了IBM的PC事業部,所以還是不得不學英文。
英文是中文科技人避不開的宿命。以下10句話是科技人常用的十句英文口語,請你也多唸幾遍,唸到滾瓜爛熟熟吧!
1.Roger that. (收到了=I understand/ I hear you)
2.The bill must be paid in full by the last day of the month. (付清)
3.The specification says the system can comply with FCC regulations. (與....相容)
4.The process may be time-consuming but it is indispensable. (費時的)
5.Our company is one of the world's best-known IC vendors. (世界知名的)
6.These safety devices are to ensure computers against user's misuse.(確保無誤)
7.I will pass this to our engineer to proceed with the application. (繼續進行)
8.Instead of one process, we ended up with a goal to get to! three processes..... (結果以...)
9.The bottom line: Market share and pricing seem to be the main issues.(市佔率)
10.Notebook PC demand is tracking in line with historical trends. (與....一致)
三個月英文脫胎換骨的一對一:http://goo.gl/5eIOmf