14-07-09 A famous lawyer always lectured his office boy. He thought it was good for the boy although he didn't need it. One day it happened that the lawyer heard his office boy asked by the one employed next door, How much does he pay you? His office boy rep...

14-07-09 A man went to an insurance office to have his life insured. The manager of the office asked him how old his parents were when they died. Mother had a bad heart and died at the age of thirty. Father died of tuberculosis when he was thirty-five. I am...

14-04-11 More than half of women are bullied or harassed at work often by members of their own sex, a major poll reveals on April 1. 英国一份民意调查4月1日揭示：有超过一半的女性在工作场所受到欺负或骚扰，而欺辱她们的往往都是女性。 Based on interviews with nea...

14-04-08 Smith goes to see his supervisor in the front office. Boss, he says, we're doing some heavy house-cleaning at home tomorrow, and my wife needs me to help with the attic and the garage, moving and hauling stuff. We're short-handed, Smith, the boss re...

14-04-08 Working at the post office, I'm used to dealing with a moody public. So when one irate（生气的） customer stormed my desk, I responded in my calmest voice, What's the trouble? I went out this morning, she began, and when I came home I found a card s...

14-03-28 Microsoft has started offering an iPad edition of its Office software suite. 微软已开始提供iPad版office套件。 It was announced at the first launch event hosted by Satya Nadella since he became chief executive of the firm. Three separate productivity...

14-03-20 Office ghost refers to an employee who maintains a position at a company despite the fact that all of his job duties have been reassigned to other employees. This could be by the ghost's own design or due to restructuring within the department. 办公...

14-03-13 US Ambassador Gary Locke said on Wednesday that he will step down from his position early next year to rejoin his family. 美国驻华大使骆家辉周三表示，他将于明年年初卸任，回美国与家人团聚。 Step down from his position表示离开他的工作岗位，即离职，卸...

14-03-05 After nine years in office, Estonian PM Andrus Ansip has announced his resignation. 爱沙尼亚总理安德鲁斯安西普宣布辞职，他执政长达九年。 Mr Ansip, who at 57 is the longest-serving prime minister in the European Union, is likely to be replaced by Eur...

14-03-02 Beijing's persistent smog seems to have put a dent in the city's appeal to tourists. 北京持续不退的雾霾使来京旅行的游人减少。 Last year, Beijing Youth Daily reported that the number of visitors to Beijing had fallen 50 percent in the first nine mont...