Unit9　Congratulations on Promotion　祝贺升职

Part I．Sample Dialogue示范对话

In this conversation Alice congratulated Mr．Anderson on his promotion．You should know how to congratulate on promotion．在这个对话中，爱丽丝对安德森先生晋升表示祝贺。你应当学会如何对他人的晋升表示祝贺。

A—Alice　B—Mr．Anderson

A　Mr．Anderson，I just heard the good news．You were appointed to be deputy managing director．Congratulations．

安德森先生，我刚刚听到好消息，您被任命为副总经理了。恭喜您。

B　Thank you，Alice．Mr．Henry told me yesterday．You are really well-informed．

谢谢，艾丽丝。亨利先生昨天告诉我这个消息。你消息可真灵通啊。

A　Anyway，I'm happy for you．You must be very excited，I bet．

不管怎样，我真为您高兴。我猜您一定很兴奋。

B　When I heard the news yesterday I felt a little bit excited．But after I calmed down I know I'm just at the beginning of everything．

昨天我听到这消息的时候确实有点兴奋，但等我冷静下来我知道一切才刚刚开始。

A　Don't say that．Everyone knows you're a hard worker．I can't think of a more deserving person for this．

不要这么说，大家都知道你是个勤奋的员工。我没想到什么人能比您更适合这个职位。

B　You flatter me，Alice．I have a lot to learn yet．

过奖了，爱丽丝。我还有很多要学习的。

A　You are very modest．I also heard you would be sent to the headquarters for two years．

你太谦虚了。我还听说您将被派去总部工作两年。

B　Yes，I do want to work at the headquarters．It's a very rare chance for me．

是的，我很想去总部工作。这对我来说是一个千载难逢的好机会。

A　To be frank，I envy you．I've never had a chance to experience different cultures．

坦率地说，我羡慕你。我从没有机会去体验不同的文化。

B　You'll be offered to work overseas in the near future．Our company provides more chances for us now．

将来你一定会有机会去国外工作的。公司现在提供很多这样的机会。

A　I'm looking forward to that．Please allow me to offer my warmest congratulations on your promotion again，Mr．Anderson．

对此我很期待。安德森先生，请再次允许我对您的晋升表达我最热烈的祝贺。

B　Thanks again．

再次感谢。

A　By the way，we are going to throw a party to celebrate your promotion on Friday afternoon．

顺便说一下，我们同事打算在周五下午给您举行一个庆祝派对。

B　It's very nice of you to say so．

非常感谢。

Part II．Useful Sentences．常用句子

1．Mary，many congratulations on your promotion．

玛莉，祝贺你升职。

2．I'm happy you got the promotion．

很高兴你得到了提拔。

3．It was really great to hear about your recent promotion．

听说你最近得到了提升，太好了。

4．Allow me to express my heartiest congratulations on your success．

请允许我对您的成功表示最衷心的祝贺。

5．Please accept my sincere congratulations．

请接受我最衷心的祝贺。

6．I appreciate your remarks，but I honestly don't think it was anything to shout about．

谢谢你这样讲，但我认为实在没有什么值得炫耀的。

7．I owe it all to my friends who helped me so much．

这多亏了我的朋友们，他们帮了我很多忙。

8．Oh，you're exaggerating．I played only a small part in the whole thing．

你过奖了，在这件事里，我只起了一个很小的作用。

9．Congratulations on your promotion and best wishes for your bright prospects．

祝贺你升职，并祝你鹏程万里!

10．Good luck and best wishes to your career move．

祝你新的事业一帆风顺!

Part III．New Words and Expressions单词和短语

to appoint任命，委派

deputy managing director副总经理

congratulation恭喜，祝贺

well-informed见多识广的，消息灵通的

to bet打赌，估计

to calm down平静，安静

deserving值得的，应得的

to flatter奉承，抬举

modest谦虚的

headquarter总部

rare珍贵的，少见的

to be frank坦率地说

to envy妒忌，羡慕

overseas在海外，在国外

to look forward to期望，盼望

promotion晋升

to throw a party举办派对

to celebrate庆祝，庆贺

Part IV．Compose a conversation based on the following situation．情景对话

Your boss was appointed regional manager in Shanghai．You congratulatehimonhispromotionandwishhis forthcoming career a great success．