职场美语：Corporate Wellness Program 公司保健项目(3)(音频文字)

职场美语：Corporate Wellness Program 公司保健项目 (2)（音频文字）VOA (ZT)
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职场美语：Corporate Wellness Program 公司保健项目 (3)（音频文字）VOA (ZT)


公司高管Peter, Jason和Helen开会讨论员工保健项目。大家都赞成把地下室改成健身中心，为员工健身提供方面。可问题在于，怎样才能要求员工去健身呢？ Helen就提出了这个问题。

H: The gym is a good step. But Peter is asking how to mandate fitness.

J: I'd say there is really only one way to mandate anything: we'll have to set reasonable goals for people and then penalize them financially if they don't make it.

P: I'm afraid Jason is 100% correct. I think the only way to really see changes is to hit people where it hurts: in their wallets.

如何才能要求员工去健身？how to mandate fitness. mandate, 有命令的意思。 Jason建议，唯一强迫员工去健身的办法就是预设合理目标，如果不能达标， if they don't make it，就采取罚款的方式。 Peter认为，Jason is 100% correct. Jason百分之百正确。要想见成果，就一定要hit people where it hurts，击中要害，对员工来说，他们的要害就是their wallets他们的钱包。

H: Ok...how about this for a plan: if you are a smoker or seriously overweight you have two options. One: quit smoking and/or lose weight and you keep your corporately funded health plan. Or two: Ignore our health warnings and you have to pay the 25% difference out of your pocket.

Helen建议，可以给吸烟或肥胖的员工两种选择two options。 一种是： quit smoking and /or lose weight戒烟，减肥，这样就可以继续享受公司出钱购买的医疗保健计划。

第二种是： ignore your health warnings，不顾健康方面的警告，也就是说不戒烟，不减肥，那你的医疗保健费用就要有四分之一得自己掏腰包，out of your pocket。

J: You know...that sounds reasonable.

P: I'm inclined to agree. We're not being unreasonable and we are trying to do our part.

H: But people will have to meet us half way.

P: Thank you Helen and Jason. I appreciate your ideas.

开会的三位主管都觉得这种办法合情合理，reasonable, 作为公司，应该给员工提供一些健身保健方面的便利条件，但是与此同时，people will have to meet us half way. Meet somebody half way意思是做出必要的妥协和让步，在这里，是指员工也应该积极响应公司提出的健身号召。

Words and Phrases

1. mandate
有命令的意思。

2. hit people where it hurts
击中要害

3. 两种选择
two options

4. quit smoking and /or lose weight
戒烟，减肥

5. ignore your health warnings
不顾健康方面的警告

6. 自己掏腰包
out of your pocket

7. That sounds reasonable.
这种办法合情合理.

8. Meet somebody half way
意思是做出必要的妥协和让步

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