aCould you tell me a little about the organization? For example, how big is your workforce here?
你能告诉一些关于公司的情况吗？比如说，你们那儿有多少员工？
bWell in total we have around 150 employees based in Hong Kong with another 400 in our head office in Beijing. The news desk staff in Hong Kong comprises around 80 staff.
在香港我们大概有150名员工，北京总部有400名员工,香港新闻部大概有80名职员。
aI see. And how about the working hours?
我明白了，工作时间呢？
bWell, as you know Rebecca, in journalism work hours are not exactly nine to five. You could be on call at any time. We do have to work very unsociable hours at times.
1. how big is your workforce 有多少员工
相当于How many employees do you have?
例句：
How big is your workforce since you have a net profit of 30 trillion per year?
你们每年净赚3千万亿，那么你们有多少员工呢？
2. in total 总共
例句：
In total 432 rockets were fired to achieve the desired result.
为了达到预期效果，本次作业总共发射了432支火箭。
3. head office 总部
相当于headquarters。
例句：
Pay structures are hard to devise when middle managers in rich-world subsidiaries expect to earn more than their seniors in head office.
当他们在发达国家分部的中层管理人员希望花得比总部高层管理人员更高的报酬时，薪酬结构难以制定。
4. comprise. vt. 由……组成，包括，包含
相当于be comprised of。
例句：
It is the largest of the 118 islands and atolls that comprise french polynesia.
它是包括法属波利尼西亚在内的118个岛屿和环状珊瑚岛中最大的一个。
5. be on call 待命
例句：
Doctors should be on call at any hour.
医生应随时都能出诊。
6. a shock for sb 对某人来说很震惊，某人感到很奇怪
例句：
I was quite a shock for all concerned.
这对所有有关人士都是一个震惊。
7. fill the vacancy 上班，填补空位
例句：
I don't like stepping into dead men's shoes, but someone must fill the vacancy.
我不喜欢接替死人的位置，可是总得有人填补这个空缺。
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