In the second part of our new ESL podcast series on business vocabulary, we continue with the topic of human resources (HR) by looking at useful language and collocations to describe the role and responsibilities of a training manager.
在新的有关商务词汇的系列课程的第2节课，我们会继谈论人力资源的话题，来看下描述培训经理角色和职责的有用词汇和搭配。

In this fast-changing global world, everything is moving. To make a successful business, it’s not enough just to follow yesterday’s trend. Companies and people need to constantly acquire new skills to succeed in tomorrow’s marketplace. This means driving new training initiatives to enhance performance. However, not all training is equally successful. To ensure training effectiveness, it’s important to track results and to have standard criteria for measuring outcomes.
在当今飞速变化的全球，万事都在变化。想在商务上获得成功，仅遵循昨天的趋势是不够的。公司和人们都需要不断掌握新的技巧以便在未来的市场上取得成功。这意味着要激发新的培训能动性以获得最佳表现。尽管如此，并不是所有的培训都会成功。为了确保培训效果，追踪结果并为衡量结果制定标准都是很重要的。

In this podcast, we’ll listen to Andrea, a training manager, describing her function and responsibilities. Afterwards, we’ll study some key vocabulary. Then we’ll practice what we’ve learned.
在这节课中，我们会听到培训经理Andrea，描述她的职能和职责。然后，我们来学习下重要的词汇。最后联系下所学内容。

Listening Questions:

1) What kind of training programs does Andrea run?
2) Does Andrea work with vendors? What for?
3) What do the five letters in SMART stand for?