商务情景英语听力：乘公交车上下班短文

商务情景英语听力：乘公交车上下班短文 【Commuting乘公交车上下班】 Dialogue 1 A： Wheres Bill? The ambassador mbsd is already here. The meeting is set to start at 9 am. B： Hes late again. Traffic is probably holding him up. You know, he commutes from the suburbs. Its not easy commuting every day. We should cut him some slack. A： Even though the trafic is bumper-to-bumper out there, I dont think its heavy traffic that makes Bill late. He takes the train, remember? B： Oh, thats right. Well, the train shouldnt be late. That means there is only one explanation. Bill must have overslept. A： Well, to be fare, since hes coming all the way from Lancaster, hes got to get up much earlier than the rest of us. He must get start on his commute about 6：30, no telling what time he actually gets up. B： Thats right, because hes got to get to the train station from his house, then take the blue line into the city, then switch trains to the red line. In all, the trips got to take more than 2 hours. A： Why doesnt he just drive to work? B： Its too difficult to park your car in the city. Also, the traffic coming in from the suburbs is a nightmare. Dialogue 2 A： I cant wait until my car is repaired. The commuting with public transportation is killing me. B： It cant be that bad. A： But it is! Take this morning for example. The subway was so packed this morning, I got totally squished by about a hundred busy commuters on the way to work. B： At least the subway is better than the bus. Its faster for one thing. And usually less crowded. But the drawback is that the subway is more expensive than the bus. It adds up over time, if you take it every day. A： Thats true. The bus is even worse. Just thinking about taking the bus every day makes me tired! Hey, how do you get to work every day? B： I ride my bike. I dont live too far away, so its pretty convenient. its only about a ten minute bike ride from my house to the office. A： Ill bet its good exercise, too.a good way to keep fit. B： Yes, not only a good way to keep in shape, but a good way to relieve stress as well. While youre stressed out by your commute, Im releasing all the stress of the day with mine. 【The Working Lunch工作午餐】 Dialogue 1A： Excuse me, Don? I hate to bother you, but I need your help on something. Do you have time to brief me on the Martin account today?B： Oh, thats right. You are supposed to deliver a brief on that account tomorrow. I know there are some things I need to share with you about that. But, gosh, I dont know. Things are really busy for me today, the only time I can manage to squeeze out might be over lunch break.A： I hate to make you work through your lunch break with how busy you are.B： Its okay. Ive already had several days in a row working through lunch.A： How about this. We can make it a working lunch this afternoon, and Ill order some Chinese food for delivery. Itll be my treat.B： You dont have to do that.A： I insist. I really appreciate you taking time to work with me in. What is your favorite fast food? Ill cater to your taste.B： Actually I do like Chinese. Lets make it a date for Chop Suey and the Martin account at about 12：30. Does that sound good?A： Great. Ill bring the food.Dialogue 2A： For our lunch meeting with the investors, do we have to make a reservation at the restaurant or do we just show up?B： Usually for lunch, we dont have to reserve a table, they should allow walk-ins. But to be on the safe side, Ill order a table for half-past twelve. Will that suit your schedule?A： Ive arranged to meet them at the restaurant at twelve. Can you make the reservation a little earlier? If we start earlier, it will give us more time for a longer lunch.B： Are you planning on treating the investors to a full-course meal?A： Yes, well start with appetizers, follow with a soup and salad course, then main dishes of prime rib or cordon bleu chicken, and finish up with a delicious rich dessert of some sort.B： Thatll be pretty heavy for a mid-day meal, dont you think?A： As along as we stay away from anything alcoholic, we should be okay.B： With your prime rib and chicken choices, youd better hope nobodys vegetarian.A： We can make some special arrangement if we need to. After all, its the company who is footing the bill. 【International Business Travel国际商务旅行】 Dialogue 1 A： I hear youre being sent to Madrid for the annual conference. Is that right? B： Yes, it would be my first trip overseas. Actually, its going to be my first time leaving the country. A： Are you serious? You havent even been anywhere on vacation? B： No, I have never vacationed anywhere exotic. But even if I dont get a chance to travel on my personal time, at least I can travel on company time! A： Well, being able to go to the conference sounds like such a great opportunity. Have you applied at the embassy for a visa yet? B： Yes, it wasnt too hard to get. All I had to do was fill out the paperwork and pay the application fee. A： You leave next Tuesday, right? What time is your flight? B： My flight departs at 7 am. I have everything except for my luggage ready. A： If your flight is leaving so early, I can take you to the airport and see you off. Ill still be able to make it into the office by 9. B： That would be great! Thanks a lot! Dialogue 2 A： How were things in the Tokyo branch when you were there? B： Good! They have expanded and are doing better than they were last quarter. Its nice to see some improvement for a chang