职场商务英语

场景l:Faxes传真

Dialogueone

M:CanyouhavethebriefsfromtheAndersonfirm'slawyeronmydeskbytomorrow

morning.Therearequiteafewverytimesensitivematterswiththiscase.I'mafraid

Icantwaitanylonger.

F:GettingthoseAndersonbriefshasbeenharderthanyoucanimagine.Ihavetried

tocontacttheirlawyermanytimes.ButeverytimeIcall,hissecretarysayshe's

inameetingoroutoftheofficeorawayonbusiness.Iambeginningtothinkhe

istryingtoavoidme.

M:That，shighlypossible.Heknowsifwemissourfilingdeadline,wedon,tstand

achancetocompeteagainstthemforthebid.Trytogetaholdofhimagain.Give

himacallandseeifhecanfaxthemfirstthing.

F:WhatifIcan'tspeaktohimdirectly?

M:Askhissecretarytofaxthem.Itsthesamething.Havethemfaxedoverwitha

copyalsofaxedtoMartinJsoffice.

F:HowdoIfindMartin*sfaxnumber?Isheinyourrollerdesk?

M:No,butyoucanalsocalltheirofficeandaskthesecretarytogiveyoutheir

faxnumber.I'11emailyoutheirofficenumberlatertoday.

F:Ok,r11getonitfirstthing.

M:Besureyoudo,IneedthosebriefsASAP

Dialoguetwo

M:Didyouputthismorning'sfaxesonmydesk?!!mwaitingforsomeurgentfaxesfrom

headquaters,Tmprettysuretheycameinlastnight.

F:Evethingthatcameintheofficefaxmachinelastnightisallonyourdesk,but

Inoticedthatsomeoffaxescamethroughprettyblurred,maybeyoutakealookat

them,ifthecopyisunreadble,I'11callthenandaskthemtorefax.

M:Yeah,you'regoingtohavetocallthemandgetthemtoberefax.Thesecopiesare

sodark.Ican,tmakeoutanyofthewords.

F:Whataboutthatone?

M:Thisone?ThisoneissolightandIcanbarelyreadit.Howcanthatbe?

F:Youknow,Ithinkthefaxmachineisoutoftoner.Icanchangethetonercartridge.

Thatshouldsolvetheproblem.

M:Yes,butthisonewillhavetoberefaxedaswell.Andlook,there'sabout3pages

missing.Itlookslikethefaxmachineatehalfofmyimportantfaxes,andonesthat

madeitthrougharesoblurredortoolight.Theyareunreadable.

F:Iguessthefaxmachineisoutofpapertoo.Don'tworry,Tilhavesomeonelook

atitthisafternoon,andinthemeantime,I'11haveyourdocumentsrefaxedtoourother

faxmachine.

场景2:TelephoneCalls电话

Dialogue1

A:Hell。,thankyouforcallingBradfordandSons.ThisisTracyspeaking.HowmayIhelpyou?

B:Hello.lwouldliketospeaktoyourdirectorofhumanresources,Ms.Jenkins,Please.

Adustamoment.I'llchecktoseeifsheisatherdesk.MayItellherwhoiscalling?

B:ThisisBillBurtonfromMilfordInsuranceJ'mcallinginregardstoourmeetingnextTuesday.

A:ThankyoU/Mr.Burton.Canyoupleaseholdforamoment?l'llchecktoseeifsheisavailable.

B:Noproblem.

A:l'msorry,Ms.Jenkinsisawayfromherdesk.Shehasalreadyleftforlunch.

Wouldyouliketoleaveamessageforher?

B:Yes,pleasehaveherreturnmycallwhenshereturnstotheoffice.It'sbestifshecangetintouch

withmebefore3pmtoday;shecanreachmeatmyofficenumber,635-8799.

A:l'msorry,Ididn'tquitecatchthat,couldyoupleaserepeatthenumber?

B:Noproblem,myofficenumberis635-8799,Tellhertoaskforextension31.

A:l'msorry,Mr.Burtonjusttoconfirm,yournameisspelledB-U-R-T-O-NJsthatcorrect?

B:Yes,andIrepresentMilfordInsurance.

A:lwilmakesureMs.Jenkinsreceivesyourmessageandreturnsyourcallbefore3pmthisafernoon.

B:Thankyouverymuch.

DialogueZ

A:Hello,PasadenaInn,thisisSandy,howmayidirectyourcall?

B:l'dliketospeaktosomeoneaboutreservations.

A:lcanhelpyouwiththat.whatdatewouldyouliketomakeareservationfor?

B:We'llbearrivingMay12th,butIwouldliketomakereservationsforpenthouse.

A:OhJ'msorrysirjonlyhandlebookingsforourstandardrooms.Thepersonyouneedtospeakwith

isTonyParker,hemakesallthearrangementsforourexecutiveaccounts.Unfortunately,he'snot

hererightnow.CanItakeyournameandnumberandhavehimgetbacktoyou?

B:Whendoyouexpecthimbackin?

A:He'llbeoutallafternoon,hemightnotbeabletoreturnyourcalluntiltomorrowzWillthatbe

alright?

B:Yes.lsuppose.MynameisSamDarcy.Hecancontactmeat660-843-3235.

A:Couldyoupleasespellyourlastnameforme?

B:Sure.lt'sD-A-R-C-Y.

A:Okay.MrDarcy,andyourphonenumberis660-843-3233?

B:That's3235.

A:Sorry!3235.Great.l'llhaveTonycallyoufirstthingtomorrowmorning.

场景3:电话预约

MakingTelephoneAppointments电话预约

Dialogueone

M:Hello,BillBertonspeaking.WhatcanIdoforyou?

F:Hello,MrBerton,thisisJennyJenkinsofbradfordandsonsreturningyourcall.I'msorryyou

missedmewhenyoucalledmyofficethismorning.Mysecretarysaidyoucalledconcerningour

meetingnextTuesday?

M:YesMsJenkins,thankyouforreturningmycall.I'mgladtofinallygetholdofyou.Iwanttoletyou

knowIwillnotbeabletomakeourmeetingnextTuesday.Iwouldbeoutoftownthatday.Isthere

anypossibilitywecanmovethemeetingtoMonday?

F:lamsorry.KmafraidIamcompletelybookedonMonday.WoulditbePossibletopostponeuntil

youreturn?

M:Oh,dear.IwascountingontakingcareofourmeetingbeforeIleave.ButIsupposeIcanshutoff

afewthings.Yes,wecanarrangesomething.IwillbebackThursdaymorning.WhataboutThursday

afternoon?Wouldthatworkforyou?

F:Thatshouldbefine,shallwesayabouttwoo/clock?

M:Perfect!Ilookforwardtoseeingyouattwoo/clocknextThursdayafternoon.Ifyouneedto

changethetime,plsfeelfreetocallmeonmycellphone.

F:ThanksBurdon,I'llseeyouonThursday.

Dialoguetwo

F:Hello

M:Hello,isDorasavailable?

F:ThisisDoras,whoiscallingplease?

M:Hi,Doras,thisisMikecallingfromparker/sdentistry.Kmcallingtoconfirmyourappointmentfor

tomorrowmorningat9amwithDoctorParker.

F:OhJalmostforgot.Thankyouforcallingtoremindme.Actually,!doneedtochangethetimeof

myappointment.

Ihaveaschedulingconflict,andIcan'tmakeitthatearly.

M:lfIputyouinthatlaterslot,wouldthatworkout?

F:ltwouldhavetobeafterlunch.Doyouhaveanythingavailableabout2o/clock?

M:Sorry,Mam.Theonlyopeningwehaveafterlunchis1:15,butImightbeabletoworkyouinat

4:00.Wouldthatbeabettertime?

F:Thatzsallright.IthinkIshouldbeabletomakeitat1:15.Canyouputmedownforthattimeslot?

M:Noproblemjhaveyourappointmentchangedfromtomorrowmorningtotomorrowafternoon

at1:15

F:Wonderful.Thanksverymuch.

场景4:Memos备忘录

Four.Memos

Dialogue1

A:lhavebeenwaitinghereintheconferenceroomfortenminutesalready,whattimeisthe

meetingstart?whereisanyoneanyway?

B:Didn'tyouhearaboutthat,ourmeetingwaspostponeduntilFriday.

A:What?themeetingwaspostponed?Noonetoldmeanythingaboutit.

B:Didyougetthememo?

A:Whatmemo?Theyhavn'tanymemothiswholeweek,Icheckmyinboxeveryday.AndIhavn't

seenanything.

B:Thememowentout3daysago.Itshouldhavemadetoyourinbox,butmaybelostinall

collectorsonyourdesk.

A:YouknowhowthingsgetpilotaboutmydeskwhenI'mbusy.IknowsometimesIdomanyplease

things,butIalwaysreadallthememosgoarround,theygodirectlytomyinbox.Areyousurewere

sendtowholeoffice?

B:Itshouldhavegotarroundtoeverybody,theyalsopostacopyofthememointhebreakroom.

Don'tyoueverlookatmeassagespostonthebulletinboard?

A:I'musuallytoobusytotakeabunchofcofeebreakbythewatercooler,Anyway,I'msurethe

memonevergettomyinbox,I'llhavetotalkoursecretaryaboutit.

B.That'sright,Youwillneverknowwhatyourmissingoutofitifyoudon'treadthememos.

Dialogue2

A:Ms.Dorsen,Ineedtotakeadictationforme,

B:Yes,sir;

A:Theyshouldgooutintraofficememorandumtoallemployeebythisafternoon,areyouready?

B:Yes,sir,Goahead.

A:Attentionallstaff:effectiveimmediately,allofficecommunicationarerestrictedtoemail

correspondanceasofficialmemos,theuseofinstancemessageporgrambyemployeeduringwork

hourarestrictlyprohibited.

B:Sir,Doesthisapplytointraofficecommunicationonlyorrelatealsorestrictexternal

communications?

A:Itshouldapplytoallcommunications.Notonlyinthisofficebetweenemployees,butalsoany

outsidecommunciations.

B:Butsir,manyemployeesuseinstancemessagingtocommunicatewithclients.

A:Thiswerejusthavetochangethecommunicationmethods,Idon'twantanyoneuseinstance

messaginginthisoffice,itwastetoomuchtime.Now,please,continuethememos.Wherewerewe?

B:Thisapplytointernalandexternalcommunications.

A:Yes,anyemployeewhopersistusinginstancemessaging,willfirstrecieveawarning,andplaced

onprohibition,andthesecondsense,theemploymentwillbetermination.Anyquestionregarding

thisnewpolicymaybedirctlytothedepartmentofhis.

B:Isthatall?

A:Yes,pleasegivethismemotypeoutanddistributetoallemployeesbefore4:00PM.

场景5:BusinessCorrespondence商业信函

Five

BusinesCorrespondance

Dialogueone.

A:DidyouseetheletterIgotfromBradformfilms?Theysenttherespondstoyourphonecalllast

week.

B:lfyouwanttoseesomethingaboutmycalllastweek,whydidn'ttheysentittome?

A:lguessitmusthavecontactinformation,sotheysentitaddressedincareofyourdepartment

head,anyhow.theywrotetoconfirminreadingwhatyoudiscussedaboutmiltoncontract.

B:CanIseeitfirstinseconds?

A:Sure,hereitis.

B:DearMr.Clock,bothertoyourtelephonecalllastFriday,I'mreadingtoconfirmourmeetingon

July21st,aswediscussed,ourmeetingistoreviewthecontractdetails.

A:Didtheyaskyoutosentthefilesbeforehand?

B:Let'ssee,We'llbegratefulforthecompletetosendrelatedmaterialstoourofficepriortoour

meeting.Itlookslike...Hey!Wasthereanythingelsewassendalongwiththisletter?

A:Idon'tthinkso,whydoyouask?

B:Theletterwrites:pleasefindtheenclosedcopyofouragendaforyourreview,Idon'tsee

anythingelseintheenvelope.

A:Maybetheyforgottoattachittotheletter.Youshouldgivethemanothercall.

Dialogue2.

A:Canyouhelpmeforaminute?

B:Sure,whatIcandoforyou?

A:l'mtrytowritealettertooneofourclients,ButIjustdon'tknowexactlywhattosay,Idon'teven

knowhowtogetstarted,IknowIshouldwritedearMr.Mrs.orMs.,buttheproblemisIdon't

knowthenameofcontactperson.

B:YoucanjustputDearSirorMadam,officialesenotpersonal,youcanwritetowhommay

corcerned.

A:OK,SoIfirstthanksthemfortheirbusiness,Icansaysomethinglike"weareverygratefulfor

yourcontinuesupport",Howisthat?

B:Good!Butalso,writeoffthebedyouwanttotellthemthereasonofyourwritting,givethem

morereference.

A:Like"Regardingournewproductline,wewouldliketoanounceaspecialpricediscount"

B:Right,doyouneedthemtorespond?

A:Yes,theletterwouldhaveasurveyinside,andtheyshouldcompleteitandreturntoouroffice.

HowshoudIwritethat?

B:Youcantellthem"Pleasefindingtheenclosedcustomerservicesurvey,elsealso,youcan

say:"Attachacustomersurvey".Ifyouneedresourceitrightaway,youcantellthemtheurgentby

saying"Pleasereturnthesurveywithoutdelyassoonaspossible.Mayeitmorepolitewiththisas

earlyasconvenience."

B:Great!andwhatdoyouthinkIshouldcloseitwith?

A:Sinceyoudon'tknowthemthatwellpersonally,probablythebestwayiswouldbeyour?or

yoursincerely,youcanalsosayBestRegards.ButIdon'tthinkitwouldbepropretybecauseyou

don'thavethename.Andobviously,shouldhavethem.

B:OK,Thanksalotforyourhelp!

场景6:PlacinganOrder下订单

Dialogue1

A:Ourtonercartridgesarealreadyoutofink...Couldyoumakeanorderforanewset?

B:Wewillneednewcartridgesforalloftheofficeprinters?Thatwillbealargeorder,probably

abouttwoorthreecases.Theofficesupplystoreweusuallygothroughmightnothavethatmany

instock.

A:Youcandoublecheckwiththehousekeepingdepartment,butIamprettysureallofthe

machineswillneednewcartridges.Lasttimewhenwemadeourordertothesupplier,thequantity

wasalsoespeciallyhigh.Theyareusedtoreceivingsuchbulkordersfromus.Aslongaswegive

themaheadsupacoupledaysinadvance,theycanusuallyfilltheorder.

B:OK,Iwillmakeafewcallsandrunourorderbyhousekeepingfirsttomakesure.Isthere

anythingelseweneedtoorderwhileIamatit?

A:Ithinktheonlythingistoner.Trytoseeiftheycandeliveritbeforetheendofbusinessday

tomorrow.Weshouldreallytrytodobetteraboutwaitinguntilthelastminutetofillordersthat

areusuallymadeonamonthlybasis.Anyhow,seewhatyoucandotoexpeditetheorderthistime.

B:OK,willdo.

Dialogue2

A:MayIhelpyou?

B:Yes,Iwouldliketoplaceanorderfortonercartridges.Wehaveastandingagreementwithyou

company,sowewillneedthesameamountaslasttime.

A:Letmekeyinyourinformationintomycomputer.Iwillpullupourrecordsforyou.Doyouhave

anordernumber?Whatnameistheorderlistedunder?

B:ItshouldbeunderLeslieSmith.Thenumberis184796A.

A:Yes,Mr.Smith.Ihaveanorderforthreecasesofcartridges,itthatwhatyouwouldliketorefill?

B:Yes.

A:Istherethecorrectbillingaddress?

B:No,plspostthebillto124HiIdrodLane,MiltonCounty,98830.

A:Iwillsendyouaninvoiceinthenextfewdays.Yourordershouldbedeliveredbeforetheendof

thedayonMonday.

B:Thankyou.

场景7:CoWorkers同事

007Co-Workers

Dialogue1

A:I'mrealyfedupwithHarry!He'sthebiggestairheadI'veevermet.Healwaysmakescareless

mistakes,andhe'sapaintoworkwith.

B:Yousouldn'tbesonegative.You'llalwayshavesomeco-workersthatarehardertoworkwith

thanothers.Butifyouarenegativeandstartname-callingintheoffice,itwillmakeabadworking

enviromentforeverybody.

A:Youonlysaythatbecauseyoudon'thavetoworkwithhim.Thepeopleinyourdepartmentseem

tocapableandnicetobearound.TakeMaryforexample.She'ssmartandenthusiastic.I'venever

anyoneascheeryassheis.

B:Everybodyhastheirstrengthsandweaknesses.EvenLarry.Hemightbeapaintobearound,but

he'salsoverygoodatstayinginbudgetonprojects.Mary,ontheotherhand,spendsourproject

moneylikethere'snotomorrow.Also,she'sneverwillingtostayalittlelaterattheoffice.She

alwaysleaveat5:00pmsharp.

A:Isn'tthereanyoneintheofficethatisaperfectco-worker?WhataboutBob?Everybodyloves

Bob.Eventhoughhe'sfreshoutthecollegeandstillabitgreen,heisagreatco-worker.

B:Youareright.He'sahardworker,easytogetalongwith,honest,andheneverstealsthecredit

onprojects.Theonlythinghe'slackinginisexperience.

A:Maybethat'swhyhe'ssonice!

Dialogue2

A:Doyougetalongwithyourco-workers?

B:Igetalongprettywellwithmostofthem.Itseemstherearealwaysafewrottenapplesinthe

bunch,though.LikeMargaret.Idon'tknowwhymanagementhasn'tfiredheryet.She'saterrible

gossip.

A:Doyouthinkmanagementshouldfiresomeonejustbecausetheygrossip?

B:It'snotonlythatshegossip,butshealsotriestostartproblemsamongotheremployeesby

spreadingrumorsandtellingliesaboutherco-workers.She'snottrustworthy,andinmyopinion,I

thinkshe'snuts.

A:Sohowdoyoudevelopgoodrelationshipsintheoffice?

B:Ithinkoneoftheimportantthingsisjusttobeconsiderateofyourco-workers'feelingsand

needs.Ifyouareawareofotherpeopleanddoyourparttomakeagoodworkingenviroment,you

shouldbeabletogealongwihtmostofthepeopleyouworkwith.

A:Ithinkyou'reright.Butitdoesseemsthattherearealwaysafewco-workersthatareharderto

workwiththanothers.

场景8:Bosses老板

008Bosses

Dialogue1

A:Howarethingsattheofficelately?

B:Justawful.Twoweeksago,wegotanewboss,andIcan'tstandhim.Heisreallyunreasonable

aboutourworkload.Sincehecame,I'vebeensobusyIhaven'thadtimetobreathe!

A:Thatbad,huh?Whatabouthispersonality?It'saniceguyatleast?

B:Ishouldbesolucky.Henotonlygiveustoomuchwork,butheisalsojustplainmeanaboutit.

Heconstantlyyellsatusorcriticizesus.Heisalwaysdegradingtheemployees.

A:Whataterribleworkingenviroment!Haveyoutriedtotalkanyoneaboutit?Maybethebossof

yourboss?

B:Iwasgoingto,butmybossguessedwhatIwasthinking.Hegavemesomuchworktodothis

afternoonthatIdidn'tgetaroundtomeetingwiththesupervisorofourdepartment.

A:Itmustbeterrible.Whydon'tyoujustquit?

B:Ifitwasn'tforthemoney,Iwouldquitinaheartbeat.Buttheprobelmis,Ican'tsupportmyselfif

Idon'twork.

A:Yeah.Butabosslikethat?Todealwithhimeveryday,youshouldgetaraise!

Dialogue2

A:Doyougetalongwithyourboss?

B:ActuallyIdo.Sheisreallyunderstandingandreasonalbemostofthetime.Therewasonlyone

timeIdidn'treallyagreewithher.

A:Whenwasthat?

B:Onceshefiredoneofmyco-workersfordrinkingonthejob.Ifeltbadforhim,becauseitisso

hardtofindajobthesedays,andhehasafamilytosupport.

A:Well,hesouldn'thavebeendrinkingonduty.It'syourboss'responsibiltytomakesure

employeesaresafe,andalsodoingtheirjobs.

B:Youareright.Shewasbeingagoodbosswhenshefiredhim,ButIjustfeltsorryforhim,that's

all.

A:Didthisincidentwithyourco-workeraffectyourrelationshipwithyourboss?

B:Notreally.Allofusattheofficerespectourbossalot.

A:Youareluckyyoucangetalongsowellwithyourboss.Itmakesabigdifferenceinhowmuch

youenjoyyourjob.

B:Nokidding.Ifyoudon'tlikeyourbossorco-workers,theycanmakeyourlifemiserable.

场景9:Brainstorming集体讨论

009Brainstorming

Dialogue1

A:Haveyouthoughtupanygoodideasforourbusinessproposal?

B:Ihaven'tcomeupwithanythinggoodyet.Somehowmybrainisn'tfunctioningtoday.

A:Maybeyoushouldtakeabreak,you'vebeensittingatyourcomputerforthreehourstryingto

putsomethingtogether.Nowonderyourmindisn'tverysharpnow.

B:Icameupwithafewdifferentthoughtsontheproposal,butnowI'vecompletelyrunoutof

ideas.

A:Maybewecanshelvetheproposalforawhilewhileyoubrainstorm.

B:Wecoulddothat,butIhatetoputeverythingonhold.

A:You'reright,it'snogoodtohavethingsupintheairfortoolong.

Dialogue2

A:We'vegottocomeupwithawaytosolvethisproblem!Nooneisgettingalltheirworkdone

duringtheworkday.Weneedtodosomebrainstormingtocomeupwithatime-management

solutionforouroffice.

B:Well,whatdoyousuggest?It'snotthatweareallwastingalotoftime.Factis,we're

understaffed.Peoplejusthavetoomuchtodo.

A:Soyouthinkweshouldhiresomenewpeople?Thatisonepossiblesolution.Whatelsecouldbe

theproblem?

B:Maybewedohavesomeproblemswithtime-management.Ifpeoplewerealwaysontimeto

work,theymightgetmoredoneinthemorningbeforelunch.

A:That'strue.Also,maybewecouldshortenthelunchbreakfromonehourtofortyfiveminutes.

Thatwouldaddalittletimetoeveryone'sday.

B:Fifteenminuteswouldbegood,butIwonderifitwouldmakeabigimpactontheemployees'

output.Istillthinkit'saproblemwithtoomuchworkload.

A:Weendeduprightwherewestarted.Maybeitistimetolookforsometempworkerstohelp

withafewprojects.Thatwouldlighteneveryone'sload.

场景10:Commuting乘公交车上下班

010Commuting

Dialogue1

A:Where'sBill?Theambassadorf金追上健0ds]isalreadyhere.Themeetingissettostartat9am.

B:He'slateagain.Trafficisprobablyholdinghimup.Youknow,hecommutesfromthesuburbs.It's

noteasycommutingeveryday.Weshouldcuthimsomeslack.

A:Eventhoughthetraficisbumper-to-bumperoutthere,Idon'tthinkit'sheavytrafficthatmakes

Billlate.Hetakesthetrain,remember?

B:Oh,that'sright.Well,thetrainshouldn'tbelate.ThatmeansthereisonlyoneexplanationBill

musthaveoverslept.

A:Well,tobefare,sincehe'scomingallthewayfromLancaster,he'sgottogetupmuchearlier

thantherestofus.Hemustgetstartonhiscommuteabout6:30,notellingwhattimeheactually

getsup.

B:That'sright,becausehe'sgottogettothetrainstationfromhishouse,thentaketheblueline

intothecity,thenswitchtrainstotheredline.Inall,thetrip'sgottotakemorethan2hours.

A:Whydoesn'thejustdrivetowork?

B:It'stoodifficulttoparkyourcarinthecity.Also,thetrafficcominginfromthesuburbsisa

nightmare.

Dialogue2

A:Ican'twaituntilmycarisrepaired.Thecommutingwithpublictransportationiskillingme.

B:Itcan'tbethatbad.

A:Butitis!Takethismorningforexample.Thesubwaywassopackedthismorning,Igottotally

squishedbyaboutahundredbusycommutersonthewaytowork.

B:Atleastthesubwayisbetterthanthebus.It'sfasterforonething.Andusuallylesscrowded.But

thedrawbackisthatthesubwayismoreexpensivethanthebus.Itaddsupovertime,ifyoutakeit

everyday.

A:That'strue.Thebusisevenworse.Justthinkingabouttakingthebuseverydaymakesmetired!

Hey,howdoyougettoworkeveryday?

B:Iridemybike.Idon'tlivetoofaraway,soit'sprettyconvenient,it'sonlyaboutatenminutebike

ridefrommyhousetotheoffice.

A:I'llbetit'sgoodexercise,too...agoodwaytokeepfit.

B:Yes,notonlyagoodwaytokeepinshape,butagoodwaytorelievestressaswell.Whileyou're

stressedoutbyyourcommute,I'mreleasingallthestressofthedaywithmine.

场景ll:TheWorkingLunch工作午餐

OilTheworkinglunch

Dialogue1

A:Excuseme,Don?Ihatetobotheryou,butIneedyourhelponsomething.Doyouhavetimeto

briefmeontheMartinaccounttoday?

B:Oh,that'sright.Youaresupposedtodeliverabriefonthataccounttomorrow.Iknowthereare

somethingsIneedtosharewithyouaboutthat.But,gosh,Idon'tknowThingsarereallybusy

formetoday,theonlytimeIcanmanagetosqueezeoutmightbeoverlunchbreak

A:Ihatetomakeyouworkthroughyourlunchbreakwithhowbusyyouare

B:It'sokayI'vealreadyhadseveraldaysinarowworkingthroughlunch

A:HowaboutthisWecanmakeitaworkinglunchthisafternoon,andI'llordersomeChinese

foodfordelivery.It'llbemytreat.

B:Youdon'thavetodothat

A:Iinsist.Ireallyappreciateyoutakingtimetoworkwithmein.Whatisyourfavoritefastfood?I'll

catertoyourtaste.

B:ActuallyIdolikeChineseLet'smakeitadateforChopSueyandtheMartinaccountatabout

12:30.Doesthatsoundgood?

A:Great.I'llbringthefood.

句型讲解：

1.1hatetobotheryou...我不想打扰你；

Brief:togivesomeonealltheinformationaboutasituationthattheywillneed像某人介绍情况；

常见的搭配是briefsbonsth;

例句：Thesecretaryofdefensebriefedthepresidentontheenemy'sstrength.

国防部长向总统简略汇报敌人的兵力。

Deliver:togiveaspeech,talk,etc.orotherofficialstatement发表，宣布，发布

Hedeliveredanimportantreportatthemeeting.

他在会上作了重要报告。

2.inarow

l).ifsthhappensseveraltimesinarow,ithappensinexactlythesamewayeachtime,andnothing

differenthappensinthetimebetween连续儿次地

2).ifsthhappensforseveraldays,etc.inarow,ithappensoneachofthosedays接连JL天(等)地

3.Itwillbemytreat.我请客。

Caterto:toprovidethethingsthataparticulartypeorpersonwants迎合，满足

Thosenewspaperscatertothelowesttastes.这些报纸迎合低级趣味。

Dialogue2

A:Forourlunchmeetingwiththeinvestors,dowehavetomakeareservationattherestaurantor

dowejustshowup?

B:Usuallyforlunch,wedon'thavetoreserveatable,theyshouldallowwalk-ins.Buttobeonthe

safeside,I'llorderatableforhalf-pasttwelve.Willthatsuityourschedule?

A:I'vearrangedtomeetthemattherestaurantattwelve.Canyoumakethereservationalittle

earlier?Ifwestartearlier,itwillgiveusmoretimeforalongerlunch.

B:Areyouplanningontreatingtheinvestorstoafull-coursemeal?

A:Yes,we'llstartwithappetizers,followwithasoupandsaladcourse,thenmaindishesofprime

riborcordonbleuchicken,andfinishupwithadeliciousrichdessertofsomesort.

B:That'llbeprettyheavyforamid-daymeal,don'tyouthink?

A:Asalongaswestayawayfromanythingalcoholic,weshouldbeokay.

B:Withyourprimeribandchickenchoices,you'dbetterhopenobody'svegetarian.

A:Wecanmakesomespecialarrangementifweneedto.Afterall,it'sthecompanywhoisfooting

thebill.

句型讲解

Reservation:anarrangementforaseatonaplaneortrain,aroominahotel,etc.tobekeptforyou

预定，预留

相关例句：

Wehavemadereservationsforthreeroomsatthehotel.我们已在这个旅馆预订了三个房间。

Walk-in:notarrangedinadvance;whereyoudonotneedtoarrangeatimeinadvance未经预约

的，无需事先约定的

awalk-inclinic无需预约的诊所

tobeonthesafeside:(spoken)todosomethinginordertobecertaintoavoidanunpleasant

situation

谨慎为是，不冒险

footthebill:topayforsomething,especiallysomethingexpensivethatyoudonotwanttopayfor

负担费用

Whenwewenttotherestaurantlastnight,myfatherfootedthebillasusual.昨晚我们去餐馆吃

饭，像往常一样，由我父亲付帐。

场景12:国际商务旅行

12InternationalBusinessTravel

Dialogue1

A:Ihearyou'rebeingsenttoMadridfortheannualconference.Isthatright?

B:Yes,itwouldbemyfirsttripoverseas.Actually,it'sgoingtobemyfirsttimeleavingthecountry.

A:Areyouserious?Youhaven'tevenbeenanywhereonvacation?

B:No,Ihavenevervacationedanywhereexotic.ButevenifIdon'tgetachancetotravelonmy

personaltime,atleastIcantraveloncompanytime!

A:Well,beingabletogototheconferencesoundslikesuchagreatopportunity.Haveyouapplied

attheembassyforavisayet?

B:Yes,itwasn'ttoohardtoget.AllIhadtodowasfilloutthepaperworkandpaytheapplication

fee.

A:YouleavenextTuesday,right?Whattimeisyourflight?

B:Myflightdepartsat7am.Ihaveeverythingexceptformyluggageready.

A:Ifyourflightisleavingsoearly,Icantakeyoutotheairportandseeyouoff.I'llstillbeableto

makeitintotheofficeby9.

B:Thatwouldbegreat!Thanksalot!

讲解：

Depart:toleave,especiallywhenyouarestartingajourney起程,出发;离开，离去

Thetraindepartsat8：30AM.

列车于上午8点30分开出。

ThePresidentdepartedfromWashingtontoday.

总统今天从华盛顿出发。

Seesboff:togotoa