《商务英语口语实训》-Unit 7

ContentsSectionOneSoundsofEnglishSectionTwoLanguageBuilding

DialogueOne

DialogueTwoSectionThreeIntensiveReadingSectionFourKnow-howSharingSectionFiveInformationExchangingSectionOneSoundsofEnglishWhatAreYouGoingtoDoatTwo?Whatareyougoingtodoattwo?Whatareyougoingtodo?Whereareyougoingtobeatthree?Whereareyougoingtobe?Whoareyougoingtosee?Whatareyougoingtosay?Howareyougoingtogo?Whereareyougoingtostay?Whatareyougoingtodo?Whoareyougoingtomeet?Whenareyougoingtoleave?Whereareyougoingtobe?The/tə/Sound

SectionTwoLanguageBuildingrunacross

comeacross;meetwithsb.unexpectedly偶然遇到某人；与某人不期而遇runinto

meetwithsb.unexpectedly偶然遇到某人；与某人不期而遇resume

[rezju:'mei]n.ashortsummaryoraccountofsth.简历；履历leavefor

setoutforaplace出发前往farewell

[feə'wel]n.theactofsayinggoodbyetosomebody告别；辞行GlossaryDialogueOneremind…oftohelpsomebodyremembersomethingimportantthattheymustdo

提醒；使想起turnover

tochangepositionsothattheothersideisfacingoutwardsorupwards翻身；翻转footthebilltoberesponsibleforpayingthecostofsomething负担费用pickupthetab

toacceptachargeandpayforit,especiallyatabarorrestaurant替人结账；买单treat

[tri:t]

v.topayforsomethingthatsomebody/youwillenjoyandthatyoudonotusuallyhaveordo招待；款待；请（客）；买（可享受的东西）FindtheInformation

I.Listentothedialogueandfindtheinformationasquicklyaspossible.1.WhatwasJoannaworriedabout?Why?2.WhatisElizabeth’spresentjob?DialogueElizabeth:I’mgladIranintoyou.Wherehaveyoubeenhidinglately?Joanna:Well,Iwasworriedaboutmyjob.Manyresumeshadbeensentout,andfewhadgotareplyforinterviews.Elizabeth:Sweetie,maybeyouneedtotakeabreak.Joanna:Whereareyouworkingnow?(Onthestreet,ElizabethranacrossJoanna,herroommatesinuniversity.Theywentintoacafé.)Elizabeth:

Iamworkingasasecretaryforasmallbusinesscompanynow;everythingisquitedifferentfromcollegelife.Joanna:Well,youknow,KellyisleavingforAmerica;sheisgoingtostudyabroad.I’vegotherfarewellmessage.Elizabeth:Really?Whatdidshesay?Joanna:“It’shardtosaygoodbye.Westudied,lived,sangandplayedtogether.

Goodluckinthefuture.”

Elizabeth:Umm,itremindsmeofthehappydayswespenttogether.Joanna:

It’shappytoseeherturningoveranewlife.

Elizabeth:Yeah,tellherifshehastimeinthefuture,pleasedocomeandvisitus.

Goodluckandbestwishes.Joanna:Isurelywill.Well,it’sgreattotalktoyou,Elizabeth.Letmefootthebillforyou.Elizabeth:Listen,pleasedon’targuewithme.Letmepickupthetabthistime.Youtreatedmemanytimesbeforewhenweweretogether.NowI’mmakinggoodmoney,soitshouldbemyturn.Joanna:Thankyou!Haveaniceday!Bye-bye!Elizabeth:Bye,Joanna!BearinMind

II.Listenandwritedownwhatyou’veheard.Thenreadandreciteittillyoucanusethemfluently.

1.I’mgladI_____________you.Wherehaveyoubeen__________lately?2.Manyresumeshadbeen_____________,andfewhadgot_____________forinterview.3.Iamworkingasasecretaryfora_________________companynow.4.Itremindsmeofthehappydayswe_________________.5.It’shappytoseeherturningovera_________________.

6.Tellherifshehastimeinthefuture,pleasedo_____________us.

Goodluckandbestwishes.7.Letme_____________foryou.Youtreatedmemanytimesbefore.8.Letmepickupthetabthistime.NowI’mmaking_____________,soitshouldbemyturn.

SectionTwoLanguageBuildingsincerely

[sin'siəli]

adv.inawaythatshowswhatyoureallyfeelorthinkabout

somebody/something真诚地；诚实地benefit

[‘benifit]

v.tobeusefultosomebodyorimprovetheirlifeinsomeway对（某人）有用；使受益convey

[kən'vei]

v.tomakeideas,feelings,etc.knowntosomebody,communicate表达，传递（思想、感情等）

GlossaryDialogueTwoprofound

[prə'faund]

a.verygreat;feltorexperiencedverystrongly巨大的；深切的；深远的regard

[ri'ga:d]

n.attentiontoorthoughtandcareforsomebody/something;respectoradmirationforsomebody关注；关心；尊重；尊敬send-off

anoccasionwhenpeoplecometogethertosaygoodbyetosomebodywhoisleaving送行；送别impression

[im'preʃən]

n.anidea,afeelingoranopinionthatyougetaboutsomebody/something,orthatsomebody/somethinggivesyou印象；感想heartfelt

['ha:tfelt]

a.showingstrongfeelingsthataresincere衷心的；真诚的gratitude

['grætitju:d]

n.thefeelingofbeinggratefulandwantingtoexpressyourthanks感激之情；感谢promote

[prə'məut]

v.tohelpsomethingtohappenordevelop促进；推动inthecauseof

在……期间；在……过程中enhance[in‘ha:ns]

v.toincreaseorfurtherimprovethegoodquality,valueorstatusofsomebody/something提高；增强；增进strivefor

totryveryhardtoachievesomething;makeagreatefforttogetsomething努力；奋斗；力争；力求atthispoint

atthismoment此时此刻propose

[prə'pəuz]

v.toaskpeopletowishsomebodyhealth,happinessandsuccessbyraisingtheirglassesanddrinking（为某人）祝酒TableTalk

I.GroupWorkSupposeyouaregoingtogiveagreatfarewelltoyourbestfriendwhoismovingtoanothercountry.Makeapartyplanwithyourgroupmates.DialogueHui:Ladiesandgentlemen,howtimeflies!ProfessorAndersonwillleaveforhometomorrowmorning.We,therefore,sincerely,hopethathewillbenefituswithsomeadviceandvaluablesuggestions.And,wewanttotakethisopportunitytobeghimtoconveyourprofoundfriendshipandbestregardstohispeople.Nowlet’sinviteProf.Andersontospeaktous.(AfarewellpartyisheldforProfessorAndersonatChenHui’sHouse.)Anderson:Dearfriends:firstofall,pleaseallowmetosayawordofthanksforholdingthissend-offpartyforme.Iamgreatlyhonoredtohaveanopportunitytovisityourgreatcountryandmeetwithsomanyofyourpeoplehere.Thisvisithasbeenfullofinterestingthingsandeverythinghereleftmeadeepimpression.Ihavelearntalotduringmyshortstayhere.Ithasgivenmemuchbetterunderstandingofyourcountryandpeople.Iwishtotakethisopportunitytoexpressmyheartfeltgratitudetoyouagain.Ihopethatinthecauseofpromotingourdevelopment,wewillunderstandeachotherbetter,learnfromeachother,enhancethefriendshipandstriveforabetterfuture.Hui:Thankyou,ProfessorAnderson.Atthispoint,Iproposeatoast:tothehealthofProfessorAndersonandtothebetterfutureofeveryone,cheers!All:Cheers!Anderson:Thankyou,everyone.Thankyou,Hui.BearinMind

II.Listenandwritedownwhatyou’veheard.Thenreadandreciteittillyoucanusethemfluently.

1.Howtime________!ProfessorAndersonwill__________________tomorrowmorning.2.Wesincerelyhopethatyouwillbenefituswithsome________and________suggestions.3.Wewanttotakethisopportunitytobeghimtoconveyour__________________and__________________tohispeople.4.Pleaseallowmetosayawordofthanksforholdingthis______________forme.5.Iam______________tohaveanopportunitytovisityourgreatcountryandmeetwithsomanyofitspeoplehere.6.Iwishtotakethisopportunitytoexpressmy__________________toyou.7.Atthispoint,I__________________:tothehealthofProfessorAndersonandtothebetterfutureofeveryone,cheers!

SectionThreeIntensiveReadingcampaign

[kæm'pein]

n.aracebetweencandidatesforelectiveoffice竞选运动scrimp

[skrimp]

v.tospendverylittlemoneyonthethingsthatyouneedtolive,especiallysothatyoucansaveittospendonsomethingelse省吃俭用，节衣缩食（尤指为了攒钱）enterprise

['entəprais]

n.alargeproject,especiallyonethatisdifficultventure（尤指艰巨而重大的）规划；事业Glossaryallwalksoflife

allprofessions,lifestylesorsocialclasses各行各业；生活的各个层面straight

[streit]

n.apersonwhohassexualrelationshipswithpeopleoftheoppositesex,ratherthanthesamesex异性恋者suspend

[səs'pend]

v.toofficiallystopsomethingforatime;topreventsomethingfrombeingactive,used,etc.foratime暂停；中止extraordinary

[iks'trɔ:dnəri]

a.notnormalorordinary;greaterorbetterthanusual不平常的；不一般的；非凡的；卓越的endorse

[in'dɔ:s]

v.tosaypubliclythatyousupportaperson,statementorcourseofaction（公开）赞同；支持；认可insurance

[in'ʃuərəns]

n.anarrangementwithacompanyinwhichyoupaythemregularamountsofmoneyandtheyagreetopaythecosts,forexample,ifyoudieorareill,orifyouloseordamagesomething保险fiscal

['fiskəl]

a.connectedwithgovernmentorpublicmoney,especiallytaxes财政的；国库的thrive

[θraiv]

v.tobecome,andcontinuetobe,successful,strong,healthy,etc.兴旺发达；繁荣；蓬勃发展；旺盛；茁壮成长ancestor

['ænsistə]

n.apersoninyourfamilywholivedalongtimeago祖宗；祖先decent

['di:snt]

a.ofagoodenoughstandardorquality像样的；相当不错的；尚好的foster

['fɔstə]

v.toencouragesomethingtodevelop;promotethegrowth促进；助长；培养；鼓励innovation

[,inə'veiʃən]

n.theintroductionofnewthings,ideasorwaysofdoingsomething（新事物、思想或方法的）创造；创新；改革renewable

[ri'njuəbl]

a.capableofbeingrenewed;replaceable可更新的；可再生的Latino

[læ'ti:nəu]

n.（住在美国的）拉丁美洲人Caucasian

[kɔ:'keiziən]

n.白种人ProperNames&SpecificTermsVideoEpisodeHillaryClinton’sFarewellSpeech Thankyousomuch.Thankyouall.(APPLAUSE) Well,thisisn’texactlythepartyI’dplanned,butIsurelikethecompany.

IwanttostarttodaybysayinghowgratefulIamtoallofyou—toeveryonewhopouredyourheartsandyourhopesintothiscampaign,whodroveformilesandlinedthestreetswavinghomemadesigns,whoscrimpedandsavedtoraisemoney,whoknockedondoorsandmadecalls,whotalkedandsometimesarguedwithyourfriendsandneighbors,(APPLAUSE)whoe-mailedandcontributedonline,whoinvestedsomuchinourcommonenterprise.Tothemomsanddadswhocametoourevents,wholiftedtheirlittlegirlsandlittleboysontheirshouldersandwhisperedintheirears,“See,youcanbeanythingyouwanttobe.” ...

Eighteenmillionofyoufromallwalksoflife—womenandmen,youngandold,LatinoandAsian,African-AmericanandCaucasian,rich,poorandmiddle-class,gayandstraight—youhavestoodstrongwithme. AndIwillcontinuetostandstrongwithyou,everytime,everyplaceandeverywaythatIcan.Thedreamsweshareareworthfightingfor. ...

Today,asIsuspendmycampaign,Icongratulatehimonthevictoryhehaswonandtheextraordinaryracehehasrun.Iendorsehim,andthrowmyfullsupportbehindhim. AndIaskallofyoutojoinmeinworkingashardforBarackObamaasyouhaveforme. ...

Sotoday,IamstandingwithSenatorObamatosay:Yeswecan.(APPLAUSE) Together,wewillwork.We’llhavetoworkhardtogetuniversalhealthcare.ButonthedayweliveinanAmericawherenochild,nomanandnowomaniswithouthealthinsurance,wewillliveinastrongerAmerica.That’swhyweneedtohelpelectBarackObamaourpresident. We’llhavetoworkhardtogetbacktofiscalresponsibilityandastrongmiddleclass.ButonthedayweliveinanAmericawhosemiddleclassisthrivingandgrowingagain,whereallAmericans,nomatterwheretheyliveorwheretheirancestorscamefrom,canearnadecentliving,wewillliveinastrongerAmerica,andthatiswhywemustelectBarackObamaourpresident.

We’llhavetoworkhardtofostertheinnovationthatmakesusenergy-independentandliftthethreatofglobalwarmingfromourchildren’sfuture.ButonthedayweliveinanAmericafueledbyrenewableenergy,wewillliveinastrongerAmerica.That’swhywehavetohelpelectBarackObamaourpresident. …(7th,June,2008)

LanguageandCultureTips1.IwanttostarttodaybysayinghowgratefulIamtoallofyou—toeveryonewhopouredyourheartsandyourhopesintothiscampaign,whodroveformilesandlinedthestreetswavinghomemadesigns,…【Translation】今天我想首先要感谢你们所有的人——感谢那些为这次竞选活动倾注了热情和希望的人们，感谢那些长途跋涉，在街上挥舞自家做的标语的人们……【LanguageTips】这是一个复合句。主句中，“by+V-ing形式”，即bysayinghowgratefulIamtoallofyou作方式状语，其中，how引导宾语从句，作saying的宾语。破折号后面的内容作allofyou的同位语，对其进行补充说明。who引导限制性定语从句，修饰allofyou。LanguageandCultureTips2.Eighteenmillionofyoufromallwalksoflife—womenandmen,youngandold,LatinoandAsian,African-AmericanandCaucasian,rich,poorandmiddle-class,gayandstraight—youhavestoodstrongwithme.【Translation】你们这1800万人，来自生活的各个阶层——无论男人和女人、年轻人和老年人、拉丁裔和亚裔、非裔和白种人，富足的、贫穷的和中产阶级，也无论同性恋者和异性恋——你们给予了我强有力的支持。【LanguageTips】第一个破折号后面的内容作eighteenmillionofyou的同位语，对其进行补充说明。LanguageandCultureTips3.Today,asIsuspendmycampaign,Icongratulatehimonthevictoryhehaswonandtheextraordinaryracehehasrun.【Translation】今天，在我宣布退出竞选之际，我祝贺他的胜利和他所参与的不平凡的竞选。【LanguageTips】这是一个复合句。As引导时间状语从句；hehaswon和hehasrun都是省略了关系代词的定语从句，分别修饰victory和race。LanguageandCultureTips4.ButonthedayweliveinanAmericawherenochild,nomanandnowomaniswithouthealthinsurance,wewillliveinastrongerAmerica.【Translation】当美国没有一个孩子，一位男性，一妇女得不到医疗保健的那天，就是我们生活在一个更加强大的美国的那天。【LanguageTips】这是一个复合句。weliveinanAmerica为省略关系代词的定语从句，修饰day；where引导限制性定语从句，修饰America。LanguageandCultureTips5.ButonthedayweliveinanAmericawhosemiddleclassisthrivingandgrowingagain,whereallAmericans,nomatterwheretheyliveorwheretheirancestorscamefrom,canearnadecentliving,wewillliveinastrongerAmerica,andthatiswhywemustelectBarackObamaourpresident.【Translation】当美国的中产阶级再次高比例增长，当所有的美国人不管身居何处，来自何方，都能拿到一份体面的收入的那天，就是我们生活在一个更加强大的美国的那天。那就是为何我们必须选奥巴马为总统的原因。【LanguageTips】第二个and连接两个并列分句。在前一分句中，weliveinanAmerica为省略关系代词的定语从句，修饰day；whose引导限制性定语从句，修饰America；Where引导限制性定语从句，修饰America，其中，nomatterwhere引导让步状语从。后一分句中，why引导表语从句。ourpresident作BarackObama的宾语补足语。LanguageandCultureTips6.We’llhavetoworkhardtofostertheinnovationthatmakesusenergy-independentandliftthethreatofglobalwarmingfromourchildren’sfuture.【Translation】我们将全力以赴，鼓励创新，以使能源需求独立，并让我们的孩子能够摆脱全球变暧的威胁。【LanguageTips】这是一个复合句。主句中，and连接两个并列谓语结构willhavetoworkhard和liftthethreat…。不定式tofostertheinnovation作目的状语。That引导定语从句，修饰innovation。介词短语ofglobalwarming作后置定语，修饰threat。SectionFourKnow-howSharing Whenproposingatoast,remember,keepitbrief,sincereandtothepoint;choosesimplebutsubstantialwordstoconveyyourfeelings.Someofthebesttoastsarejustasinglesentenceortwo.Suchas:ProposingaToastToyourhealth!(Goodhealth!)Bottomsup!Cheers!(Cheerio!)ToMr.Li!Allthebest!Let’sdrinktohissuccess.Let’sdrinkatoasttoourfriendlyco-operation.I’llgivetoasttoallthehere.Iproposeatoasttothefriendshipbetweenourtwocountries.Ondifferentoccasions:1.Anniversary: Here’stoyouboth—abeautifulpaironthebirthdayofyourloveaffair. Here’stotruelove,mayitalwaysbespoken.Here’stotruefriendship,mayitneverbebroken.2.Birthday: Atruefriendremembersyourbirthdaybutnotyourage. Anotheryearolder?Thinkthisway:Justanotherdayolderthanyesterday!3.Graduation: Ihopeyourdreamstakeyoutothecornersofyoursmiles,tothehighestofyourhopes. School’sout,memoriespast,Don’teverdoubt,ourfriendshipwilllast.4.Retirement: Here