礼节美语 – 242. Early Adopters (2)
Henry买了最新的超小电脑Orange SuperCom 4，拿给同事Sara和Mark看。Sara问他： Sara: So did you already own an Orange SuperCom 3? Henry: Yeah, I sold it on eBay…
礼节美语 – 241. Early Adopters (1)
Sara在公司走廊上看到同事Henry. Sara: Hi Henry, how was your weekend? Henry: Excellent! I went down to the mall and got myself one…
礼节美语 – 240. Taking up Golf 开始打高尔夫球 (2)
Robert两年前开始打高尔夫球，在球场上积累了不少商业界的人脉。同事Mark问他： Mark: But how can you play with people who’ve been golfing for 20 years? Isn’t it embarrassing? R: Golf…
礼节美语 – 239. Taking up Golf 开始打高尔夫球 (1)
Mark在公司门口看见同事Robert. Mark: Hey Robert…going on vacation? Looks like you’re planning on doing some golfing. Robert: Yes, I will be playing…
礼节美语 – 238. Crush on a co-worker 暗恋同事 (2)
Dan偷偷喜欢女同事Julie. King给他打气，鼓励他约Julie出去。 Dan问：So what should I say? King: Tell the truth! Say, “Hi Julie, I was wondering if you’d be…
礼节美语 – 237. Crush on a co-worker 暗恋同事 (1)
King跟同事Dan聊天，发现他心不在焉。King说， King: The trip was pretty good except for the flat tire we got on the way home. I was…
礼节美语 – 236. Calling-Customer-Service 呼叫客户服务 (2)
Bob向一家软件公司订购的软件没按时到，Bob要求赔偿，但是对方热线客服Gloria却坚持说是Bob一方取消了订单。Bob生气地说： B: Look…if you review our file you’ll find that we are long-term loyal customers who have bought a significant…
礼节美语 – 235. Calling-Customer-Service 呼叫客户服务 (1)
Bob给一家软件公司客户服务热线打电话，接电话的是 Gloria. 大家注意听客户服务一上来该怎样说。 Gloria: Good afternoon and thank you for calling GlobalCom’s customer hotline. My name is Gloria…how can I…
礼节美语 – 234. Boosting-Sales 促进销售 (2)
公司副总裁Lisa找到销售部经理Frank，商量如何提高产品销量。 Lisa: What about our pricing? Are we competitive? Frank: Actually, we are roughly 15% more expensive than our closest…
礼节美语 – 233. Boosting-Sales 促进销售 (1)
公司副总裁Lisa找到销售部经理Frank. Lisa: Frank, we just got our sales figures in and the numbers are very disappointing. What’s going on here?…
礼节美语 – 232. Quit-Smoking 戒烟 (2)
Daisy和Kathy听说同事Johnny戒烟，很替他高兴。Kathy问Johnny是怎么戒的。 K: What’s worked so far? J: Well, for starters, I saw a doctor who specializes in helping people quit…
礼节美语 – 231. Quit-Smoking 戒烟 (1)
Daisy在公司走廊上跟同事Johnny打招呼。 Daisy: Hey Johnny, good to see you! How have you been? I haven’t seen you in almost a month.…
礼节美语 – 230. Gambling 赌博 (2)
Patricia和同事Kelly要去澳门出差，准备去赌场试试手气。另一个同事John提到，自己有个朋友嗜赌成性，倾家荡产。Patricia问： P: So what happened to Joe? How is he holding up? J: Joe is in Gamblers Anonymous right now.…
礼节美语 – 229. Gambling 赌博 (1)
Patricia去找同事Kelly。 Patricia: Hey, Kelly…the boss just called me into his office. You and I have to go to Macau for…
礼节美语 – 228. A Product Recall 产品召回 (2)
公司主管开会，执行总裁Rick宣布，公司要召回一批质量有问题的空调，召回行动的第一步是发表新闻简报，Rick告诉公司另外两位高管Samantha和Hank说： R: We will then specify the year and model of the ACs included in the recall and set up…