礼节美语 – 223. Body Language 身体语言 (1)
公司主管Andy向销售部门的Sara和James介绍咨询顾问Monica. Andy说， Andy: Both of you are among our company’s top salespeople. But we can always improve, right? I’d like you to meet Vince Wolf…Vince is a business consultant specializing…
礼节美语 – 222. Office Gossip 办公室八卦 (2)
Sally 跟同事Lisa和Mary议论办公室里关于Tom的传闻，说Tom 大搞婚外情，被老婆发现。Mary觉得，在办公室里议论这些不好，而且并不知道消息是否属实。Mary 问Lisa小时候玩没玩过一个叫“打电话的游戏”，玩的人坐成一圈，把一句话从第一个人用耳语的方式一直传下去，看传到最后一个人会是什么样子。Lisa 说， L: Oh, yes! I’ve played that game! By the time you come to the end of the circle the original sentence has been completely mangled.…
礼节美语 – 221. Office Gossip 办公室八卦 (1)
Sally 早上遇到同事 Lisa, 马上凑上前去，很神秘地说： Sally: Did you hear the news about Tom and his wife?Lisa: No….what happened? S: Well, Jane told me that Tom has been having an affair! I…
礼节美语 – 220. Internet Security 网络安全 (2)
公司电脑系统遭到骇客入侵，Dylan跟同事Cory和Brenda一起讨论，Dylan说： D: We may never be able to trace the origin of this attack. But what we can do is work harder to make our systems impenetrable. B: Yes, a…
礼节美语 – 219. Internet Security 网络安全 (1)
Dylan早上见到同事Cory和Brenda, 告诉他们公司出事了。 Dylan: Hey, Cory….did you hear about the break-in? Cory: No! Burglars broke in? Did they steal anything valuable? D: Actually, they might have gotten quite a bit of…
礼节美语 – 218. Attending a Black-Tie Event 参加黑色领带活动 (2)
Jim要去参加一次公司庆典活动，特别正式。他问同事Gary，参加这种社交活动有哪些注意事项。 J: Have you ever been to a black-tie event? G: Twice actually….and to be honest, it was a bit boring both times. J: Aside from the tuxedo is there…
礼节美语 – 217. Attending a Black-Tie Event 参加黑色领带活动 (1)
Jim在走廊上碰见同事Gary。 Jim: Gary, did you hear about my upcoming trip to New York? Gary: I think I did hear something about it. You and Henry are attending some kind of…
礼节美语 – 216. Buying a Car 买车 (2)
Chris准备买辆新车，向同事Jason征求意见。 Chris: What do you think about this one? Here….take a look. Jason: I like it. It’s quite stylish. But….it’s also pretty small. C: That’s OK. We are only a…
礼节美语 – 215. Buying a Car 买车 (1)
Chris告诉同事Jason, 准备买辆新车。 Jason: Hey there Chris, what are you up to? Chris: I’m just poring over some brochures about various car models. J: Oh, so you’re thinking about buying a…
礼节美语 – 214. Vacation 假期 (2)
Jerry跟同事Paula和Will聊天，说到telecommuting远程上班。 Paula说： Paula: Twenty years ago, many people thought that by this time, no one would be working in offices and everybody would have a more flexible schedule. W: Well,…
礼节美语 – 213. Vacation 假期 (1)
Jerry跟同事Paula和Will打招呼，注意听他们三人周末都干了些什么。 Jerry: Hey, Paula. Hi, Will. Did you have a good weekend? Paula: Yeah… I checked out that new 3-D movie. It’s amazing what they can do with technologies these…
礼节美语 – 212. Looking for a Change 寻找改变 (2)
Lisa告诉同事Emily新年过后准备辞职，因为她觉得眼下的工作很无聊，没有升职的机会，她还说： Lisa: The other problem is that I think the company is really set in its ways. Emily: What do you mean? L: In other words, I think management is…
礼节美语 – 211. Looking for a Change 寻找改变 (1)
Emily问同事Lisa要不要一起吃饭。 Emily: Hey Lisa…want to grab lunch with me? Lisa: Sure, Emily. We haven’t done that in a while. E: Yeah…actually, we haven’t hung out at all recently. You seem…
礼节美语 – 210. Medical Insurance 医疗保险 (2)
Jane向同事ANDY介绍公司的医疗保险。ANDY好奇地问： ANDY: It seems you really know a lot about insurance. J: Well, I’m Chinese and in our country people are pretty serious about insurance. I have two life insurance…
礼节美语 – 209. Medical Insurance 医疗保险 (1)
ANDY向同事Jane咨询公司医疗保险的事。 ANDY: Hey, Jane…are you familiar with our company’s insurance policies? Jane: Umm….I think so. What’s up? A: I’ve never really paid attention to the fine print of our insurance…