直捷英语(mp3) Unit 12 KEVIN:Paulo!No walking tour today?

KEVIN:Paulo!No walking tour today?

[00:23.71]PAULO:Not for me.

[00:25.39]KEVIN:Won't Didi miss you?

[00:28.68]PAULO:Sh.Let them go.

[00:31.49]2 KEVIN:What about all the sights?

[00:39.98]PAULO:I've seen the sights.The gardens,the monuments,the famous halls.

[00:45.58]I mean,they're all very interesting.But I'm very tired.

[00:50.45]3 KEVIN:Didi does couver a lot of ground.

[00:53.04]PAULO:The woman never stops moving.

[00:56.14]Today,museums.Tomorrow,famous libraries.The next day,I don't know,statues maybe.

[01:05.42]4 PAULO:I hate walking!Do you know what I like,Kevin?

[01:10.51]Beaches.I like the beach.For my vacation,I like to lie on the beach and relax.

[01:20.11]5 KEVIN:You'd like Cape 1 Cod 2 then.

[01:22.70]The Cape's got beautiful beaches and dunes 3 and islands.

[01:27.58]PAULO:Is it far away?

[01:29.06]KEVIN:By car?

[01:30.46]PAULO:No,on foot.With Didi,we walk!

[01:42.43]1 SHARON:Hey William.Guess who's coming tomorrow?

[01:57.72]WILLIAM:Who?

[01:58.99]SHARON:Mr.Bigelow.

[02:00.67]2 WILLIAM:Jim Bigelow,our Chief Executive 4 Officer?

[02:04.18]SHARON:That's right.Mr.Big.

[02:06.86]WILLIAM:Why?

[02:08.35]SHARON:He's coming in for a meeting with Anne.Very high level.

[02:11.64]3 MR.BIGELOW:What this organization needs is talent.

[02:34.13]We need someone who will get the job done.

[02:38.52]4 MR.BIGELOW:But we'd prefer someone presentable,with a pleasant manner.

[02:44.11]Someone hard-working.Serious,yet cheerful.

[02:50.40]5 MR.BIGELOW:We want someone who can rollerblade,but also likes to walk.

[02:56.69]We want...someone like that man!

[03:01.87]WILLIAM:Yes,sir!

[03:07.75]1 ANNE:Thank you,Wendy.Yes,we've had a very good year.

[03:52.44]We've managed to control our costs,as you can see.They're actually down 7%.

[03:59.42]MR.BIGELOW:Not bad.But of course you're expected to do that.

[04:06.41]2 ANNE:And we've changed our advertising 5.

[04:11.78]We think that's helped new business.New business has grown 10% since last January.

[04:18.36]MR.BIGELOW:Not bad.

[04:20.35]3 ANNE:With the industry in its current state,I venture to say it's quite good.

[04:26.54]WENDY:Here's your water,sir.

[04:28.25]MR.BIGELOW:I'm not interestecd in the standard report,Anne.I can read.

[04:37.75]ANNE:By all means.

[04:41.83]4 ANNE:Is there anything else I can answer for you then?

[04:46.01]MR.BIGELOW:I've heard about the programs,Anne.

[04:49.39]The marketing 6.And I want to know who's responsible.

[04:54.58]ANNE:I see.

[05:00.48]MR.BIGELOW:We have many other hotels,you know.

[05:05.78]And I want them all to do as well as this one