捷进英语 lesson 12
1.KEVIN:Paulo!No walking tour today?
PAULO:Not for me.
KEVIN:Won't Didi miss you?
PAULO:Sh.Let them go.
2 KEVIN:What about all the sights?
PAULO:I've seen the sights.The gardens,the monuments,the famous halls.
I mean,they're all very interesting.But I'm very tired.
3 KEVIN:Didi does couver a lot of ground.
PAULO:The woman never stops moving.
Today,museums.Tomorrow,famous libraries.The next day,I don't know,statues maybe.
4 PAULO:I hate walking!Do you know what I like,Kevin?
Beaches.I like the beach.For my vacation,I like to lie on the beach and relax.
5 KEVIN:You'd like Cape 1 Cod 2 then.
The Cape's got beautiful beaches and dunes 3 and islands.
PAULO:Is it far away?
KEVIN:By car?
PAULO:No,on foot.With Didi,we walk!
1 SHARON:Hey William.Guess who's coming tomorrow?
WILLIAM:Who?
SHARON:Mr.Bigelow.
2 WILLIAM:Jim Bigelow,our Chief Executive 4 Officer?
SHARON:That's right.Mr.Big.
WILLIAM:Why?
SHARON:He's coming in for a meeting with Anne.Very high level.
3 MR.BIGELOW:What this organization needs is talent.
We need someone who will get the job done.
4 MR.BIGELOW:But we'd prefer someone presentable,with a pleasant manner.
Someone hard-working.Serious,yet cheerful.
5 MR.BIGELOW:We want someone who can rollerblade,but also likes to walk.
We want...someone like that man!
WILLIAM:Yes,sir!
1 ANNE:Thank you,Wendy.Yes,we've had a very good year.
We've managed to control our costs,as you can see.They're actually down 7%.
MR.BIGELOW:Not bad.But of course you're expected to do that.
2 ANNE:And we've changed our advertising 5.
We think that's helped new business.New business has grown 10% since last January.
MR.BIGELOW:Not bad.
3 ANNE:With the industry in its current state,I venture to say it's quite good.
WENDY:Here's your water,sir.
MR.BIGELOW:I'm not interestecd in the standard report,Anne.I can read.
ANNE:By all means.
4 ANNE:Is there anything else I can answer for you then?
MR.BIGELOW:I've heard about the programs,Anne.
The marketing 6.And I want to know who's responsible.
ANNE:I see.
MR.BIGELOW:We have many other hotels,you know.
And I want them all to do as well as this one.
- I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
- She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。
- They salt down cod for winter use.他们腌鳕鱼留着冬天吃。
- Cod are found in the North Atlantic and the North Sea.北大西洋和北海有鳕鱼。
- The boy galloped over the dunes barefoot. 那男孩光着脚在沙丘间飞跑。
- Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat. 将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。
- A good executive usually gets on well with people.一个好的高级管理人员通常与人们相处得很好。
- He is a man of great executive ability.他是个具有极高管理能力的人。
- Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
- The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。