时间:2018-12-16 作者:英语课 分类:VOA 商务英语


英语课
Competitor
M: Why are you taking me here? This store is my competitor.
F: to do some spying.(to check out the competition),do cleaning=clean
M: you mean see what my competition=( competitor) is up to?= is doing
F: right ,to see why people prefer shopping here.
M: I should have done this long ago.
F: No, there is no time like the present.(把握现在良机)
M: I don’ think I can like what I’ll see.
F:on the other hand, it may be a real eye opener.(带来启发的事物)
Dialog 2
Information desk(问讯台),coupon 1(优惠券)
M: look,! they’ve got an information desk right at the front door.
F: of course, they want to show customers where to spend their money.
M:Welcome to Grand department store, may I help you?
F:Oh yes please, I’ve never been here before.
M: you ‘ll enjoy shopping with us, let me offer you a special coupon. This coupon gives you 10% off any item in the store.(special,名字表示特价品, a special on salmon 2.
特价鲑鱼).
F: not bad,maybe I’ll get more than a pair of gloves.
M: take the coupon to our customer service department , and they will have a special welcome gift for you.
F: isn’t that nice? Thank you very much.
Q:Where is the information desk?
A: right at the front door.
Dialog 3:
Sales clerk(售货员)
M: now we have to walk past aisles 3 of eager sales clerks to get our free gifts.
Clerk: look at those gloves, aren’t they beautiful, and they go perfectly 4 with your coat.
F: do you think so? they look small though
Clerk: let me check on the computer to see if your size is in stock.
M: all you did was look at the glove.
Clerk: we are in luck ,(out of luck) they are bringing out a large selection for you to see.
F: Will it take long?
Clerk: not long at all. In the meantime, let me show you a handbag that looks great with your outfit 5.
F: I could use a new bag.(我可能买)
M: I could use an eager beaver(勤恳工作的人) like her.
Q: How did Mr. Hale describe the sales clerk?
A: As eager.


1 coupon
n.息票,配给票,附单
  • The coupon can be used once only.此优惠券只限使用一次。
  • I have a coupon for ten pence off a packet of soap.我有一张优惠券买一盒肥皂可以便宜十便士。
2 salmon
n.鲑,大马哈鱼,橙红色的
  • We saw a salmon jumping in the waterfall there.我们看见一条大马哈鱼在那边瀑布中跳跃。
  • Do you have any fresh salmon in at the moment?现在有新鲜大马哈鱼卖吗?
3 aisles
n. (席位间的)通道, 侧廊
  • Aisles were added to the original Saxon building in the Norman period. 在诺曼时期,原来的萨克森风格的建筑物都增添了走廊。
  • They walked about the Abbey aisles, and presently sat down. 他们走到大教堂的走廊附近,并且很快就坐了下来。
4 perfectly
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
  • The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
  • Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
5 outfit
n.(为特殊用途的)全套装备,全套服装
  • Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
  • His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。
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