My mother, I say. Its beautiful. Classic really. And in almost perfect balance with your profile. She has very clever fingers, he says. I had expected someone flamboyant, someone older trying desperately to look young, someone who viewed me as a piec
Cinna plans to light them on fire just before our chariot rolls into the streets. Its not real flame, of course, just a little synthetic fire Portia and I came up with. Youll be perfectly safe, he says. But Im not convinced I wont be perfectly barbec
In the deepening twilight, the firelight illuminates our faces. We seem to be leaving a trail of fire off the flowing capes. Cinna was right about the minimal makeup, we both look more attractive but utterly recognizable. Remember, heads high. Smiles
The Training Center has a tower designed exclusively for the tributes and their teams. This will be our home until the actual Games begin. Each district has an entire floor. You simply step onto an elevator and press the number of your district. Easy
Haymitch shows up just as dinner is being served. It looks as if hes had his own stylist because hes clean and groomed and about as sober as Ive ever seen him. He doesnt refuse the offer of wine, but when he starts in on his soup, I realize its the f
So, Delly Cartwright. Imagine finding her lookalike here. Hes asking for an explanation, and Im tempted to give him one. We both know he covered for me. So here I am in his debt again. If I tell him the truth about the girl, somehow that might even t
Chapter 3 The moment the anthem ends, we are taken into custody. I dont mean were handcuffed or anything, but a group of Peacekeepers marches us through the front door of the Justice Building. Maybe tributes have tried to escape in the past. Ive neve
PART II THE GAMES For a moment, the cameras hold on Peetas downcast eyes as what he says sinks in. Then I can see my face, mouth half open in a mix of surprise and protest, magnified on every screen as I realize, Me! He means me! I press my lips toge
能言善辩 ▲Are you worrying about the non-execution of the contract and non-payment on our part? 你是否担心我们不履行合同或者拒不付款? Of course not! 当然不! We must observe the contract and keep our words. 我们应当尊
Conclude and expand business 做生意和扩大贸易 A: Welcome to our company, Mr. White. My name is Yan Hua, the secretary of Mr. Wang. B: Nice to meet you! A: Would you like to have a cup of tea or coffee? B: Thank you, I'd like Chinese tea very
Make a product presentation 产品介绍 A: Thank you. I'm very glad to be here. As Ms. Tina said, the purpose of my presentation today is to familiarize you with the new EBP. As you probably know, BEP stands for Electronic Book Player. Our company p
Enter into business relations A: Good morning! My name is John White, import manager of the Garden Trading Company in New York. B: Oh, how do you do, Mr White? My name is Li Ming, here is my card. A: Nice to meet you, Mr Li. We have learned about tha
Price and quality 价格与质量 A: Steven, what's your idea of price? 斯蒂文先生,你怎么看待这个价格? B: The best we can do is $120 per case. 我们最高给到每箱120美元。 A: I'm afraid that's impossible. You can't expect
能言善辩 ●What do you think?/ What's your idea?/ Tell me what you think. 你怎么认为? ﹡That's a good idea. 是个好主意。 ﹡I'm sure we all agree with that. 我肯定大家都会同意的。 ﹡That's a very interesting idea. 那是一
World recession 世界经济衰退 A: Now people are talking about world recession, which started more than a year ago. Can you give us your personal assessment of the situation of the global economy? B: As you know, we are in a very special time. Th
能言善辩 ○What is your opinion about investment environment? / What do you think about the circumstance of investment? 你对投资环境有何看法? ●I think it is beneficial. 我认为是有益的。 □So we go ahead and borrow as much
Raise the capital 筹措资金 A: Where on earth are we going to borrow at 3%? B: We can borrow from a bank. The gross interest rate will be something like 7%. With corporate tax at, say, 30%, we are only paying on 50% of this. There is still inflati
Establish a joint venture 建立合资企业 A: I'm glad to meet you, Mr. Joey. B: Hello, Mr. Lie. I would like to discuss with you the feasibilities of establishing a joint venture with your company. A: That's excellent. Your investment proposal is
Some legal advice 法律建议 A: What can I do for you? B: Well, I'd like some legal advice. Jane and I are thinking of incorporating. So I want to find out what sort of legal procedure one follows in forming a corporation. A: You begin by applying
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