Lewis要去美国芝加哥出差，想坐高铁去洛杉矶看家人，但同事Jay告诉他说，美国没有高铁，原因之一是坐飞机十分方便。 Lewis: So there's been no incentive to build super fast trains. Jay: Yeah, that's right. Al

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Suzanne 约朋友 Mickey 一起吃午饭。 Suzanne: Mickey! Good to see you! It's been too long! Mickey: Hi, Suzanne! you're right, it has been too long. S: Did you find something on the menu that interests you? Sorry I'm late for our lunch. Traffic

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晚宴结束，Jason跟同事Harold一起往外走。Jason说： Jason: That was a lovely party, wasn't it? Harold: Yes, it was. The food was pretty good, too. J: I was a little puzzled about something, though. H: What was that? J: At one point in ou

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礼节美语 Business Etiquette 258 Flying Business Class - 2

Cindy看到同事Wendy很开心的样子。 Cindy: So Wendy, are you flying non-stop? Wendy: Washington DC to Beijing...non-stop. Amy: Oh that's lovely. The thing I hate the most about traveling is layovers. You have to get off the plane...get all yo

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Marissa 早上一到办公室，就开始跟同事 Hank 发牢骚。 Marissa: I hate walking into our building in the morning! - All the smokers stand around the building's entrance puffing away....I can't take it! Sorry....I'm just a little bit work

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礼节美语 Business Etiquette 251 Investing 1

Steve找到同事Bob, 向他请教投资的问题。 Steve: Hey, Bob! You're a financial expert, aren't you? I hear you know a lot about investing. Bob: Well, I don't like to toot my own horn...but I did go to school for a few years to study stuff li

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礼节美语 Business Etiquette 253 Tipping 1

Lily在公司休息室看到同事Kyle和Jerry在聊天，上前打招呼。 Lily: Good afternoon, guys. Am I interrupting something? Kyle: Jerry and I were just debating the American custom of tipping. Jerry: Yeah, he's in favor and I'm opposed. L:

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Lily跟同事Kyle和Jerry在聊西方给小费的文化，Jerry是从中国来的，觉得美国给小费的习俗很不方便。Lily说， Lily: I can see how the custom might make visitors uncomfortable. I've heard stories about restaurant staff ge

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Marissa 和同事 Hank 正在讨论吸烟的问题。Hank 说，有不少研究都发现，涨价确实能起到一定的抑制作用，促使一部分人戒烟。Marissa 说， M: I see. The high prices act as the straw that broke the camel's back.

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礼节美语 Business Etiquette 261 Fear of Flying 1

Sean 在走廊上遇到同事 Mimi, 他一副忧心忡忡的样子。我们听听为什么。 Sean: Oh, man....I am not looking forward to this upcoming trip to Europe. Mimi: But Europe is amazing! You're going to Frankfurt, right? I've been there tw

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Sean 有飞行恐惧症，可他偏偏又是国际销售代表，需要经常旅行。同事 Mimi 开玩笑说，他可真是选错了职业。Mimi 说， M: You certainly picked the wrong profession! You are an international sales representative - t

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礼节美语 Business Etiquette 250 Cell Phone 2

Sue跟坐在隔壁的同事George聊天。 S: That's true...we might actually be making more work for ourselves by this constant need to stay in touch. G: If they allow cell phones on airplanes...we're going to have to hear even more hours of endless

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礼节美语 Business Etiquette 266 losing a job can be positive 2

Mickey刚失业，跟朋友Suzanne 一起吃饭，Suzanne 劝他说，这未必不是件好事。她说， S: Back at my old job there were some days where I barely used my brain at all! I just did the same thing over and over again. M: So what happe

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礼节美语 Business Etiquette 268 You Are What You Wear 2

Cathy 跟同事Adam 正在讨论，一个人的穿着是否会对他的精神状态产生影响。Adam 说， A: Have you ever heard the saying, clothes make the man? It might be truer than we imagine. C: When a police officer or firefighter puts on

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礼节美语 Business Etiquette 256 Sensitivity Training - Money 2

晚宴结束，Jason跟同事Harold一起往外走。Jason是从中国来的，对西方人交往时回避谈钱的问题感到不解，问这样做是不是为了不去刺激那些没什么钱的人。Harold回答说： Harold: Yes, I think you hit

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礼节美语 Business Etiquette 252 Investing 2

Steve找到同事Bob, 向他请教投资的问题，Bob觉得股市风险太大，那房地产呢？ Bob: Buying property is definitely something to consider. But just because prices have been going up for a long time doesn't mean they will always go

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Staircase Intonation So what is intonation in American English? What do Americans do? We go up and down staircases. We start high and end low. Every time we want to stress a word or an idea, we just start a new staircase. That sounds simple enough,

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Exercise 1-10 individual practice. Now lets see what you can do with the same sentence just by changing the stress around different words. Ill tell you which meaning to express. When you hear the tone

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