大家说英语 第471期:神秘礼物(2)

Oh, look at all the pretty gifts! 哦，看看这些漂亮的礼物！ Yes. They are all sizes and shapes. What do you think is in them? 是啊。各种尺寸和形状的都有。你觉得里面都会是什么？ Should we try to guess? 我们可以猜

大家说英语 第481期:庆祝圣诞节的不同方式

Christmas is an important holiday that is celebrated around the world. 圣诞节是一个全世界都会庆祝的重要节日。 You probably know about the food, trees and gifts. 你可能知道圣诞大餐、圣诞树和圣诞礼物。 You might kn

大家说英语 第480期:回家过节(2)

It's our last day of work before the holidays! 今天是我们假期前的最后一个工作日！ Yes, I'm excited for tomorrow. Are you ready for your road trip? 是的，我对明天感到很兴奋。你准备好你的公路之旅了吗？ I am, a

2013年ESL之商务英语 02 Going to Business School

Going to Business School Karla: I just heard that youre taking a leave of absence to go to business school. Is that right? Joaquin: Yeah, Ive been thinking about it for a long time, and have finally taken the plunge. I need an MBA to get ahead in my

2013年ESL之商务英语 05 Preparing a Professional Portfolio

Preparing a Professional Portfolio Melinda: Ta da! Im finally done with my portfolio. Do you want to see it? Chad: Sure. This portfolio has samples of your work, right? Melinda: It does, but its much more than that. Its a presentation of the highligh

2013年ESL之商务英语 03 Mergers and Acquisitions

Mergers and Acquisitions Marisol: What do you think of the big announcement this morning? Lamar: That our company is going to merge with McQ Corp.? From what Ive heard through the grapevine, this isnt a merger but a hostile takeover. Marisol: But the

2013年ESL之商务英语 08 Advertising in TV and Movies

Advertising in TV and Movies Victoria: [clears her throat] Congratulations are in order. I just scored a product placement for our brand in the latest McQuillanator movie. Thank you, thank you very much. Gerard: Really? Thats great! Will it have a pr

2013年ESL之商务英语 04 A Publicity Stunt

A Publicity Stunt Hank: Whats that for? Svetlana: This costume? Im planning a publicity stunt to get our store more business. Hank: You think that dressing up as a giant banana will get our store more business? Svetlana: We need to get media coverage

2013年ESL之商务英语 06 Forming a Union

Forming a Union Norma: What is this? Jimmy: Its a flyer for a meeting Ive called to talk about forming a labor union here. Norma: Here? Do you think the management will let us? Jimmy: They cant stop us. Were working longer and longer hours and we nee

2013年ESL之商务英语 07 Types of Meetings

Types of Meetings Susanna: All right, then. This meeting is over. Well meet again next week for a status update. Juan: Hey, do you have a few minutes to talk about tomorrows teleconference? Susanna: Sorry, Ive got to run. Im late for my departments w

2013年ESL之商务英语 10 Preparing a Speech

Preparing a Speech Lourdes: I need help. Valery: Sure, whats up? Lourdes: Im supposed to give a speech at the start of the conference next month and I dont know what to do. Valery: Its not that hard to plan out a speech. You start with an attention g

2013年ESL之商务英语 09 Preparing for the Busy Season

Preparing for the Busy Season Yuko: Whats all this? Reza: Were gearing up for the busy season. We dont want to get caught with our pants down like we did last season. Yuko: Last season, we had an unusual number of visitors because of the unseasonably

2013年ESL之商务英语 01 Insider Trading

Insider Trading Rita: I just got a hot tip from my brother to buy stock in McQ Corp. Rick: Your brother works for McQ Corp., doesnt he? Rita: Yeah, hes a director in the company, so he should know if something big is brewing. Rick: If hes a director

2013年ESL之商务英语 26 Giving Someone Your Recommendation

Giving Someone Your Recommendation Jimmy: My cousin Sal said that he put in an application for a job here. Suzanne: Yeah, thats right. Jimmy: Well? Suzanne: Well, what? Jimmy: Are you going to hire him? Suzanne: Im not sure. He doesnt have any experi

2013年ESL之商务英语 21 Ending Excessive Spending

Ending Excessive Spending Raphael: Sorry to be a buzzkill, but this gravy train weve been on is about to end. Kelly: What do you mean? Raphael: There have been a lot of complaints about our departments spending on extraneous things, and to quell the

2013年ESL之商务英语 20 Working With the IT Department

Working With the IT Department Whenever I have a technology problem at work, I try to solve it myself. Its not that I know a lot of about technology. In fact, the opposite is true. Im pretty much a computer illiterate, but I still try. Why do I bothe

2013年ESL之商务英语 22Working as an Intern

Working as an Intern Jonas: Hows your new job? Crystal: Its not a job exactly. Its an internship. Jonas: Oh, so youre working as somebodys lackey and getting paid a pittance. Crystal: No, not exactly. Im doing a lot of scut work and Im not getting pa

2013年ESL之商务英语 23 Listening to Motivational Speakers

Listening to Motivational Speakers Jamal: I really dread these annual management meetings. We usually have to sit through the most boring motivational speakers giving us pep talks. Cindy: I think youll be surprised by the person theyve hired to kick

2013年ESL之商务英语 24 Dealing With Rising Production Costs

Dealing With Rising Production Costs Giovanni: There are no two ways about it. We have to raise prices. Melanie: We cant. We already raised prices earlier this year. Doing it again risks alienating our customers. Giovanni: What else can we do? Our pr

2013年ESL之商务英语 25 Running a Family-Owned Business

Running a Family-Owned Business When I took over the family business three years ago, I didnt know what I was letting myself in for. My uncle, who ran the business before me, established a clear chain of command, which I thought would eliminate infig