礼节美语 Business Etiquette 206讲 De-stressing (3)

Claire最近工作上压力很大，同事Jim和Tina给她出主意，如何减压。Tina说， T: You really have to make an effort to relax, and each person is different. My husband swears by classical music. He goes and sits in his room, turns on

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 205讲 De-stressing (2)

Claire最近工作压力大，我们听听Jim告诉Claire该如何减压。 J: There are lots of options for dealing with stress. What do you find works for you? C: I have no idea. I've tried ginseng, herbal teas...nothing seems to work. J: Oh, look.

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 204讲 De-stressing (1)

Jim在走廊上遇到同事Claire，跟Claire打招呼。 Jim: Hey Claire, you've been really quiet these last few days. Is something wrong? Claire: I've been really stressed. It's the end of the year and I've got so much stuff to do! I feel like I'm

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 202讲 Continuing Education (1)

Lisa请Shirley吃饭，有事征求Shirley的意见。 Lisa: Hey, Shirley! Want to join me for lunch...my treat! Shirley: Wow! Sure! Lisa: I must confess I have an ulterior motive for asking you to lunch. S: Oh....that's OK....as long as you're buyin

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 201讲 Getting the point across (1)

A: Hey Sarah, are you all right? You look upset. S: As a matter of fact, I am a bit upset. I just came out of a meeting and it didn't go very well. A: What happened? S: No one would listen to any of my suggestions. Instead, they just kept arguing wit

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 200讲 Birthday Bucks (2)

Sarah向原来的同事 Amanda 诉苦，说刚换了新工作，就赶上三个人过生日，都要凑份子，感觉心理很不平衡。Amanda 劝她说， A: If I were you, I would just bite the bullet and hand over the money. First impressions a

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 199讲 Birthday Bucks (1)

Sarah转到新部门工作不久，在去吃午饭的路上遇到原来的同事Amanda. S: Hi Amanda, how are you? I've missed working with you and the whole gang since my transfer last week. A: We've missed you too. The office just isn't the same wi

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 198讲 IPO (3)

公司老板Jerry召集手下Lisa和Ken开会，商量公司上市的问题。Lisa问Jerry，是不是真的下定决心了。 L: But Jerry, have you really thought this through? You would essentially be giving up the company that your great-grandfat

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 197讲 IPO (2)

公司老板召集手下Lisa和Ken开会，商量公司上市的问题。上市有哪些风险呢？Ken说， K: Well, the day we offer stock for sale is the day we will see how much faith there is in our company. If people don't think we're very val

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 196讲 IPO (1)

公司老板召集手下Lisa和Ken开会，商量公司上市的问题。Jerry说， Jerry: Well, I've called you here today because we have to make a very important decision, one that affects the future of our company. As you know...we have been a p

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 195讲 Vote of No Confidence (2)

公司董事David和Ken谈话，觉得公司CEO Vincent不称职。David说， David: One of Vincent's biggest problems is his tendency to micro-manage everything. He sticks his nose into everything instead of leaving the day-to-day decisions to the

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 194讲 Vote of No Confidence (1)

公司董事会成员David找Ken谈话，显得很神秘。 David: Hey, Ken...I need to talk to you. K: Sure...what's up? D: Can we step into the conference room? This is a more private conversation. K: Sure... D: Ok...I'm just going to lay it all ou

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 203讲 Continuing Education (2)

Lisa请Shirley吃饭，说自己想回学校去读个硕士或是博士学位，征求Shirley的意见。Shirley说， Shirley: I got my Master's in Business Management. It's helped my career, but it took several years of hard studying. If I didn't h

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 216: Buying a Car (2)

Chris准备买辆新车，向同事Jason征求意见。 Chris: What do you think about this one? Here....take a look. Jason: I like it. It's quite stylish. But....it's also pretty small. C: That's OK. We are only a family of three. J: This model has

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 223: Body Language (1)

公司主管Andy向销售部门的Sara和James介绍咨询顾问Monica. Andy说， Andy: Both of you are among our company's top salespeople. But we can always improve, right? I'd like you to meet Vince Wolf...Vince is a business consultant specializ

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 222: Office Gossip (2)

Sally 跟同事Lisa和Mary议论办公室里关于Tom的传闻，说Tom 大搞婚外情，被老婆发现。Mary觉得，在办公室里议论这些不好，而且并不知道消息是否属实。Mary 问Lisa小时候玩没玩过一个叫打电话的游

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 221: Office Gossip (1)

Sally 早上遇到同事 Lisa, 马上凑上前去，很神秘地说： Sally: Did you hear the news about Tom and his wife? Lisa: No....what happened? S: Well, Jane told me that Tom has been having an affair! I heard his wife caught him at a hotel wi

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 220: Internet Security (2)

公司电脑系统遭到骇客入侵，Dylan跟同事Cory和Brenda一起讨论，Dylan说： D: We may never be able to trace the origin of this attack. But what we can do is work harder to make our systems impenetrable. B: Yes, a lot of people are q

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 219: Internet Security (1)

Dylan早上见到同事Cory和Brenda, 告诉他们公司出事了。 Dylan: Hey, Cory....did you hear about the break-in? Cory: No! Burglars broke in? Did they steal anything valuable? D: Actually, they might have gotten quite a bit of valuable infor

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 218: Attending a Black-Tie Event (2)

Jim要去参加一次公司庆典活动，特别正式。他问同事Gary，参加这种社交活动有哪些注意事项。 J: Have you ever been to a black-tie event? G: Twice actually....and to be honest, it was a bit boring both times. J: Aside f