Mike出差刚回来,被时差折磨得痛苦不堪,向同事Larry咨询缓解时差的好办法。Larry说, Larry: Some people take herbal medicine, but there's really no solid proof that it works. Some people take sleeping pills and try to sle

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 商务礼节美语

公司副总裁Lisa找到销售部经理Frank. Lisa: Frank, we just got our sales figures in and the numbers are very disappointing. What's going on here? Frank: I haven't actually seen the new figures. How far have we fallen? L: We were in sixth pla

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公司副总裁Lisa找到销售部经理Frank,商量如何提高产品销量。 Lisa: What about our pricing? Are we competitive? Frank: Actually, we are roughly 15% more expensive than our closest competitors. But it's going to be hard to cut cost

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Bob向一家软件公司订购的软件没按时到,Bob要求赔偿,但是对方热线客服Gloria却坚持说是Bob一方取消了订单。Bob生气地说: B: Look...if you review our file you'll find that we are long-term loyal customers who

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Daisy在公司走廊上跟同事Johnny打招呼。 Daisy: Hey Johnny, good to see you! How have you been? I haven't seen you in almost a month. Johnny: Eleven days, six hours, 21 minutes, and let me see....twenty something seconds. D: Umm....eleven w

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Daisy和Kathy听说同事Johnny戒烟,很替他高兴。Kathy问Johnny是怎么戒的。 K: What's worked so far? J: Well, for starters, I saw a doctor who specializes in helping people quit smoking. The doctor recommended a therapy group that meet

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Patricia去找同事Kelly。 Patricia: Hey, Kelly...the boss just called me into his office. You and I have to go to Macau for a meeting with our international marketing department. The meeting is on a Friday afternoon so I was thinking we could spen

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Patricia和同事Kelly要去澳门出差,准备去赌场试试手气。另一个同事John提到,自己有个朋友嗜赌成性,倾家荡产。Patricia问: P: So what happened to Joe? How is he holding up? J: Joe is in Gamblers Anonymous righ

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Emily问同事Lisa要不要一起吃饭。 Emily: Hey Lisa...want to grab lunch with me? Lisa: Sure, Emily. We haven't done that in a while. E: Yeah...actually, we haven't hung out at all recently. You seem sort of under the weather. Is there somethi

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Lisa告诉同事Emily新年过后准备辞职,因为她觉得眼下的工作很无聊,没有升职的机会,她还说: Lisa: The other problem is that I think the company is really set in its ways. Emily: What do you mean? L: In other words,

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Jimmy因为天性腼腆,所以每逢社交活动,一律能推就推。同事Brad和Pam努力说服Jimmy, 因为social networking是事业发展一个不可缺少的环节。Pam说, P: You know, I'm not such a big fan of company events myself. I

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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

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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

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中国雇员Kathy要去美国考察,她找美国同事Mark了解美国文化,以免在待人接物的时候在礼节方面闹笑话。 K: If I'm using public transport...should I give up my seat if I see elderly people? M: Yes. I think that's pro

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中国雇员Kathy忧心忡忡地去找美国同事Mark请教。 K: Hey Mark...do you mind if I ask you a couple of questions? Mark: No problem, I've got time. K: Great! Well, I'm going to Seattle for half a year. I'm attending a course at a universit

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i 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

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来自中国的雇员Sue跟男同事Pete和女同事Julie一起去吃饭。三个人谈到了东西方的迷信。Sue说, S: What about walking under a ladder? What's wrong with that? J: You know, I'm not really sure! But it's probably a good idea

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来自中国的雇员Sue跟男同事Pete和女同事Julie一起去吃饭。 Pete: Hey Sue! Don't walk under that ladder...it's bad luck! Sue: Julie, Is he serious? Julie: Kind of. There is an old tradition in the West that says it's bad luck. S: You

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Paul和Sara夫妇俩跟老朋友Jesse和Miika一起吃饭。 P: It's so good to see you guys! It's been forever! M: We should try to set a monthly dinner date...we've missed you! S: So what's new? J: Tracy just turned four. She's growing ridiculously

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Paul和Sara夫妇俩人跟老朋友Jesse和Miika 一起吃饭,Jesse刚失业,打算回去完成硕士学位。 P: But that's gonna take you at least two years to finish! J: Actually, I can do it in 10 months by online correspondence course. M: Yo

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