2011年ESL之商务英语 19 Buying Office Furniture

19 Buying Office Furniture GLOSSARY catalogue a printed book with many pages containing photographs and writtendescriptions of items that are sold by a particular company * If you order clothes through a catalogue, its really important to know the co

2011年ESL之商务英语 25 Dealing With a Mistake

25 Dealing With a Mistake GLOSSARY miscommunication something that was said or written to mean one thing, butunderstood to mean something else; an instance of unsuccessful communication * Craig thought we were meeting at 7:00, but nobody else showed

2011年ESL之就医和人际交往 14 A Widespread Epidemic

14 A Widespread Epidemic GLOSSARY outbreak the moment when something begins to happen very suddenly,affecting many people * The outbreak of war caused panic in the streets. disease illness; something that makes a person sick* Dominic suffers from a r

2011年ESL之商务英语 07 Asking for More Time

07 Asking for More Time GLOSSARY status the current condition; the most up-to-date information about the quality,timing, or progress of something * All of the employees are supposed to send weekly reports on the status of theirwork. on schedule on ti

2011年ESL之商务英语 02 Outdoor Advertising

02 Outdoor Advertising GLOSSARY advertising campaign an effort to make people aware of ones products orservices and want to buy them by using many different kinds of relatedadvertisements * An advertising campaign designed to reach young consumers mi

2011年ESL之旅行交通购物 15 Talking to a Mechanic

15 Talking to a Mechanic GLOSSARY mechanic a person whose job is to maintain and repair cars or other types ofmachines * Do you pay a mechanic to change the oil in your car, or do you do it yourself? engine the inside part of a car that makes it move

2011年ESL之就医和人际交往 19 Admiring Someone from Afar

19 Admiring Someone from Afar GLOSSARY what I wouldnt give a phrase used to mean that one wants something verymuch, being willing to give a lot to have it * What I wouldnt give to have a few extra days of vacation from work! date a social meeting bet

2012年ESL之餐饮娱乐 17 Betting on Sports

Betting on Sports Peter: Look at this! I just won 2,000 smackaroos! Angela: Where did you get all that money? Peter: I won it betting on the game last night. I placed a small wager with high odds and won big. Angela: Wow, I always put money in the po

2012年ESL之商务英语 26 Working in a Factory

Working in a Factory Tony: The plant manager says that youre the new kid. Amber: Yes, its my first day. Tony: All right, youll be a line worker like the rest of us. Heres your workstation. What you have to remember is that output and productivity are

2012年ESL之日常生活 27 Dropping Out of College

Dropping Out of College Aaron: Mom, I have something to tell you and youre not going to like it. Margo: What is it? Aaron: Im dropping out of college. I want to get out into the real world and get a job. Im wasting time in school. Margo: Youll get a

2012年ESL之商务英语 05 Negotiating Price

Negotiating Price Justin: Hello. Rachel: Hi, Justin. Its Rachel from McQ Corp. Justin: Oh hi, Rachel. Did you get our bid for the job? Rachel: Yes, we did. We like your proposal, but we still need to come to terms on the price. Justin: Weve already g

2010年ESL之日常生活 01 Having an Open House

01 Having an Open House GLOSSARYreal estate agent a person whose job is to help other people buy and sellhomes, buildings, and land * We gave our real estate agent a list of the three most important things werelooking for in a new home: a short dista

ESL之日常英语 11 Living in a Condo or Co-op

11Living in a Condo or Co-op GLOSSARY exasperated frustrated; tired of something; angry that something continues tohappen over time; very annoyed* The caller became exasperated when we told her that there was nothing wecould do to fix her problem. ho

ESL之日常生活 06 Getting Older

06Getting Older GLOSSARY to lose (ones) train of thought to forget what one is saying, sometimes in themiddle of a sentence or idea* The director lost her train of thought in the middle of her presentation and hadto start over. senior moment a moment

ESL之旅行 08 Missing the Tour Group Bus

08Missing the Tour Group Bus GLOSSARY to talk to (oneself) to speak quietly to oneself, not expecting anyone else tohear* Sawyer shares an office with someone who always talks to himself, so its difficult for him to concentrate on his work. tour grou

ESL之旅行 05 Traveling by Train

05Traveling by Train GLOSSARY train station the place where trains stop in a city and passengers get on andoff the trains* We have to take Keiko to the train station at 4:20 for her 5:00 train. stop a place where a train stops to let passengers on an

2008年ESL之购物 18 Talking About Product Quality

26 Renting an Apartment GLOSSARY apartment manager a person whose job is to take care of problems in an apartment building, collect the rent, and find peopleto live in the building * When our toilet stopped working, we called the apartment manager. v

2014年ESL之餐饮娱乐 11 Becoming a Spy

Becoming a Spy Vaughn: Youve been reading that novel for hours. What is it? Sydney: Its a spy novel and its really good. Its about a man who is recruited by the C.I.A. to work in counterintelligence doing code breaking, but he becomes embroiled in th

2014年ESL之餐饮娱乐 07 Writing One’s Memoirs

Writing Ones Memoirs Oscar: Were thrilled that youll be publishing your memoir with our company. Youve had such an interesting life. Im sure youll have lots of titillating stories to tell. Liz: Well, my memoir will certainly have a lot of stories abo

2014年ESL之餐饮娱乐 09 Complimenting Your Host

Complimenting Your Host Anton: Jenny, youve outdone yourself. This is quite a spread. Jenny: Thank you. Im glad you approve. Anton: Approve? I think everything on this table looks exquisite and mouthwatering. Jenny: Thats nice of you to say. I wanted