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Kim跟朋友Anita一起去吃饭。Anita想跟公司要求涨工资,可是不知道怎么开口,Kim给她出主意。 I can present quite a bit of hard data to demonstrate my usefulness to the company. K: That's great! Then you have to figure out

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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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Bob给一家软件公司客户服务热线打电话,接电话的是Gloria. 大家注意听客户服务一上来该怎样说。 Gloria: Good afternoon and thank you forcalling GlobalCom's customer hotline. My name is Gloria...how can I be ofassistan

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Jane找上司Vincent, 可不是为了工作。 Jane: (knock knock) Hi, Vincent...got a second? Vincent: Sure, Jane...come in. Grab a seat. What's on your mind? J: Well, I know this doesn't fall under your responsibilities, but I really need some advi

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Jerry跟同事Paula和Will打招呼,注意听他们三人周末都干了些什么。 Jerry: Hey, Paula. Hi, Will. Did you have a good weekend? Paula: Yeah... I checked out that new 3-D movie. It's amazing what they can do with technologies these da

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Jerry跟同事Paula和Will聊天,说到telecommuting远程上班。 Paula说: Paula: Twenty years ago, many people thought that by this time, no one would be working in offices and everybody would have a more flexible schedule. W: Well, that cert

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