2017年初级商务英语口语对话练习(2)
2017年初级商务英语口语对话练习(2) Ⅰ.核心学习:办公室午餐时间成文与不成文的规定 Michael: The boss has an errand for you. 迈克尔:老板给你安排了个活儿。 Billy: What is my task, sir? 比利:什么活儿啊? Michael: Scope out the city’s shopping malls and find out the best deals. 迈克尔:找出城里的大型购物商场,看看在哪家买最划算。 Billy: The best deals on what sort of items? 比利:买什么东西呀? Michael: Office supplies, of course. 迈克尔:当然是办公用品了。 Billy: I’m leaving now. 比利:那我走了。 Michael: Hold your horses. Don’t leave without finishing your report first. 迈克尔:慢着,别忘了先把你的报告写完再走。 Billy: Fine, I’ll finish, then go shopping! 比利:没问题。写完了我就去逛商场! Ⅱ.单词简析 1) Hold your horses : relax, wait a moment 等一会儿, 别着急 ex:Hold you horses, miss, you can’t go into the shopping center until 9AM. 小姐,请等一会儿,上午九点商场才开门。 2) Mall : an indoor multi-level shopping center 购物中心 ex:Kid who goes to the mall too much are called mall rats. 老去购物中心里瞎逛的小孩叫做“商场老鼠”。 3)Office supplies : items used in the workplace, pens, paper... 办公用品 ex:I am off to the mall to buy some office supplies, do you want to come? 我要去购物中心里买点儿办公用品,你跟不跟我去? 4)Run errands : do tasks, finish a small project, go out and do something 跑腿,办点儿事 ex:I have to run a few errands at the post office, do you want to come along? 我必须得去趟邮局办点儿事,你想不想一起去? 相关资料 |