2017年BEC中级口语练习:公司运营不佳
Ⅰ.核心学习:公司发生了糟糕的事 Billy: Howdy, how are you all doing? 比利:你好,你们都还好吗? Michael: We are just fine. How about you and your company? 迈克尔:我们都很好。你和你的公司最近怎么样? Billy: As well as can be expected. 比利:预见之中。 Michael: What happened? 迈克尔:发生什么事了? Billy: Can’t you guess? 比利:你不能猜猜吗? Michael: Did your company go bankrupt? 迈克尔:你的公司破产了吗? Billy: You hit the nail on the head. We went bankrupt. 比利:你说的一点没错。我们的公司关门大吉了。 Michael: I am sorry to hear that. 迈克尔:很难过听到这个消息。 Billy: Not as sorry as we are. 比利:没有我们那么难过。 Michael: Is there anything I can do for you? 迈克尔:我可以帮你什么忙吗? Billy: Now we are all in debt and unemployed. Can you lend us some money and help us find new jobs? 比利:现在我们都欠债累累而且失业在家了。你能借给我们一些钱并帮我们找到工作吗? Michael: I will do my best. I will try. 迈克尔:我会尽力而为。我会努力帮你们的。 Ⅱ.单词简析 1) A dime a dozen : common, easy to find 普通的,容易找到的 ex:Low-paying jobs are a dime a dozen. 要想找到一份低工资的工作是轻而易举的事情。 2) Bankrupt : to lose all of your money, be broke 破产 ex:Ned’s company is in bad shape. They are almost bankrupt. 耐德的公司经营状况很糟糕,他们几乎要面临破产的边缘。 3) Debt : to owe money, 债务,欠债 ex:My company is already in debt for one million dollars. I will do my best to pay you back. 我的公司已经欠了1百万美元,我会尽我最大的努力偿还你的钱。 4)Surplus : extra; too much 盈余,剩余 ex:Our store has a surplus of product. 我们的商店还有大量的产品积压。 5) You hit the nail on the head : yes, exactly 正确无误 ex:Yes, you are right, you hit the nail on the head. 是的,你对了,完全正确。 相关资料 |