2018年BEC商务英语口语练习:与同事周末去玩
Ⅰ.核心学习:Weekend away with Colleagues 与同事周末去玩 Steve: I am so tired of the city life. 史蒂夫:我很厌倦城市生活。 Mike: Do you mean all the long hours at work as well as the noise and bustle of the big smoke? 迈克: 你是指工作时间很长以及嘈杂的声音和飞驰的浓烟? Steve: Got it in one my friend. 史蒂夫:没错,我的朋友。 Mike: How about we suggest that we all go away for a company outing to somewhere rural? 迈克: 我们建议公司里所有的人去乡下某个地方玩玩,怎么样? Steve: That sounds like an interesting idea. Where could we go? 史蒂夫:这想法听起来很有意思。我们可以去哪? Mike: Well we live in this huge city, so how about we go somewhere that is the complete opposite? 迈克:嗯,我们住在大城市里,因此我们要去一个截然不同的地方,怎么样? Steve: Do you mean somewhere in the countryside? 史蒂夫:你是指农村? Mike: Yep - let’s find a small village and spend the weekend away. 迈克:没错―我们去找一个小村子,然后在那里度周末。 Steve: Cool! And it will be even better if we can convince the taskmaster to pay the bill! 史蒂夫:酷!如果我们能说服头儿掏钱,那就更好了! Ⅱ.单词简析 1) Bustle: moving quickly 飞奔:快速移动 ex:Sometimes the hustle and bustle of the city just gets me down, so I escape to somewhere slower and quieter. 有时候城里熙熙攘攘的景象让我觉得很沮丧,所以我要逃到一个节奏慢点、安静点的地方。 2) Outing: a trip away 外出:旅行 ex:One of the best ways to refresh yourself is to have an outing somewhere completely different. 恢复精力最好的方法之一是到一个截然不同的地方旅行。 3) Rural: the opposite of urban, the countryside 乡间:城市的反面,农村 ex:The majority of Chinese people live in rural areas and not in big cities. 大多数的中国人生活在农村而不是大城市。 4) Taskmaster: your boss, the person who tell you what to do 头儿:你的老板 ex:I can’t go out for a beer tonight because my taskmaster wants me to finish an important report. 今晚我不能去喝啤酒,因为我的上司想让我完成一份重要报告。 相关资料
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