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BEP 187 – 社群: 舉辦晚宴 1

商務英語, ESL 播客, 社群, 旅行 /

這是兩部分中的第一部分 商務英語播客課程 on hosting a dinner party for overseas visitors.

Have you ever had the good fortune to be invited to someone’s home during a 商務旅行? Perhaps it was a client or a prospective client. Maybe it was a colleague or potential business partner. And have you ever had the opportunity to have overseas visitors in your own home?

These are great chances to get to know the people you do business with. You are engaging with people on a personal level and building better relationships. And it’s important to do that right. The language you use, either as a host or a guest, requires great care.

在今天的課程中, we’re going to hear a conversation among four people. Grace and Lee are on a business trip to their company offices in California. During their trip, they have been invited to visit the home of a work colleague, Tanya. Tanya and her husband, 標記, are hosting a dinner for the two guests.

This is a perfect situation to learn some important aspects of English. We’ll look at how to make people comfortable, how to show interest in others, how to refuse offers politely, and how to show modesty. These are all essential skills when you sit down to dinner with colleagues or clients.

聽力問題

1. What does Grace say is usual on business trips?
2. What is interesting about Tanya and Mark’s home?
3. What is Grace hoping to do if they finish their work on time?

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BEP 186 – 航空旅行: 轉機航班

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歡迎回到 商務英語播客 as we continue to look at the language and vocabulary of air travel.

Air travel relies on a very complex system of scheduling. 不幸, that means that travel plans don’t always work perfectly. The possibility of problems goes up whenever you have one or more connecting flights. What if one airplane is late? What if your bags aren’t transferred properly to your next flight? What if the connecting airport has delays?

Problems happen, and you need to be prepared to deal with them. This is what we’ll be looking at in this lesson. 上次 (在 BEP 185), we heard Robert check in for a flight to London, with a connecting flight in Chicago. Everything went smoothly at check-in. Robert stated his destination, checked his bags, chose a seat, and confirmed his gate and timing. But his connecting flight was scheduled to leave soon after he arrived in Chicago. 由於這個原因, a delay in landing has ruined Robert’s travel plans.

Today we’ll hear Robert trying to work through the problem of a missed connection. He needs to work out a solution so that he can get to London for an important meeting the following morning. 要做到這一點, he’ll need to explain his problem, express urgency, make special requests, work through options, and agree reluctantly.

聽力問題

1. Why did Robert miss his connecting flight?
2. What solution does Robert request from the ticket agent?
3. What does the ticket agent remind Robert about?

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BEP 185 – 航空旅行: 辦理登機手續

商務英語, ESL 播客, 中級英語, 旅行 /

在今天的商務英語Pod課程中, we’re going to look at language and vocabulary related to air travel, particularly checking in to your flight at the airport.

You’ve probably been in this situation before. You are taking a trip, either for business or pleasure, and you’ve already reserved your ticket. It’s the day of your flight, and you’ve packed your suitcase and another bag that you want to carry with you onto the plane. You make sure you have your passport and wallet, and you catch a taxi to the airport.

What’s the first thing you have to do when you get there? You need to “check-in,” as we say. So you find the correct airline desk and wait in line. 最後, it’s your turn to talk with the ticket agent. What is she going to ask you about? What information do you need to give her? And what information is she going to give you? This is what we’re going to talk about today.

在今天的課程中, we’ll hear a conversation between Robert and a ticket agent. Robert is traveling to London on business. He and the ticket agent have several things to discuss before he can go through security and get on the airplane.

聽力問題

1. What is Robert concerned about regarding his suitcase?
2. Where does Robert want to sit?
3. Why does the ticket agent recommend going through security immediately?

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BEP 176 – 英語慣用語: 賭博習慣用語 (部分 2)

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歡迎回到商務英語播客觀看我們的兩部分系列的第二集 英語賭博成語.

任何時候我們用金錢冒險, 我們在賭博. 無論是卡牌遊戲, 賽馬, 或骰子遊戲, 我們賭錢希望贏得更多. 商業也涉及用金錢承擔風險, 正因如此，賭博成語在商業中變得非常普遍. 它們在投資領域尤為常見. 如果你考慮一下, 在紙牌上投注很像進行高風險投資.

對於今天的課程, 我們將繼續研究賭博習語並探索它們在商業討論中的使用方式. 當您聽對話時, 您可能會聽到一些新的短語. 記下這些表達，我們將在匯報中回顧它們並解釋它們的含義以及如何使用它們.

在我們的最後一集中, 我們聽到凱文和丹談論投資他們的錢. 凱文喜歡投資股票, 但丹通常更喜歡更安全的方法. 然而, 凱文告訴丹他剛剛發現了一個可能非常有利可圖的投資機會. 今天, 我們會聽到凱文試圖說服丹接受一些風險並抓住機會.

聽力問題

1. 為什麼凱文對名為 Golem Mining 的公司感到興奮?
2. 凱文對丹必須投資的金額有什麼看法?
3. 丹最終決定對投資機會做什麼?

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BEP 175 – 英語慣用語: 賭博習慣用語 (部分 1)

商務英語, 商務英語詞彙, 商務習慣用語, ESL 播客 /

這是兩部分中的第一部分 商務英語 Pod 系列習語 與賭博有關.

由於賭博涉及金錢和風險, 我們在商業中使用賭博成語並不奇怪. 動詞「gamble」本身很常見. 我們經常談論在一個想法上「賭博」金錢或「冒險」意味著冒險. 另一種很常見的方法是“賭,」 既可以當動詞，也可以當名詞. 當我們賭博, 我們「下注」金錢，希望能贏並拿回更多的錢. 在某種方式, 生意是一大賭注.

用英語, 賭博成語來自幾種常見的賭博類型. 紙牌遊戲, 尤其是撲克, 和賽馬給了我們最地道的表達, 但我們也從骰子和彈珠等遊戲中得到一些.

在本課中, 我們會聽到凱文和丹之間的對話, 正在談論投資的兩位同事. 凱文積極投資股市, 而丹則比較謹慎，通常會規避風險.

聽力問題

1. 哪個人認為運氣在投資中很重要?
2. 股市崩盤時凱文做了什麼?
3. 談話結束時凱文想告訴丹什麼?

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