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BEP 187 – 社交: 举办晚宴 1

商务英语, ESL 播客, 社交, 旅行 /

这是两部分中的第一部分 商务英语课 on hosting a dinner party for overseas visitors.

Have you ever had the good fortune to be invited to someone’s home during a 商务旅行? 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.

在今天的课程中, 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, 坦尼娅. Tanya and her husband, 标记, 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.

听力问题

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: 转机航班

商务英语, ESL 播客, 中级英语, 旅行 /

欢迎回到 商务英语播客 当我们继续研究航空旅行的语言和词汇时.

航空旅行依赖于一个非常复杂的调度系统. 很遗憾, 这意味着旅行计划并不总是完美无缺. 每当您有一个或多个转机航班时，出现问题的可能性就会增加. 如果一架飞机晚点怎么办? 如果您的行李没有正确转移到下一个航班怎么办? 如果中转机场有延误怎么办?

出现问题, 你需要准备好应对它们. 这就是我们将在本课中看到的. 上次 (在 BEP 185), 我们听说罗伯特登记了飞往伦敦的航班, 在芝加哥转机. 入住时一切顺利. 罗伯特陈述了他的目的地, 检查了他的包, 选了一个座位, 并确认了他的门和时间. 但他的转机航班计划在他抵达芝加哥后不久离开. 由于这个原因, 着陆延误毁了罗伯特的旅行计划.

今天我们将听到罗伯特试图解决连接丢失的问题. 他需要想出一个解决办法，这样他才能在第二天早上赶到伦敦参加一个重要的会议. 要做到这一点, 他需要解释他的问题, 表达紧迫感, 提出特殊要求, 通过选项工作, 并勉强同意.

听力问题

1. 为什么罗伯特错过了他的转机航班?
2. Robert 向票务代理请求什么解决方案?
3. 售票员提醒罗伯特什么?

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BEP 185 – 航空旅行: 办理登机手续

商务英语, ESL 播客, 中级英语, 旅行 /

在今天的商务英语Pod课程中, 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. 最后, 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.

在今天的课程中, 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.

听力问题

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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