在今天的商务英语播客节目中, 我们将研究带访客参观您的办公室或工厂的语言.
人们参观工厂并参观的原因有很多. 他们可能是想要了解产品产地的潜在客户, 或者总部的某个人正在视察, 或者它可能是官方检查，以确保您遵循政府或内部标准. 如果你的工作就是带团游览, 你需要确保一切顺利. 因此，在今天的节目中，我们将研究引导人们游览并指出感兴趣区域的语言.
我们将聆听 Ingrid 带着 Carl 参观生产 GC 清洁产品的工厂. 卡尔来自 GC 总部，他正在视察英格丽工作的工厂. 他的工作是确保公司的工厂全部符合标准并有能力处理未来的订单. 对话框开始时, 卡尔已经到达工厂并见到了英格丽德, 谁准备好开始旅行了.
听力问题
1) 卡尔 一天中的什么时间到达进行他的旅行?
2) 洗涤剂生产线存在什么问题?
3) 报纸在这家工厂的洗涤剂生产中起什么作用?
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In this Business English Pod episode we’re going to look at making a project progress report during a meeting.
All managers need written progress reports from their staff, but it is often necessary to make a verbal progress report during a meeting. A verbal report can be thought of as a combination of a presentation and a question and answer session.
When making a progress report, you’ll need to start with the overall status of the project, and then go on to explain how much of the work has been completed, at what stage the work is now, what remains to be done and, 当然, what problems might have arisen. Because the format is “live”, people may interrupt to ask questions or make comments and you should be sure of your facts when you go into the meeting.
We’ll be listening to Angela, who works in the Operations department of her company. Blaine & Co. They plan to move to a new head office and the renovation, or preparation, of their space is currently underway. Angela has visited the new office and spoken with the key people on-site. 对话框开始时, she is called upon to give a verbal report on the progress of the renovation.
听力问题
1) What did Angela do to prepare for this meeting?
2) Will Blaine & Co. be able to move as planned?
3) Where will Blaine & Co. get money to cover the extra costs?
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In this Business English Pod lesson on business travel, we’ll be looking at how to deal with security checks.
In recent years getting through the security check at the airport has become a chore. In some cities, the whole process can take fifteen to twenty minutes or more. This includes standing in line, sending your bags through the X-ray machine, and walking through a metal detector, which “detects” or finds any metal you might have hidden on your body. Most security checks thus require passengers to take metal items out of their pockets and put them on a tray – or flat container – to send through the X-ray machine. Some countries – notably the United States – may even insist that passengers remove their coats and shoes.
And of course it’s not just airports that have high security – more and more tourist attractions are “beefing up” or increasing their security too. So negotiating security checks is a good skill to practice.
在这一集, Honesto and Alan are on their way home. They arrive at the airport late, so they are anxious about missing their flight. When the dialog begins, they have checked in to get their boarding passes. Now they need to go through security.
听力问题
1. At the beginning of the dialog, what does the security officer ask passengers to do?
2. What problem does security find with Alan’s baggage?
3. Alan has to leave an item behind at the security check. 它是什么?
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For many people, visiting a café or coffee shop is a normal part of business travel, if not everyday life. Not only are coffee shops a good place to get a cup of espresso, they are also a great location to have a quick meeting with a customer, take a short break, 和 – most importantly for the business traveler – get online to check your email. Many cafés are now equipped with WiFi, or wireless internet. So while you sip on your latte or your mocha, you can surf the web and keep connected.
But despite people’s attempts to make WiFi services user-friendly, or easy to use, they are sometimes difficult to connect to. 那么在这节课中, we’ll not only look at ordering coffee, we’ll also practice troubleshooting an internet connection.
对于今天的课程, we’ll be rejoining our friend Honesto as he stops by a coffee shop at the airport. We’ll hear to Honesto ordering a drink and attempting to connect to the café’s WiFi. 当你听, 尝试回答以下问题.
听力问题
1) What kind of drink does Honesto order?
2) What “deal” does the coffee shop offer Honesto?
3) Why can’t he get online?
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我们之前讨论过如何通过电话与您认识的人进行约会 (BEP 119), 但是如果您还没有遇到这个人或与他们建立关系呢？? 在今天的商务英语播客中, 我们将研究如何与潜在客户联系，以及, 在线的另一端, 我们将研究可用于礼貌地拒绝信息咨询或会议要求的语言.
我们在上一集中已经见过Viva Fashions的Mario. 现在，马里奥（Mario）想与DeBourg Brands拥有的一系列美国商店的首席买家见面，但, 在此刻, 他甚至都不知道买家的名字. 马里奥将“推销”该公司，看看能否联系到买家. 第一, 他需要一个名字, 然后他需要尝试与买家交谈以进行预约.
听力问题 – 第一次通话:
1) 马里奥采用什么技术从琼那里获取信息?
2) 您为什么认为琼同意帮助马里奥?
听力问题 – 第二次通话:
1) 为什么马里奥提出请求后一直说“谢谢”而不是“请”?
2) 马里奥在说明通话原因时使用哪种语言, 以及为什么?
3) 在整个对话中, 马里奥使用非正式语言来最小化他的要求. 你能举几个例子吗?
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