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Jumpintheshower,thatwillmakeyoufeelbetter,andI'

llmakeapotofstrongcoffee,butwhatdoyouwantforbreakfast?

Somethingsimple,howaboutthebagelandcreamcheese.

Noproblem.It'

llbereadybeforeyouare.

Youdon'

tbesosure.

Whywouldn'

tIbe?

Youhaven'

tbeatenmeyet.

True,butthereisafirsttimeforeverything.

Christ[kraist]n.[基督教]救世主（特指耶稣基督）

bagel[5bei^l]n.百吉饼（先蒸后烤的发面圈）

Situation2Breakfast

Ah,thecoffeesmellsgreat,isthatbagelready?

I'

mstarving.

It'

sreadyjustlikeitalwaysisandjustlikeItoldyouitwouldbe.

WhatwouldIdowithoutyou?

You'

rethebest.Takesasipofcoffee.Andthiscoffeeisprettygood,too.

Webothknowyoujustlikemeformycooking.

That'

snotso.Infact,I'

mtheonewhomadedinnerofthelasttwonights.

Oh,yeah,Iguessthatmeansit'

smyturntonight.

Onlyifyouwantto,Idon'

tmindcookingonceaday,especiallywhentheweatherisniceandIcanbarbecue.

OK,butlet'

sgetbacktobreakfast,canIgetyouanythingelse?

Alittlemorecoffeewillbegreat,withalittlemoresugarinitthistime,please.

Sure,doyouwantanotherbagelorsomefruit?

No,thanks,I'

mjustnotthathungryinthemorning,youknowthat.

Iknow,butIwasreadinginamagazinethatbreakfastisthemostimportantmealoftheday.

veheardthattoo,butIjustcan'

tforcemyselftoeatwhenI'

mnothungry.

Whydon'

tIpackyouasnackforlaterinthemorning,youcouldeatthemaroundtenwhenyougethungry.

sagreatidea.Ialwaysregretnoteatingbreakfastrightatteno'

clock.

WhatshallImake?

Howaboutabeer?

James,beserious.

OK,howaboutanappleandsomecheese.

sbetter.Justgivemeaminutetogetitpacked.

Takeyourtime,I'

mstillearly.

Situation3Drivingtowork

HereitisJames.Nowgetgoing,Idon'

twantyoutobelate.

Thanks,dear.I'

llbehomealittlelatetonight,remembertheclient.

OK,butcallifyouaregoingtobehomeafterten.

Iwill.Bye.

Bye.

Jamesgetsinthecarandleavesforwork.Heturnsonthenews.

News:

...andtherewasanaccidentonhighway99,atruckturnedoverblockingwestboundtrafficforabouttwomiles.Driversonhighway99westmightwanttotakelocalroadtoworkthismorning.Thecurrenttimeissevenforty-threeonthissunnymorning,andthetemperatureisseventy-sixdegrees,theweatherforecastforlatetodayismostlysunny,withsomecloudsformingintheafternoonandaslightchanceofshowersintheearlyevening,we'

llkeepyouupdatedwithmoretrafficandweatherthroughouttheday,butnowlet'

senjoyforty-fiveminutesofcommercial-freerockandroll.

Situatoin4TheGasStation

Damn,I'

malmostoutofgas.

Jamespullsintoagasstation.驶进

Attendant:

WhatcanIdoforyou?

Fillitupwithunleaded,please.Andcanyouchecktheoil,too?

A:

Sure,pal.朋友

Heopensthehoodandcheckstheoil.发动机罩

reaboutaquartlow,shallIputaquartinforyou.夸脱

Please.

Youknow,youcouldreallyuseanewsetoftires.Theonesyouhavearebadlyworn.Icoulddothatforyourightnow,itwouldn'

ttakemorethanthirtyminutes.

Andtheprice?

Well...thatdependsonhowgoodasetoftiresyouwant.

No,I'

mlateforworkanyway.I'

lljusttakethegasandtheoiltoday.Howmuchwillthatbe?

Let'

ssee.Forteenforthegasandtwo-fiftyfortheoilmakessisteendollarsandfiftycents.

Doyoutakecreditcards?

OnlyVisaandMastercard,notAmericanExpress.

Fine,hereismyVisa.

unleaded[Qn5ledid]adj.无铅的，不含铅的（汽油）

pal[pAl]n.<

口>

好朋友,伙伴,同志vi.结为朋友

hood[hud]n.头巾,兜帽,车蓬,引擎罩v.用头巾包裹,给...加罩,覆盖

quart[kB:

t]n.夸脱（容量单位）

worn[wC:

n]adj.用旧的,疲倦的vbl.wear的过去分词

Situation5ArrivingatWork

Steve:

Goodmorning,James.You'

reearly.What'

sup?

Morning,Steve.Earlyisright.I'

vegottwoimportantmeetingstoday,onewiththebossandonewithaclient.You'

reprettyearlyyourself,somethingimportant?

S:

Yeah,I'

mmeetingaclient,too.Someonefromabigcomputercompany,IthinktheirheadquartersareinTaiWan,butthisguyrunstheNewYorkoffice.

WangComputers.That'

smyclienttoo.ButIthinktheownerisaChinese-American,I'

mnotsureiftheyhaveanofficeinTaiWan.Iguesswe'

reworkingonthisaccounttogether.账单

Good.Totellthetruth,Iwasalittlescared.Theaccountisverybig.It'

sjusttoomuchworkforoneman.Say,whattimedoyoumeetwiththeboss,Mr.Barnes?

Ten-thirty.Why?

Iwasright.We'

reonthisaccounttogether.I'

mscheduledtomeetwithMr.Barnesatten-thirtytoo.

Wellthen,partner,let'

sgetbusypreparingsomethingforthemeeting.

Goodidea.Whereshouldwebegin?

Idon'

tknowaboutyou,butIalwaysbeginbigprojectsbygoingtothebathroom,andthenwithahotcupofcoffee.Canyouwaitforme?

Justhurry,I'

llgetthecoffeeready.

Thatsoundslikeanexcellentplan.

run[rQn]vt.管理

Situation6PlanningfortheMeeting

mback.

Hereisyourcoffee.Youfeelingbetter?

IfeellikeaChamp.Whereshouldwebegin?

Asalways,it'

sbesttobeginatthebeginning.WhathaveyoupreparedforyourmeetingwithWang?

Basically,Ijusthaveanoutlineofapresentationofourcompany'

snewsoftware.IthinkourproductishighqualityandthatpeoplefromWangwillrealizethatoncetheyhearadescriptionofit.

Well,James.Thatisalittletoosimple.Weknowtheproductisgood,butwehavetoconvincethemofthattoo.Luckily,Iputtogetheravediopresentationonmynotebookcomputerusingoursoftware.IftheylikethepresentationandIamconfidenttheywill,thenthatautomaticallymeanstheylikeourcompany'

sproduct.自动的

Steve,that'

swhyyouareatthetopofsales.Youthinkofeverythinginadvance.I'

mreallyjustacomputersoftwareengineer,IcanmakethestuffbutIcan'

tsellit.东西

Ofcourseyoucan'

t.That'

swhyMr.Barnesputustogether.I'

lltakecareofsellingthesoftware,andyoucanansweranytoughtechnicalquestionthatthepeoplefromWangmightask.I'

masbadatscienceasyouareatsales.

Steve,Youaretoomodest.You'

regreatatsales,butIknowyouknowsomethingaboutcomputerstoo.Istillrememberwhenwefirststartedworkinghere,youtaughtmeathingortwoaboutappleMacintoshcomputers.

SureIknowaboutMacs,butthat'

sbecauseIusedoneallthroughcollege.Plus,anydummycanuseMac.加上

Icouldn'

t.

Notatfirst.Butafteraboutthreedays,you'

realreadybetterthanme.

OK,Ok,soI'

macomputernerd.

champ[tFAmp]n.InformalAchampion.冠军

convince[kEn5vins]vt.使确信,使信服

confident[5kCnfidEnt]adj.自信的,确信的

modest[5mCdist]adj.谦虚的,谦让的,适度的

athingortwo一点

know[beupto]athingortwo（（口语））精明;

通达世故,有经验

learnathingortwo知道[学到]一点

show[tell]apersonathingortwo多少教人一点事物

nerdn.书呆子

Situation7TheSecretary

Areyousurethat'

sokay?

Imeanshedoesn'

treallyworkforme.Whatifshegetsangry.

Noproblem.Sheworksforme.AndyouandIareworkingonthisprojecttogether.Watchandlearn.

Stevepicksupthephone.

Lisa,couldyoucomeinhereplease?

Lisa:

Ican,butIwon'

t.It'

sonlyeightfifty-fiveandIdon'

tstartworkuntilnineo'

Well,Steve,Iguesssheknowswhoistheboss.

Veryfunny.We'

lljusthvetowaitforfiveminutes.That'

sall.

Whateveryousay.

Attwominutesafternineo'

Lisa,doyouthinkyoucouldcomeinherenow?

L:

Ofcourse,Mr.Dawson;

llberightin.Lisacomesintotheoffice.Whatdoyouneedsir?

CouldyoumakeMr.Goddardhereabouttwentycopiesofhisoutline.

Why?

Doesn'

thehaveasecretary?

Alittleangry.Ofcoursehedoes.Butwe'

reworkingonaprojecttogetherandIwouldreallyappreciateitifyouwouldjustcooperatewithmerightnow.

Allright,allright,youdon'

thavetogetmad.Doyousaytenortwentycopies?

Actuallytenwillbefine.It'

ssmallgrouptoday.

ButIsaidtwenty,somakeittwenty.

Yes,sir,Mr.Dawson.

Situation8MeetingtheBoss

Mr.BarnescallsSteveontheintraofficephone

Barnes:

Dawson?

Yes,thisishe.

B:

ContactGoddardandcomeuptomyofficeimmediately.Iwanttogoovertoday'

smeetinginadvance.

Mr.Goddardiswithmenow.We'

llcomeuprightaway.马上

StevetoJames.Well,thatwastheoldman.It'

sshowtime.Andhesoundsalittlenervous,whichmeanswehavetobeevenmorecareful.

llbeextremelycareful.Ijustdon'

twanthimtoyellatmeagain.I'

manengineer,notasecretary.

Becareful.Lisamighthearyou.Anyway,let'

sgo.

SteveandJamesgouptoMr.Barnes'

office,andthesecretarysendsthemin.Theyknockonthedoor.

Comein.

Goodmorning,sir.

Goodmorning,Mr.Barnes.Howareyou?

llbealotbetterafterthismeetingisover.Ihopeyou