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英语口语资料

HolidayPromotionIdeas

Mybossaskedmetocomeupwithsomeholidaypromotionideassothatwe

canmake inroads intothe gift-buyingmarket.Forustostaycompetitive,ourcompanyhastoincreaseretailsales forthisimportant salescycle.Mybossisexpectingsomeinnovative ideasfromme.

Sincewe’reanonlinebusinessandnotabrick-and-mortarstore,wecan’tjustputsignsinthewindowordoothertypesoftraditionaladvertising.Luckyforus,though,consumersareincreasingly computersavvy andare morelikelythanever tobuyonline.That’ssomethingwewantto capitalize on.

Likeothercompanies,we’rewillingto slashprices toattractholidayshoppers.Wehavealarge inventory andwedon’thavetoworryaboutrunningoutof stock.Thetrickis,howdoweincreasesaleswithoutresortingto gimmicks?

DressingupsalespeopletolooklikeSantaClausmayworkforsomebusinessesbutnotours.

I’mjusthopingthatIcancomeupwithsomefreshideasto jump-start thissalesseason.Iknowthatmybossis countingon me.

MakeInroadinto…打进市场进军…gift-buyingmarket礼品市场

Brick-and-mortarstore实体店（针对网店而言）computersavvy精通电脑的

Capitalizeon利用，运用slashprices杀价，砍价

Gimmicks花招，骗人的玩意儿jump-start发动，启动

HolidayDecorating

Nowthattheholidaysarehere,it’stimetodecorate thehouse.Everyyear,wealways goallout.Webuya Christmastree andthekidsdecorateitwithornaments thatwe’veboughtandmadeovertheyears,andwithsilverandgoldtinsel.Wealsohanga wreath onourfrontdoorandImakesurethatthere’smistletoe aboveeverydoor.Aroundthechimney,wehangour stockings,andwhenweget holidaycards fromourfriendsandneighbors,weputthemallaroundtheroom.

Outsideofthehouse,wehave lawnornaments thatweputinthefrontyard.Peoplewhovisitourhousewillsee snowmen （andsnowwomen）, reindeer,andofcourse, SantaClaus.Thebestpartisthe outdoorlights.I string themacrossthefrontofthehouse,aroundourtrees,andinourfence.WhenIturnthemallon,youcanprobablyseeourhousefrommilesaway. It’snowonderthat peoplecomefromallovertownjusttoseeourhouseatnight.IhavetosaythatIenjoytheholidayseasonasmuchasthekids...andmaybejustalittlemore!

decorate装饰goallout全力以赴

Christmastree圣诞树ornaments装饰品，饰物

tinsel金属箔饰物wreath花环

mistletoeholidaycard节日贺卡

outdoorlights室外装饰灯光string串成一串

3.GivingBadNewsandCondolences

Wendy.Herfatherwasinanaccidentandshewaswaitingtotalktothedoctor.

Doctor:

Hello,I’mDr.Johnson. Howareyouholdingup?

Wendy:

Oh,I’mfine.Isthereanynews?

Doctor:

Yes.Ihaveexaminedyourfather’s testresults and I’mafraid thenewsisn’tgood.Hisconditionhasdeterioratedrapidly,andIwantyoutopreparefortheworst.

Wendy:

You’renotsayingthathewon’t recover,areyou?

Doctor:

Wecan hopeforthebest,butyourfathermayonlyhaveafewdays.I’mverysorry.

Wendy:

CanIseemyfather?

Doctor:

Yes,ofcourse.

.......

TheworstdidhappenandWendy’sfather passedaway thefollowingweek.Atboththe wake andthe funeral,wealltriedto console Wendybysayingthingslike,“I’msorryforyourloss,”“Pleaseacceptmycondolences,”and“Mythoughtsarewithyouduringthisdifficulttime.”

The funeraldirector madesurethatthe funeralservice wentsmoothly.Theeulogy wasshortandIwentwithWendytothe burial.ItwasadifficulttimeforWendybuthopefully,havingherfamilyandfriendswithhermadeitmore bearable.

GivingCompliments

Afriendfromwork,Nia,askedafewofusovertoherapartmenttowatchthegamethisSundayandIwasreallynervous.I’vealwayslikedNiaandIwashopingwecould bemorethanfriends.Mybrother,Charlie,saidthatifIreallylikedher,Ishouldbesuretogiveherplentyof compliments whenIsawher.

IarrivedonSundayandknockedonherdoor.

Nia:

Hi,I’mgladyoucould makeit.You’rethefirstonehere.Makeyourselfcomfortable.

Sebastian:

Thanksandyoulookgreat.Red looksgreatonyou.

Nia:

Oh,thanks.It’snicetobeoutofworkclothes.CanIgetyousomethingtodrink?

Sebastian:

Sure.Whatareyouhaving?

Nia:

I’mjusthavingabeer.Wantone?

Sebastian:

Sure.Whata coolplace!

 Thisisareallynice apartment

Nia:

Hereyougo.Actually,IjustmovedinlastmonthandI’mstill decorating.But,that’sniceofyoutosay.

Sebastian:

Wow, nice picture.Didyoupaintthis?

Nia:

No,Ididn’t.SomeonenamedPicassodid.It’sjustacopy. Youknow,Ireallyappreciatethecompliments,butwhat’sup?

Sebastian:

Up?

Nothing.I’mjustgladtobehere.

Nia:

Well,I’mgladyou’rehere,too.Now, drinkup.Theothersshouldbehere anyminute.

Sebastian:

Sure. Cheers!

GivingOpinionsinaMeeting

Managerwasaskingforour feedback onimprovingourproduct.IhadafewideasandIwantedto getthemacross,butoneofmy colleagues was givingmeahardtime.

Marcelo:

 Inmyopinion,Ithinkthatweneedtolookatthequestionmorefromthecustomer’s perspective. Ireallyfeelweneedtodomoremarketresearch.

Ellen:

 Itendtothinkthat wehaveenoughinformationalreadyandit’stimetomakesomedecisions.

Marcelo:

Well, thewayIseeit,we’veonly scratchedthesurface ingettingtoknowourcustomers.Weneed togetinsidetheirheads ifwewanttoofferwhattheywantandaren’tgettingrightnow.

Ellen:

Youmayberight,but ifyouaskme,Ijustdon’tthinkit’sworthit tosinkmoretimeandmoneyintothetypeofmarketresearchyou’reproposing.It’sfarmorethanwhatothercompaniesaredoing.

Marcelo:

 That’spreciselymypoint. I’msurethat ifwecangetinformationthatothercompaniesdon’thave,we’llbe onestepahead.

That’swhenthemanagersteppedinandofferedheropinion.And,I’mhappytosay,she sidedwith me. 

GettingaDriver’sLicense

Jane:

Hey,Henry,youlookbusy.What’sthatyou'rereading?

Henry:

Oh,hi,Jane.I'mstudyingthedriver'smanual soIcanfinallygetmydriver'slicense.IjusthopeIcanrememberallthese trafficlaws.

Jane:

I’msureyou’llpassthetests withflyingcolors,especiallysinceyoucanmiss afewandstillpass.Justdon'tforgettobringyourglasseswithyousoyoudon’tfailthe visiontest.

Henry:

Yeah,Iknow.Ithinkthewrittentestwillbeokay,butI’mreallyworriedaboutthe roadtest.Inevertook driver’sed andI’mnervous behindthewheel.Mybrotherfailedhistestthefirsttimebecauseheforgot tosignal aleftturn,andthenhedidn't yield toa pedestrian.Healso screwedup onthe parallelparking.

Jane:

Itsoundslikehejustgotnervous.Abusy intersection isalwaystricky.Sowhen'syour appointment atthe DMV?

Henry:

NextTuesday.ButImightjustgoinearlierandtakethetestasa walk-in.

Jane:

Can'twait,huh?

Well,I'llletyougetbacktostudying.Goodluck!

Henry:

Thanks.Seeyouaround.

AGenerationGap

Carlos:

Belinda,maybeyoucanexplaintome.Myparentsstilldon’t get me.Igotacoupleof tattoos andthey freakedout.

Belinda:

Whyareyouaskingme?

Imaybeafewyearsolderthanyouare,butIdon’tunderstandparents anybetterthan youdo.They’rehopelessly behindthetimes.

Carlos:

Idon’treallyexpectthem tokeepupwith what’sgoingonrightnowortoknowanythingabout what’sin and what’sout,butIthoughtthey’dunderstandifIwantedto expressmyself.Theywere hippies intheirday.

Belinda:

Yeah,butbeingahippieisn’tthesamethingasbeinga hipster.Mostofthemjustdon’tkeepupwith popculture.Youknow,nowthatIthinkaboutit,I’mnotsurethat’ssuchabadthing.

Carlos:

Whatdoyoumean?

Belinda:

Canyouimaginegoingtothesame clubs asyourparents,oryouandyourparentsreadingthesame blogs?

Carlos:

Oh,thatwouldreally suck.Okay,you’ve madeyourpoint. Thingscouldbealotworse.

CorrectingMisunderstandingsatWork

Iworkinourcompany’sToledooffice.Iwasmeetingwithmy counterpart inourRaleighoffice.Iwastryingtoexplaintoherournewproposaltomakesomechangesinthe corporatestructure.But,itwasn’tgoingverywell.

Rory:

So,withthenewplan,themanagerswould reportdirectlyto theCEO?

Dean:

 That’snotquiteright.The localmanagerswouldreporttothe regionalmanagers,andtheregionalmanagerswouldbe supervised bythe COO.ThatwouldgivetheCOOmore oversight thanhehasnow.

Rory:

You’resaying,then,thatthemanagersaren’tbeingwellsupervisednow?

Dean:

No, that’snotwhatImeant. Wewereactuallythinking thatthenewplanwouldfreeuptheCEOtoworkon attracting newbusiness.

Rory:

So,youthinkthattheproblemiswiththeCEO.He’snotdoinghisjob.

Dean:

No, that’snotit atall. WhatI’mtryingtosayis thatweneedthisnewplanbecauseourofficehasexpandedsomuchinthepastyear.

Rory:

Well,Idon’treallyagreewithyou.IthinkthatboththeCEOandCOOaredoingafinejobnow.

Dean:

Ithinkwemay haveourwirescrossed.Let’ssetupameetingfornextweektotalkmoreaboutit.

Rory:

Okay. That’sfinewithme.

AnApology

Becky:

Curt.

Curt:

Oh,hi.

Becky:

CanItalktoyouforaminute?

Curt:

I’mreallybusyrightnow.

Becky:

Justoneminute.I promise itwon’ttakelong.

Curt:

Okay.Let’stalkoverhere.

Becky:

Curt,I’mreally sorry thatItoldJoycethatyouhada crush onher.WewerejusttalkinglastFridayanditjustslippedout.

Curt:

But,ItoldyouaboutJoyce inconfidence.

Becky:

Iknow.It’s totally myfault.Ireally regret sayinganything.IwishIcouldtakeitback.IjustwantyoutoknowthatI’mreallysorryandIhopethatyou’llacceptmyapology.

Curt:

 What’sdoneisdone.Iwasreally pissedoff whenIfoundoutthismorningbutI’m overit now.[cellphonering] Holdonasec.[longpause,mutteringinbackground] Guesswho thatwas?

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