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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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