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EnglishatWork汇总
Episode10:
Thebrainstorm
Episode13:
TheImperialLemon
Narrator:
Hello,welcomebacktotheofficesofCitrusVentures!
(brokencomputer+murmurofpeopleatmeeting,asproceedingshave
beeninterrupted)
Anna'spresentationtoMrLimeandhiscolleaguescontinues...Well,
almost!
Hercomputerhasjammedandthepresentation,alongwithher
notes,arefrozen.
Anna:
Ohno,thisisterrible!
Narrator:
Anna,you'regoingtohavetomanagewithouttheslideshowornotes.Just
talk!
Anna:
Justtalk!
Justtalk!
Youjusttalk!
WhatonearthamIgoingtosay?
My
mindisblank.
Narrator:
Trytorememberthekeypointsyouwantedtoshare,andgivethemone
byone.Ifyoucan,givesomefactsthatsupporteachpoint.Forexample:
TipTopTradingisgrowingfast–ournumberofclientsdoubledlastyear.
Usephraseslikethis:
Thecompanyhasastrongtrackrecordof...
Letmesharewithyou...
TheImperialLemon'skeystrengthsare...
Anna:
OK.Ahem!
(murmursdiedown)
Sorryaboutthat,I'lljusthavetocontinuetalkingwithouttheslideshow.
So,ahem....TipTopTradingisgrowingfast–ournumberofclients
doubledlastyear.Thisisbecauseourcompany-
Narrator:
Yes,buttrynottobarkoutinformationlikearobot.Lookpeopleinthe
eye,slowdownandtrytobemoreconversational….oh,andsmile!
Anna:
(moreconversationally)TipTopTradingisgrowingfast–ournumberof
clientsdoubledlastyear.Thisisbecauseourcompanyhasastrongtrack
recordofreliabilityandbecause,thankstonewtechnology,ourfruitsare
moreandmoreconvincing.Ourbananashavewonawardsforbeingthe
mostauthentic-lookingfruitsinEurope.
WeareveryhappythatCitrusVenturesisalreadyamongourclientsand
wehopetobuildonthatbyofferingyoumoreexcitingnewfruits.
Letmesharewithyouourlatestproduct:
(soundofunzippingofabag)
theImperialLemon.
(impressedmurmurfromtheaudience)
TheImperialLemon'skeystrengthsareitsdesignandflexibility.Itis
madewithrevolutionaryfaux-orange-premium,laser-curve-definition
technology...(fadeout)
Narrator:
WhatanexcellentperformancefromAnna.Shefocussedonsomekey
points,supportedthemwithfactsandstructuredheranswerclearly.She
alsomanagedtorelaxandsoundmorenatural.Sheusedthesephrases:
Thecompanyhasastrongtrackrecordof...
Letmesharewithyou...
TheImperialLemon'skeystrengthsare...
Let'sfast-forwardtoafterthemeetingtoseeifshegetsanorder.
Anna:
…sothankyouforyourtime,Ihopeyou'reimpressedwithourImperial
Lemon.
MrLime:
FantasticAnna,fantastic!
Anna:
Thankyou.
MrLime:
Those...lemons–wow.I'dliketoputinanorderforthreehundred
thousandrightaway.
Anna:
Ofcourse.
MrLime:
Now,what'syourdirectphonenumber?
Narrator:
Goodwork.Although,Imustsay,MrLimeseemsjustasexcitedabout
Annaasheisaboutthelemons.Hmm....watchoutAnna!
Untilnexttime!
·ListeningChallenge
Question:
WhatdoesAnnasayarethekeystrengthsoftheImperialLemon?
Answer:
Itsdesignandflexibility.
Episode14:
Telephonetell-tale
Narrator:
Hello.We'rebackatTipTopTrading.AnnaisverybusydealingwithMr
Lime'sbigorderforImperialLemons.
(phonerings)
Anna:
Yes?
...Who?
...Ican'thearyou.Mrwhat?
What?
MrWho?
Idon'tknow,
youtellme.Oh,youareMrHu...H-U:
Hu.Er...No,Tom'sbusy.Callback
later.Bye.(hangsup)Tom,MrHucalledyou.
Tom:
MrHu-
Anna:
MrHu:
H-U
Tom:
Anna,MrHuisaveryimportant-
(phonerings)
Oh!
Whatnow?
!
(answers)Yes?
Tom:
(tohimself)I'mgoingtohavetotalktothebossaboutthis.
Anna:
No.I'mbusy,givemeyournumber,I'llcallyoulater.Yep,yep,6...8...
thanks.Bye!
(hangsup)Right,nowwherewasI?
Paul:
Anna,couldIhaveaword?
Anna:
Yes.(toherself)Ohhh,hemustwanttotellmehowpleasedheiswiththe
CitrusVenturesdeal.
(doorclosing)
Paul:
Now,Anna...biscuit?
Anna:
Thankyou.
Paul:
I'malittlebitconcernedaboutsomething.
Anna:
(toherself/whispering)"I'malittlebitconcerned..."Doesn'tthatmean
somethingbad?
Narrator:
Yes,Anna,Paulisusingapoliteturnofphrasetosayheisunhappyabout
something.Let'sseewhathe'sgottosay....
Paul:
Ithinkyouneedtoworkonyourtelephonemanner.
Anna:
Workonmytelephonemanner?
Narrator:
Itmeansthewayyoutalkonthephoneisnotgoodenoughandyouhave
toimproveit–toworkonittomakeitbetter.
Paul:
Perhapsyoushouldthinkabout…
Narrator:
Perhapsyoushouldthinkabout–that'sapolitewayoftellingyoutodo
something!
Paul:
Anna,areyoulisteningtome?
Anna:
Yes,sorry,Iwasjustsortof,err,talkingtomyself.Couldyourepeatwhat
yousaidplease?
Paul:
Right,I'llstartagain.Isaid:
I'malittlebitconcernedaboutyourtelephone
manner.Youneedtoworkonthewayyouspeaktoclients.Perhapsyou
shouldth