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商务英语听说Unit8BusinessVisits

Unit8

BusinessVisits

PartAIntensiveListening

Phonetics

Directions:

Listenandtickthewordyouwillhear.Thewordwillbereadonce.

1.ebc.caused.curse

2.a.southb.thoughtc.soughtd.sound

3.a.holesb.wholec.horsed.host

4.a.foundb.foughtc.fourthd.fountain

5.a.loadb.lowc.lawd.loud

Dictation

Directions:

You’llheareightsentences.whenyouhearthefirsttime,repeatthesentencesandpayattentiontothestressesandtones.Thenlistenagainandwritethemdown.Checkyouranswerswhenyoulistenforthethirdtime.

1.Don’thesitatetoletusknowifyouneedanything.

2.Ourmanagersentmeheretoinviteyoutoourdinnerparty.

3.We’llbeveryhappyifyoucancometoourget-together.

4.Woulditbeconvenientifyoucancometoourget-together.

5.I’llbeexpectingyouat10:

45inmyoffice.

6.Iwon’tbefreeuntilnextWednesday.

7.Let’ssetadaytocontinueourtalk.

8.We’vearrangedourschedulewithoutanytrouble.

partBExtensiveListening

Dialogues

Directions:

You’llhear5shortdialoguesinthissection.Attheendofeachdialogue,onequestionwillbeasked.Boththedialogueandquestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Markthebestanswerforeachquestion.

1.W:

Didn’tyoutellTomaboutthemeeting?

M:

WhateverIsaytohimgoesinoneearandoutfromtheother.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Tomhastroubleinhisears.B.Tomdidn’tsayanythingatthemeeting.

C.Tomdoesn’tlistentohim.D.Tomhastroubleunderstandinghim.

2.M:

CanyoutellmewhattimeFlight318arrives?

W:

Yes,at6:

00p.m.,butithasbeendelayedfortwohours.

Q:

Whenistheairplanenowexpectedtoarrive?

A.6:

00p.m.B.8:

00p.m.C.9:

00p.m.D.Itisdelayed.

3.W:

Ican’tunderstandwhymyfriendisn’thereyet.Doyouthinkweshouldtrytocallherorgolookforher?

M:

Sheprobablyjustgottiedupintraffic.Let’sgiveherafewmoreminutes.

Q:

Whatarethesepeoplegoingtodo?

A.Checkthetimeofhightime.B.Gostandundertheclock.

C.Waitalittlelonger.D.Lookforthetrafficlight.

4.M:

Wasn’tourappointmentat10:

30?

W:

Itwas.ButIhadtobe15minuteslate.

Q:

Whattimedidthewomanarrive?

A.10:

00B.10:

30C.10:

45D.11:

15

5.M:

Wasn’tourappointmentat10:

30?

W:

Itwas.ButIhadtobe15minuteslate.

Q:

Whattimedidthewomanarrive?

A.10:

00B.10:

30C.10:

45D.11:

15

Conversation

ArrangingVisits

Directions:

Listentotheconversationandcompletethefollowingexercises.

WordsandExpressions

schedulen.时间表theGreatWall长城

garmentn.衣服thePalaceMuseum故宫

technologyn.科技placesofhistoricinterest古迹

scenicspot景点

Fisher:

YouhavegivenmealotofhelpsinceIcamehere.

Zhang:

Notatall.Wehaven’tdonemuch.Afterall,it’syourfirstvisithereandwe’dlikeyoutofeelathome.Ifthereisanythingspecialyouwant,youcanalwaystellus.

Fisher:

Thankyou.Ifyou’refreethisafternoon,I’dliketovisitsomefactories.

Zhang:

Thereisnothingscheduledafterlunch.Weintendtotakeyoutothegarmentfactory,ifyoulike.Therearevariousnewproductsondisplayintheirsampleroom.Theproductswillgiveyousomeideaofrecentimprovementsinqualityandtechnology.

Fisher:

That’swonderful!

Ihearmanyoftheirproductshavebeenexportedinlargequantitiestomanycountries.

Zhang:

That’strue.Ihopewecanhaveasatisfactorycooperationtogetherinthefuture.ArethereanyscenicsportsyouwanttoseeinChina?

Fisher:

Ifwehadtime,IwouldliketogototheGreatWallandthePalaceMuseum.

Zhang:

Let’sarrangetovisitthefactorythisafternoonandwewilldoourbesttotakeyoutoseetheseplacesofhistoricinterestsomeotherday.

Fisher:

That’sgreat.Thankyouverymuch.

SectionA

Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretureorfalse.Write“T”fortrueand”F”forfalseinthebrackets.

（F）1.Theyplannedtovisitthefactorytomorrow.

（T）2.Theyintendedtovisitafactoryproducinggarments.

（F）3.Thereareonlyafewnewproductsondisplayinsampleroom.

（T）4.Mr.WilsonwouldliketogototheGreatWallandthePalaceMuseum.

（F）5.Theproductswillshowrecentimprovementsinqualityandprice.

SectionB

Listentotheconversationagainandcompletethefollowingstatements.

1.YouhavegivenmealotofhelpsinceIcamehere.

2.Ifyou’refreethisafternoon,I’dliketovisitsomefactories.

3.Ihopewecanhaveasatisfactorycooperationtogetherinthefuture.

4.ArethereanyscenicspotsyouwanttoseeinChina?

5.Let’sarrangetovisitthefactorythisafternoon.

PartCListening&SpeakingIntegration

Conversation

AVisittoaSampleRoom

Directions:

Listentotheconversationandcompletethefollowingexercises.

WordsandExpressions

dazzlingadj.令人眼花缭乱的，耀眼的commissionn.佣金

springyadj.富有弹性的magpien.喜鹊

uniqueadj.独特的alargecollectionof大批，许多

antiqueadj.古老的offerfromstock报现货

tapestryadj.织锦，挂毯findareadymarket畅销

velvetn.丝绒，天鹅绒soundout试探

Liang:

Hereisoursampleroom.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutoursamplesdisplayedhere,I’dbegladtoexplainthemforyou.

White:

Thankyou.Youcertainlyhavealargecollectionofsamplecarpetshere.Whatadazzlingdisplay!

Liang:

Weareexportingawiderangeofcarpetstomanycountriesandthedemandisgettinggreaterandgrearer.I’msureourproductswillfindareadymarketinyourarea,too.

White:

Ithinkso.Chinesecarpetsareveryattractive.

Liang:

Yousaidit!

Thepointisthatthequalityofourcarpetisjustasgoodaswhatyou’llgetfromothersupplierswhileourpricesarenotashighastheirs.Mr.White,thiswayplease.Hereisapurewoolcarpets…oh,andthisoneishand-woven.

White:

Oh,thedesignsaresonice!

Andthematerialissoftandspringy.

Liang:

thisisthewell-knownBeijingstylecarpet.Itspatternisverypopularandthestyleisuniqueandantique.

White:

whataboutyourtapestries?

Liang:

thiswayplease,Mr.white.Wecansupplyyouwithvariouskindsoftapestries,suchaspurewoolandvelvet.Lookatthesetapestriesofdifferentpatterns.

White:

reallymagnificent!

Whatdoesthedesignmean?

Liang:

thedesignofamagpieonaplumtreebranchstandsforgoodluckandhappiness.Yousee,allthesearearefinepiecesofart.Andthevelvettapestriesareamongthemajorexports.Theyarewellreceivedwherevertheygo.Theyareourbestsellinglines.Whynotplaceatrialordertosoundoutthemarketpotential?

White:

yes,iwasthinkingofthesamething.Bytheway,howlongdoesitnormallytakeyoutoshipanorder?

Liang:

it'shardtosay.Itdependsonwhatyouchooseandthequantityyouwant.Anywaywealwayshonorwhatwepromiseinthecontract.It'sourprincipleinbusinesstocarryoutthetermsofourcontracttotheletterandstandbywhatwesay.

White:

thankyou,Mr.liang.Whatcommissiondoyouusuallypayforyourexports?

Weimportoncommissionbasis.

Liang:

thatcanbediscussed.We'llconsideritwhenwecometotheconcretebusiness.

White:

veryniceindeed.NowthatI'veseentheexhibits,IthinksomeoftheitemswillfindareadymarketinCanada.I'dliketogiveyourproductsatry,butyourdeliverymustmaintainthequalitystandardofyoursamples.Youknow,it'snoeasyjobtopushthesaleofanewproduct.Whencanwemeetagainformorespecificdiscussion,Mr.Liang?

Liang:

pleasecallagainanytimeyoulike.It'smypleasuretobeofhelptoyou.

White:

that'sverykindofyou.

Sectiona

Chooseonefromthefouroptionstocompletethefollowingstatements.

1.Thecommoditytheyaretalkingaboutatthebeginningis---------

A.Tapestriesb.Carpetsc.Bedspreadsd.Sheets

2.Thedesignofamagpieonaplumtreebranchstandsfor--------

A.Happinessb.goodluckc.wealthd.Bothaandb

3.Thetimetoshipanorderdependson--------

A.Qualityb.Quantityc.specificationd.size

4.Mr.Whitedoesbusinesson------

Afobb.Commissionc.lcd..cash

5.IntheconversationMr.Whiteintendstogivetheproductsatryin------

A.Americab.indiac.swissd.Canada

Sectionb

Workonthefollowingtask.Youmayborrowsomeideasfromwhatyouhavejustheard.

Visitingthesampleroom,Mr.WhitewasreallyinterestedinthebusinesscooperationwithMr.Liang'scompany.Thenextday,Mr.LiangandMr.Whitearegoingtohaveaspecificdiscussiononthetermsofpaymentaswellasthetermsofdelivery.Nowworkwithyourpartnerandroleplaythebothsidesrespectively.

Passage

Fordrougefactorytour

Directions:

listentothepassageandcompleteandthefollowingexercises.

Wordsandexpressions

Manufacture生产multiplex多元

Distribute分配approximately大约

Automobile汽车triumph成功；胜利

Continent大陆squarefeet平凡英尺

Affiliate使隶属于：

是附属于assemblyprocess装配过程

Welcometoourfordrougefactorytour

First,letmegiveyouabriefintroductionofford.Fordmotormanufacturesanddistributeautomobilesin200marketsacrosssixcontinents.Withabout300000employeesand108plantsworldwide,thecompanyhascoreandaffiliatedautomotivebrands.

ThefordrougefactoryislocatedinthesouthofDetroitatthemeetingoftherougeandDetroitrivers.Theoriginalrougecomplexisamileandahalfwideandmorethanamilelong.Theoriginalrougecomplexof93buildingstotals15767708squarefeetoffloorarea.Buildingsincludeplantsfortire-making,stamping,enginecasting,frameandassembly.

Ourfactorytourtodayhasfourparts:

First,youwilltakethehistoricdrivingtour.Buseswilltransportyouforanarratedtourpastfamouslandmarksandbehindthescenesofthismassivemanufacturingcomplex.Itwilltakeapproximately20to30minutes.

SecondistherarehistoricfootageviewingHereyouwillseeash