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初级新编剑桥商务英语听力部分
LISTENINGSCRIPTS
Module1
1.1Whatdoesyourjobinvolve?
JanetGoodmorning,everyone.I’dliketowelcomeyoualltothissessionaboutpublicspeaking.Myname’sJanetCoyte,andI’llbeyourtrainerfortodayandtomorrow.Icanseeyournamesandthecompaniesyouworkforonyourbadges,butI’dlikeyoutosaysomethingaboutyourjobsandresponsibilities.Katherine,wouldyouliketostart?
KatherineCertainly.Hi,I’mKatherineAlessiandIworkforMarfilSolutions.I’mamanagementconsultant.MarfilSolutionsgivescompaniesadviceontheirmarkets,organizationandprocesses.Iinterviewclients,identifyproblemsandsuggestsolutions.
MarkMorning.Myname’sMarkJenkins,I’masalesrepforSoapHeaven,Ivisitcustomersandleaveproductsamples.Ilookfornewcustomers,andIsupportmycompany’scustomerservicedepartment.
KostasHello,I’mKostasHadavas.I’mthepersonalassistanttothemanagingdirectorofacompanycalledAthensDailyMenu,whichprovidescateringservices.IarrangetheMD’stravelandaccommodationforbusinesstrips,Iorganisehismeetings,andIdealwithcorrespondence.
SuzanneGoodmorning.Myname’sSuzanneWilkes.I’mthechieffinancialofficerofacompany,P&BEurope,whichdesignsgadgetsandgifts.I’mresponsibleforthecompany’saccounts,Iadvisethemanagingdirectoronfinancialmatters,andIcontrolthemoneythatcomesinandgoesout.
CarmenHello,I’mCarmenSelles,I’mthequalitymanagerinacompanythatproducescarseatsandinteriors.IarrangeandcarryouttestsofourproductsandIdealwithcustomers’complaints.Oh,thenameofthecompanyisCarSpek.
1.2Whatdoesyourjobinvolve?
IHello.MayIintroducemyself?
Myname’sIanandIworkintheAsia-Pacificdivision.
HNicetomeetyou,Ian..Myname’sHenryandthisismycolleague,Sarah.
SHello,Ian.DoyouworkintheSydneyoffice?
INo,notatthemoment.MybossisinSydney.ButI’mbasedinSingapore.
HLook!
There’sMichelleoverthere.She’sbasedsomewhereinAsia.Ican’trememberwhereexactly.Doyouknowher?
IYes,we’reonthesameprojectthisyear.She’sinSingapore,too.
HAh,luckyyou.She’sreallybeautiful-andclevertoo.
IYes,Iknow.It’sarealpleasuretoworkwithher.
SWell,IthinkI’llleaveyouboystodiscuss….work.
HOh,Sarah,you’renotjealous,areyou?
SNo,I’mnot…Michelle,howlovelyitistoseeyouagain.
1.3Whatdoesyourjobinvolve?
IWhat’syourname?
KKostasHadavas.
IHowdoyouspellyoursurname?
KH-A-D-A-V-A-S.
IWhatdoyoudo?
KI’mthepersonalassistanttothemanagingdirectorofAthensDailyMenu.
IWho’sthemanagingdirector?
KHisname’sGeorgosSolomos.
IWhatdoesyourjobinvolve?
KIdealwithclients,andIorganisemeetingsandevents.
IDoyouwritereportstoo?
KYes,Ioftenwritereportsandmemosforourstaff.
IDoyouworkonlyintheAthensarea?
KNo,wedon’t.WeworkinotherpartsofGreecetoo.
IHowdopeoplereacttoyou,man,doingthisjob?
KSometimestheyaresurprised,butitisn’tusuallyaproblematall.
IDoyoulikeyourjob?
KYes,Ilikeitalot.
IWhydoyoulikeit?
KBecauseI’malwaysbusy,andbecauseofthevarietyofthingsIdo.
Module2
2.1Newprojects
VHello
SHi,Vicky.
VHi,darling.HowarethingsinBrazil?
SPrettygood,Andwithyou?
VFine.Whereareyoucallingfrom?
SMyhotelinFortaleza.It’sonthenorth-eastcoast.
VIsitnicethere?
SYes,thesceneryisamazing.
VAndwhatareyoudoinginFortaleza?
SI’mwokingontheplansfortheshoppingcentre.Whatareyoudoingrightnow?
VOh,it’ssunnytoday,soI’mworkinginthegarden.
SAndwhatarethechildrendoing?
VThey’rewatchingTV.No,that’snotright.Tommy’splayingonhiscomputer,andEmma’swithherfriends,Ithink.
SGood.Andareyoudoinganythingnicethisweekend…
2.2Arrangingameeting
DDavePrakash.
MHi,Dave,it’sMartina.Listen,IneedtodiscussthedesignsforthenewR300serieswithyou.Whencanwemeet?
DIcan’tmakeittoday,I’vegotmeetingsallday.HowaboutMondaymorning?
MI’mvisitingthenewplantonMondaymorning,buttheafternoonisOK.
DI’mprobablytakingtimeoffintheafternoon,acturally.
MOk.Letmesee…areyoufreeonThursday?
DNo,I’mvisitingclientsonThursdaymorning,andI’mflyingtoPragueonThursdayafternoon.
MAreyougoingtothetradefair?
DYes,that’sonFridaymorning.I’mcomingbackonFridayafternoon.,Look,whataboutTuesday,forlunch?
MNo,I’mmeetingthesalesteamonTuesdayandit’sanall-daything.ThatleavesWednesday.
DWednesdaylooksOKatthemoment,butdon’tforgetthestrategymeeingat10o’clock.
MOh,that’sright,I’mgoingtothattoo.ButI’mfreeafterthat.Howdoes12.30sound?
Wecouldhavelunch.
DGreat,wecantalkandeatonWednesday.NowImustrun.I’vegotameetingwiththeFinanceDirector.
2.3Arrangingameeting
BFelix,areweplanningtogototheNewDirectionsBookFairthisyear?
FYes,Ithinkso.It’salwaysagoodevent.Weusuallymakelotsofnewcontacts.Whenisit?
BIt’sinJunethisyear.It’sonThursdayandFridaythe21stand22nd.
FOh,justasecond.Aren’twegoingtoHelsinkithatweek?
BNo,theHelsinkiconferenceisinJuly.
FOhyes,that’sright.Fine,let’sgototheBookFair.
BThere’saspecialreceptiononthe21st.
FIsitanlunchtime?
BNo,it’sintheeveningan8o’clock.
FSoundsgreat!
Canyougeteverythingorganised?
BNoproblem.I’llconfirmourattendance.
Module3
3.1
Ourguesttodayon‘songsofmylife’istheentrepreneurMarthaLaneFox,ofthemassivelysuccessfulcompanylastminute..Withherbusinesspartner,BrentHoberman,MarthaLaneFoxstartedlastminute.inBrent’slivingroom.Theideawassimple-awebsitesellinglateflightsandlatehotelbookings.ThecompanygrewveryquicklyandexpandedfromtheUKintoFrance,GermanyandSweden.Theyboughtothertravelcompanies,andaftersixyearstheyhad1,400employees.Lastminute.wentpublicin2000,andthesharesinthecompanyincreasedtheirvalueby40percentintwodays.MarthaLaneFoxleftthecompanyin2003.Truetoherentrepreneurialspirit,shewantedtostartmorenewcompanies.Martha,it’sapleasuretohaveyouhereinthestudio…
3.2Companystructure
ParkerElectronixisbasedinFleet,inthesouthofEngland.Weareleadersinhardwareandsoftwaresolutionsforsatellitetechnology.Myuncle,JohnParker,foundedthecompanyinthe1960s.OurlastestproductisanewprogramforopticalinstrumentsfortheEuropeanSpaceAgency.Ourengineersareinvolvedinallofthestagesofaproject,fromplanningtothefinalperformancevalidation.Theindustrialdepartment,supervisedbyGerhardKulzer,providesregularcertifiedtrainingforitsstaff.TheR&Dactivities,supervisedbyRossBenton,areessentialforallfutureapplications.Wehaveaworkforceof60employeesandaturnoverof$7.5million,Now,letmeintroduceArnaudGamage,ourcontracts&purchasingmanaging.Arnaudwillexplaintoyou…
3.3Companystructure
…andnowIwouldliketoturntothefinalsectionofthereport.Asyoucansee,lastyearwasanexcellentyearinproduction.Thefirsttwoquarterswereratherslow,butasaresultofnewordersfromAsia,ourproductionrosedramaticallyinthethirdandfourthquarter.Thissituationwasreflected,ofcourse,inoursalesforlastyear.Westartedtheyearinastrongposition,butinthesecondquarterworldwidesalesfellsharply.Thiswasaresultofthehighpriceofoil.However,asImentionedearlier,newordersfromAsiameantthatsaleswentuptotheirpreviouslevelbytheendoftheyear.Lookingnowattheshareprice,Iamdelightedtoannouncethatlastyearwasalsoanexcellentyearinthisrespect.Thesharepricerosesteadilyforthefirsttwoquarters,anditremainedsteadyatitsmaximumfortherestoftheyear,Allinall,lastyearwasaverypositiveyear…
3.4Examspotlight,ListeningTestPartOne
1
MHello,Janet.DidyousendthoseletterstoourItaliansuppliers?
FYes,Isentthemon13June.Letmecheck….No,sorry.Isentthemonthe14th.
MGreat,thanks.
2
M1Thenewmanagementhavedecidedtoinvestinstafftraining.
M2Oh,really?
Iknewnothingaboutthat.Whatdotheywantustodo?
M1Theywantustoimproveourperformancewhenpresentingandnegotiating,andmakethemostofourcomputerskills.Somebodyhascomplainedthatourcomputersareoutofdateandsoareourskills!
M1Yes,Ithinkthey’reright.Personally,Ineedtoworkonhowtopreparemypresentations.
M1Metoo.Let’sstartwithpresentationskills,then.
3
ThisistheansweringmachineforBentonFactoryOutlet.WeareopenMondaytoWednesdayfrom9.00amto6.15pm.OnThursdayandFridayweareopenfrom9.00amto7.15pm.WeareclosedonSaturdayandSunday.
4
F1HerearetheP&Wlogostheagencyhasjustsent.
F2Mm,letmesee…Ilikethecolours…
F1Whatabouttheshapes?
F2I’mnotverykeenonsquaresorrectangles.
F1So,doyoupreferthisone?
F2Yes,thecircleisnice.
5
M1OurbookingfortheMagicChildrenExpohasbeenconfirmed.
M2Excellent!
Nowwehavetoorganisethestand.Bytheway,whereexactlyisthestand?
M1Letmehavealook.I’vegotthefaxhere.It’snumber18inHallJ.
M2Ah,that’sthesamehallaslastyear.
M1Yes,butlastyearourstandwasnumber80.
6
M1Theexhibitionwentbetterthanlastyear.
M2Yeah,I’mreallyglad.Itwasagreatsuccess-especiallyforus.
M1Thereweremorepeoplethanlastyear.I’vegotthefigures-yes,15,312.That’salotmorethanlastyear.
7
ThesaleswereverygoodinDecember.ThenwesawtheusualdecreaseinJanuaryandFebruary,andwerecoveredabitinMarch.
8
FHello,thisisJaneHowellfromConferenceRoomnumber4.
MHowcanIhelpyou,MsHowell?
FWeaskedfor120bottleso