1、Englishpod1365完美打印Englishpod-1-365-完美打印版 作者: 日期: ElementaryDifficultCustomer(B0001)A: Good evening. My name is Fabio, Ill be your waiter for tonight. May I take your order? B: No, Im still working on it. This menu is not even in English. Whats good here? A: For you sir, I would recommend spaghetti a
2、nd meatballs. B: Does it come with coke and fries? A:It comes with either soup or salad and a complimentary glass of wine, Sir. B: Ill go with the spaghetti and meatballs, salad and the wine. A: Excellent choice, your order will be ready soon. B: How soon is soon? A: Twenty minutes? B: You know what
3、? Ill just go grab a burger across the street. ElementaryCallingInSick(B0002)A: Hello, Daniel speaking, how may I help you? B: Hi, Daniel, Julie here. A: Hi, Julie, how are you? B: Actually, Im feeling quite ill today. A: Im sorry to hear that. Whats wrong? B: I think Im coming down with the flu. I
4、have a headache, a sore throat a runny nose and Im feeling slightly feverish. A: I see. so youre calling in sick? B: Yes, I was hoping to take the day off to recover. A: OK, then. Try and get some rest. ElementaryDailyLifeHotelUpgrade(C0003)A: Good afternoon. What can I do for you? B: Id like to che
5、ck in please. I have a reservation under the name Anthony Roberts. A: All right R.O.B.E.R.T.S. Oh, Mr. Roberts weve been expecting you& and here is your keycard to the presidential suite. B: But there must be some mistake; my reservation was for a standard room. A: Are you sure? Let me double check.
6、 B: Yeah&Here, this is my confirmation number. A: Youre right Mr. Roberts, there seems to be a mixup, unfortunately were overbooked at the moment . B: So& A: Not to worry. Were pleased to offer you a complimentary upgrade. B: Presidential suite baby! ElementaryTheOfficeIneedanassistant!(C0004)A: .li
7、ke I told you before, we just dont have the resources to hire you an assistant. B: I understand that, but the fact is were understaffed. A: The timing is just not right. The economy is bad, and its too risky to take on new staff. B: Yeah, I guess youre right. heres an idea, what if we hire an intern
8、? She would take some of the weight off my shoulders. A: She? B: Yeah, you know, a recent graduate. She could give me a hand with some of these projects and we could keep our costs down. A: That sounds reasonable. let me see what I can do. A: Tony, Id like to introduce you to your new assistant. B:
9、OK, great! Lets meet her! C: Hi, Im Adam. B: Oh. hi. Im Tony. ElementaryDailyLifeCutInLine(C0005)A: I cant believe it took us two hours to get here. The traffic in New York is unbelievable. B: Yeah, but just relax honey, were here and were going on vacation. In a few hours well be in Hawaii, and you
10、ll be on the golf course. A: Oh no!Look at that line! It must be a mile long! Theres no way Im waiting for another two hours. B: Honey. dont. C: Hey man, the end of the line is over there. A: Yeah. C: No seriously, I was here first, and you cant cut in line like this. A: Says who? C: I do! A: So sue
11、 me! C: Alright.thats it. ElementaryTheWeekendRoadTrip(C0006)A: So, are we all ready to go? B: Yup, I think so. The cars packed; we have munchies and music, and the maps in the car. A: Did you get the camera? B: Got it! Did you fill up the tank? A: Yup, its all set. B: Youre sure were not forgetting
12、 anything? A: Im sure. weve got all our bases covered. B: Well& lets get going then! I love road trips! B: Um. do you think we can make a pit stop? A: But weve only been on the road for ten minutes. B: I know, but I forgot to go to the bathroom before we left. ElementaryTheOfficeVirus!(C0007)A: Oh g
13、reat! This stupid computer froze again! Thats the third time today! Hey Samuel, can you come take a look at my PC? Its acting up again. It must have a virus or something. B: Just give me a second; Ill be right up. B: I ran a virus scan on your computer, and it turns out that you have a lot of infect
14、ed files! A: But Im quite careful when Im browsing the internet, I have no idea how I could have picked up a virus. B: Well, you have to make sure that your anti-virus software is updated regularly; yours wasnt up to date, thats probably what was causing your problems. A: Ok. Anything else? B: Yeah,
15、 try not to kick or hit the computer! A: Um yeah& Sorry about that. ElementaryDailyLifeWhatsyournameagain?(C0008)A: Nick! Hows it going? B: Oh, hey. A: What are you doing in this neighbourhood? Do you live around here? B: Actually, my office is right around the corner. A: It was great to meet you la
16、st week at the conference. I really enjoyed our conversation about foreign investment. B: Yeah, yeah, it was really interesting. You know, Im in a bit of a hurry, but heres my card. We should definitely meet up again and continue our discussion. A: Sure, you still have my contact details, right? B:
17、You know what, this is really embarrassing, but your name has just slipped my mind. Can you remind me? A: Sure, my name is Ana Ferris. Dont worry about it; it happens to me all the time. Im terrible with names too. ElementaryTheWeekendSilenceplease!(C0009)A: Those people in front of us are making so
18、 much noise. Its so inconsiderate! B: Dont worry about it; its not such a big deal. A: Oh. I cant hear a thing! Excuse me, can you keep it down? C: Sure, sorry bout that! A: Someones phone is ringing! B: Honey, I think its your phone. Did you forget to switch it off? A: Oh, no! Youre right. Thats so
19、 embarrassing! C: Do you mind keeping it down? Im trying to watch a movie here! ElementaryTheOfficeDrivingSales(C0010)A: All right, people. Were holding this meeting today because weve got to do something about our sales, and we need to do it NOW! I want concrete solutions. How do you intend to driv
20、e sales. Roger? B: Well, in fact, were the most expensive in the market, so maybe we need to lower our prices to match the competitors? A: Lower our prices? Not very creative. Itll never fly with Swan. What kind of thinking is that? Geez. Anybody else have a better plan? Natalie? C: Um, perhaps, um,
21、 a sales promotion. Maybe a two-for-one offer, or something like that! A: What? Thats the same thing. Bad idea. Really bad idea. Dammit people come on! Think! The CEO will be here any minute. D: Do we have any ideas yet? C: Yes Mr. Swan, we were kind of considering a two-for- one offer to get more c
22、ompetitive. D: A two-for-one promotion? Hmm. I kind of like the sound of that. It sounds like something we should consider. A: Yeah, exactly. Just what I was thinking! In fact, thats a brilliant idea! Im glad we thought of that. Very creative. ElementaryDailyLifeNewGuyinTown(C0011)A: Oh, I dont know
23、 if you heard, but someone moved into that old house down the road. B: Yeah, I know. I met the owner of the house yesterday as he was moving in. His name is Armand. A: Really? Whats he like? You have to fill me in. B: Actually, hes a bit strange. I dont know. Ive got a bad feeling about him. A: Real
24、ly? Why? B: Well, yesterday I brought over a housewarming gift,but Armand started acting really weird, and then he practically kicked me out! I tried to, sort of, peek into his house, but everything was so dark inside that I couldnt really get a good look. A: Well, youll never guess what I saw this
25、morning. A delivery truck pulled into his driveway, and it dropped off a long, rectangular box. It almost looked like a coffin! B: You see! Why would he. C: Hello ladies. B: Ah, Armand! You scared the heck out of me! This is my friend Doris. C: A pleasure to meet you.If you are not doing anything to
26、night, I would like to have you both for dinner.I mean.I would like to have you both over for dinner. ElementaryDailyLifeCleaningtheHouse(C0012)A: Honey, the house is such a mess! I need you to help me tidy up a bit. My boss and her husband are coming over for dinner and the house needs to be spotle
27、ss! B: Im in the middle of something right now. Ill be there in a second. A: This cant wait! I need your help now! B: Alright, alright. Im coming. A: Ok, heres a list of chores we need to get done. Ill do the dishes and get all the groceries for tonight. You can sweep and mop the floors. Oh, and the
28、 furniture needs to be dusted. B: You know what, I have to pick something up at the mall, so why dont you clean the floors and Ill go to the supermarket and get all the groceries. A: Sure thats fine. Here is the list of all the things you need to get. Dont forget anything! And can you pick up a bott
29、le of wine on your way home? B: Hey, honey Im back. Wow, the house looks really good! A: Great! Can you set the table? B: Just a sec Im just gonna vacuum this rug real fast A: Wait! Dont turn it on. ElementaryTheOfficeOutOfControlSpending(C0013)A: OK, so now the last point on our agenda. Jill, lets
30、go over the profit and loss statement. B: Great. Well, the main issue here, as you can see, is that our expenses are through the roof. A: Lets see. These numbers are off the charts! Whats going on here! B: Well, um, sir, the company expenditures on entertainment and travel are out of control. Look a
31、t these bills for example. Just this month weve paid over twenty thousand dollars for hotel charges! A: OK, thank you. Ill look into it. B: The list goes on and on. Here, this is a bill for five thousand dollars for spa treatments! A: Thank you; that will be all. Ill take care of it. B: Look at this one sir, eight thousand dollars were s
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