1 基础商务英语第六集Unit 8 Part1 （步入商界 - 带人参观公司）Unit8 Part1 Showing visitors around the company 一、 New words and expression_rs生词和短语short visit 短期访问 /短暂停留show sb. around 带某人参观guided tour （有导游的）游览freeway 高速工路（美）motorway 高速工路（英）conference room 会议室video 电视的 /视频的stereo sound 立体声slide 幻灯片innovative 革新的、新颖的option 选择components 零件、部件greenfield site 新发展区hi-tech production line 高科技生产线under licence in-house conference facilities intersection 交叉口（美）junction 交叉口（英）一、 Dialogue（一）EDWARD GREEN: Phil, thanks for coming. 爱德华格林：菲尔，谢谢你的来访。PHIL WATSON: I m sorry I m late. 菲尔沃森：对不起，我迟到了。EDWARD GREEN: No problem. 爱德华格林：没关系。PHIL WATSON: The traffic was very bad. 菲尔沃森：交通太糟糕了。EDWARD GREEN: You have been here before, haven t you? 爱德华格林：你以前来过，对吧? PHIL WATSON: Once. A very short visit to Don Bradley s office. 菲尔沃森：来过一次。 就用很短的时间参观了一下堂布拉德利的办公室。EDWARD GREEN: Perhaps I could show you around after the meeting. 爱德华格林：或许会后我可以带你四处看看。PHIL WATSON: Yes, please. 菲尔沃森：好，有劳了。EDWARD GREEN: I ll give you the guided tour. 爱德华格林：我会带你参观的。CLIVE HARRIS: Thanks for going to Southford Components yesterday. 克莱夫哈里斯：谢谢 你昨天亲临Southford Components。DON BRADLEY: It was no problem. 堂布拉德利：没什么。CLIVE HARRIS: I want to keep Derek working on Big Boss. 克莱夫哈里斯：我想要德里克不要停下“大老板”。So what did you think of the Southford set up? 你认为南佛的布置怎样? DON BRADLEY: This is their sales brochure. 堂布拉德利：这是他们的销售手册。They seem quite competent. 看起来很有竞争力CLIVE HARRIS: Where is it? 克莱夫哈里斯：在什么地方? DON BRADLEY: It s just by the freeway near intersection eight. 堂布拉德利：就在八号立交桥附近的高速公路旁。It s in a large Greenfield site in a new development. 就在新发展区的商场。CLIVE HARRIS: Who did you see there? 克莱夫哈里斯：你都见了谁? DON BRADLEY: I had a long meeting with the C.E.O .（Chief Executive Officer) 堂布拉德利：我和他们的总裁开了个长会。They have excellent robotics and a hi-tech production line. 他们的机器人技术很棒，有一条高科技生产线。CLIVE HARRIS: It looks impressive. 克莱夫哈里斯：看起来很不错。DON BRADLEY: There are their R & D laboratories. 堂布拉德利：他们有研发实验室。They have a very big budget. 预算很大。They commit five percent of their profit to that department. 他们把 5%的利润都投到了这个部门。And they re doing some very innovative work in solar energy. 他们在太阳能方面做了些创新的工作。CLIVE HARRIS: Okay, so what s the down side? 克莱夫哈里斯：好的，那么不好的一面是有那些? DON BRADLEY: Well, I m slightly unhappy about a couple of things. 堂布拉德利：哦，我对几件事不是很满意。They are expensive. 他们有些贵。2 We could buy in components cheaper from another source. 我们可以从其他供应商那里买到更便宜的部件。And they do supply a lot of companies, including one or two of our rivals. 他们确实为很多公司供货，包括一、两个我们的竞争对手。However they took me out for an excellent lunch! 不过，他们带我去吃的午餐确实不错！CLIVE HARRIS: So what do you think? 克莱夫哈里斯：那你认为怎么样? DON BRADLEY: Well, I can see that they re a strong option, 堂布拉德利：哦，我认为他们是个强有力的选择，but I am seeing a couple of other suppliers next week. 不过下周我会见几个其他的供货商。CLIVE HARRIS: Well, let s wait and see. 克莱夫哈里斯：那就等等看。CLIVE HARRIS: Come in. 克莱夫哈里斯：近来。EDWARD GREEN: Sorry to interrupt but Phil is here with the designs. 爱德华 格林：抱歉打断了你， 不过菲尔带着设计过来了。DON BRADLEY: Okay, I m coming right now. 堂布拉德利：好的，我马上来。HOTEL RECEPTIONIST: I m very sorry about Ms. McKenna s booking. 宾馆接待员：麦凯纳女士预订的事，我很抱歉。It s my fault. 是我的错。How stupid of me. I didn t check. 我真笨，没检查一下。ASSISTANT MANAGER: Don t worry about it, Samantha, but please be careful in the future. 助理经理：别担心，萨曼塔，但今后要细心。KATE MCKENNA: Sorry to interrupt , 凯特麦凯纳：对不起，打扰一下，but before I go, I would like to speak to someone about conference facilities. 在我离开之前我想了解一下会议设施。ASSISTANT MANAGER: Of course. Let me show you what we can offer. 助理经理：当然。让我来向你展示我们能做什么。How many people are involved? 有多少人？KATE MCKENNA: I need to arrange a day s presentation to about sixty agents. 凯特麦凯纳：我需要安排约60 人的演示，时间是一天。ASSISTANT MANAGER: Have you time now to look at our facilities? 助理经理：你现在有时间看一下我们的设施吗？KATE MCKENNA: I ve ten minutes.Could we do it fairly quickly? 凯特麦凯纳：我有10 分钟的时间。我们能不能行动快点? ASSISTANT MANAGER: Of course. You say you need a room for sixty people? 助理经理：当然。你说要60 人的房间 ? KATE MCKENNA: Yes, that s right. 凯特麦凯纳：是的。ASSISTANT MANAGER: And it s a presentation, isn t it? 助理经理：是做演示，是吧？Here s our main conference room. 这是我们的主会议室。It has excellent projection facilities. 有很好的放映设备。We have full stereo sound, video, 35 mm slides. You name it, we have it. 我们有立体声、视频及35 毫米幻灯片。只要你说出来，我们都有。KATE MCKENNA: How much is this for the day? 凯特麦凯纳：那一天是多少钱? ASSISTANT MANAGER: We have a standard rate of $900 per half day which includes coffee and biscuits. 助理经理： 我们标准收费是900 美元半天， 包括咖啡和饼干。KATE MCKENNA: That s quite expensive. 凯特麦凯纳：那很贵啊。ASSISTANT MANAGER: Perhaps we could work something out. 助理经理：也许我们可以再商量。Shall we go back to my office? 去一下我的办公室怎样? Dialogue（二）EDWARD GREEN: Phil, thanks for coming. PHIL WATSON: I m sorry I m late. EDWARD GREEN: No problem. PHIL WATSON: The traffic was very bad. 3 EDWARD GREEN: You have been here before, haven t you? PHIL WATSON: Once. A very short visit to Don Bradley s office. EDWARD GREEN: Perhaps I could show you around after the meeting. PHIL WATSON: Yes, please. EDWARD GREEN: I ll give you the guided tour. 二、 answer t