核心学习：Business Etiquette 商务礼节

　　Michael: What are you doing for lunch today Billy?

　　迈克尔：今天午餐你吃什么，比利?

　　Billy: I was going to have a desk-lunch.

　　比利：我准备吃办公桌午餐。

　　Michael: I didn't realize that you were so busy thesedays.

　　迈克尔：我不知道这些天你这么忙。

　　Billy: I want to catch up on some journal reading.

　　比利：我要赶着读一些杂志。

　　Michael: Well, I was going to ask you to do me a favor.

　　迈克尔：唔，我正要问你帮一个忙。

　　Billy: Sure buddy! Anything for a close colleague!

　　比利：没问题，哥们!愿为亲密的同事两肋插刀!

　　Michael: I have to take a client to a business lunch and was wondering if you would come alongto help me.

　　迈克尔：我得带一个客户去吃工作午餐，正想你想不想来帮我。

　　Billy: That sounds just perfect! You know that I am a great salesman.

　　比利：这太棒了!你知道我是一个很棒的推销员。

　　Michael: That's why I am asking you.

　　迈克尔：这就是为什么我要问你的原因。

　　Billy: Let me grab my jacket and we can go!

　　比利：让我拿上我的夹克，我们就可以走了!

　　IV.对话篇

　　Jeff: Can I have one of your business cards please, Joan?

　　杰夫：给我一张你的名片好吗，琼?

　　Joan: I thought that I already gave you one?

　　琼：我觉得我已经给了你一张?

　　Jeff: You did, but someone stole my card organizerrecently.

　　杰夫：你给了，不过最近有人偷了我的名片夹。

　　Joan: So you have lost all of your contacts?

　　琼：这么说你丢掉了所有的联系方式?

　　Jeff: No, I was lucky. I always make a copy of the name cards that I receive.

　　杰夫：没有，我很幸运。我总是把我收到的名片做一个备份。

　　Joan: That is a good idea. I lost some name cards last year and now I can't call some of myclients.

　　琼：好主意。去年我丢了一些名片，所以现在我没法给我的一些客户打电话。

　　Jeff: So will you give me a new name card?

　　杰夫：那你会给我一张新名片吗?

　　Joan: Sure, but try not to lose this one!

　　琼：当然，不过不要把这张弄丢了!