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初级新编剑桥商务英语听力部分

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’s

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,ofthemassivelysuccessfulcompany.Withherbusinesspartner,BrentHoberman,MarthaLaneFoxstartedinBrent’slivingroom.Theideawassimple-awebsitesellinglateflightsandlatehotelbookings.ThecompanygrewveryquicklyandexpandedfromtheUKintoFrance,GermanyandSweden.Theyboughtothertravelcompanies,andaftersixyearstheyhad1,400employees.Lwentpublicin2000,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?

FWeaskedfor120bottlesofwater,oneforeachdelegateatourmeeting,butthereareonly100.Couldyousendus20more?

MDoyouprefersparklingorstillwater?

FStill,please.

MI’llsendthemtoyouimmediately.

FThanksalot.Bye.

MBye.

Module4

4.1Viewsonimportcontrols

PresenterThecrisisoverclothingimportsisstillhittingtheheadlines,andwespoketosomeofthepeopleinvolved.InPortugal,JoaodaSilvaownsasmallfactoryinAveiro.

JoaoLook,Ican’tseeanyproblemwiththeseimportcontrols.TheEuropeanUnionshouldprotectEuropeanindustry-peoplelikemeandmyfactoryworkers.Wecan’tproduceclothingatthepricestheChinesecharge.Iemployasmallnumberofpeople,it’strue,buttheydependonme.Whereelsecouldtheyworkaroundhere?

MymessagetoMrMandelsonisthis:

stoptheChineseimports,supportEuropeanproducers.

PresenterButit’sadifferentmessagefromtheretailclothingchainTulip.ListentowhatDagmarRasmussenhastosay.

DagmarWeintheretailtradereallythinkweshouldimportgarmentsfromChina,orfromMalaysia,orfromanycountrythatcansupplyusatagoodprice.WhyshouldtheEuropeanUniontelluswhereandhowtodobusiness?

Wearenotatallhappywiththissituation.Ourshopscouldbealmostcompletelyemptynextweek.Whatarewegoingtosaytoourcustomers?

TheEuropeanTradeCommissionershouldactatonce,andpermittheclothestoleavethewarehousesandtostockourshops.Really,thiscan’tgoon!

4.2Viewsonimportcontrols

Newsreader1AndnowforthebusinessnewsfromSusanFleming.

Newsreader2To