英语四级听力-短对话 297

 Conversation Two

23.

A. To make an appointment.

B. To ask for an interview.

C. To promote advertisements.

D. To have a negotiation¹.

24.

A. Impatient but then reluctant.

B. Indifferent but then interested.

C. Convinced but then reluctant.

D. Accepted but then impatient.

25.

A. Some customers have got their payment back because they're not satisfied.

B. The company will redo the products again and again until the customers are satisfied.

C. The company does not sign a contract with its customers concerning its service.

D. The man will use the company's service when he has a new product.

Conversation Two

W: Hello, Mr. Cooper. [23]I'm Lina Redner, sales representative for Scarecrow Advertising² Company.

M: [24]I don't think we have an appointment.

W: No, we don't. You'll have to excuse me for this.

M: Since you are already here, what can I do for you?

W: Well, as far as I know, your company was founded three years ago and your business has been quite good for the past two years.

M: I'm quite busy, Miss Redner. If you don't mind, just get straight to the point.

W: OK. [23]I believe that you must have seen a lot of S.A.C. designed TV commercials and billboards⁴, and if we cooperate, it'll certainly make your products better known and sold. What do you think?

M: [24]I'm quite satisfied with the company that designs our advertisements at present.

W: Don't say no for no's sake, please. [23]Here are some samples of our designs. Have a look, if you please.

M: All right... They're pretty good but...

W: The payment we ask for is very reasonable. Besides, you won't have the bondage⁵ of a contract. If you're not satisfied with us, we'll refund⁶ the money. But, of course, such a thing has never happened. [25]We'll redo the commercial or billboard³ over and over again until you're satisfied.

M: [24]There's no harm in giving it a try, I think. Leave your card. I'll call you when the next new product is ready to go on the market.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

23. What is the woman trying to do in the conversation?

正确答案：C

解析：女士是广告公司的销售代理，她在上门推销公司的广告业务。故C正确。

24. Which can best describe the man's reaction to the woman's words?

正确答案：B

解析：得知女士的来意后，男士说，他对他们目前的广告合作伙伴挺满意的，也就是说，对于女士所在的广告公司不感兴趣（indifferent），在女士展示了公司广告后，男士有所动心，要求女士留下名片（interested），故B正确。男士开始不明白女士的来意，表现出不耐烦（impatient），但后来明显表现出一定的兴趣，A中的reluctant（不情愿的）和D中的accepted（作形容词表示“公认的”）均不妥；C说男士已经convinced（被说服了的），不准确。

25. What do we know about the service of the woman's company?

正确答案：B

解析：女士说到，她所在的公司会不厌其烦地修改其电视或招牌广告，直到客户满意为止，故B正确。由payment back听到refund，女士说那样的事从未发生，故A错。由contract知，女士说客户可以不要合同限制，但并不是说她的公司不受合同限制，故C错。对话尾声男士说他会打电话给女士，但这并不表明他一定会把业务交给女士的公司，D错在语气太肯定。

1 negotiation   

n.谈判，协商

参考例句：

• They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
• The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。

2 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

3 billboard   

n.布告板，揭示栏，广告牌

参考例句：

• He ploughed his energies into his father's billboard business.他把精力投入到父亲的广告牌业务中。
• Billboard spreads will be simpler and more eye-catching.广告牌广告会比较简单且更引人注目。

4 billboards   

n.广告牌( billboard的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Large billboards have disfigured the scenery. 大型告示板已破坏了景色。 来自辞典例句
• Then, put the logo in magazines and on billboards without telling anyone what it means. 接着我们把这个商标刊在杂志和广告看板上，却不跟任何人透漏它的涵意。 来自常春藤生活英语杂志-2006年4月号

5 bondage   

n.奴役，束缚

参考例句：

• Masters sometimes allowed their slaves to buy their way out of bondage.奴隶主们有时允许奴隶为自己赎身。
• They aim to deliver the people who are in bondage to superstitious belief.他们的目的在于解脱那些受迷信束缚的人。

6 refund   

v.退还，偿还；n.归还，偿还额，退款

参考例句：

• They demand a refund on unsatisfactory goods.他们对不满意的货品要求退款。
• We'll refund your money if you aren't satisfied.你若不满意，我们愿意退款给你。