VOA 商务英语 lesson7

Lesson  7
Dialog 1
Staff(集合名词，员工)，computer literate¹(懂电脑)
F: So far we only talked about equipment.
M: I know, I am going to need new staff.
F: You are going to need trained people to run this new equipment.
M: They have to be computer literate.
F: and also creative.
M: That is an easy combination to find nowadays.
F: True. most graphic² designers are familiar with computers
M: and designers are by nature creative.
Q: what kind of staff would Mr.Hyde need?
A: computer literate and creative!
Dialog 2:
Upgrade (更新)，upgradeable(可更新的), compatible(兼容的),compatibility
F: You have the perfect staff, computer literate and creative.
M: Thanks to my web search, they ‘ll use the best design software.
F: software that can be upgraded?
M: upgradeable and compatible with our current software.
F: Compatibility is good. Is the software easy to use?
M: Other users say it is ,they say it is very user-friendly.
F: so the learning curve should be short.
M：Very, besides, I am hiring staff who are computer literate.
Q：Why will the staff learn fast.
A: The staff are computer literate and the software is user- friendly.
Dialog3:
Introductory rate(新开张时的优惠价)
F：It looks like you are ready to expand.
M: I ‘ve selected the hardware and software.
F: You’ve identified your staffing needs(需要配备什么样的工作人员)。
M：And we have clients waiting in the wings.(wing 指演员等待上场表演的舞台两侧)
F: We’ll be your first web client.
M：you wanna be a guinea pig.(豚鼠, 天竺鼠,实验品)
F: Yes, but at a special introductoty rate.
M: That goes without saying( 还用说吗)。
Q：Who is Mr.Hyde’s first web design client?
A: Tade associates.
Small Talk:(怎样有礼貌的挂电话)
―― I am sorry to interrupt, I have a meeting in a few minuts, I’ll call you later.
三步曲：
(1): 打断电话： You have to excuse me/
（2），说明原因：I have a lunch date/I have someone in my office
（3）以后再谈：let me call you back/I’ll get back to you later/talk to you later,OK?/Let’s do lunch someday/
---How do you think the meeting went?
---Fantastic.
---Le’s come to another one.
----Great!!

1 literate   

n.学者；adj.精通文学的，受过教育的

参考例句：

• Only a few of the nation's peasants are literate.这个国家的农民中只有少数人能识字。
• A literate person can get knowledge through reading many books.一个受过教育的人可以通过读书而获得知识。

2 graphic   

adj.生动的，形象的，绘画的，文字的，图表的

参考例句：

• The book gave a graphic description of the war.这本书生动地描述了战争的情况。
• Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons.用图标来区分重要的文本项。