VOA 商务英语 lesson39

F: Will you be involved in opening a new office ?
M: I wouldn’t miss that for the world.(决不错过)
F: I imagine(presume,guess,suppose) you ‘ll train the new staff
M: as well as meet with community leaders.
F: Public relationships is always a smart ideal¹.
M: we are a good addition to the community,(我们会使社区增色)we want the locals to know it.
F:That’s smart, sometimes local people don’t trust outsiders.
M: they don’t know us yet.
F: Who will train the new staff?
M: Mr. Neil.
Dialog² 2:
The management(管理人员)， home office(总部办公室)
F：you will hire local people to work in the branch office?
M:Of course, We want to be the part (integrate into)of their community.
(Locals know the language, how the business is done and they have local contacts)
F: but not everyone will be local?
M: no we’ll bring in some management from our home office.
F:Management in a branch office is very important.
M:we need managers who know the business.
F: who are sensitive to local needs
M: not novices(rookie), the managers need to have experience.
Q:Who will work in the branch office
A: locals and managers from the home office
Dialog 3:
F: Well, it seems that though you have everything under control.
M: and we will look at the proposals³ we received.
F; and decide on the most attractive site.
M: Then we’ll start construction.
F: and hiring.
M:we’ll fill all requirements, video production in the new office,and….
F: design in the home office.
M: and with a untapped market,who knows what is possible.
F :Good luck
M:Thanks, but we are not finished yet.
Q; What will World Graphics⁴ do first?
A:decide on the most attractive site.
Small Talk:
---What are you planning to do this weekend?/Do you have plans this weekend
--- I’m not sure.I just want to relax.

1 ideal   

adj.理想的，完美的；空想的，观念的；n.理想

参考例句：

• The weather at the seaside was ideal—bright and breezy.海边的天气最宜人，风和日丽的。
• They promised to be faithful to their ideal for ever. 他们保证永远忠于自己的理想。

2 dialog   

n.对话，对白

参考例句：

• At last there can be a reasonable dialog between our two governments.我们两国最后终于能理智地进行对话了。
• Address every primary view and dialog possible.要尽可能考虑到所有主要的视图和对话。

3 proposals   

n.提议( proposal的名词复数 )；推荐；求婚；赞成提案

参考例句：

• The director has given her assent to the proposals. 负责人已表示同意提案。
• The police gave the proposals their full backing. 警方对这些提案给予全力支持。

4 graphics   

n.制图法，制图学；图形显示

参考例句：

• You've leveraged your graphics experience into the video area.你们把图形设计业务的经验运用到录像业务中去。
• Improved graphics took computer games into a new era.经改进的制图技术将电脑游戏带进了一个新时代。