初级剑桥商务英语 unit8

Part B

Listen to Susan Morris talking to a colleague about her arrangements for her trip.

Fill in the diary page in your book.

MAN:When are you off then?

SUSAN:I'm leaving on Sunday night.

MAN:What's your schedule?

SUSAN:I arrive in Singapore on Monday.

The plane lands at five thirty in the afternoon and Mr Wong's meeting me at the airport.

Tuesday's busy day.

I'm attending the conference in the morning

and in the afternoon I'm meeting Mr Goh.

MAN:Who's he?

SUSAN:One of the new agents.

MAN:Oh.Are you seeing Mr Hu?

SUSAN:Yes,I'm seeing him on Wednesday.

We're inspecting the factory in the morning

and I'm having dinner with him in the evening.

MAN:You've got a full schedule!

SUSAN:Oh,that's not everything.

I'm free on Thursday but I'm going to the fair on Friday

and then on Saturday I'm catching¹ the 12 o'clock plane to Sydney.

MAN:What are you doing in Sydney?

Unit 8 Lesson 2

Part B

Listen to Asad Latif arranging a meeting.

Write the appointment in the diary in your book.

ALBERTI:Alberti speaking.

LATIF:Hello,Mr Alberti.This is Asad Latif from Bombay Cotton.

ALBERTI:Oh,hello Asad.How are you?

LATEF:Fine,thank you.I'm calling because I'm visiting Rome next week

and I'd like to arrange a meeting with you.

ALBERTI:Certainly.When would you like to meet?

LATIF:Are you free on Wednesday?

ALBERTI:I'm afraid that I'm seeing our auditor² in the morning.

LATIF:I have a meeting in the morning,too.What about the afternoon?

ALBERTI:Yes,the afternoon is OK.

LATIF:Is 3 o'clock all right?

ALBERTI:Yes,that's fine.

LATIF:Good.I'll see you on Wednesday,the tenth of March at 3 p.m.Goodbye.

ALBERTI:Goodbye.

Unit 8 Lesson 3

Part C

Listen to this conversation with another agent,Gabor Dombradi.

When is the meeting?

DOMBRADI:Dombradi speaking.

SHAW:Is that you,Gabor?This is Frank³ Shaw.

DOMBRADI:Oh,hello Frank.Nice to hear from you.

SHAW:Listen.I'm coming to Budapest in October

and I'd like to call in to discuss the marketing⁴ of the XJ3.

DOMBRADI:Great.When are you planning to come?

SHAW:Well,I'm visiting someone in Warsaw on the fourteenth and fifteenth.

I thought I'd fly to Budapest on the evening of the fifteenth.

Would the sixteenth be OK?

DOMBRADI:Let me check my diary.

Right.Here we are. Er... yes!I'm free on the sixteenth.

SHAW:Right.Wednesday the sixteenth.Would be morning suit you?

DOMBRADI:Yes,that,would be fine.

SHAW:OK.Shall we say nine o'clock?

DOMBRADI:Can we make it half past nine?

SHAW:Oh,yes.That's fine by me-I'll be a little tired by the end of this trip!

I'll just make a note of that.I'm seeing someone in the afternoon,

and I can book my flight to Prague for that evening.

Well,nice talking to you,Gabor.

I'll see you on the sixteenth at nine thirty.

1 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

2 auditor   

n.审计员，旁听着

参考例句：

• The auditor was required to produce his working papers.那个审计员被要求提供其工作底稿。
• The auditor examines the accounts of all county officers and departments.审计员查对所有县官员及各部门的帐目。

3 frank   

adj.坦白的，直率的，真诚的

参考例句：

• A frank discussion can help to clear the air.坦率的谈论有助于消除隔阂。
• She is frank and outgoing.她很爽朗。

4 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。