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2013年ESL之商务英语 16 Leasing Business Equipment
Leasing Business Equipment Olena: We need to keep pace with changing technology, but how are we going to raise capital to upgrade our equipment? Joel: Im not sure. Maybe we can find a supplier who will extend credit to us. We can pay in installments.
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2013年ESL之商务英语 17 Getting Access to Important People
Getting Access to Important People Camile: That is a really good idea. Nathan: Thanks, but theres no way I can get past all of the gatekeepers in this company to get access to the president. Hes the only one who can green-light a project like this. C
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2013年ESL之商务英语 18 Understanding Corporate Structure
Understanding Corporate Structure Andrea: This organizational chart is really confusing. Raffael: Why are you looking at that? Andrea: I have an interview next week and Im trying to bone up on the company Ill be interviewing with. I want to impress t
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2013年ESL之商务英语 19 Rebuilding Consumer Trust
Rebuilding Consumer Trust Karen: The scandal over our new product line really damaged our image, and we need to rebuild consumer trust. Brandon: This is going to be an uphill battle. Losing customers is easy. Winning them back will be really hard. Ka
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2013年ESL之商务英语 20 Working With the IT Department
Working With the IT Department Whenever I have a technology problem at work, I try to solve it myself. Its not that I know a lot of about technology. In fact, the opposite is true. Im pretty much a computer illiterate, but I still try. Why do I bothe
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2013年ESL之商务英语 21 Ending Excessive Spending
Ending Excessive Spending Raphael: Sorry to be a buzzkill, but this gravy train weve been on is about to end. Kelly: What do you mean? Raphael: There have been a lot of complaints about our departments spending on extraneous things, and to quell the
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2013年ESL之商务英语 22Working as an Intern
Working as an Intern Jonas: Hows your new job? Crystal: Its not a job exactly. Its an internship. Jonas: Oh, so youre working as somebodys lackey and getting paid a pittance. Crystal: No, not exactly. Im doing a lot of scut work and Im not getting pa
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2013年ESL之商务英语 23 Listening to Motivational Speakers
Listening to Motivational Speakers Jamal: I really dread these annual management meetings. We usually have to sit through the most boring motivational speakers giving us pep talks. Cindy: I think youll be surprised by the person theyve hired to kick
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2013年ESL之商务英语 24 Dealing With Rising Production Costs
Dealing With Rising Production Costs Giovanni: There are no two ways about it. We have to raise prices. Melanie: We cant. We already raised prices earlier this year. Doing it again risks alienating our customers. Giovanni: What else can we do? Our pr
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2013年ESL之商务英语 25 Running a Family-Owned Business
Running a Family-Owned Business When I took over the family business three years ago, I didnt know what I was letting myself in for. My uncle, who ran the business before me, established a clear chain of command, which I thought would eliminate infig
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2013年ESL之商务英语 26 Giving Someone Your Recommendation
Giving Someone Your Recommendation Jimmy: My cousin Sal said that he put in an application for a job here. Suzanne: Yeah, thats right. Jimmy: Well? Suzanne: Well, what? Jimmy: Are you going to hire him? Suzanne: Im not sure. He doesnt have any experi
