2016年ESL之商务英语 01 Booking Space for Business Events

ESL Podcast 1172 – Booking Space for Business Events 

Roberto: All right, we have to find meeting rooms and a banquet hall for the annual sales meeting and luncheon¹. Do you have any ideas? 

Nicole: We could hold it at a hotel as we’ve done in past years or we can try the convention center. 

Roberto: The company has grown so much in the past year. I don’t think the hotel has the capacity we need. The convention center sounds like a better option. 

Nicole: The advantage of the hotel is that it has in- house catering² and waitstaff for the luncheon. 

Roberto: Yes, but we can bring in outside catering, which would give us more food options. The large convention center rooms will also allow us to configure the space the way we want it. 

Nicole: But the hotel meeting rooms have built-in A/V. I’m not sure that’s available at the convention center. 

Roberto: All right, I think we should visit both venues³ and book after we’ve met with the event managers. Agreed? 

Nicole: Agreed. And we’ll need to sample the catering options, right? 

Roberto: Of course. What are expense accounts for? 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 luncheon   

n.午宴，午餐，便宴

参考例句：

• We have luncheon at twelve o'clock.我们十二点钟用午餐。
• I have a luncheon engagement.我午饭有约。

2 catering   

n. 给养

参考例句：

• Most of our work now involves catering for weddings. 我们现在的工作多半是承办婚宴。
• Who did the catering for your son's wedding? 你儿子的婚宴是由谁承办的？

3 venues   

n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点

参考例句：

• The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
• Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网