捷进英语 lesson 12

 1.KEVIN:Paulo!No walking tour today?

PAULO:Not for me.

KEVIN:Won't Didi miss you?

PAULO:Sh.Let them go.

2 KEVIN:What about all the sights?

PAULO:I've seen the sights.The gardens,the monuments,the famous halls.

I mean,they're all very interesting.But I'm very tired.

3 KEVIN:Didi does couver a lot of ground.

PAULO:The woman never stops moving.

Today,museums.Tomorrow,famous libraries.The next day,I don't know,statues maybe.

4 PAULO:I hate walking!Do you know what I like,Kevin?

Beaches.I like the beach.For my vacation,I like to lie on the beach and relax.

5 KEVIN:You'd like Cape¹ Cod² then.

The Cape's got beautiful beaches and dunes³ and islands.

PAULO:Is it far away?

KEVIN:By car?

PAULO:No,on foot.With Didi,we walk!

1 SHARON:Hey William.Guess who's coming tomorrow?

WILLIAM:Who?

SHARON:Mr.Bigelow.

2 WILLIAM:Jim Bigelow,our Chief Executive⁴ Officer?

SHARON:That's right.Mr.Big.

WILLIAM:Why?

SHARON:He's coming in for a meeting with Anne.Very high level.

3 MR.BIGELOW:What this organization needs is talent.

We need someone who will get the job done.

4 MR.BIGELOW:But we'd prefer someone presentable,with a pleasant manner.

Someone hard-working.Serious,yet cheerful.

5 MR.BIGELOW:We want someone who can rollerblade,but also likes to walk.

We want...someone like that man!

WILLIAM:Yes,sir!

1 ANNE:Thank you,Wendy.Yes,we've had a very good year.

We've managed to control our costs,as you can see.They're actually down 7%.

MR.BIGELOW:Not bad.But of course you're expected to do that.

2 ANNE:And we've changed our advertising⁵.

We think that's helped new business.New business has grown 10% since last January.

MR.BIGELOW:Not bad.

3 ANNE:With the industry in its current state,I venture to say it's quite good.

WENDY:Here's your water,sir.

MR.BIGELOW:I'm not interestecd in the standard report,Anne.I can read.

ANNE:By all means.

4 ANNE:Is there anything else I can answer for you then?

MR.BIGELOW:I've heard about the programs,Anne.

The marketing⁶.And I want to know who's responsible.

ANNE:I see.

MR.BIGELOW:We have many other hotels,you know.

And I want them all to do as well as this one.

1 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

2 cod   

n.鳕鱼；v.愚弄；哄骗

参考例句：

• They salt down cod for winter use.他们腌鳕鱼留着冬天吃。
• Cod are found in the North Atlantic and the North Sea.北大西洋和北海有鳕鱼。

3 dunes   

沙丘( dune的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The boy galloped over the dunes barefoot. 那男孩光着脚在沙丘间飞跑。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat. 将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

4 executive   

adj.执行的，行政的；n.执行者，行政官，经理

参考例句：

• A good executive usually gets on well with people.一个好的高级管理人员通常与人们相处得很好。
• He is a man of great executive ability.他是个具有极高管理能力的人。

5 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

6 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。