工作英语对话:Agreement and Disagreement(3)

A: The Mountains would¹ be a great place for the company² retreat³.
B: That's a wonderful choice⁴.
A: I have chosen January as⁵ the month for this retreat.
B: January is a little too close to the Christmas holidays.
A: Yes, maybe another choice might⁶ be better.
B: I think that April would work. Spring is a lovely time to be in the mountains.
A: Thank you for thinking⁷ of that.
B: Maybe if we asked around we could⁸ see what people would prefer⁹.
A: That is a good idea.
B: I'll take care¹⁰ of taking the survey¹¹ and get back to you with the answers.
 

1 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

2 company   

n.公司

参考例句：

• Is this your company?这是你的公司吗？
• Which company was that?那是哪家公司？

3 retreat   

n.休息寓所，撤退，隐居；v.撤退，向后倾

参考例句：

• You cannot retreat from your responsibility in this affair.你不能回避在这一事件中的责任。
• They knew when to attack and when to retreat.他们知道什么时候进攻和什么时候撤退。

4 choice   

n.选择，抉择；精选品

参考例句：

• There are many books you can make a choice.有许多书你可以任意选择。
• He went abroad at his own choice.他出国是自愿选择的。

5 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

6 might   

aux./v.(may的过去式)可能；可以，允许

参考例句：

• It looks as if it might snow.看起来好像要下雪了。
• Might I ask a question?我能问个问题吗？

7 thinking   

n.思考，思想；adj.思考的，有理性的；vbl.想，思考

参考例句：

• All thinking men will protest against it.凡是有思想的人都会抗议这件事。
• Thinking is mainly performed with words and other symbols.思想主要是用言语和其他符号来表达的。

8 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

9 prefer   

v.宁愿(选择)；更喜欢

参考例句：

• I prefer red to blue.我喜欢红色而不喜欢蓝色。
• I prefer tea rather than coffee.我喜欢茶甚于喜欢咖啡。

10 care   

n.小心，照料，忧虑；v.关心，照顾，喜爱，介意

参考例句：

• I really care about the students in my class.我的确喜欢这个班上的学生。
• Her work is to take care of the children.她的工作是照料好孩子。

11 survey   

n.调查；考察；测验

参考例句：

• Survey the car before you buy it.买车之前先对它鉴定一下。
• His report is more than a survey.他的报告不只是一份调查。