英语听力精选进阶版 14776

Negotiatons 3: 语言专家 

本期节目

Business people in the West are increasingly aware of the importance of face 面子 when dealing¹ with partners in China and the East. But in fact it is important to employ tact² 言行得体不得罪人或能赢得好感的技巧 and diplomacy³ 外交手段 wherever you are working in the world.

In this final episode of BBC Business Class our Language Expert Simon Cuddihy explains to our regular panel of students how to raise issues of concern in a neutral, non-confrontational 避免冲突的 way.

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Think about a time you had to have a difficult conversation with a close friend or relative. Maybe you were breaking up with 和某人分手 a girlfriend or boyfriend, or maybe you were trying to tell a friend something he or she didn't want to hear.

How did you put your point across 表达你的观点？ Think about why you used those words in particular. 

Now try saying the same things again, but this time in English. 

关于 Simon Cuddihy

Simon 是一位拥有十年英语教学经验的英语语言专家。在过去的五年里，Simon 的主要授课领域为高等教育中的学术英语。Simon 目前在伦敦政治与经济学院任教，主教英语书写技巧。

关于董征

董征多年来一直在BBC国际台担任节目制作和主持工作。她在中英商贸界也是颇有影响的一位人物。董征在英国曾先后担任过伦敦证券交易所上 市公司的中国业务总监、PLUS上市投资公司集团业务总监等。董征目前在一家中英投资贸易咨询业务公司担任总经理。

圆满结束

这是 BBC Business Class 系列节目的最后一集，希望大家喜欢我们此套系列节目，也希望大家从各位专家和同学的讲解与练习中获得了能够帮助自己事业发展的知识和技能。祝你们好运！

1 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

2 tact   

n.机敏，圆滑，得体

参考例句：

• She showed great tact in dealing with a tricky situation.她处理棘手的局面表现得十分老练。
• Tact is a valuable commodity.圆滑老练是很有用处的。

3 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。