This is the fourth in a series of intermediate business ESL podcasts that focus on business travel. In this series we’re following a group of trainees who work for the telecommunications company Ambient as they visit their head office in Michigan in the U.S.
這是有關(guān)商務(wù)旅行課程的最后一節(jié),在課程中,我們跟隨電信公司Ambien的一些受訓(xùn)者,他們將要前往美國(guó)密歇根的總部。
How do you make friendly chat with your colleagues? What kinds of topics can you talk about? We’ll be looking at some answers. In particular, we’ll cover informal greetings and how to chat about movies. As almost everyone loves to go to the cinema, movies are usually a good topic for small talk.
你如何和同事進(jìn)行友好的聊天呢?你們會(huì)談到什么話(huà)題?我們會(huì)看看一些回答。我們會(huì)學(xué)到非正式的問(wèn)候以及談?wù)撾娪暗拈e聊。因?yàn)閹缀趺總€(gè)人都喜歡看電影,但是通常是閑談的好話(huà)題。
As our listening begins, it’s Monday morning. Honesto, a trainee from the Philippines, says hello to his American colleague Brenda as she comes in to the office.
聽(tīng)力開(kāi)始時(shí),正式周一的早晨,來(lái)自菲律賓的受訓(xùn)人Honesto和剛進(jìn)入辦公室的美國(guó)同事Brenda打招呼。
Listening Questions:
1) What does Brenda mean when she says “veg out”?
2) What are critics and what did they think about Rush Hour 3?
3) How does Brenda like her coffee?