A:I’mreally___①___Larry!He’sthebiggestairheadI’veevermet.Healwaysmakescarelessmistakes,andhe’sapaintoworkwith.
B:Youshouldn’tbesonegative.You’llalwayshavesomeco-workersthatarehardertoworkwiththanothers.Butifyouarenegativeandstartname-callingintheoffice,itwillmakeabadworkingenvironmentforeverybody.
B:你不要这么否定他。你总会碰到这样一些同事,与他们共事比跟其他人要困难得多。但是如果你持否定态度,在办公室骂人,那只会给大家制造一个恶劣的工作环境。
A:Youonlysaythatbecauseyoudon’thavetoworkwithhim.Thepeopleinyourdepartmentseemsocapableand____②____.TakeMaryforexample.She’ssmartandenthusiastic.I’venevermetanyoneascheeryassheis.
A:你这么说是因为你没有和他共过事。你们部门的人好像很能干,很好交往。以玛丽为例,她既精明又热情,我从来没有见过像她这样爽快的人。
B:Everybodyhastheirstrengthsandweaknesses.EvenLarry.Hemightbeapaintobearound,buthe’salsoverygoodat____③____onprojects.Mary,ontheotherhand,spendsourprojectmoneylikethere’snotomorrow.Also,she’sneverwillingtostayalittlelaterattheoffice.Shealwaysleavesat5:00pmsharp.
B:每个人都有自己的长处和弱点。拉里也如此。与他打交道可能会头疼,但他在预算支出方面做得很好。从另一方面讲,玛丽花我们的项目经费时根本不做长远打算。而且她从来不愿意多加一点儿班,总是在下午5点整准时下班。
A:Isn’tthereanyoneintheofficethatisaperfectco-workerWhataboutBobEverybodylovesBob.Eventhoughhe’sfreshoutthecollegeandstill___④___,heisagreatco-worker.
A:难道办公室就没有一个人是你完美的同事吗鲍勃怎么样大家都喜欢他。尽管他刚刚大学毕业还没什么经验,但是个不错的同事。
B:You’reright.He’sahardworker,easytogetalongwith,honest,andheneverstealsthecreditonprojects.Theonlythinghe’slackinginisexperience.
B:你说得对。他工作努力,容易相处,诚实可靠,而且他从来没盗用过项目经费。他一缺少的是经验。
A:Maybethat’swhyhe’ssonice!
A:也许这就是他为什么这么讨人喜欢的原因.
二、【单词】
d傻瓜
-calling骂人
e有能力的
iastic热情的
愉快的
三、【词组/短语】
1.…I’veevermet:我所遇到的
2.stealcredit:盗用经费
四、【填空】(答案)
upwith(befedupwith受够了)
2.nicetobearound友好相处
3.stayinginbudget没有超过预算
4.abitgreen(begreen:没有经验)
五、涉及订单运输方式的讨论
A(海伦):Goodmorning,thisisHelenParkerfromXYZLogistics.IsthisKevinLeefromABCElectronics
B(凯文):Yes,helloHelen.ThisisKevin.HowcanIhelpyou
A:I'mcallingtoconfirmtheshippingdetailsforyourrecentorderofspeakers.
B:Yes,we'relookingtoshipthatordersoon.Whataretheoptionsforshipping
A:Weofferbothairfreightandseafreight.Airfreightisfasterbutmoreexpensive,whileseafreighttakeslongerbutismoreeconomical.
B:We'dliketoshiphalftheorderbyairandtherestbysea.Theurgentitemsneedtoarrivesooner.
A:That'snotaproblem.Canyouconfirmthequantitiesforeachmodeoftransport
B:Sure,we'llship500unitsbyairandtheremaining1000unitsbysea.
A:Great.Doyouhaveanyspecificpackagingrequirements
B:No,juststandardpackagingshouldbefine.
A:Alright.I'llpreparetheshippingdocumentsaccordingly.Whenwouldyoulikethegoodstobepickedup
B:Assoonaspossible.Weneedtogettheairshipmentoutbynextweek.
A:I'llarrangeforthat.You'llreceiveaconfirmationemailwiththeshippingdetailsshortly.
B:Thankyou,Helen.Weappreciateyourhelp.
A:You'rewelcome,Kevin.Haveagreatday!
上文只是一个示例情景会话,实际考试中的情景会话可能会有所不同。但无论如何,考生都应该能够熟悉商务英语中的常用表达和术语,并能够在给定的情景中流畅地进行交流。