商务英语情景口语100主题021

021 Small talk

Dialogue 1

A: Hi, there, I'm steve Saunders. What's your name?

B: I'm Paul Whitney. Isn't this convention¹ great?

A：Yes, it is, better than I expected it would be. The presenters² have been first rate. Is this the first conference you've been to?

B: No, I've been coming for the last three years. Each year keeps getting better. Where are you from?

A: I'm from Long Island, New York. What about yourself?

B: I'm from the other side of coast, Los Angeles.

A: Wow, I really like California...the weather there is much better than the east coast.

B: Have you been to California?

A: Just once. Quite a few years ago we took the kids to Disneyland on our vacation. They had a blast³.

B: How many kids do you have?

A: Two, a boy and a girl. They are already grown now.

B: Well, California has changed over the last little while. You should come back out sometime.

Dialogue 2

A: Can I get you something to drink?

B: No, that's ok, I already have a coke. Why don't you have a seat? You look like you've been on your feet all day.

A: I guess I could take a break. So, how do you like Denver?

B: It's great! The mountains here are beautiful, and the skiing is spectacular⁴. Have you been here for a long time?

A: About six years...

B: What do you do for a living?

A: I manage one of the ski lodges⁵. It's a great job, I can spend a lot of my time outdoors, and I also get to ski for free all season.

B: Wow, talk about job perks⁶! That's great. I would like to do something exciting like that. But I am only an accountant. Not too much excitement there, huh?

A: That's okay. If it weren't for you accountants, nobody would have the money to go skiing!

1 convention   

n.惯例，习俗，常规，会议，大会

参考例句：

• How many delegates have checked in at the convention?大会已有多少代表报到？
• He sets at naught every convention of society.他轻视所有的社会习俗。

2 presenters   

n.节目主持人，演播员( presenter的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Each week presenters would put the case for their favourite candidate. 每个星期主持人推出他们最喜欢的候选人。 来自互联网
• Karaoke was set up to allowed presenters to sing on the stage. 宴会设有歌唱舞台，可让出席者大演唱功。 来自互联网

3 blast   

v.炸毁，摧毁；n.爆炸，爆破，一阵，汽笛声

参考例句：

• A huge bomb blast rocked central London last night.昨晚一次剧烈的炸弹爆炸震动了伦敦市中心。
• Not until last week was the project in full blast.工程直到上星期才全部开工。

4 spectacular   

adj.引人注目的，出色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• This is a spectacular film.这是一部场面壮观的电影。
• This is the most spectacular financial crash of the decade.这是10年里最引人注目的金融破产事件。

5 lodges   

v.存放( lodge的第三人称单数 )；暂住；埋入；（权利、权威等）归属

参考例句：

• But I forget, if I ever heard, where he lodges in Liverpool. 可是我记不得有没有听他说过他在利物浦的住址。 来自辞典例句
• My friend lodges in my uncle's house. 我朋友寄居在我叔叔家。 来自辞典例句

6 perks   

额外津贴，附带福利，外快( perk的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Perks offered by the firm include a car and free health insurance. 公司给予的额外待遇包括一辆汽车和免费健康保险。
• Are there any perks that go with your job? 你的工作有什么津贴吗？