职员在会上就工作开展情况进行讨论

    In this conversation, some business people are meeting at a seminar. During a break for refreshments¹, they discuss their jobs. （在这个会话中，一些商务人士正在开一个研讨会，在休息的间歇，他们讨论着各自的工作。）Dan: Hi. I’m Dan Sabel.
    Gail: My pleasure. I’m Gail Mirabel.
    Ron: And I’m Ron Southerly. Glad to meet you.
    Jody: My name’s Jody Fowler. Good to meet you all.
    Dan: So what brings you to this conference?
    Jody: I’m a Manager in the Marketing² Dept. at ABC Incorporated. We’re interested in the potential advertising³ capabilities⁴ this new technology offers.
    Ron: I’m a communications Engineer. My company is involved with satellite communications.
    Gail: I’m the CMO for Asco International. My CEO is also highly interested in the potential promotion⁵ benefits. What about you, Dan? Where do you work?
    Dan: I work for Damien Enterprises. I’m a Director in Sales there. I think something like this could inject new life into our sales campaigns.
    Jody: That seems to be a prevailing⁶ opinion here. Well,looks like the seminar’s about to continue. It was a pleasure meeting you all. Maybe we can get together again over dinner.
    参考答案：
    Dan: 你好。我是Dan Sabel.
    Gail: 幸会，幸会。我是Gail Mirabel.
    Ron: 我是Ron Southerly，很高兴见到你们。
    Jody: 我叫Jody Fowler，很高兴见到你们大家。
    Dan: 那么，你们来参加研讨会有什么打算？
    Jody: 我是ABC公司营销部的部门经理。我们对该新技术提供的广告潜力很感兴趣。
    Ron: 我是一名通信工程师。我们公司是做卫星通讯业务的。
    Gail: 我是Asco国际公司的首席营销官。我们的首席执行官对潜在的商业利益有极大的兴趣。你呢，Dan？你在什么地方工作？
    Dan: 我为Damien企业做事。我是那里的销售主管。我认为像这样的一些技术可以给我们的销售活动注入新的活力。
    Jody: 大家的看法好像是一致的。哦，看来研讨会又要开始了。很高兴见到你们。也许我们能够在晚餐时再见面。

1 refreshments   

n.点心,便餐;(会议后的)简单茶点招 待

参考例句：

• We have to make a small charge for refreshments. 我们得收取少量茶点费。
• Light refreshments will be served during the break. 中间休息时有点心供应。

2 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

3 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

4 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

5 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

6 prevailing   

adj.盛行的；占优势的；主要的

参考例句：

• She wears a fashionable hair style prevailing in the city.她的发型是这个城市流行的款式。
• This reflects attitudes and values prevailing in society.这反映了社会上盛行的态度和价值观。