初级剑桥商务英语 unit15

[00:03.34]Listen to a woman who has just bought a Velo

[00:06.84]talking to the sales assistant.

[00:09.53]Complete the product questionnaire¹ in your book.

[00:12.83]CLERK:...I'll charge that to your account².

[00:15.83] Now,before you go,

[00:18.63]can I just ask you a few questions about your purchase

[00:22.80] so that I can complete this questionnaire?

[00:26.10]WOMAN:Sure.

[00:28.08]CLERK:Now you've just bought this computer,

[00:32.18] so question 1 is yes,so we leave out 2 and 3.

[00:38.37] Is it for yourself or is it a gift for someone else?

[00:42.76]WOMAN:It's for myself.

[00:45.24]CLERK:Right,so question 4,no.

[00:50.73] What are you going to use it for?

[00:54.52]WOMAN:Well,mainly for work.

[00:57.99]You know, customers' addresses and phone numbers,

[01:02.28] appointments, meetings,projects, that kind of thing.

[01:06.98]CLERK:OK.And why did you choose this make?

[01:12.18]WOMAN:Well,I saw an advertisement for them in a magazine.

[01:16.56] And the price was very good,I thought.

[01:19.65] It will be really useful having such a powerful³ computer,

[01:24.06] and it's not as expensive as a laptop⁴.

[01:27.35]CLERK:Fine.Now,why did you choose this particular one?

[01:33.15]WOMAN:Well,I had an organizer⁵ before, but it wasn't very powerful.

[01:39.34] This one has a lot of features.

[01:42.82] I can run all the programs I use at the office,

[01:47.21] send and receive E-mail and faxes,

[01:51.10] and I can even get information from the Internet.

[01:54.89]CLERK:Good.Now can I ask you a couple of questions about yourself?

[02:01.26] What do you do?

[02:03.74]WOMAN:I'm a product manager.

[02:06.54]CLERK:Right,we'll say professional⁶.

[02:10.12]And can you tell me what you do in your free time?

[02:14.43]Have a look at this list.

[02:17.43]WOMAN:Well,I play tennis.

[02:24.82]I enjoy eating out and going to the theatre.

[02:29.42] What else is there?

[02:33.13] Foreign travel... that's definite⁷!

[02:36.71] I love going abroad, whether on business or just for a holiday.

[02:42.40]CLERK:Fine.Well,thank you very much for taking the time to complete the form Goodbye.

[02:50.08]WOMAN:Not at all. Goodbye.

1 questionnaire   

n.问卷，调查表

参考例句：

• Headteachers will be asked to fill in a questionnaire.校长们将被要求完成一份问卷调查。
• It took me quite a while to fill out the questionnaire.填写那份问卷花了我好长一段时间。

2 account   

n.叙述；帐目；帐户

参考例句：

• She left out an important item in her account.她的账目漏掉了一个重要的项目。
• He has made several withdrawals from his bank account.他从银行账户上提了几次款。

3 powerful   

adj.有力的，有权力的，强大的

参考例句：

• The UN began to get more and more powerful.联合国开始变得越来越强大了。
• Such are the most powerful voices of our times!这些就是我们时代的最有力的声音！

4 laptop   

n.笔记本电脑

参考例句：

• Laptop is suitable for use on planes.笔记本电脑适合飞机上使用。
• A laptop would be really useful for when I'm working on the train.我在火车上工作时，便携式电脑真的很有用。

5 organizer   

n.组织者，编制者，创立者

参考例句：

• A good organizer pays attention to detail.善于组织者考虑问题无微不至。
• She was the organizer of the meeting.她是会议的组织者。

6 professional   

adj.专业的；职业的；n.专业人员；职业运动员

参考例句：

• He is a professional tennis player.他是一名职业网球运动员。
• I need a professional to sort out my finances.我需要专业人士为我管理财务。

7 definite   

adj.明确的，肯定的，确定的，限定的

参考例句：

• It's definite that he will come to help us.他肯定会来帮助我们。
• We demand a definite answer.我们要求明确的答案。