2012年ESL之商务英语 20 Important Business Contacts

 

Important Business Contacts 

Kelly: What we need are a few people in the industry to talk up our new company. 

John: I’m on top of that. I’m really well connected, as you know, and I’ve already put in a few calls to a few of the movers and shakers in our business. 

Kelly: I didn’t know you had such a vast network of contacts. 

John: Oh, sure I do. I don’t mean to name drop, but you know Kevin Martinez at McQ Corp? I’m pretty tight with him. And Eva Arribas at Syntect? She and I go way back. 

Kelly: Wow, those are some heavy hitters! 

John: You’ve said it. And Kevin owes me one, and Eva would bend over backwards¹ for me. 

Kelly: It’s great! What did they say when you asked them to get the word out about us? 

John: Um, I’m still waiting to hear back from them. I’m sure they’ll call back any day now. 

 

Script² by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 backwards   

adv.往回地，向原处，倒，相反，前后倒置地

参考例句：

• He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.他打开电灯并开始走来走去。
• All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.姑娘们迫不及待地为聚会做准备。

2 script   

n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹

参考例句：

• It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
• The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。