谈判英语一日通01-02

Chapter¹ 1:

Dialogue one ,this dialogue is between jack² who is pretty good at playing chess and his friend,a nextdoor neighbour,Mary,a member of the school chess club.Jack promised to play chess with Mary on Monday after school to help her get ready for a competetion if she did the dishes for him on Sunday.Marry did the dishes and now,Jack means³ to keep his promises.

Jack:I'm going to the park to play baseball with the guys.

Mary:But you promised to play chess with me this afternoon.

Jack:Yeah,but that was before the guys ask me to join the team.

Mary:So what?

Jack:You know how much I want to be on the team ,and now there is an opening⁴ for me.If I don't go to practise today.They'll get someone else and I'll miss my chance.

Mary:I don't care about baseball.You know I need to practice for the chess championship and you promised to help with me if I washed the dishes for you last Sunday, and I did.

Jack:I know,and I will.

Mary:When?

Jack:After baseball practice.

Mary:And then ,it'll be dinner time,then homework,and then your TVshow is on.You are going to break your promise.

Jack:No,I won't.I'm going to skip TV tonight and work on your chess game with you if that's ok with you.

Mary:Well,I'd rather do it the way we set up.But if you promise

to give me your best game,it's ok with me.

Jack:No problem,I'll play as hard as I can and give you an extra⁵ game to say thanks.

Let's listen again.

Jack:I'm going to the park to play baseball with the guys.

Mary:But you promised to play chess with me this afternoon.

Jack:Yeah,but that was before the guys ask me to join the team.

Mary:So what?

Jack:You know how much I want to be on the team and now there is an opening for me.If I don't go to practice today.They'll get someone else and I'll miss my chance.

Mary:I don't care about baseball.You know I need to practice for the chess championship and you promised to help with me if I washed the dishes for you last Sunday, and I did.

Jack:I know,and I will.

Mary:When?

Jack:After baseball practice.

Mary:And then ,it'll be dinner time,then homework,and then your TVshow is on.You are going to break your promise.

Jack:No,I won't.I'm going to skip TV tonight and work on your chess game with you if that's ok with you.

Mary:Well,I'd rather do it the way we set up.But if you promise

to give me your best game,it's ok with me.

Jack:No problem,I'll play as hard as I can nad give you an extra game to say thanks.

1 chapter   

n.章，篇，重要章节

参考例句：

• I will skip the next chapter.我将略过下一章。
• Go and open a wonderful new chapter.去开启美好的新篇章。

2 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

3 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

4 opening   

n.开始，口，穴，揭幕；adj.开始的

参考例句：

• Instead of opening the gate,we climbed over it.我们没有开门，而是从门顶上爬过去的。
• There was an opening in the wall.墙上有个洞。

5 extra   

adj.额外的，外加的；特大的

参考例句：

• We do not ask for extra pay.我们不要求额外报酬。
• You have to pay extra for breakfast.早餐你要另外付费。