直捷英语(mp3) Unit 12 KEVIN:Paulo!No walking tour today?

KEVIN:Paulo!No walking tour today?
[00:23.71]PAULO:Not for me.
[00:25.39]KEVIN:Won't Didi miss you?
[00:28.68]PAULO:Sh.Let them go.
[00:31.49]2 KEVIN:What about all the sights?
[00:39.98]PAULO:I've seen the sights.The gardens,the monuments,the famous halls.
[00:45.58]I mean,they're all very interesting.But I'm very tired.
[00:50.45]3 KEVIN:Didi does couver a lot of ground.
[00:53.04]PAULO:The woman never stops moving.
[00:56.14]Today,museums.Tomorrow,famous libraries.The next day,I don't know,statues maybe.
[01:05.42]4 PAULO:I hate walking!Do you know what I like,Kevin?
[01:10.51]Beaches.I like the beach.For my vacation,I like to lie on the beach and relax.
[01:20.11]5 KEVIN:You'd like Cape¹ Cod² then.
[01:22.70]The Cape's got beautiful beaches and dunes³ and islands.
[01:27.58]PAULO:Is it far away?
[01:29.06]KEVIN:By car?
[01:30.46]PAULO:No,on foot.With Didi,we walk!
[01:42.43]1 SHARON:Hey William.Guess who's coming tomorrow?
[01:57.72]WILLIAM:Who?
[01:58.99]SHARON:Mr.Bigelow.
[02:00.67]2 WILLIAM:Jim Bigelow,our Chief Executive⁴ Officer?
[02:04.18]SHARON:That's right.Mr.Big.
[02:06.86]WILLIAM:Why?
[02:08.35]SHARON:He's coming in for a meeting with Anne.Very high level.
[02:11.64]3 MR.BIGELOW:What this organization needs is talent.
[02:34.13]We need someone who will get the job done.
[02:38.52]4 MR.BIGELOW:But we'd prefer someone presentable,with a pleasant manner.
[02:44.11]Someone hard-working.Serious,yet cheerful.
[02:50.40]5 MR.BIGELOW:We want someone who can rollerblade,but also likes to walk.
[02:56.69]We want...someone like that man!
[03:01.87]WILLIAM:Yes,sir!
[03:07.75]1 ANNE:Thank you,Wendy.Yes,we've had a very good year.
[03:52.44]We've managed to control our costs,as you can see.They're actually down 7%.
[03:59.42]MR.BIGELOW:Not bad.But of course you're expected to do that.
[04:06.41]2 ANNE:And we've changed our advertising⁵.
[04:11.78]We think that's helped new business.New business has grown 10% since last January.
[04:18.36]MR.BIGELOW:Not bad.
[04:20.35]3 ANNE:With the industry in its current state,I venture to say it's quite good.
[04:26.54]WENDY:Here's your water,sir.
[04:28.25]MR.BIGELOW:I'm not interestecd in the standard report,Anne.I can read.
[04:37.75]ANNE:By all means.
[04:41.83]4 ANNE:Is there anything else I can answer for you then?
[04:46.01]MR.BIGELOW:I've heard about the programs,Anne.
[04:49.39]The marketing⁶.And I want to know who's responsible.
[04:54.58]ANNE:I see.
[05:00.48]MR.BIGELOW:We have many other hotels,you know.
[05:05.78]And I want them all to do as well as this one

1 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

2 cod   

n.鳕鱼；v.愚弄；哄骗

参考例句：

• They salt down cod for winter use.他们腌鳕鱼留着冬天吃。
• Cod are found in the North Atlantic and the North Sea.北大西洋和北海有鳕鱼。

3 dunes   

沙丘( dune的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The boy galloped over the dunes barefoot. 那男孩光着脚在沙丘间飞跑。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat. 将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

4 executive   

adj.执行的，行政的；n.执行者，行政官，经理

参考例句：

• A good executive usually gets on well with people.一个好的高级管理人员通常与人们相处得很好。
• He is a man of great executive ability.他是个具有极高管理能力的人。

5 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。

6 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。