會(huì)話場(chǎng)景

　　接機(jī)后的次日，Brian在公司里，為Johnathan 介紹自己的老板-Mr. Sun……。

　　B: Mr. Sun, I'd like you to meet Mr. Johnathan Mitchell, sales manager for Nortern Reflections of Canada. (Sun extends hand first; Sun and Mitchell shake hands) Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Steven Sun, general manager of Apex Trading.

　　孫先生，讓我為你介紹加拿大Northern Reflections的業(yè)務(wù)經(jīng)理Jonathan Mitchell先生。（孫先生先伸出，兩人握手）Mitchell先生,這是Steven孫先生,Apex貿(mào)易公司的總經(jīng)理。

　　S: It's very nice to finally meet you, Mr. Mitchell after so many phone calls and faxes. (offers his business card first) I'd like you to have my business card.

　　多次電話、傳真往返之后,非常高興終于見(jiàn)到您，Mitchell先生（先遞出名片）， 請(qǐng)收下我的名片。

　　J: Thanks very much, Mr. Sun. Please accept mine. (offers his own card) and please, call me Johnathan. (both look at cards for a few seconds, then put them in wallets-not pockets.)

　　謝謝您，孫先生。也請(qǐng)收下我的名片（遞上自己的名片），叫我Johnathan就行了。（兩個(gè)人都看了一下對(duì)方的名片,放入皮夾而非口袋中）

　　B: If you don't mind, Johnathan, while you and Mr. Sun get acquainted, I'd like to check the arrangements for the meeting.

　　如果你不介意，Johnathan在你和孫先生互相認(rèn)識(shí)時(shí)，我先失陪，看看會(huì)議安排得如何。

　　J: You're certainly on top of things, Brian.

　　Brian，一切當(dāng)然在你掌握之中！

　　S: (looking at Brian) You'll find Mr. Tayler-Brian - is a force to be reckoned with at Apex Tradig.

　�。�看著B(niǎo)rian）Talyer先生,您會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)Brian是Apex貿(mào)易公司的大將。

　　B: Thanks for the vote of confidence, Mr. Sun. I'll be right back. (leaves room)

　　孫先生，謝謝你的信任票，我馬上回來(lái)。（走出房間）

　　J: He appears to be a top-notch young man, Mr. Sun. Talent and enthusiasm like that are hard to find.

　　孫先生，他看起來(lái)是個(gè)有為的青年，難找到像他這樣有才干、有熱忱的人。

　　S: Don't I know it. He's doing a great job for us. And please, call me Steven.

　　我完全同意，他在公司表現(xiàn)不凡，請(qǐng)叫我Steven就行了。

　　J: Steven, can you tell me in a nutshell what the retail market is like in Taiwan?

　　Steven，你可以簡(jiǎn)單地告訴我臺(tái)灣零售市場(chǎng)的現(xiàn)況嗎？

　　S: Well, as per capita income goes up and up, the growth sector seems to be in the to-end.

　　唔，由于每人的平均收入不斷地增高，市場(chǎng)的發(fā)展領(lǐng)域似乎偏向于高價(jià)位商品。

　　J: Retail is going upscale here? Taiwan is certainly growing more quickly than I had imagined.

　　此地的零售走入高價(jià)位了？臺(tái)灣的發(fā)展比我想像得要快多了。

　　S: Yes. Things certainly have changed since I was a boy. We've developed very quickly.

　　沒(méi)錯(cuò)，現(xiàn)在的臺(tái)灣和我小時(shí)候完全不一樣了，這里發(fā)展得非常快速。

　　J: Do you think the trend will continue?

　　你想這種趨勢(shì)還會(huì)維持下去嗎？

　　S: I don't see why not. We do have some problems, but we are still willing to work hard-and wages aren't too high at this point.

　　我不覺(jué)得有什么不行!雖然是有一些問(wèn)題，但我們?nèi)栽敢馇趭^工作，而且現(xiàn)階段工資仍不算太高。

　　J: Everything I've seen so far is very impressive. Very impressive indeed.

　　到目前為止，我所看到的一切都令我印象深刻，真的十分深刻。

　　情境短語(yǔ)

　　1. get acquainted (with...)（和`……）認(rèn)識(shí)，熟悉……

　　這個(gè)常用的短語(yǔ)暗示雙方從不認(rèn)識(shí)到熟識(shí)，“get”可換“become”。若是短語(yǔ)之后，要加上被認(rèn)識(shí)的對(duì)象，以介系詞“with”連接。

　　例：Our boss got acquainted with a couple of real estate agents in the golf Club.

　�。ㄎ覀兝习逶诟郀柗蚓銟�(lè)部里結(jié)識(shí)了幾位做房地產(chǎn)的商人。）

　　2. on top of things 完全掌握

　　字面的意思是將問(wèn)題克服，高高踩在上面，引申為“控制全局”。

　　例：The new manager was always worried he wasn’t on top of things.

　�。ㄐ陆�(jīng)理一直擔(dān)心自己無(wú)法掌握全局。）

　　3. (a) force to be reckoned with 值得注意的人物

　　“(a) force”，“力量”，可以指一個(gè)團(tuán)體、事物或個(gè)人；“reckon”在此的意思為“認(rèn)定”。“a force to be reckoned with”是形容“有成功的條件而值得注意的人物、團(tuán)體”。

　　例：The new company will be a force to be reckoned with in the future.

　�。ㄟ@家新公司未來(lái)值得大家注意。）

　　4. Don't I know it. 我完全同意!

　　當(dāng)此句型以句點(diǎn)(.)而非問(wèn)號(hào)結(jié)尾時(shí)，表示完全同意對(duì)的方意見(jiàn)，為口語(yǔ)用法，強(qiáng)調(diào)的是肯定的含意。意思為”我怎會(huì)不知道�。�；我當(dāng)然明白這一點(diǎn)！”。

　　例：You say the discount rate is too low? Don't I know it!

　�。�你說(shuō)這折扣打得太少？我完全同意�。�

　　5. in a nutshell 簡(jiǎn)言之

　　“nutshell”原為“堅(jiān)果殼”，又指“極小的容器”，故“in a nutshell” 這個(gè)副詞短語(yǔ)的意思是“簡(jiǎn)言之”。

　　例：Bob told us in a nutshell what happened in the managers' meeting.

　�。˙ob簡(jiǎn)略地告訴我們經(jīng)理們開(kāi)會(huì)的情形。）

　　6. growth sector 成長(zhǎng)領(lǐng)域

　　這個(gè)經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)上的名詞是指經(jīng)濟(jì)成長(zhǎng)特別快速的領(lǐng)域，“sector”是“區(qū)域；部門(mén)”的意思。

　　例：The leisure and entertainment industry is a growth sector in Taiwan.

　�。ㄐ蓍e娛樂(lè)業(yè)是臺(tái)灣目前的成長(zhǎng)領(lǐng)域。）