经科版BEC中级课文辅导unit3c

夹层楼
A young woman was sitting at a desk on the mezzanine floor. 这位年轻的妇⼥坐在位于夹层楼的桌⼦边。

2 American English the lowest balcony in a theatre, or the first few rows of seats in that balcony(戏院中的)包厢Explanation：
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pride noun 骄傲
He wore his medals with pride. 他充满了骄傲之情佩戴上⾃⼰的奖章。

pride in
He takes great pride in his children's achievements. 他对⾃⼰⼦⼥取得的成绩⽽感到骄傲。

pride
pride yourself on (doing) something
to be especially proud of something that you do well, or of a good quality that you have
a restaurant that prides itself on speed of service ⼀家以服务速度快⽽著称的饭店
She prides herself on being a good listener. 她总是为⾃⼰是⼀名良好的倾听者⽽⾃豪。

cater verb [intransitive and transitive] to provide and serve food and drinks at a party, meeting etc, usually as a business 提供餐饮
cater for
This is the biggest event we've ever catered for. 这是我们提供餐饮服务规模的⼀次活动。

Joan has catered functions for up to 200 people. ..需要给200⼈提供餐饮服务。

cater for somebody/something phrasal verb
to provide a particular group of people with the things they need or want 满⾜需要
an LA bank catering to Asian businesses ⼀个洛杉矶银⾏提供服务给亚洲企业
catering noun [uncountable]
the activity of providing and serving food and drinks at parties, meetings etc for money 餐饮服务
Who did the catering? 谁掌管餐饮服务?
catering business/service etc 餐饮⽣意/服务
corporate adjective [only before noun] belonging to or relating to a corporation 企业的
The company is moving its corporate headquarters (=main offices) from New York to Houston. 这家公司将公司总部从纽约搬到了休斯敦.
the corporate culture (=the way that people in a corporation think and behave) 公司⽂化
corporately adverb
tasting noun [countable] an event that is organized so that you can try different foods or drinks to see if you like them 品尝活动
a wine and cheese tasting 葡萄酒和奶酪的品尝活动
taste v. n.
presentation noun
▶TALK◀
[countable] an event at which you describe or explain a new product or idea 讲演
We will begin a series of presentations to help the public fully understand our system.我们将开始⼀个系列讲演，帮助公众全⾯了解我们的体系。

make/give a presentation
I'm going to ask each of you to make a short presentation. 我将让每⼀个⼈都作⼀段⼩讲演。

call in phrasal verb
British English to visit a person or place while you are on your way to somewhere else 顺道拜访
call in on/at
Could you call in on Mum on your way home? 你能在回家的路上顺便看看妈妈吗？
④ Speaking.
l an end-of-year office party
l an evening with a new client and his/her partner
l a corporate event to launch a new product or service
l a negotiation for a contract with a new client
l an end-of-week meal with a small group of colleagues
III. Making conversation
① Listening.
1. D
2. B
3. H
4. F
5. A
custom noun
1 [uncountable and countable] something that is done by people in a particular society because it is traditional 风俗
local/ancient/French etc custom 当地/ 古⽼的/法国风俗
The guide offers information on local customs. 这位导游介绍着当地的风俗情况。

it is the custom (for somebody) to do something
It's the custom for the bride's father to pay for the wedding. 有新娘的⽗亲出现办婚礼是风俗。

the custom of doing something
The custom of naming women after flowers is becoming less common. 以花的名字来给妇⼥命名的风俗以渐渐不时兴了。

2 customs [plural] 海关
She was stopped at customs and questioned. 她在海关被叫住并接受询问。

It took ages to clear customs (=be allowed through customs) but then we were out of the airport quite quickly.。