高级职业英语 听说教程Section 2 task 2

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Task 2

Xiaofang lives in Qingdao. Now he is driving to the airport to pick up his American friend Amile, who comes here to attend the Qingdao International Beer Festival. He has reserved a single room for her in Qingdao Holiday Inn. It’s a five-star hotel. Fiona is living in Wuhan. Now she is seeing off her general manager, Mr. Li, at the railway station, who came to sign a contract with ABC Company. He stayed in Yangtze Hotel these days, which is also a five-star hotel. Miss Wang lives in Guangzhou. She is going to the subway to pick up his boss and his wife. They come to attend China Import and Export Fair. They’ll stay in Garden Hotel.

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A: Hello. May I speak to Mr. Morris, please?

B: Sorry, he’s just gone out.

A: When is he expected to be back?

B: Two hours later, I guess.

A: Could you please take a message for him?

B: Yes, certainly.

A: This is Paul. Please tell him I’ll call him again at the office tomorrow morning.

B: All right. I’ll tell him when he comes back.

A: Thank you very much. Goodbye.

B: You’re welcome. Goodbye.

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I am a secretary in a shoe-making company. My main duties are to arrange and make preparations for meetings. There are two meetings to be held in our company this week. One of them is an annual sales meeting. There will be 100 participants in the meeting. I have notified every attendee to attend the meeting well in advance. In addition, I have sent an agenda to each participant so that they can come prepared. As usual, I’m the one who takes the minutes.

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Business trips are common to business people, but a lot of preparations have to be done before starting the trip. First, determine the goals of your trip. You should know what you want to accomplish in this trip. Second, set up appointments. As your company will pay for the travel expenses, it is necessary to make your trip productive, time-saving and money-saving. Try to make some appointments with your customers or business partners before departure. Third, make arrangements for transportation, and accommodation, such as booking a flight, or a train and a hotel. Fourth, get necessary trip documents ready, such as your passport, visa and health certificate. Fifth, pack your luggage with necessary items, such as business documents, laptop, address books, name cards, cell phone, or anything that is needed for you to do your work.

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My name is David Liu. I am employed as a software developer in the Great Wall Computer Company. Our manager is an easygoing person and usually plays jokes with us, but he is strict and serious in work. Most of my colleagues are ready to help and support. I can get along with most of them. However, I was in a situation where I had a problem with one of my colleagues. Later I talked to him directly and sincerely and resolved the conflict between us. Now I find it enjoyable to work with him.