1、商务英语口语,Editor:张强,Whats up?怎么了？Its up to you.由你做主！Thats really something!真了不起！Im really different!我真的与众不同！Everyone think of changing the world,but no one think of changing himself.人人都想改变世界，却没人想改变自己！,Lead-in,商务英语口语,Set agenda for meetings,travel and events安排会议、旅行和活动的日程表,Making appointment 预约,Im callin
2、g to make an appointment with you for next Monday.I wonder if it would be convenient to meet you tomorrow.Would it be convenient if I call on you tonight?Could you arrange an appointment with Mr.Green for me?Id like to drop by tomorrow to talk over our plan.I look forward to seeing you at your offic
3、e on July 18.Can you squeeze in some time for me next week?,Can you make it at 3:00 on Monday?Will 9:00 be alright/okay with you?How about/what do you think of 3:30?Lets say about 9is tomorrow?Anytime before 6 p.m.Anytime except Monday will be fine/okay/all right with me.Im available from 9:00 to 3:
4、00.,Suggesting a time 建议时间,I have an enquiry about the flights to London on Saturday.Have you got any morning flights on Sunday from Beijing to New York?Is it a non-stop flight（直达航班）?How long will the flight take?Whats the fare for a one-way/round trip to Shanghai?When does the flight depart/leave?W
5、hen is the departure/arrival time?Is there a discount for a night flight?Can you put me on the waiting list?What time am I supposed to check in?,Making enquires about flights询问航班,Booking tickets 订票,Id like to book a business class ticket on United Airline Flight 518 to Boston.Can I make a reservatio
6、n for a morning flight on May 3rd,please?Id like to stop over in Chicago if it all right.Id prefer first/business=executive（公务舱）/economy class.Could you book me an aisle/a window seat?Could you make arrangement for vegetarian meals?,Confirming and canceling reservations 确认和取消预约,Id like to reconfirm
7、my connecting flight（转接班机）reservation.I wonder if I could cancel my reservation with United Airlines to New York on November 16.,Sample Dialogue,A:Good morning.Can I please have your ticket and passport?How many pieces of luggage would you like to check in?B:Just this one piece.Can I carry on this b
8、ag?A:Sure.Im sorry.Your luggage is 8 kilos overweight.B:How much should I pay for the excess（额外的）weight?A:The charge for excess weight is 6 dollars per kilo.B:Guess I dont have a choice.A:Heres your boarding pass（登机牌）,ticket and passport.Have a good trip,sir.,Inviting,accepting,declining,offering,re
9、fusing 接受、婉谢、提出、拒绝邀请,Making invitations 提出邀请,I would like to invite you to a reception next Sunday at my home.I would like to invite you to dinner at the new Chinese restaurant.Would you like/care to join us for dessert and coffee?Would you like to go to New York with me next month?I was wondering i
10、f youd like to go to the beach on Saturday.I was wondering if youd like to come to dinner on Tuesday evening.Can/Will you meet me at the mall after class for some shoe shopping?Can you come over tomorrow night and watch the game with us?How/what about a movie tonight?Why dont you/not jog with me in
11、the mornings?Why dont you stop by for a visit on your way home?,Accepting invitations 接受邀请,Thank you very much.Thanks for your invitation.Id be delighted to./Id love to.Sure.That would be fun/wonderful/great.What a terrific idea!Id really love to.Sounds great!Sounds like fun!Sure thing!Ill see you t
12、here.Dinner/6:00 it is!Why dont we!,Declining invitations 婉谢/拒绝邀请,Thank you,but Im afraid I have other plans for that night.Thank you,but Im afraid I have an appointment that day.Im sorry.I cant go to the movie with you.I(excuse)I wish I could,but Im busy.Maybe another time,though.I hate to turn you
13、 down,but I mustI would love to any other time,but Ive already made plans.Thank for asking,butI appreciate the invitation,but Im afraid I cant.Im afraid I cant,but thanks anyway.What about a rain check（延期/改天）?,Chinese/western/business table manner,translations on foods name,showing opinions 中国/西方/商务
14、餐桌礼仪、食物名字翻译和观点表达,Ways of cooking 烹饪方式,Baked 烘培Boiled 煮沸的Steamed 蒸的Stewed 炖Braised 焖Deep fried/pan fried/stir fried 炒Grilled 烤Barbecue 烧烤,Commenting on food 食物评价,It smells good/looks great/tastes delicious.The sweet potato pie is the best that Ive ever had.Sichuan food is too hot for me.My mouth is b
15、urning.This dish tastes kind of salty/sour/greasy油腻/stale不新鲜.The soup is too heavily seasoned调味太重/plain太淡.,Proposing a toast 祝酒,May I propose a toast to our friendship and cooperation?Id like to propose a toast to our distinguished American guests.Lets drink to your promotion.Heres to your health/pl
16、easant trip to Beijing/a successful new year.Cheers!,Asking for check 买单,May I have the check please?Im afraid you made a mistake here.Could please make sure the check gets to me?Check,please.,Paying for the check 买单,Its on me.Its my treat.Let me do the honor.Ill get it this time.I insist.Lets split
17、 it.Lets go 50/50.,After-work entertainments,choosing and developing topics of conversation工作之余：娱乐、选择和展开话题,Introducing topics/agendas 引入话题,Im glad to bump into（无意中撞见）you.I wanted to ask you aboutWhile were on the subjectI just wanted to mentionYou know you mention?There were a couple of points I wan
18、ted to mentionThe other point wasTheres just one thing I wanted to say,Changing/ending a topic,Anyway,lets talk about something else.So,lets leave that(for later).Changing the subject for a momentBy the wayTalking ofThat reminds me,Checking and clarifying确认和声明,Do you see what Im getting at?Is that c
19、lear?清楚了吗？Do you mean?Are you saying?你是说？Let me see if I get it clear/correctly.Do you mean?,Asking about hobbies and interests 询问爱好和兴趣,Do you have any hobbies and interests?你有什么爱好和兴趣吗？What do you do in your spare/free time?你在业余时间都干什么？,Expressing likes and dislikes 表达好恶,I like football.I love readin
20、g.I enjoy cooking.I adore Tom Cruise.Im interested in antiques collections,especially Chinese antique furniture.Im quite into golf.Im crazy/mad about rocknroll.I fall for folk dance.John is enthusiastic about hiking.I dont like soccer.I hate boxing.,Expressing preferences 表达偏好,I prefer jazz to pop.I
21、 prefer staying at home to going out with him tonight.I prefer to play badminton rather than play basketball.Joe has a preference for European movies.Of all kinds of music,I like R&B best.Classical music is my favorite music.Hip Hop is my least favorite.As far as I am concerned(=According to me=In m
22、y opinion对于我来说),poetry reading is for the birds（对牛弹琴）.For me,the best time is to sit back with a cold beer in my hand.Id rather（宁愿）take the bus home.,Sample Dialogue 对话,A:Have you watched any movie lately?亲，最近有没有看电影？B:Not really.I have been kept busy recently.没有额，最近忙死了。A:Thats too bad.I went to watc
23、h the Red Dragon the other day.Its really fantastic.太遗憾了，我几天前去看沉默的红龙了，真的很不错！B:Red Dragon?I havent even heard about it.沉默的红龙？我怎么没听说过？A:What are you?From the cave?It has been an instant hit after it was put on show in the theatre.您是何许人也？山顶洞人？（从古代穿越来的吗？）这部影片一上映就迅速蹿红。B:Well,I told you I was busy.So what
24、 was it about?好吧，我跟你说了我很忙。影片主要讲什么的？,Sample Dialogue,A:Its actually the prequel to The silence of the Lambs.In this one,the story of a former FBI agent Will Graham,who was nearly killed by Hannibal Lecter,is told,and it includes the initial capture of“the Cannibal”.他说沉默的羔羊前传。这一部主要讲一个差点被汉尼巴尔*莱克特杀掉的前FB
25、I特工威尔*格雷汉姆的故事，同时也包含了食人族最初的俘虏。B:Really?I have watched The silence of the Lambs.It features Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster,right?真的吗？我看过沉默的羔羊。安东尼*霍普金斯和朱迪*福斯特演的太好了，不是吗？A:You are right.But the new movie has a stronger cast,including young talents like Edward Norton and Ralph Fiennes.Of course,Anthony
26、Hopkins stays and still plays Dr.Lecter.没错。但是这部新电影有更加强大的演员阵容，包括年轻巨星爱德华*诺顿和拉尔夫*费因斯。当然，还有安东尼*霍普金斯，他还是饰演莱克特医生。B:It sounds really exciting.I should try to find some time to go.听起来很带劲儿。我会找时间去看看的。,商务英语口语,Job interview 求职面试,Job interview 求职面试,What is your education background?教育背影I graduated from Peking Un
27、iversity.毕业于I attended New Oriental School for its spoken English courses in 2003.我2003年参加了新东方的口语课程。Im a law/accounting/mathematic major.Major in 主修I minored in finance/computer science.辅修I have a BA/BS/BBA/MBA/MS/MA/PHD degree学位 in Chinese literature/Computer science/finance.I received my BA degree
28、 from Tianjin University in 1999.I finished primary school in 1990,and went to middle school that September.I graduated from high school in July 1996,after which I entered Shanghai University of Foreign Studies.上海外国语大学,About honor,award and activities 获得的荣誉、奖励和参加的活动,I won the university scholarship
29、奖学金 for three academic years 三个学年.I won second prize in the English Speech Contest of our university in 2001.英文演讲赛获得第二名Ive received the honor of the most outstanding student in 2000.优秀学生I served in the schools basketball team/as monitor for class.进过篮球小队/做过班长,About Experience 经验,Have you got any expe
30、rience in management?Im afraid not.Ive jut graduated from college.Though I have no experience in this field,Im willing to learn.I worked as an interpreter in a foreign trade company for 3 years.Im currently with a state-owned enterprise.兼职做Im an administrative assistant 行政助理 with a joint venture com
31、pany.Im in charge of the personnel department.,Reasons for quitting and application 退出和申请原因,I quit due to the expiry of my employment contract.My job is not in line with my area of study.I didnt like the working environment there and there was little opportunity for advancement.Id like to work in a
32、company that gives me more room for personal growth.Id like a career thats more dynamic and challenging.Id love have an opportunity to further develop my abilities.,Reasons for quitting and application退出和申请原因,Yours is a famous company with excellent management.If I have an opportunity to work in suc
33、h a company,I believe Ill be able to fully develop my abilities and obtain wider experience,and at the same time,make valuable contributions to the company.Yours is a multi-national corporation mainly engaged in manufacturing electronic products,with its headquarters in the USA.You entered Chinas market 5 years ago and your products made in China are enjoying good market shares both at home and ab
