見客戶時的實用英語（模擬情景，非常實用）

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

B: Mr. Sun, I#39;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)務經(jīng)理-Jonathan Mitchell先生。

(孫先生先伸出手,兩人握手)Mitchell先生,這是Steven孫先生,Apex貿(mào)易公司的總經(jīng)理。

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

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。也請收下我的名片(遞上自己的名片),叫我Johnathan就行了。

(兩個人都看了一下對方的名片,放入皮夾而非口袋中)

B: If you don#39;t mind, Johnathan, while you and Mr. Sun get acquainted, I#39;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識時,我先失陪,看看會議安排得如何。

J: You#39;re certainly on top of things, Brian.

Brian,一切當然在你掌握之中!

S: (looking at Brian) You#39;ll find Mr. Tayler-Brian - is a force to be reckoned with at Apex Tradig.

(看著Brian)Talyer先生,您會發(fā)現(xiàn)Brian是Apex貿(mào)易公司的大將。

B: Thanks for the vote of confidence, Mr. Sun. I#39;ll be right back. (leaves room)

孫先生,謝謝你的信任票,我馬上回來。(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,他看起來是個有為的青年,很難找到像他這樣有才干、有熱忱的人。

S: Don#39;t I know it. He#39;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,你可以簡單地告訴我臺灣零售市場的現(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,市場的發(fā)展領(lǐng)域似乎偏向于高價位商品。

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位了?臺灣的發(fā)展比我想像得要快多了。

S: Yes. Things certainly have changed since I was a boy. We#39;ve developed very quickly.

沒錯,現(xiàn)在的臺灣和我小時候完全不一樣了,這里發(fā)展得非�？焖佟�

J: Do you think the trend will continue?

你想這種趨勢還會維持下去嗎?

S: I don#39;t see why not. We do have some problems, but we are still willing to work hard-and wages aren#39;t too high at this point.

我不覺得有什么不行!雖然是有一些問題,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#39;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

1. get acquainted (with…) (和`……)認識,熟悉……

這個常用的短語暗示雙方從不認識到熟識, "get"可換 "become"。若是短語之后,要加上被認識的對象,以介系詞 "with"連接。

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

(我們老板在高爾夫俱樂部里結(jié)識了幾位做房地產(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#39;t on top of things.

(新經(jīng)理一直擔心自己無法掌握全局。)

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

"(a) force","力量",可以指一個團體、事物或個人； "reckon"在此的意思為"認定"。 "a force to be reckoned with"是形容"有成功的條件而值得注意的人物、團體"。

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

(這家新公司未來值得大家注意。)

4. Don#39;t I know it. 我完全同意!

當此句型以句點(.)而非問號結(jié)尾時,表示完全同意對的方意見,為口語用法,強調(diào)的是肯定的含意。意思為"我怎會不知道!?；我當然明白這一點!"。

例: You say the discount rate is too low? Don#39;t I know it!

(你說這折扣打得太少?我完全同意!)

5. in a nutshell 簡言之

"nutshell"原為"堅果殼",又指"極小的容器",故 "in a nutshell" 這個副詞短語的意思是"簡言之"。

例: Bob told us in a nutshell what happened in the managers#39; meeting.

(Bob簡略地告訴我們經(jīng)理們開會的情形。)

6. growth sector 成長領(lǐng)域

這個經(jīng)濟學上的名詞是指經(jīng)濟成長特別快速的領(lǐng)域, "sector"是"區(qū)域；部門"的意思。

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

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