1. 我很喜欢这个地方
Hello, it’s pleasure to meet you all. I am Chen Jianguo. I am from Shanghai, China. This is my second trip to the United States, and I really enjoy staying here. I am working for a trading company (贸易公司)as an assistant manager in the overseas distribution section(海外营销部门). Thank you.
2. 我是一个工作狂
I’m Henry Lee. I am a system engineer (系统工程师) for IBM. My job is to develop new computer software and enjoy the job very much, because software development is very creative(创建性的)and imaginative(富于想象力的)work. So if anyone here is interested in computer and computer software, please let me know. We can spend hours talking about computers.
3. 个人全面接触
Hello, it’s really great to talk about ourselves and get to know each other. I am Jason Liu and I’m working for an insurance company in Shenzhen. I was born and raised in Beijing, and I am 25 years old. My hobbies include tennis and reading. If anyone here does one of these things, let me know.
4. 新来员工表达谦虚
Ladies and gentlemen: 1) Now that I have to stand up to introduce myself, I will happily admit (高兴的承认)that I am as nervous as a cat on a hot roof(非常紧张，局促不安；如热锅上的蚂蚁) 2) Being the newest member of this committee is really difficult. My biggest problem so far has been trying to remember everybody’s name so I won’t embarrass myself by calling Mr. Lee by another’s name (不为张冠李戴而感到尴尬). 3) I’ve studied the reports of past meetings, and I’ve asked Mr. Wu for his guidance in conducting myself here (请吴先生指导我在这里如何立身处世). I hope that I can make a worthwhile contribution to the efforts of this group（希望能对这个团体努力的成果，提供有价值的贡献）. 4) Thank you for your attention(谢谢大家专心聆听)。
5. 和谐是公司事业成功之源泉
0) Ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for giving me an opportunity to speak about myself at this special occasion.
社交性寒暄的全面总结
1. A: How are you doing? (比 How are you 更亲切)。 B: I’m doing fine / OK/pretty well/great/super/terrific/so-so 或 no bad./ the same as ever. / I can’t complain too much. Terrible. I’ve had a headache all morning. 2. A: How’s it going? B: Fine./ pretty good. A: How’s everything with you/ going? 3. A: How’ve you been? 4. A: How are things with you/going? 5. A: What’s happening? B: Well, I’m still alive and kicking. / so far so good. B: All right. 或 Not much lately. B: Great. 或： I’m just taking one day at a time.
A: What’s happing with you these days? B: Nothing much. (没什么). B: Not much./Nothing in particular.
6. A: What’s new? / What’s up? 7. A: Anything interesting happening?
8. A: How are you (are the/is she /is he) getting along? 9. A: How do you feel today? Are you marking progress? (你有进展吗？)
B: Keeping busy. Yourself?
B: I feel like a new man. What are you up to？ Did you sleep soundly last night?(你昨晚睡得好吗？)
Have you gotten over your cold? 你感冒好了吗 How come you look so tired?(你怎么看起来这么疲倦) Why are you in such a good mood?(你怎么心情这么好？)What a pleasant surprise running into you.. I just stopped by to say hello. I’m glad I ran into you. Where have you been hiding lately? (你躲到哪儿去了) I’ve been thinking about you lately, Let’s talk over coffee. (边喝咖啡喧聊天) You’re just the man I want to see. I haven’t seen you for ages/in years /for a long time. What has kept you so busy.(什么使你这么忙？)
It’s nice to see you again. Have you changed jobs? 1. It’s up to you. 由你决定。
2. I envy you. 我羡慕你。 我怎样和你联络。
3. How can I get in touch with you /contact /reach you? 4.Where can I wash my hands? 请问洗手间在哪里？
5. Where’s the weather like today? 今天天气如何？ 6. Where are you headed? 你要到哪儿去？ 7. I wasn’t born yesterday. 我又不是三岁小孩.
8. What do you do for relaxation ? 你做什么消遣。 9. It’s a small world. 这世界真小。
10. It’s my treat this time. (这次我请客)。
11. The sooner the better. 俞快俞好。
12. When is the most convenient time for you ? 何时最方便。 13. Take you time. 慢慢来、别着急。 14. I’m mad about Bruce Lee. I’m crazy about rock music 15. How do I address you ? 我怎么称呼你？ 16. What was your name again? 请再说一次名字好吗？ 17. Would you care for cup for coffee? 要杯咖啡吗？ 18. She turns me off.她使我厌恶。 19. So far so good. 到目前为止都好。 20. It drives me crazy. 它使我疯了。 我迷死李小龙了。
21. She never showed up. 她一直没有出现。 22. That’s not like him. 那不像他（的风格） 。 23. I couldn’t get through. 电话打不通。 25. Be my guest. 请便/别客气。 吗。 27. Let’s keep in touch. 让我们保持联络。 29. I couldn’t help it. 我没有办法。 28. Let’s call it a day. 我们今天到此为此。 30. Something’s come up. 有点事。 24. I got sick and tired of hotels. 我讨厌旅馆。 26. Can you keep an eye on my bag?帮我看管一下包好
31. Let’s get to the point. 让我们来谈重点。 32. Keep that in mind. 记住那件事。 33. That was a close cal. 太危险了/千钧一发。34. I’ll be looking forward to it. 我将期待这一天。 35. Chances are slim.机会很小。 36. Far from it. 一点也不。
37. I’m behind in my work.我工作进展落后了. 38. It’s a pain in the neck.那真是麻烦、敕手的事. 39. We’re in the same boat. 我们的处境相同. 40. My mouth is watering. 我在流口水了。 41. What do you recommend? 你推荐什么。 42. I ache all over. 我全身酸痛。 43. I have a runny nose. 我流鼻涕。 44. It’s out of the question. 这是不可能的。
45. Do you have any openings?你们有空缺吗? 46. It doesn’t make any difference.没什么差别/无所谓. 47. I’m fed up with him.我受够他了. 49. It doesn’t work. 坏了/不动了。 51. Think nothing of it. 别挂在心上。 53. I have a sweet tooth. 我喜欢吃甜食。 55. For the time being. 暂时。 48. You can count on us. 你可以相信我们。 50. It’s better than nothing.总比什么都没有好。 52. I’m not myself today. 我今天心神不中。 54. I can’t express myself very well in English. 56. This milk has gone bad. 这牛奶变质了。
57. Don’t beat around the bush. 别拐弯抹角了 58. It’s up in the air.尚未确定。
59. Math is beyond me. 我对数字无能为力。 60. It slipped my mind. 我忘了。 61. You can’t please everyone. 你不可能讨好每一个人。 62. I’m working on it.我正在努力 63. You bet! 当然.
64. I can’t come up with it.我做不到/我想不出来. 65. Drop me a line. 写封信给我。 66. Are you pulling my leg? 你在开我玩笑吗？ 67. Sooner or later. 迟早会的. 68. I’ll keep my ears open. 我会留意的。 70. Neck and neck.不分上下。 72. Don’t get me wrong. 不要误会我. 74. You’re the boss.你是老板，一切听你的。 77. Over my dead body? 休想。 79. We have thirty minutes to kill.消磨。 81. It’ll come to me. 我会想起来的。 69. It isn’t much. 那是微不足道的。 71. I’m feeling under the weather. 我觉得不舒服。 73. I’m under a lot of pressure. 我压力很大。 76. What’s this regarding? 这是关于哪方面的。 78. Can you give me a hand?你能帮个忙吗？ 80. Whatever you say. 随便你. 82. You name it. 你说出来。
83. If I were in your shoes. 如果我是你的话。 84. I’ll play it by ear.到时候再说/随兴之所致。 85. You should take advantage of it.好好利用。 86. Let’s talk over coffee. 边喝边聊。 87. Take it easy.放松放松/再见. 88. I’m easy to please.我很好相处。
89. Let’s give him a big hand. 让我们热烈鼓掌. 90. As far as I’m concerned. 就我而言。 91. I’m all mixed up. 我全搞混了 93. He’s behind the times. 他落伍了 95. I’m up to my ears in work. 我忙死了 97. Just to be on the safe side. 为了安全起见 92. Let’s get together one of these days. 找一天聚聚. 94. I’m pressed for time. 我时间紧迫。 96. You can’t do this to me. 你不能这样对我。 98. I hope I didn’t offend you. 希望没惹你生气.
99. It won’t take much time. 不会花很多时间的 100. It’s been a long time.好久不见了。 101. It’s nothing. 小事情 103. It’s about time. 是时候了/时间差不多了. 105. It’s hard to say. 很难说。 107. That can’t be. 不可能的。 109. Are you sure? 你肯定吗？ 111. Excuse me for a moment. 失陪一下。 112. I mean it. I’m serious. I’m not kidding.我不是开玩笑 102. It’s a long story. 真是一言难尽。 104. It’s incredible. 难以置信的。 106. I can’t imagine why. 我想不通为什么. 108. That’s really something. 真了不起。 110. Are you crazy? 你疯了吗？
113. I’ll consider the matter. 我会考虑这件事.
114. I’ll do something about it.我会想办法的.
115. What are you talking about.你在说些什么? 116. I’m afraid I can’t. 我恐怕不行。 117. I’m dying to see you. 我真想见你. 119. I’m not in the mood.有没有心情。 121. I can’t make it. 我去不了/我赶不上。 123. I won’t buy you story. 我信你这一套。 125. It can’t be helped. 无能为力。 127. I’m always punctual. 我总是准时. 129. I wish I could. 不行。 131. What’s so funny? 有什么好笑的. 118. I’m flattered. 你过奖了。 Flatter.受宠若惊. 120. I’m so scared. 我很怕。 122. You can never tell.谁也不知道/谁也没把握. 124. It hurts like hell.疼死了! 126. Sorry to bother you. Sorry to have bothered you. 128. You may leave it to me.交给我来办。 130. What’s the rush? 什么事那么匆忙。 132. I couldn’t agree more. 我完全同意。
133. Stay out of this matter, please.请别管这件事 134. Don’t just shake your head.别只是摇头,想想办法 135. Don’t jump to conclusions.别过早下结论 137. Have you thought about staying home? 136. That was a lousy movie. 那电影糟透了 138. I’ll come. I give you my word。我向你保证。
139. I swear I’ll never tell anyone.我发誓不告诉任何人。 140. I’ll make it up to you. 我会赔偿的。 141. I’m very/really/terribly/awfully/extremely sorry
142. Forgive me for breaking my promise. 原谅我的食言。 143. Let’s forgive and forget. 摈弃前嫌忘记旧恶。 145. Don’t underestimate me. 不要低估我 147. It’s very annoying.那真烦人. 146. she gives me a headache.她让我头痛。
148. He often fails to keep his word.他常常不能遵守诺言。
149. You made me feel ashamed of myself. 你让我觉得惭愧。 150. I hope it turns out all right.我希望结果很好. 151. I can’t handle this alone.我无法单独处理这事 152. How long will it take to have this radio fixed? 修理要多久？ 153. Come to me if you are in any difficulty. 有困难来找我. 154. Who do you think you are? 你以为你是谁 155. You’re wasting your breath.你在白费口舌. 156. It doesn’t seem like that. 不象是那样. 157. Don’t get on my nerves! 不要搅得我心神不宁/心烦。 158. Everything will be fine. 一切都会很好。 159. I’ll be ready in a few minutes. 再过几分钟我就好了。
160. I wonder what happened to him. 我不知道他发生了什么事. 161. You’re just trying to save face. 你只是想挽回面子. 162. His argument doesn’t hold water. 他的论点站不住脚. 163. Your face tells it all. 你的表情透露了一切. 164. The days are getting longer. 白天越来越长了. 165. You’ve got to do something. 你一定要想相办法。 166. I hope this will teach you a lesson. 给你一个教训。 167. I feel younger than ever. 我觉得比从前年轻。 168. It’s a hard job, but I hope he can make it. 希望他成功。 169. Don’t look wise.不要摆出一副聪明相/自作聪明。 170. 171. 172. 173. 174. 175. I’m afraid all my efforts were in vain. 我的努力白费了。 What happened to your memory? 你的记性是怎么搞的? You’re going too far. 你太过份了. Don’t bury your head in the sand. 不要逃避现实。 I have no other choice. 我别无选择。 I don’t have the nerve to do it. 我没有胆量/勇气去做。
176. It’s matter of life and death. 最关生死 /很严重的事. 177. Nothing works. 一筹莫展 / 诸事不顺。 178. Money will come and go. 钱会来也会去。 179. He’s been behind bars for almost 30 years. 坐牢三十年。 180. If I had known that, I could have helped you. 假如我早知道,我就能帮助你. 181. I couldn’t care less. 我不在乎 / 我无所谓。 182. You have my word. 我向你保证。 183. He hit the ceiling at the news. 他听到那消息大为震怒。 184. I don’t mind staying up late. 我不在乎熬夜。 185. You are too outspoken! 你太直言/直率/坦率了! 186. I can’t afford to buy that. 我买不起那个。 187. I think it’s a reasonable price. 我想那是合理的价钱。 188. I’d like to try on these hats. 我想试一试这些帽子。 189. He puts me to shame.他使我蒙羞。 190. Every dog has his day.凡人都有得意时。 191. Don’t give me any excuses. 不要对我做出任何借口。 192. Are you out of your mind? 你疯了吗? 193. He’s been everywhere. 他到处都去过了. 194. What’s bothering you? 什么在困扰你? 195. Who is to blame? 该怪谁? 196. There are a lot of rumors going around. 很多谣言流传着。 197. I don’t feel up to that. 我觉得不能胜任那工作。 198. I’m mad at myself. 我生我自己的气。 199. It’s raining cats and dogs. 下着倾盆大雨。
200. The sky is getting very cloudy. 天空的云集来越多了。 201. You won’t get away with this.你逃不掉这个惩罚。 202. I’m tired of going to school day after day. 我厌倦上学。 203. Who am I supposed to see? 我应该去见谁。 204. His idea is childish. 他的想法很幼稚。 205. I need small change. 我需要零钱。 206. Don’t try to wash my brain! 不要想给我洗脑 207. I don’t seem so have any luck today. 我今天的运气不好。 208. That reminds me. 那提醒了我。 209. What the hell are you doing? 你究竟在做什么? 210. I can’t seem to get to sleep. 我好像睡不着觉。 211. You look very serious about something. 你似乎有严重的事。 212. I hope I’m not in the way. 我希望我没有造成妨碍。 213. What are you so excited about. 什么事让你如此兴奋。 214. Tell me about your trouble. 把你的烦恼告诉我。 215. I feel much better now. 我现在感觉好多了。 216. I hope you will get well soon. 希望你很快就会好。 217. She is sick in bed. 他卧病在床。 218. I have a slight fever. 我轻微发烧。 219. A fool never learns. 傻瓜永远学不会/得不到教训。 220. This is the schedule for tomorrow. 这是明天的日程表。 221. 222. 223. 224. 225. 226. 227. How late are you open ？你们营业到几点？ I’m here on business. 我来这里出差. What’s Hong Kong famous for? 香港以什么出名？ What brings you to Beijing? 什么风把你吹来北京的? She looks blue. 她满面忧虑。 I just don’t know what to say. 我就是不知道要说什么。 Let’s have fun tonight.今晚让我们乐一乐。
228. Thank you for coming to see me off. 谢谢你来为我送行. (1) I am Lao Haoren, executive manager of the sales department of stone international. During the two years since I took charge of the department, the sales of our products have grown astronomically (极 大的;如天文数字地)and I am really proud of my department and my staff. Some people sometimes ask me what is the secret of such answer: Harmony in the department (部门的和谐).‖ Harmony in the department seems to emerge (出现;形成)as a result of mutual trust and respect (彼此信任与尊 重). Between my staff and myself. (2) Well, it really was a great honor to speak to you, and I hope this gathering (聚会) will keep harmony till the end. Thank you.
第二节：抛砖引玉介绍他人证明自己模范演讲两篇 第 1 篇：介绍演讲者之经典演讲 Ladies and gentlemen: (1) It is my pleasure to introduce the keynote speaker (主讲人) for today, Mr. Stone Jones of the United Nations. (2) Mr. Jones is a renowned (有名的) international authority on the problem of overpopulation (人口过剩 问题权威) in developing countries, and he has graciously (和蔼地；亲切的; 通情达理的; 谦和地) consented to speak to us on that subject tonight. (3) Mr. Jones spent his undergraduate days (大学时代) at Columbia, went on to get his master’s degree from Yale (在耶鲁大学攻读哲学博士). (4) After graduation, Mr. Jones immediately became a member of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation (恢复;复兴) Administration (联合国救济善后总署),and he has spent over six years working in Africa and India. Through his experiences during those six years, he has come to be recognized as an expert in the problem of over population and food supply(他终于被公认为人口过剩 和食物供应问题的专家). (5) Mr. Jones is the author of the controversial (引起争论的) book, we’re Killing ourselves, in which he tries to sketch (速写; 简述) life in the year 2000. (6) We’ll all anxious to hear Mr. Jones’ remarks, so let us all welcome him to the podium (讲台)。 第二篇：介绍外国客人 Ladies and Gentlemen: (1) It is my job to introduce the foreign guests who will be spending the week with us here. I must say that I’m a little at a loss(不知所措)as to how to introduce them. I wanted to say at first the tall one, or the one with blond hair, or the one with blue eyes, or something like that to help you remember them. Now, seeing them all here together for the first time, I see that a problem I have 我遇到了大问题） They’re （ ; all tall, they all have blond hair, and they all seem to have blue eyes, too. Oh well, you’ll just have to remember their names. (2) Mr. Ken Robert comes to us from the University of Kentucky where he is majoring in economics He is most noticeable for his southern accent. Miss Judy Levine comes from the University of Wisconsin. She is majoring in modem languages, so she will be happy to speak in French or Chinese to any of You. Mr. Tony Smith is from The City College of New York. He tells me he is a city boy, and this is his first time to live in a camp like this. If he gets scared at the night noises, be patient with him(请多 见谅). (3) The last person to introduce is Miss Caroline Norris, who is a social worker(社会工作者)for the City of Los Angeles. She had a headache, owing to the weather here. 地道英文脱口而出 Since English is not your native tongue, you must develop the muscles of your speech organs to produce unfamiliar sounds. When you read, read as loudly as possible, as clearly as possible and as quickly as possible. Tongue muscles’ training to of great importance in learning any foreign language. 返补归真 Australia is a unique country. It’s the world’s largest island, but it’s also the world’s smallest continent. In fact, Australia is the only country that is also a continent. It’s about the size of the United States, but it has a population of only 16.5million. It sounds like an interesting place to visit, that’s because it is. (如果它听 起来象是个有趣的地方,那是因为它的确是这样).
Do business in the united states 在美国做生意 When you have a business meeting in the United States, come to the appointment on time. Americans consider it extremely bad manners to be late. You may be offered coffee, and then you should immediately announce the reason for your visit. It is important to speak directly and clearly about you subject. Be prepared to discuss details and be ready to answer questions. If your host disagrees with you, he will say so, and you may disagree with him too – politely, of course! 和陌生人相识相知相交-非凡的能力 A: Mary, this is Stone’s brother Jim. B: I’m very glad / pleased to meet you. C: It’s pleasure to meet you. / The pleasure is mine. B: How do you like china so far? / What’s your impression of China? / What do you think of China? C: It’s really different from what I expected. B: Don’t worry. You’ll get used to it in no time. (别担心，你会很快适应/习惯的). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. May I have your name, please? (请问尊姓大名？) I think I’ve seen you before. You look very familiar. Say, don’t I know you from somewhere? I must have seen you somewhere before. Haven’t we met before? (我们没见过吗？) We have talked of you often. (我们经常谈到你) I didn’t quite catch you name. / I’m sorry, I didn’t get your name.(我没听清楚你的名字) A: How do I address you? 我该怎样称呼你？ B: Please call me Mary. That’s my first name. How many brothers and sisters do you have?
10. Where are you working now? 11. 11. I’ve been looking forward to meeting you.(我一直盼望有幸认识您) 12. I’ve heard a great deal about you. (久仰大名) 13. Is this your first trip to China? / Have you ever been to Guangzhou? 14. What impressed you the most about Shanghai? 15. May I ask where you are from? 16. I hope you’re enjoying your stay here. 17. It always takes time to get used to a new place. (适应一个新地方总是需要一段时间) 18. Sorry, I couldn’t help overhearing did you mention something about…(对不起， 我无意间听到你们的 谈话，你是不是提到。。) 。 19. Uh, are you going to be busy this evening? 20. Um, I was thinking of going to a movie tonight. Would you like to come? 21. Are you doing anything tonight? I was wondering if you’d like to go to a movie with me. 22. I’m going to play with a group of friends. Would you like to join us? 23. That’d be very nice. / I’d love to. / That’s a great idea. 24. Sorry, I’m afraid I’m busy tonight. / Tonight’s a problem. What about tomorrow night? / Sorry, I’ve got people coming over tonight. (今晚有客人来). I’m terrible sorry. (道歉) Well, I’ve got to go. See you late.(再见) How do you like living in China? (询问看法). 1. Today is a great day. You did a good job. (表扬别人) Thank you very much. (感谢)
2. While there is life, there is hope. (有生命更有希望/留得青山在,不怕没柴烧) 3. Mr. Stone, haven’t seen you for a long time. How have you been? I heard that you took a trip to the United States for two months. How was it?
4. I’m new in this field. (我在这行中是个新手) 5. Tell me all about your trouble. (把你所有的烦恼告诉我吧) 6. It’s one of the best in town, I’m glad you like it.(这是市内最好的一家,我很高兴你喜欢它). 7. Money is a good servant but a bad master. (金钱是个好仆人，但是个坏主人，要作金钱的主人，作 金钱的奴隶.) 8. A fair face may hide a foul(骯脏的；罪恶的)heart.(漂亮的面孔可能掩盖着邪恶的心) 9. We grow in wisdom as we grow older.(我们随着年龄增长而更加明智) 10. Does it always rain at this time of the year? 11. Do you always have a break at this time of the day? (你每天的这个时候都会休息一会儿吗？) 12. Do you have apartments available for rent. (你有空房子出租吗？) 13. Do you have a job available for me? (你要不要雇人？) 14. I’m not available. (我没有空，太忙了) 15. Wisdom is the mind is better than money in the hand. (脑中有知识，好过手中有金钱) 16. What do you do for a living? What is your work? (你是干什么职业的？) 17. Are you going to take a vacation soon. 18. This medicine will do you good.(这种药将对你的健康有好处). 19. Do me a favor. (请你帮个忙.) 20. Me too? (我也这样/我也是/我也…) Me neither.(我也不) 21. Nice talking to you (跟你谈得很愉快) 22. We hope to see you again. (我们希望能再见到你). 潇洒告别 A. I really must be going now. (现在我真的该告辞了). B. But you just got here. Can’t you stay a little longer? A. That’s very nice of you, but I really can’t. B. Well, it’s too bad (遗憾) that you have to go. A. Thanks very much. It was a great / lovely party! B. It was our pleasure. (不胜荣幸). 一般告别 1) We really enjoyed your company. （我们喜欢与你为伴） 2) Well, then, perhaps we can get together another time. 3) Please give my best regards to your sister. 4) I’ll be seeing you！ 5) A: Take care of yourself./ Have a good trip./Enjoy yourself. / Have fun! / Take it easy? B: You too. Bye. 6) I shall miss all of you. Let’s get together soon. 7) I hope I can see you again. / Let’s met more often.
来宾道别 8) Well, (I’m afraid) I’d better be on my way/leaving. 9) I’m sorry, but I’ve got to be on my way. 10) I’m afraid I stayed too long. 12) I really have to rush.(我真的得赶快) 14) I’m glad to have met you. 16) I really enjoyed the meal. 17) I had lots of fun tonight. /That was a wonderful dinner. /I had a wonderful / great time being with you. 18) I enjoyed every minute of the party. 19) Thank you very much for a wonderful party. 11) I think it’s about time we got going.是时候告辞了 13) I enjoyed myself very much.我玩得很开心 15) I really had a pleasant / enjoyable/great evening.
20) I hope someday maybe you’ll be able to visit family in Beijing. 21) I really enjoyed talking with you. 主人道别 22) Please don’t be in such a hurry. 24) Did you have a good time today? 23) Would you like to stay for dinner. 25) You’ll have to come and se us soon. 简短小对话 26) A: Thank you for inviting me. 27) A: Thanks for all your hospitality. 28) A: Have a nice weekend. 29) A: Thank you for everything. A: Thanks; I hope we meet again soon. 30) A: If you’re ever in Xi’an, look me up. I’d love to see you again. (如果来西安,一定要来找我). B: Sure, I will. You can count on me. (我一定会). B. It was a pleasure having you. please come again. B. You’re welcome. B: Same to you. B: Well, have a nice trip and best wishes to your wife.
一般练习 1) In North America when people meet each other for the first time, they talk about things like family, work, school, or sports. They ask questions like ―do you have any brothers or sisters?‖ , ―where do you work?‖ , ―what school do you go to?‖, and ―do you like sports?‖ they also ask questions like ―where do you come form?‖ and ―where do you live?‖ ―These are polite questions. They are not personal or private. 2) But some things are personal or private, and questions about them are not polite. People don’t ask
questions about a person’s salary. They don’t ask how much someone paid for something. It is OK to ask children how old they are, but it is not polite to ask older people their age. It is also not polite to ask people questions about politics or religion unless you know them very well. People don’t ask unmarried people ―why are you single?‖, and they don’t ask a married couple with no children ―Why don’t you have any children?‖ 3) A workaholic is a person who works too much. A workaholic lives to work, rather than works to live. In America, it is generally thought that being a workaholic is unhealthy and harmful. 4) In America, being highly educated often over – qualifies you for many jobs. Companies are careful not to hire applicants who have more education and higher goals than necessary for the job. Over qualified workers are likely to quit the minute they find a better job. 5) Stone’s bilingual ability and his work experience were the qualities that helped him get the job over all the other candidates. A: I just stopped by at your office in the bank. They told me that you had quit. Where are you working now? B: I am working for a lawyer now. The pay is better and the work is much more interesting. A: Have you been waiting for me for a long time? B: I’ve only been waiting for an hour. I feel as though I have been standing here for 50 days. 鼓动辞 1) I am Gary Swan, president of this company. 2) First, I would like to express to all of you here our sincere welcome. 3) As you all know, our company is one of the big names and has a long tradition. I think you must be proud of being a part of such a great company. But we cannot afford to depend on tradition alone. We need new blood like you to make our company greater and stronger. You are equipped with new knowledge, new ideas, and new insights.. Do not waste them, but use them while they are fresh. 4) I want you to work, but not just for our company. I want you to work for yourself, and for the well being of the society. 5) I would like to welcome you once again, and from today, let us begin to work together. 得奖感谢致词 1) Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. President, and all the distinguished guests. I cannot believe that I have been selected as this year’s recipient of the Award for Outstanding Performance. When I was informed of the announcement of my nomination. I couldn’t believe my ears. In fact, I am still not sure if I really deserve this honor, because I know many of my colleagues who work harder even with a greater dedication than I do. I believe they also deserve this award, and I think I happen to represent them in accepting this award. 2) Through thick and thin, they have always been my precious team, advisers, and above all, friends. I want to take this opportunity to thank them all, and want to share with them the pleasure and honor of receiving this award. 3) Thank you very much, and I’ll be trying my best to contribute to further growth of our company. 宴会，聚会，礼仪演讲 2) On behalf of all the China National Packaging Import and Export Corporation employees invited tonight, I want to thank you for inviting us to such an enjoyable Christmas party. 3) We really enjoyed the delicious food and excellent wine. Also, the music was perfect, so if I were a better dancer, I could have enjoyed the party twice as much. I enjoyed all of these, but more important, I enjoyed meeting and talking to you, and sharing the time together. 4) It has been a great year for all us. I hope we will be able to maintain this good relationship and make
next year another great one together. 5) Thank you very much again for this wonderful party. We had a good time. 感谢 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Thank you for everything. / Think you very much indeed. I appreciate it. / Your help very much. I don’t know how to thank you enough. It’s kind of you to say that. You’ve been a great help / very helpful. Thanks a million, Mr. Lee, for what you have done for me. I hope I can repay you for it. You’ve been very thoughtful.
9. I appreciate your consideration. 10. Thank you very much, but I guess I’d better do it myself. 11. Thank you / Thanks for trying. 12. Thank you anyway / all the same / for asking. 13. I’m most / very / extremely / tremendously / awfully / terribly grateful. To you for taking so much trouble to explain the best way of getting there. 14. sure. / You’re most welcome. / Don’t mention it. / It was nothing. / It was my pleasure. / Think nothing of it. / That’s all right. / any time. / Don’t worry about it. / Forget it. /Your bet. 1. I do / completely / strongly agree. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. That’s / You’re absolutely right. I think exactly the same way. That sounds like a good idea. I’m with you on that matter. I see your point / what you mean. That’s understandable. 美国银行广州分行开幕致辞 1) Congratulations on the completion and opening of a new Guangzhou branch! I am very much thrilled(感到兴奋/激动) to see this luxurious(豪华的)office, and happy to know that the Bank of America has opened another branch in Shanghai. As relationships between the People’s Republic of China and the United States strengthen(加强) more and more today, having this new branch means a great deal to the economy of both countries. 2) I hope you will be able to do a good business with the Chinese as well as customers of other countries, and good luck to this wonderful new branch. 3) As you all know, doing business is not an easy thing to do. There may be different ways of doing business; some do it for an profit(无止境追求利润).and others, for the sake of the well-being of the society(为了社会的繁荣/副利). One thing, however, that we should no forget in doing business is to have a sense of appreciation(保持一份感恩的心情). A sense of regret or resentment (后悔和怨恨) will not help us in any way. Having a sense of appreciation for all the people will keep us going on in business(使我们的生意长盛不衰).
8. It was all worth it.
对来华投资之外国企业的致词 1) I am very happy that you have finally established a branch(分支机构) in Guangzhou. Your presence(存在) here will be of a great contribution(贡献) to the Guangdong business community as a whole(广东整个商界). I understand that the majority(多数) of right decision, because such constructive employment practices(具有建设性的雇佣体系) will greatly promote a better understanding of both American and Chinese cultures.(将会有力地推进对中美双方文化的更好 了解). 2) I wish you the best of luck in your new venture, and also hope you will be able to make unique contribution to the economy of both countries. (为中美两国经济做出卓越的贡献). Guess the topic Staying ahead of the questions helps you overcome the problems caused the time pressure on this section. Any time you don’t see the correct answer, just guess and keep moving. Now that you’re keeping up with the ball in this game that is, staying ahead of the questions you can begin to practice the second skill you need to win- anticipating what you opponent will do. It’s time to tackle the second major difficulty of this section.(走在问题的前面帮助你克服了由于时间紧张而引起的问题,如果你一下找不到正确的答案, 就只管进行猜测,然后继续做下面的题目,既然你已经能够得上这杨听力游戏中 ―球‖的速度,那么你 就可以开始操练第二个技巧-预料你对手的举动.现在是对付第二个主要难题的时候了.) 1. No Context In face-to-face conversation there are a lot of things that you rely on to help you understand what the other person is saying facial expressions, hand gestures and what you know about the person or the topic all give additional meaning to the words used. Furthermore if this person uses some words or expressions that you’re not familiar with, you can use the context of the rest of the conversation to help you figure out what they mean.(在面对面的谈话中,你可以依靠很多东西来帮助你理解对方的话—面部表情,手势和你所 了解的对方的情况和话题,这些都给你额外的含义.另外,如果对方用了你不熟悉的单词和表达法,你 可以借助其于对话的线索来理解它们的含义.) All of these cues are gone on parts A and B of the Listening Comprehension section. Aside from time, the largest hurdle to get over in order to do well on this section is that lack of context. For the questions on parts A and B the information presented is isolated. The question you’re waiting to hear on the tape could be about anything. You can’t see the person speaking, so it’s much harder to figure out their emotional state or opinion. (在听力第一和第二部分,这些线索通通消失,除了时间的因素,这个部分的最大障碍 就是缺乏上下文, 所有的信息都是孤立的.你准备听到的可能是任何东西.你看不到那个人在说话,所 以理解他们的感情状态和想法非常困难.) 2. Guess the Topic You’re reading ahead, you’ve heard the end of the instructions for part A, and you begin to read the answer choices for question 1. Let’s say the choices are: 1, (A) I never heard the lecture. (B) That kind of lecture never fascinates me. (C) That lecture was the most fascinating I’ve heard. (D) I would have preferred a different lecture.