Eztalk美语【133】Run into a foreign client 遇到外国客户

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剧码: Office Talk

Elaine在柜台遇到外国客户……

Elaine: Can I help you?
Client: I’m looking for someone who works here, but I lost his business card. His name’s Jong or Jang or something like that.
Elaine: Chang?
Client: Yeah, that sounds right.
Elaine: There are about twenty people named Chang who work here. What department?
Client: Let me think…accounting, finance, something like that.
Elaine: [Checks office directory] Eric Chang in accounting?
Client: That’s him!
Elaine: I’ll call him and tell him you’re here.
Client: I appreciate your help.
Elaine: Would you like to have a seat over there? It’ll just be a minute. And can I have your name?
Client: Here’s my card.
Elaine:OK. I’ll have him come up to get you.

business card
名片,也可称作name card或简称card
Please give me your business card.
请惠赐一张名片。

department (n.)
部门
A: Where do you study?
你在哪里念书?
B: At Harvard, in the English department.
哈佛英文系。

finance (n.)
财务
I have a BA in finance.
我有财务的学士学位。

appreciate (v.)
感激
Do you appreciate my suggestions?
你觉得我的建议对你有帮助吗?

something like that
诸如此类的
A: Do you work for the government?
你为政府工作吗?
B: Something like that. Actually, I’m a spy.
可以这么说。其实,我是个间谍。

accounting (n.)
会计
She’s in the accounting department.
她属于会计部。

office directory
办公室名册,分机表
Look up his number in the office directory.
在公司分机表上找一下他的号码。

Office Talk
伊莲:有什么我能帮您的吗?

客户:我在找一位在这儿工作的人,但是我弄丢他的名片了。他姓蒋或是简之类的。
伊莲:是张吗?
客户:对,听起来是。
伊莲:大约有二十个姓张的在这儿工作。是哪个部门的?
客户:我想想看……会计、财务之类的吧。
伊莲:(查办公司名册)是会计部的艾瑞克张吗?
客户:就是他!
伊莲:我来打电话告诉他您来了。
客户:非常谢谢你的帮忙。
伊莲:请在那边坐一下好吗?只要一下就来了。请教大名?
客户:这是我的名片。
伊莲:好的。我请他上来接您。

Eztalk美语【132】Handling Foreign Clients 商务接待美语

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剧码: Office Talk

怎么办!外国客户向我走来…

商务接待美语

Can I help you?
Who are you here to see?
May I have your name?
Do you have an appointment?
Please wait a moment.
He will be right here.
Please have a seat.

同事不能接待的应变方法

I’m sorry. He isn’t in.
He’ll be back shortly. Would you like to wait?
He’s off today.

你可以向来宾提出一些解决方案:

I could have one of the other managers help you.
Could you come back tomorrow?
I could make an appointment for you.

appointment (n.)
与人约定会面的时段
A: Why are you in such a hurry?
你在赶什么?
B: I don’t want to miss my appointment!
我不想错过我约的时间!

shortly (adv.)
很快地,立刻,马上
A. I’m here to see Ms. Dobson.
我是来见杜柏森太太的。
B. Wait right here, she’ll be with you shortly.
在这等一下,她马上就出来见你。

have a seat
找个位子坐
Please have seat and look at the drinks menu.
请坐,请看看我们的饮料单。

manager (n.)
主管
A: Did you hear the good news?
你有听到好消息吗?
B: I’ve been promoted to manager.
我升官当主管了。

Eztalk美语【131】-sks的发音规则

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剧码: -sks的发音规则

Streek Talk

Mary: The barman asks me the same question every day.
John: What’s that?
Mary: How many casks of beer are needed to fill five hundred flasks?
John: Um… that’s a strange question for him to ask.
Mary: True, but not as strange as the masks he wears.

barman (n.)
酒保
Ask the barman for a new glass.
找酒保要个新玻璃杯吧。

cask (n.)
酒桶
A: Do we have everything for the camping trip?
我们要去露营的东西都准备好了吗?
B: Yep. And I brought a cask full of whiskey!
准备好了。我还带了一整桶威士忌!

flask (n.)
扁扁的小酒瓶
A: What’s in the flask there, pal?
老哥,小酒瓶里装的是啥?
B: Good Scotch. Do you want some?
上好苏格兰威士忌。要来一点吗?