接机后的次日,Brian在公司里,为Johnathan 介绍自己的老板-Mr. Sun…。
　　B: Mr. Sun, I’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.
　　孙西席,让我为你介绍加拿年夜Northern Reflections的营业司理-Jonathan Mitchell西席。(孙西席先伸脱手,两人握手)Mitchell西席,这是Steven孙西席,Apex商业公司的总司理。
　　S: It’s very nice to finally meet you, Mr. Mitchell -after so many phonecalls and faxes. (offers his business card first) I’d like you to have my business card.
　　屡次电话、传真来回之后,极度愉快终于见到您,Mitchell西席(先递知手刺),请收下我的手刺。
　　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)
　　感谢您,孙西席。也请收下我的手刺(递上自己的手刺),叫我Johnathan就行了。
　　(两团体都看了一下对方的手刺,放进皮夹而非口袋中)
　　B: If you don’t mind, Johnathan, while you and Mr. Sun get acquainted, I’d　like to check the arrangements for the meeting.
　　如果你不介意,Johnathan,在你和孙西席相互认识时,我先失落陪,看看集会安排得若何。
　　J: You’re certainly on top of things, Brian.
　　Brian,一切当然在你掌握之中!
　　S: (looking at Brian) You’ll find Mr. Tayler-Brian - is a force to be reckoned with at Apex Tradig.
　　(看着Brian)Talyer西席,您会发明Brian是Apex商业公司的年夜将。
　　B: Thanks for the vote of confidence, Mr. Sun. I’ll be right back. (leaves room)
　　孙西席,感谢你的信任票,我马上返来。(走出房间)
　　J: He appears to be a top-notch young man, Mr. Sun. Talent and enthusiasm like that are hard to find.
　　孙西席,他看起来是个无为的青年,很难找到像他如许有本领、有热忱的人。
　　S: Don’t I know it. He’s doing a great job for us. And please, call me Steven.
　　我完全赞同,他在公司显现特殊,请叫我Steven就行了。
　　J: Steven, can you tell me in a nutshell what the retail market is like in Taiwan?
　　Steven,你可以简朴地通知我台湾零售市场的现况吗?
　　S: Well, as per capita income goes up and up, the growth sector seems to be in the to-end.
　　唔,因为每人的匀称收进赓续地增高,市场的生长范围好像方向于低价位商品。
　　J: Retail is going upscale here? Taiwan is certainly growing more quickly than I had imagined.
　　此地的零售走进低价位了?台湾的生长比我想像得要快多了。
　　S: Yes. Things certainly have changed since I was a boy. We’ve developed very quickly.
　　没错,现在的台湾和我小时候完全不一样了,这里生长得极度快速。
　　J: Do you think the trend will continue?
　　你想这种趋势还会维持下往吗?
　　S: I don’t see why not. We do have some problems, but we are still willing to work hard-and wages aren’t too high at this point.
　　我不以为有什么不可!固然是有一些题目,但我们仍宁愿答应勤奋义务,并且现阶段人为仍不算太高。
　　J: Everything I’ve seen so far is very impressive. Very impressive indeed.
　　到现在为止,我所看到的统统都令我印象深入,真的非常深入。
　　情境短语
　　1. get acquainted (with…) (和`……)认识,认识……
　　这个常用的短语表示双方从不认识到熟识, "get"可换 "become"。若是短语之后,要加上被认识的工具,以介系词 "with"连接。
　　例: Our boss got acquainted with a couple of real estate agents in the golf Club.
　　(我们老板在高尔夫俱乐部里结识了几位做房地产的贩子。)
　　2. on top of things 完全掌握
　　字面的意思是将题目降服,高高踩在下面,引申为"控制全局"。
　　例: The new manager was always worried he wasn’t on top of things.
　　(新司理不断担心自己无法掌握全局。)
　　3. (a) force to be reckoned with 值得留意的人物
　　"(a) force","力量",可以指一个团体、事物或团体； "reckon"在此的意思为"认定"。 "a force to be reckoned with"是描述"有乐成的前提而值得留意的人物、团体"。
　　例: The new company will be a force to be reckoned with in the future.
　　(这家新公司将来值得巨匠留意。)
　　4. Don’t I know it. 我完全赞同!
　　当此句型以句点(.)而非问号末端时,默示完全赞同对的方意见,为白话用法,夸张的是一定的含义。意思为"我怎会不晓得!?；我固然年夜白这一点!"。
　　例: You say the discount rate is too low? Don’t I know it!
　　(你说这折扣打得太少?我完全赞同!)
　　5. in a nutshell 简言之
　　"nutshell"原为"坚果壳",又指"极小的容器",故 "in a nutshell" 这个副词短语的意思是"简言之"。
　　例: Bob told us in a nutshell what happened in the managers’ meeting.
　　(Bob简单地通知我们司理们闭会的气象。)
　　6. growth sector 生长范围
　　这个经济学上的名词是指经济生长分外快速的范围, "sector"是"区域；部分"的意思。
　　例: The leisure and entertainment industry is a growth sector in Taiwan.www.xmfv.com...