见客户时的实用英语(模拟情景再现)
来源：英语联盟
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, id 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.
孙先生,让我为你介绍加拿大northern reflections的业务经理-jonathan mitchell先生。
(孙先生先伸出手,两人握手)mitchell先生,这是steven孙先生,apex贸易公司的总经理。
s: its very nice to finally meet you, mr. mitchell -after so many phonecalls and faxes. (offers his business card first) id like you to have my business card.
多次电话、传真往返之后,非常高兴终于见到您,mitchell先生(先递出名片),请收下我的名片。
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)
谢谢您,孙先生。也请收下我的名片(递上自己的名片),叫我johnathan就行了。
(两个人都看了一下对方的名片,放入皮夹而非口袋中)
b: if you dont mind, johnathan, while you and mr. sun get acquainted, id like to check the arrangements for the meeting.
如果你不介意,johnathan,在你和孙先生互相认识时,我先失陪,看看会议安排得如何。
j: youre certainly on top of things, brian.
brian,一切当然在你掌握之中!
s: (looking at brian) youll find mr. tayler-brian - is a force to be reckoned with at apex tradig.
(看着brian)talyer先生,您会发现brian是apex贸易公司的大将。
b: thanks for the vote of confidence, mr. sun. ill be right back. (leaves room)
孙先生,谢谢你的信任票,我马上回来。(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.
孙先生,他看起来是个有为的青年,很难找到像他这样有才干、有热忱的人。
s: dont i know it. hes doing a great job for us. and please, call me steven.
我完全同意,他在公司表现不凡,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,你可以简单地告诉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,由于每人的平均收入不断地增高,市场的发展领域似乎偏向于高价位商品。
j: retail is going upscale here? taiwan is certainly growing more quickly than i had imagined.
此地的零售走入高价位了?台湾的发展比我想像得要快多了。
s: yes. things certainly have changed since i was a boy. weve developed very quickly.
没错,现在的台湾和我小时候完全不一样了,这里发展得非常快速。
j: do you think the trend will continue?
你想这种趋势还会维持下去吗?
s: i dont see why not. we do have some problems, but we are still willing to work hard-and wages arent too high at this point.
我不觉得有什么不行!虽然是有一些问题,但我们仍愿意勤奋工作,而且现阶段工资仍不算太高。
j: everything ive seen so far is very impressive. very impressive indeed.
到目前为止,我所看到的一切都令我印象深刻,真的十分深刻。
情境短语
1. get acquainted (with…) (和`……)认识,熟悉……
这个常用的短语暗示双方从不认识到熟识, "get"可换 "become"。若是短语之后,要加上被认识的对象,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商人。)
2. on top of things 完全掌握
字面的意思是将问题克服,高高踩在上面,引申为"控制全局"。
例: the new manager was always worried he wasnt on top of things.
(新经理一直担心自己无法掌握全局。)
3. (a) force to be reckoned with 值得注意的人物
"(a) force","力量",可以指一个团体、事物或个人； "reckon"在此的意思为"认定"。 "a force to be reckoned with"是形容"有成功的条件而值得注意的人物、团体"。
例: the new company will be a force to be reckoned with in the future.
(这家新公司未来值得大家注意。)
4. dont i know it. 我完全同意!
当此句型以句点(.)而非问号结尾时,表示完全同意对的方意见,为口语用法,强调的是肯定的含意。意思为"我怎会不知道!?；我当然明白这一点!"。
例: you say the discount rate is too low? dont i know it!
(你说这折扣打得太少?我完全同意!)
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简略地告诉我们经理们开会的情形。)
6. growth sector 成长领域
这个经济学上的名词是指经济成长特别快速的领域, "sector"是"区域；部门"的意思。
例: the leisure and entertainment industry is a growth sector in taiwan.
(休闲娱乐业是台湾目前的成长领域。)