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The Office-Bad news,boss.(C0108)A:...Now that we have been over the gory details of our disastrousfirst quarter,Ed!Give us some good news.How are things looking for us in terms of sales this month?B:Uh well...would you like the bad newsfirst or the really bad news?A:What?Ed,don’t tell me you only have bad news! B:Well sir,our sales have dropped,no plunged,fifty percent in the past month alone.We are currently overstocked and overstaffed and our profits are falling fast.The market is in recession and we have no way of moving our inventory,or getting rid of our staff.If we consider redundancies,it would cost us a fortune because of the new reg-ulations governing compensation packages.It’s a real mess.A:For crying out loud...How fast are we losing money?B:Um...how can I put this?Let’s just say that at this pace,we will befiling for Chapter eleven in less than three months.A:What!Geez!How could this have happened?So what’s the bad news?B:Oh,that’s the really bad news.Our supplier suf-fered QC problems and,well,half of our produc-tion is faulty.We’re going to have to recall all items sold in the last quarter.And the worst part?We’re going to have to shoulder this cost.A:Are you joking?Get the supplier on the line now!They have to assume the costs of this mess!B:We tried that,sir.The factory has gone under and the owner apparently hasfled the country.A:We’re doomed!B:There is some really good news though!A:Really?What!B:I got offered a new job!Key Vocabularygory details phrase all the small details lay it on me phrase tell me the bad news plunge verb drop down suddenlyand quickly disastrous Adjective very bad;having badresultsin terms of phrase regarding,about(be)over-stocked verb having too many thingsto sell(be)over-staffed verb have too many employ-eesinventory commonnoun,non-variable the amount of products you have to sellget rid of remove or take awaysomething that is an-noyingredundancies commonnoun,plu-ral layoffs;ending employ-ment of stafffor money reasonsshoulder the cost verb be responsible for thecostgovern verb rulefor crying out loud phrase used to express anger orannoyancechapter elven phrase bankruptcy;owingmore money than youcan payquality control the process of control-ling the quality of pro-duction(quality con-trol)Supplementary Vocabularybroke Adjective having no money(infor-mal)hit rock bot-tom phrase The lowest possiblelevel or absolute bot-tommargin commonnoun,sin-gular the minimum return below which an enter-prise becomes unprof-itablerevenue commonnoun,sin-gular the entire amount of in-come before any deduc-tions are madeskyrocket verb cause to rise rapidlyand suddenly。

The Weekend - Road Trip (C0006)A: So, are we all ready to go?B: Yup, I think so. The car’s packed; we have munchies and music, and the map’s in the car. A: Did you get the camera?B: Got it! Did you fill up the tank?A: Yup, it’s all set.B: You’re sure we’re not forgetting anything?A: I’m sure... we’ve got all our bases covered.B: Well… let’s get going then! I love road trips!B: Um... do you think we can make a pit stop?A: But we’ve only been on the road for ten minutes. B: I know, but I forgot to go to the bathroom before we left.Key Vocabularyall ready to go phrase prepared, ready to leave packed Adjective full, everything is inside munchies commonsnacks, foodnoun, non-variablefill up the tank phrase put gas in the carall set phrase readygot all thephrase have everything ready bases cov-eredget going phrase start, leave, depart road trip phrase long car trippit stop phrase quick stop for food orgasSupplementary Vocabularytrunk commonnoun, sin-the luggage area of a cargularpassenger commonnoun, sin-person in a car, not the drivergularfreeway commonnoun, sin-highwaygularrental car phrase a car you rent, a car youpay to borrow highway toll phrase fee paid for using thehighwayA：那么，我们都准备好出发了吗?都准备好出发：all ready to goB：是的，我想是的。

englishpod_C0010中英⽂翻译版带关键词汇The Office - Driving Sales (C0010)A: All right, people. We’re holding this meeting to- day because we’ve got to do something about oursales, and we need to do it NOW! I want concretesolutions. How do you plan/intend to drive sales...Roger?B: Well, in fact, we’re the most expensive in the mar- ket, so maybe we need to lower our prices tomatch the competitors?A: Lower our prices? Not very creative. It’ll never fly with Swan. What kind of thinking is that? Geez. Anybody else have a better plan? Natalie?C: Um, perhaps, um, a sales promotion. Maybe a two-for-one offer, or something like that!A: What? That’s the same thing. Bad idea. Really bad idea. Dammit people come on! Think! TheCEO will be here any minute.D: Do we have any ideas yet?C: Yes Mr. Swan, we were kind of considering a two- for-one offer to get more competitive.D: A two-for-one promotion? Hmm. I kind of like the sound of that. It sounds like something we should consider. A: Yeah, exactly. Just what I was thinking! In fact, that’s a brillia nt idea! I’m glad we thought of that.Very creative.Key Vocabularyconcrete solu- tions phrase a real or specific solu-tion to a problemdrive sales Preposition increase sales in the market phrase in the industryto match the competitors principleverb, infini-tivebe the as good as orbetter than others com-panies in the same in-dustrywill never fly phrase will not work, will notbe approved promotion phrase something done tomake people aware of aproductbe here anyminutephrase will arrive very soonto consider principleverb, infini-tivethinking about brilliant Adjective excellent Supplementary Vocabularycompetitive Adjective as good as or betterthan others of the sametypewin sales phrase make sales sucessfullysales strategy phrase plans for a company’ssales activitiessales cycle phrase the process a customergoes though when de-ciding to buy a productto outsell principleverb, infini-tiveto sell more than otherscustomer loy- alty phrase when a customer buysthe same brand overand overA：好了，各位。

The Office-Small Talk Series-Showing Interest (C0307)Tina:Hey Michelle,this is my friend James.He’s visiting Shanghai from New Y ork. Michelle:Oh,hi James.Nice to meet you.So,uh.you visiting for business or pleasure? James:Well,actually a little of both.I’m meeting some business contacts but I’m also takingsome Mandarin classes too.Michelle:That’s cool!How’s it going?James:Well,I’mfinding the classes pretty tough ac-tually,but I’m having a great time in Shang-hai.It’s really an amazing city.Michelle:It sure is.Are you staying for long? James:Only two weeks unfortunately.I wish I could stay longer but.Michelle:Well listen,if you need someone to show youthe sights then just call me.I’m having alittle get together at my new apartment nextweek so if you want to drop bythen.James:That sounds great.I’d love to!Let me take down your number Michelle.Key Vocabularyvisit G go to someplace in aformal wayclass N lessonsight N something seen orworth seeingget to-P spend time together getherpleasure N feeling of happinessdrop by V an informal visit Supplementary Vocabularyrendezvous N an agreement betweentwo or more persons tomeet at a certain timeand place.reunion N the act of uniting again.The Office-Small Talk2(C0310)James:So Michelle,let me introduce you toMaria.She’s my colleague from Brazil.Maria,this is Michelle.Maria:Hi Michelle.So what do you do here inShanghai?I mean,what work do youdo?Michelle:I work in advertising right now.Howabout you?Maria:I’m actually inthe wine business. Michelle:That sounds really great.I love wine my-self!Is this yourfirst time to ShanghaiMaria?Maria:No actually,I often visit.I usually cometo China for business at least once ayear.Also,I love the restaurants inShanghai,so that’s a good reason tocome.Michelle:Me too.Actually,there’s a great Brazil-ian restaurant I recommend.I mean,the food is delicious butthe service isn’tso good.I often like to get togetherwith friends and have a great barbecuethere.James:We should go together some time. Michelle:Wonderful idea!I’d love that!Key Vocabularyrecommend V say something deservesto be chosenservice N an act of help or assis-tancecolleague N the person who workswith you together barbecue N a framework,as a grillor a spit,or afireplacefor cooking meat or veg-etables over an openfireintroduce V to present(a person)toanother so as to makeacquainted. Supplementary Vocabularyacquaint V to become more or lessfamiliar,aware of some-thingadvocate V to speak or write in fa-vor of;support or urgeby argument impression N a strong,favourable,orremarkable effect picnic N excursion or outing inwhich the people carryfood with them andshare a meal in theopen air.The Office-Sorry I’m Late(C0311)Maggie Gao:Okay everyone,shall we begin? Bill:Sorry Maggie,but we are missing afew people.Can we hang on a sec? Maggie Gao:Well,I did say eleven o’clock sharp,and it’s nowfive past so.... James:Hi everyone,I’m so sorry I’m late.It’sraining cats and dogs outside and Ihad to wait ages for a taxi.Maggie Gao:Okay James,take a seat quicklyplease.Right,the subject ofthemeeting is.Sally:Hi guys.Please excuse me,I washeld up in traffic.Maggie Gao:Right,as I was saying the subjectofthe m...Bruno:Hi Maggie.I’m terribly sorry.The traf-fic is murder out there.Maggie Gao:Sit down Bruno!Okay now,as youare aware,the topic for this meetingis‘The importance of being punctual’.Who would like to start?Key Vocabularyhang onP hold ona secwait ages V wait for a very longtimehold up V stuckI am terri-P Very sorrybly sorrypleaseR pardonexcusemeSupplementary Vocabularylate A occurring,coming,orbeing after the usual orproper timeabsent A not in a certain place ata given timeexcuse V to offer an apologyfor;seek to remove theblame ofslack A negligent;carelessThe Office-Small talk3(C0313)Grace:Hey Michelle!Is that you?Michelle:Wow,Grace!Long time no see!Where have you been?Grace:Oh yeah.Well you see I got a promotion, so I moved tothe new Pudong office lastSeptember.Michelle:Y ou did?Congratulations!Grace:Thanks a lot.So how are things with you Michelle?Michelle:Well,same old same oldyou know.Nothing much has changed here.Grace:Are you still seeing Chris?Michelle:No,actually we split up last month. Grace:Oh dear.I’m sorry to hear that.Michelle:But I met a really cute guy last night at a net-working party so,........well,let’s just waitand see......Grace:Good for you Michelle!Key Vocabularylong time no see P a greeting phrase usedafter two friends havenotsame oldsame oldP nothing new promotion N new position networking N meeting new people split V leave here Supplementary Vocabularydemote V to reduce to a lowergrade,rank,class,orpositiondepart V to go away,leaveblog N a journal written on-line and accessible tousers of the internetThe Office-Sending A Quote Via Email(C0315) Tracy:Melanie,can you help me with something?We need tofinalize the account with theMexican Embassy and,I need some adviceon phrasing this letter correctly in English. Melanie:Sure Tracy,let me just get my laptop.all set. Tracy:Okay,so.......toWhom It May Concern,I am writing.Melanie:Um,Tracy?I think that’s a little too formal.I know you want to be polite but you’ve al-ready made contact with them,so in Englishyou can be more relaxed inthe opening.... Tracy:Okay,more relaxed.Got it....Hey Sally, what’s up?It’s Tracy here,just.Melanie:Okay Tracy,now it’s too relaxed!Y ou’ve still got to show some respect.How about start-ing with“Dear Ms.Cooper,I’m writing toconfirm...?Tracy:Great,okay.“Dear Miss Cooper,I’m writ-ing to confirm thefinal quotation forthe fullpage back cover color advertisement yourequested forthe spring issue of Voila mag-azine.Melanie:That’s great....Tracy:“Thefinal costing,including advert design and production,comes to forty-five thou-sand six hundred RMB.We want paymentten working days before publication or wewill cancel the ad.Thanks for...”Melanie:Woo,okay back up a second T racy.That’s too direct.Can I suggest you say,”pleasenote thatfinal payment is due two workingweeks before publication?Y ou don’t wantto offend her.Tracy:Oops okay.Y ou are right.Then I can just end with“All the best,T racy”Melanie:Hmmmm,maybe,but I’d play it safeand just finish with“Y ours Sincerely”.That’s moreprofessional.Tracy:Oh,Melanie you are a life saver,thank you!Key Vocabularycosting V charge,make someonepayplease note that N being informed of some-thingquotation N a statement of the priceof an item or serviceplay it safe P go with the safest op-tionI am writ-ing toN introduction Supplementary Vocabularycargo N freight of a ship,air-planelink N a word icon,etc,onwhich a user may clickto move to anotherpart of or different web-site,documentattachment N omething attached,asa document added to aletter,or an picture ina email etc etiquette N conventional require-ments as to socialbehavior;proprietiesof conduct as estab-lished in any class orcommunity or for anyoccasion.The Office-First Paycheck(C0317)Emily:Hey,Susan.Have you got a sec?I have some questions about my paycheck. Susan:Y ou bet,Emily.Pull up a chair.Emily:Well,this is myfirst paycheck here inthe States and there are a few things I don’t un-derstand.First off,what is this FICA,andSUI Y tax,and why are there deductionsboth for Medicare and for my health insur-ance plan?Susan:OK,let’s start from the top of your pay stub.This number here represents your grosspay.Emily:Y es,that’s easy enough to understand. Susan:Then here we have a series of deductions.First off are the federal ones.FICA standsfor Federal Insurance Contribution Act,orsomething like that.It’s your federal incometax.And then there’s Social Security andMedicare,which are both federal programsto help you out after you retire or if you wereunable to work.Emily:All right,I see.So the Medicare isn’t actuallya health insurance I can use now. Susan:That’s right.Below the federal deductions are the state deductions.There’s the stateincome tax,and then this SUI SDItax youwere asking about is paying into an unem-ployment and disability fund that our statehas set up,but you can see it’s a pretty smallquantity that they take.Emily:Y eah,I don’t mind giving them a dollarfifty for that.So there are two separate incometaxes–one at a state level and one at afederal level?Susan:That’s right.Not all states have an income tax.Some use higher property taxes orsales taxes instead.Emily:I see.All right,well I think everything elseI canfigure out on my own.The deduc-tions for health insurance and my401(K)are pretty self-explanatory.Thanks for yourhelp,Susan.Susan:No problem!All those deductions do add up,and nobody’s net pay is as high as they’dlike.I can understand why you’d want someexplanation.Emily:Y eah,I guess it’s the same in the UK,I just never paid much attention.See you later!Key Vocabularystub N for keeping a record ofthe content of the partfilled out and torn away. federal A of or relating to aform of government or acountry in which poweris divided between onecentral and several re-gional governments income N amount of money thatyou receivefund N a sum of money or otherresources whose princi-pal or interest is setaside for a specific ob-jectiveself-explanatory A needing no explana-tion,obviousSupplementary Vocabularybasic A elementary or simple jargon N language peculiar to aparticular trade,profes-sion,or group welfare Nfinancial or other assis-tance to an individualor family from a city,state,or national gov-ernmentdeposit V to place for safekeepingor in trusttax N a sum of money de-manded by a govern-ment for its support orfor specific facilities orservicesThe Office-Small Talk6-Talking About Yourself (C0322)Michelle:Excuse me,is this seat taken? Stranger:No,please feel free.Michelle:Thanks a lot.Stranger:Do you work in Shanghai?Michelle:Y es I do.How about you?Stranger:No,I’m a tourist.This place is amazing!It’s much bigger than I imagined,andmuch more exciting!There’s so muchto see here.Michelle:Y ou can say that again!It’s much moremodern than people imagine.Whereare you from?Stranger:Um,well let’s see.....I’m from Kansasoriginally.A much quieter and morepeaceful place than here,that’s for sure! Michelle:Uh huh....Stranger:But I’m living in Paris right now. Michelle:Oh Paris!Wonderful,I’d love to visitsome time!Key Vocabularytourist N a person who is travel-ingamazing A causing wonder or as-tonishmentmodern A high-techoriginally R originallypeaceful A calm or tranquil imagine V to form a mental imageofexciting A excite Supplementary Vocabularyego N self-importancevain A excessively proud of orconcerned about one’sown appearance,quali-ties,achievements historic A well-known or impor-tant in history seclude A sheltered or screenedfrom general activity off theP out of the way beatentrackThe Office-Small Talk7-Talking About A Trip(C0325) Jim:Hey Michelle.Good to see you.Are youat lunch?Michelle:Oh hi Jim.No I just got back.I thoughtyou were on vacation now.Jim:No,I wish I was!I just got back fromSpain actually.Michelle:Oh wonderful!Have you been there be-fore or was it yourfirst time?Jim:Myfirst time.I’ve traveled around Eu-rope a lot,but this was myfirst time toSpain.It was amazing,and the weatherwas just beautiful!No rain,and just sun,sun,sun....Michelle:I’m so jealous of you.I’ve neverbeen anywhere in Europe.I’ve alwaysdreamed of traveling around and seeingthe sights.Jim:Well,I really recommend Spain.Y ou re-ally should go.Anyway,it’s been great tocatch up,but I must be going,this is myfloor.Speak again soon I hope.Michelle:For sure.Take care.Key Vocabularyvacation P have holidays jealous A feeling resentmentagainst someone be-cause of that person’srivalry,success,oradvantagescatch up P meet each otherfloor N one of the many levelsof a buildingtake care V deal withfor sure P phrase of agreement Supplementary Vocabularyenvy N a feeling of discon-tent with regard to an-other’s advantages,suc-cess,possessionstourist N a person who is travel-ingrat race P endless pursuit with lit-tle reward or purposesuch as job.mid life crisis P period of dramaticself-doubt that is feltby some individualsin the"middleyears"or middleage of lifeThe Office-Small Talk8-Talking About Work(C0328)Mr.Camp-bell:Ah Michelle hi.I was hoping to see you. How have you been?How’s the family?Michelle:Oh hello Mr.Campbell.I’mfine andJack’s doing well.How are you?Mr.Camp-bell:I’mfine thanks.I got your report this morning.Thank’s for that.Are you join-ing the conference today?Michelle:Y es,I’m leaving at four pm.Mr Camp-bell:Good,well we can discuss this more then,but I think thefigures are looking very good for this quarter.Michelle:Y es,me too.Mr Camp-bell:I’m planning to discuss the advertising budget at the conference.I don’t think we should continue with the TV adver-tising.Michelle:No,me neither.It’s far too expensive.Mr.Camp-bell:Well,let’s discuss this more at the con-ference.Maybe we can share a taxi there.Michelle:Y es,sure.Key Vocabularyconference N a formal meeting wheremany people talk aboutideasreport N written document thatprovides informationabout something discuss V talk aboutquarter N one fourth of a calendarorfiscal yearbudget N money available tospendadvertise V to announce or praise inorder to raise awarnessin a product or service Supplementary Vocabularymarketing N act of buying or sellingin a marketpublish V to issue publicly thework ofsegment N a different group graph N a diagram representinga system of connectionsor interrelations amongtwo or more thingsThe Office-Small Talk9-Talking About The Weather (C0331)Melissa:Hey Michelle,jump in quick.It’s pouringout there!Michelle:Oh hi Melissa.Are you going to the con-ference too?I was planning to pick upMr.Campbell.Melissa:Y es,he told me.We need to pick himup at his hotel and then go to the con-ference.Michelle:Oh I see,okay.So I heard you got mar-ried.Congratulations!Melissa:Ah thank you!I’m very excited.We weregoing to get married next year,but thenwe decided to get married on holiday in-stead.It was wonderful.Michelle:That sounds so romantic!Jack and Iwere hoping to get married in Europenext year,but we had to postpone ourplans.We just don’t have the money!Melissa:I know what you mean.I think Shang-hai is getting more and more expensive,don’t you?Michelle:I sure do.In my opinion it’s actuallybecoming more expensive than backhome.Melissa:Definitely.Oh there’s Mr.Campbell.Driver can you stop here please?Key Vocabularypouring Vflowing or falling,asfrom one container toanother,or into,over,or on something romantic A relating to a feeling oflove between a couple postpone V decide to do somethingat a later timedefinitely R certainlyin my opinion P way to express youropinionSupplementary Vocabularyraincheck N an offered or requestedpostponement of an in-vitation until a moreconvenientcute A pleasingly pretty drizzle V to rain gently andsteadily infine drops cancel V to decide or announcethat a planned eventwill not take placeThe Office-Small Talk10-General Talk(C0334) Mr.Campbell:Hi ladies.Thanks for picking meup.It’s awful weather out there! Michelle:Absolutely.It’s been raining forhours.Mr.Campbell:How are you Melissa?Are youokay?Melissa:I’m great thanks,Mr.Campbell. Michelle:Do you have any business tripsplanned soon Mr.Campbell? Mr.Campbell:Of course.I’m always travelling!I will leave for London next Mon-day,and then I’llfly to Boston fromthere.It’s going to be a busymonth.How about you Michelle?Any vacation plans?Michelle:Y es.Mike and I will travel toBeijing to see Mikes parents forSpring festival,and hopefully nextyear we will visit London.I hear it’sa wonderful city.Mr.Campbell:I couldn’t agree more.London isreally fantastic.It’s my favorite city.I’m sure you’ll have a great time.Key Vocabularyvacation N holidayabsolutely R to a complete degree awful A really badplan V To have something setto do in the future. festival N a day or time of reli-gious or other celebra-tionSupplementary Vocabularyrandom A without definite aim,purpose,method terrible A extremely bad;horrible parade N a large public proces-sionunsure A without sure knowl-edge;uncertain。