【四级口语】商务口语:开会要准时
<p><span word="Ann">Ann</span>: 陈豪在美国公司已经工作了一段时间。今天老板要找他谈话。老板找谈话会有什么事呢? 陈豪心里有点不安,所以急着去请教美籍华人<span word="Mary">Mary</span>。</p><p>(<span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="ambience">ambience</span>)</p><p>陈:(很着急地)<span word="Hey">Hey</span>, <span word="Mary">Mary</span>,快,我有事问你。</p><p><span word="M">M</span>:<span word="What">What</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>?</p><p>陈: 老板的秘书通知我老板过一会要找我谈话,可说的话我没听懂,说是为了什么<span word="punc">punc</span>...<span word="punc">punc</span>... 那个词我不知道...</p><p><span word="M">M</span>: <span word="Punctual">Punctual</span>?</p><p>陈:对,有点像,不过那个词最后的音好像是什么<span word="ty">ty</span> 来了。</p><p><span word="M">M</span>:<span word="Punctuality">Punctuality</span>?</p><p>陈:<span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="yes">yes</span>. <span word="Punctuality">Punctuality</span>. <span word="Punctuality">Punctuality</span>是什么意思呀?哟,不好了,时间到了,我得去了。</p><p>(<span word="Sound">Sound</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="knocking">knocking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span>; <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span>)</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Jones">Jones</span>: <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Chen">Chen</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="punctuality">punctuality</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="too">too</span>.</p><p><span word="C">C</span>: <span word="Sorry">Sorry</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Jones">Jones</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="understand">understand</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="punc">punc</span>... <span word="punctuality">punctuality</span>?</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Jones">Jones</span>: <span word="Punctuality">Punctuality</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="o">o</span>'<span word="clock">clock</span>, <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span>.</p><p><span word="C">C</span>: (自语:噢,开会要准时!) <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Jones">Jones</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="understand">understand</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p><p><span word="Ms">Ms</span>. <span word="Jones">Jones</span>: <span word="Good">Good</span>.</p><p>(<span word="Sound">Sound</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="chairs">chairs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="walking">walking</span>)</p>
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