商务英语视听说听力原文.docx

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商务英语视听说听力原文

Unit1

Task2

M:

Comein,please.

W:

Goodmorning,sir.I’mKarenYang.

M:

Goodmorning,MissYang.I’mKevinCarter,theAdministrationManager.Takeaseat,please.

W:

Oh,isthatyourwife,Mr.Carter?

Sheissobeautiful.

M:

Thankyou.Ah…MissYang,I’vegonethroughyourresume.I’dliketoaskyousomequestionsnow,ifyoudon’tmind.

W:

Ofcoursenot.pleasegoahead.

M:

Well,canyoutellmewhyyouwouldliketoworkasamedicalrepresentativewithus?

W:

Ireallylikethiskindofwork,andhavingbeenadoctorforthreeyears,Iwanttoapplyforthispositionforachange.

M:

Don’tyouthinkit’sapityforyoutoleaveyourpresentjob?

W:

Tosomeextent,itis.Ihavelearnedalotinthehospital.ButIwouldliketotryadifferentkindoflife.

W:

Bytheway,couldyoutellmehowmuchthenewjobpays?

M:

Sure.Thereisafive-monthprobationaryperiodandyoucanonlygetRMB2,000foreachmonth.Afterthat,we’lldetermineyoursalaryaccordingtoyourperformance.

W:

Oh,Isee.Then,whataboutthepaidholidays,insurance,andthingslikethat?

W:

Thatsoundsfine.Howmuchtimewillittakeformetobepromotedhere?

M:

I’mnotsure.Itdependsonyourabilityandperformance.Maybewe’llsendyoutooneofourbranches,ifyoulike.

Follow-uppractice

Ms.Smith:

Yes,please.

Cai:

Nicetoseeyou,Ms.Smith.

Ms.Smith:

Nicetomeetyou,too.Wouldyouliketohaveacupofcoffeeortea?

Cai:

Teaisfine.Thankyou.

Ms.Smith:

I’vereadyourCV.Itlooksgood.Now,Iwonderifyoucantellmemoreaboutyourself,forexample,yourpersonality

Cai:

Well,IthinkI’maserious-mindedgirl,I’mcalmandIdon’tpanicinacrisis.Ilikejokesandhaveagoodsenseofhumor.AndIalsoenjoyworkingwithallkindsofpeople.Icanevengetalongwithpeoplewhoarebad-temperedorsomethinglikethat.

Ms.Smith:

Well,then,whatdoyouconsideryourstrengthsandweakness?

Cai:

Strengthsandweakness?

Well,Ithinkmyabilitytoworkwithalltypesofpeopleisaparticularstrength.

Ms.Smith:

Yes.

Cai:

Myweakness?

Er,I’malittlebitperfectionist.I’mquiteoftendissatisfiedwithwhatI’vedone.IalwaysthinkIcandoitbetterorinadifferentway.

Ms.Smith:

Iwouldn’tcallthataweakness.I’dcallthatastrength.

Cai:

Well,apartfromthat,IsupposesometimesIamnotpatientenough.

Ms.Smith:

Now,canyoutellmeaboutyourpastexperience?

Ms.Smith:

Whatqualificationshaveyouhadforthisposition?

Cai:

IgraduatedfromPekingUniversityin2001,majoringinaccounting.IcanspeakfluentEnglishandIcandealwithbookkeepingandaccountinginEnglishquitewell.

Ms.Smith:

Whydidyouleaveyourlastposition?

Cai:

Iwanttofindajobthatischallenging,whereIcangrow.

Ms.Smith:

Now,isthereanythingelseyou’dliketoaskme?

Cai:

Yes,ifIgetthisjobwithHDC,wouldIbeabletoworkabroadinoneofyouroverseasbranches?

Ms.Smith:

Oh,yes,certainly.Ourstaffregularlydoessix-monthplacementsinotherbranches.

Cai:

Oh,that’sgreat.

Cai:

thankyouforseeingme.

Ms.Smith:

Goodbye.

Cai:

Bye.

Video1

Chen=C.Ms.Mandel=M.

C:

Goodmorning,Ms.Mandel.

M:

Goodmorning.Sitdown,please.

C:

Thankyou.

M:

YouareChenBo,aren’tyou?

I’mCathyMandel,DirectoroftheHRDepartment.

C:

Yes,I’mChenBo.Nicetomeetyou,Ms.Mandel.

M:

Nicetomeetyou,too.I’vegonethroughyourresumeandwouldliketoknowmoreaboutyou.

C:

Thankyouforyourinterestinme.

M:

Tostartwith,wouldyouliketotellmeabitaboutyourself?

C:

Sure,I’maseniorstudentatGuangdongUniversityofFinance.Iexpecttograduatethissummer.Mymajorisinternationalfinance.

M:

Asamajorininternationalfinance,whatdoyouthinkyoucandoinconsultancy?

C:

Well,Iknowhowtotackleproblems.Forexample,IknowImustfistanalyzetheproblemandworkoutitsmajorcause.ThenIwillbeabletosearchforwaystosolveitfromtheavailabledata.

M:

Sometimesdataisnotenough.Haveyougotanyrelevantexperienceinthisfield?

C:

Lastyear,duringtheprobationaryperiod,IwasinvolvedintherestorationofafactoryinNanjing.Ireallylearnedalotfromtheexperience,especiallyhowtoassesspeople’sstrengthsandabilities.

M:

Canyoucopewithhardworkunderpressureandinatoughenvironment?

C:

Noproblem.Idon’tcareaboutpressureortheenvironmentaslongasIenjoythework.

M:

Good.Now,doyouhaveanyquestionstoask?

C:

Yes,I’vegotone.ArethereanyopportunitiesforChineseemployeestobetransferredtotheheadofficeinNewYorkorotherbranchofficesaroundtheworld?

M:

Um,probably.Ithinkyouarelikelytobesenttoworkinanoverseasbranchtogetexperiencelaterononceyou’veprovedyourworth.

M:

Iwishyouluck!

We’llnotifyyouofourfinaldecisionbyFriday.

C:

Thankyou,Ms.Mandel.Goodbye.

M:

Goodbye.

Video2

Wang=W,Mr.White=M.

M:

Yes,pleasedo.

M:

Nicetomeetyou,MissWang.IamHarryWhite,DirectoroftheHRDepartment.Iwasexpectingyou.Please,takeaseat.

W:

Thankyou.

M:

Huh,that’sright.MissWang,canyoutellmewhichuniversityyouattended?

W:

SunYat-sen.

M:

Andwhatdegreehaveyougot?

W:

Ihaveabachelor’sdegreeinbusinessadministration.

M:

Good.IknowyouarenowwithUnitedButter.Whatisyourchiefresponsibilitythere?

W:

I’veworkedthereforfiveyears,sinceIgraduatedfromcollege.Twoyearsago,IwasappointedBrandManager–responsibleforthePandalineofbiscuits.

M:

Whydoyouwanttochangeyourjob?

W:

Iwanttochangemyworkenvironment,seeknewchallengesandbroadenmyexperience.That’swhyIwanttomoveintosales.

M:

Whatdoyouthinkisthemostimportantqualificationforasalesperson?

W:

Ithinkit’sself-confidenceandqualityproducts.

M:

Iagreewithyou.Whatsalarywouldyouexpecttogethere?

M:

Youwouldbeinchargeofallthesalesactivities,forallhairproductsinnortheastChina.Thiswouldinvolvemarketanalysis,clientserviceanddevelopment,salespromotion,andregularcustomersatisfactionsurveys.You’dreportdirectlytotheRegionalSalesDirector.Doyouhaveanyotherquestions?

W:

Yes,onlyone.WhencanIhaveyourdecision?

M:

Ineedtodiscusswithotherboardmembers.We’llnotifyyouofourdecisionassoonaspossible.But…tobehonest,youseemtobeagoodcandidatewiththerightkindofexperienceandpersonality.You’rehighonmylist.

W:

That’sgood!

Thankyou,Mr.White.Ilookforwardtohearingfromyou.Goodbye.

M:

Goodbye.

CaseAnalysis

Interviewer:

Wheredoyouseeyourselfinthreeyears?

Interviewer:

Um…

Candidate:

CanIaskaquestion?

IfIgetthisjob,youknow,wouldIbeabletoworkabroadinoneofyouroverseasbranches?

Youknow,Iliketravelling.

Interviewer:

Ourstaffmembersregularlydosix-monthplacementsinotherbranches.

Candidate:

Oh,well,that’swhatI’minterestedin.

Interviewer:

Whatdoyouthinkofyourstrengthsandweaknesses?

Candidate:

Strengthsandweakness?

Well,that’shardtoanswer.Youknow,I’mveryhumorous.Ithinkthat’smyparticularstrength.Myweaknesses?

IsupposeIdon’thaveany,youknow.

Interviewer:

Ok.Isthereanythingelseyou’dliketoask?

Candidate:

Oh,yeah.IfIgetthisjob,canItaketimeoffforvacation?

Youknow,Ilovetravel.

Interviewer:

I’mafraidIcan’tanswerthat.

Candidate:

Andalso,whencanyougivemeadefiniteansweraboutthisjob?

Unit2

Task1

Ihaven’tseenyouforyears.

Whatdoyoudonow?

I’mintheResearchandDevelopmentDepartment.

Iknewyou’ddosomethingverychallengingandcreative.

Isometimesstayintheofficeafterworktodealwithunfinishedtasks.

Task2

Jack:

Hi,I’mJack.I’mthemanageroftheResearch&DevelopmentDepartment.I’vebeeninthispositionforthreeyears.Ihavetomanageallaspectsoftheproductdevelopmentprocess,includingresourceallocation,budgetrequirementsandpersonnelmanagement.Ihavetoworkwithmarketingteamstoanalyzetheneedsofthedevelopingmarketsanddirectourworkaccordingly.I’mresponsibleforcreatingandmanagingtheR&Dteamsandfortheoverallplanning,execution,andsuccessoftheprojects.

Janet:

I’mJanet,SalesManagerofR&TCompany.SinceIwaspromotedtothepositionofmanagerfouryearsago,I’vebeenengagedinvariousresponsibilities.Myresponsibilitiesinclude:

developingsalesstrategies;achievingsalestargets;recruitingandtrainingsalesstaff;supervisingandmotivatingteamperformance;expandingthecustomerbaseandensuringhighlevelsofcustomersatisfaction.

Video1Introducingtitlesandresponsibilities

President=P;Robin=R

R:

Thankyou!

P:

Mr.Copperfieldisanexpertinthefieldofaccounting.So,itisapleasureforustohavehimhere.Now,Mr.Copperfield,I’dliketointroducethevicepresidentsandmanagerstoyou.

R:

It’sOK,thankyou!

P:

ThisisMayBates,VicePresidentinchargeoftheAdministrationDepartmentandtheNeighborhoodServiceDepartment.

R:

Nicetomeetyou,Ms.Bates.

Ms.Bates:

Nicetomeetyou,Mr.Copperfield.

P:

AndthisisDennisHayes,VicePresidentinchargeoftheMarketingDepartmentandtheSalesDepartment.

DennisHayes:

Howdoyoudo,Mr.Copperfield?

Gladtomeetyou.

R:

Gladtomeetyou,Mr.Hayes.

P:

Andthisis…oh,whereisAndrewJefferson?

P:

Uh…speakofthedevil…Mr.Jeffersonhasjustarrived.

Mr.Jefferson:

Hi,Mr.Copperfield,goodtoseeyouagain.

R:

Goodtoseeyou,Mr.Jefferson.

Mr.Jefferson:

Sorry,I’mlate.Iwastalkingtoaclient.

R:

Oh,that’sok.Howmanydepartmentsareyouinchargeof,Mr.Jefferson?

Mr.Jefferson:

Four:

Research&Development,Engineering,ContractBudgets,andProjectPreparation.

R:

Nowonderyou’resobusy.

P:

Mr.Copperfield,therearethreemanagerswhoreportdirec