職場英文口語 第192期:建立關係網(2)

Right, Tom, I need you.to catch up with some of our existing customers – do some schmoozing – and Anna, could you talk to some potential new customers?

好的，湯姆，你去聯繫一下現有客戶，閒聊一下，安娜，你去找一些潛在的新客戶？

I need to speak to Mr Socrates. Right. Erm, networking… what exactly am I supposed to do?

我要跟蘇格拉底先生談談。好的。建立關係網……我該怎麼做？

Networking is about helping your business through connecting with other people in the industry.

建立關係網是通過和行業內人士的交流提高業務。

It involves meeting people and talking to them, sharing information, hopefully helping each other and ultimately, getting new business.

這涉及到遇見並和他們交流，分享信息，有希望互相幫助，最終得到新的業務。

So I have to talk to strangers? Well, yes. Introduce yourself, say who you work for.

所以我要跟陌生人交流了？對，介紹你自己，在哪工作。

Ask them about their business and what they do.

問問他們的職業，是做什麼工作的。

Then explain a bit about what you do and who uses your products.

解釋一下你是做什麼的，誰會用你們的產品。

If it's appropriate, say that you may be able to help them.

如果合適的話，告訴他們你也許可以幫到他們。

Then see if they would consider buying from you.

然後看看他們是否會考慮從你這裏買產品。

Just be chatty and friendly. Thanks. I'll give it a try. Excuse me, hello, I'm Anna.

表現得健談，友善一些。謝了，我試試。打擾一下，你好，我是安娜。