商務英語情景口語 場景11:The Working Lunch工作午餐

011 The working lunch

Dialogue 1

A: Excuse me, Don? I hate to bother you, but I need your help on something. Do you have time to brief me on the Martin account today?

B: Oh, that's right. You are supposed to deliver a brief on that account tomorrow. I know there are some things I need to share with you about that. But, gosh, I don't know.... Things are really busy for me today, the only time I can manage to squeeze out might be over lunch break....

A: I hate to make you work through your lunch break with how busy you are....

B: It's okay.... I've already had several days in a row working through lunch....

A: How about this.... We can make it a working lunch this afternoon, and I'll order some Chinese food for delivery. It'll be my treat.

B: You don't have to do that....

A: I insist. I really appreciate you taking time to work with me in. What is your favorite fast food? I'll cater to your taste.

B: Actually I do like Chinese.... Let's make it a date for Chop Suey and the Martin account at about 12:30. Does that sound good?

A: Great. I'll bring the food.

句型講解:

1.I hate to bother you…我不想打擾你;

Brief: to give someone all the information about a situation that they will need 像某人介紹情況;
常見的搭配是brief sb on sth;
例句: The secretary of defense briefed the president on the enemy's strength.
國防部長向總統簡略彙報敵人的兵力。

Deliver: to give a speech, talk, etc. or other official statement 發表，宣佈，發佈
He delivered an important report at the meeting.
他在會上作了重要報告。

a row

1) sth happens several times in a row, it happens in exactly the same way each time, and nothing different happens in the time between 連續幾次地

2) sth happens for several days, etc. in a row, it happens on each of those days 接連幾天(等)地

will be my treat.我請客。

Cater to: to provide the things that a particular type or person wants 迎合，滿足
Those newspapers cater to the lowest tastes. 這些報紙迎合低級趣味。

Dialogue 2

A: For our lunch meeting with the investors, do we have to make a reservation at the restaurant or do we just show up?

B: Usually for lunch, we don't have to reserve a table, they should allow walk-ins. But to be on the safe side, I'll order a table for half-past twelve. Will that suit your schedule?

A: I've arranged to meet them at the restaurant at twelve. Can you make the reservation a little earlier? If we start earlier, it will give us more time for a longer lunch.

B: Are you planning on treating the investors to a full-course meal?

A: Yes, we'll start with appetizers, follow with a soup and salad course, then main dishes of prime rib or cordon bleu chicken, and finish up with a delicious rich dessert of some sort.

B: That'll be pretty heavy for a mid-day meal, don't you think?

A: As along as we stay away from anything alcoholic, we should be okay.

B: With your prime rib and chicken choices, you'd better hope nobody's vegetarian.

A: We can make some special arrangement if we need to. After all, it's the company who is footing the bill.

句型講解

Reservation: an arrangement for a seat on a plane or train, a room in a hotel, etc. to be kept for you 預定，預留

相關例句:

We have made reservations for three rooms at the hotel. 我們已在這個旅館預訂了三個房間。

Walk-in: not arranged in advance; where you do not need to arrange a time in advance 未經預約的，無需事先約定的
a walk-in clinic 無需預約的診所

to be on the safe side: (spoken) to do something in order to be certain to avoid an unpleasant situation

謹慎爲是，不冒險

foot the bill: to pay for something, especially something expensive that you do not want to pay for 負擔費用

When we went to the restaurant last night, my father footed the bill as usual. 昨晚我們去餐館吃飯,像往常一樣,由我父親付帳。



考考你

1.選擇

The officer briefed her ___ what to expect.
A. at B. on C. in

They only publish novels which cater ___ the mass market.
A. for B. at C. to

We have reservations ___ the name of Grant.
A. in B. on C. at

2.翻譯

通貨膨脹率一連三個月不斷下降。(in a row)

我要給飯店打個電話預定座位。(reservation)

答案將在下期節目中公佈。