Eztalk美语【222】遇到初次见面的客户

Mrs. Wayne:Mr. Drake, I'm pleased to do business with your company.
Mr. Drake: We're glad to be able to offer our services to your business, Mrs. Wayne.
Mrs. Wayne:Your company is very well respected. About how long have you been in business?
Mr. Drake: Almost twenty years. We were the first total PR services company of our kind in California.
Mrs. Wayne:[Reads the name card] And this is your company's head office?
Mr. Drake: Well, yes, but now we have six offices in California alone.
Mrs. Wayne:That's wonderful. Isn't your company part of JRE Corporation?
Mr. Drake: That's right. We are their sole PR sector¹ business.
Mrs. Wayne:That's not bad. How long have you been in PR?
Mr. Drake: Not long actually. So I'm sure I will learn a lot from our cooperation.

respected (a.)
受尊重的
Taiwan has very few respected politicians.
台湾没几个值得受尊敬的政客。

PR
= public relations公关
All companies need good PR.
所有公司都需要好的公关。

of someone's kind
与某人同一类的
A: I didn't know there was a Turkish restaurant in Taipei.
我不知道原来台北也有土耳其餐厅。
B: We're the first restaurant of our kind here.
我们是这里的第一家土耳其餐厅。

head office
总部
A: Sales are down this year?
今年销售量下降？
B: Yeah, the head office is going to start firing people.
是啊，总公司要开始裁员了。

corporation (n.)
企业
A: Corporations have too much political power.
企业有太多政治影响力。
B: No kidding.
这还用说。

sole (a.)
独家的，唯一的
I'm the sole owner of this business.
我是这家公司的唯一老板。

sector business
部门，领域
How long has your company been in the defense² sector?
你们公司在这

cooperation (n.)
合作
Cooperation is the key to success.
合作是成功的关键。

Office Talk-遇到初次见面的客户

伟恩女士:爵克先生，非常荣幸能跟贵公司合作。
爵克先生:伟恩女士，我们也很高兴能为贵公司提供服务。
伟恩女士:贵公司在业界有很高的评价。贵公司在这行多久了？
爵克先生:快二十年了。我们当初是加州第一家专门做公关服务的公司。
伟恩女士:（看着名片）这是你们的总公司？
爵克先生:嗯，对，不过我们现在光是在加州就有六个办公室。
伟恩女士:太好了。贵公司不是JRE集团的子公司吗？
爵克先生:没错。我们是他们唯一的公关部门。
伟恩女士:那不错啊。你在这个行业多久了？
爵克先生:其实不是很久。所以我觉得在这次的合作中，我会获益良多

1 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。