职场英文口语 第194期:建立关系网(4)

 　　We have an issue with the fresh grapes we provide with our cheeses – they keep going mouldy. 我们在用新鲜葡萄搭配奶酪供应时，葡萄总出问题，它们容易发霉。

　　Oh dear. Yes – sour grapes you could say! 天啊。是的，可以说是酸葡萄了。

　　A good quality plastic grape would be useful to put with our cheese displays. 高质量的塑料葡萄对我们的奶酪展示来说很有帮助。

　　Well, I think we might be able to help you. Yes you can! 我想我们可以帮你。是的，你可以。

　　This is the time to exchange contact details – give her your business card. 这是互换联系方式的好机会，把你的名片给她。

　　Well, if I could have your contact details I'll send you one of our brochures and then give you a call about prices. 如果我能有你的联系方式的话，我会给你发一些我们的小册子，然后打电话和你谈谈价格。

　　And here's my business card should you want to call me. That's fantastic. 这是我的名片，你可以给我打电话。太棒了。

　　So nice to have met you – and I think what you're wearing for the conference is perfect. Thanks! 见到你太好了，我认为你在这次会议上穿得很得体。谢谢。

　　Bingo! Looks like Anna has a potential new customer. 太好了！看起来安娜有了一位潜在的新客户。

　　She was friendly and chatty but kept her mind on business. 她健谈又友善，而且一心想着业务。

　　She used phrases like these: Excuse me, hello, I'm Anna. 她用了这些表达：打扰一下，你好，我是安娜。

　　I work as a Sales Executive¹ at Tip Top Trading. 我是Tip Top Trading的销售代理。

　　Can you tell me about your company? 你能跟我说说你的公司吗？

　　Can I briefly² tell you about what our company does? 我能跟你简单介绍一下我们的公司吗？

　　I think we might be able to help you. 我想我们可以帮你。

1 executive   

adj.执行的，行政的；n.执行者，行政官，经理

参考例句：

• A good executive usually gets on well with people.一个好的高级管理人员通常与人们相处得很好。
• He is a man of great executive ability.他是个具有极高管理能力的人。

2 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。