2a entertaining a client

2a entertaining a client 学习重点 1． Reading --- Choosing a restaurant 2． Reading --- Porters 3． Listening --- Making conversation 4． Oral Practice ---Dress 5． Vocabulary consolidation 6． Memo writing 7． Speaking ---ways of entertaining clients 8． Homework noun plural a standard that you use to judge something or make a decision about something标准 the criteria we use to select candidates 我们选择应征者的标准 criterion for the criteria for measuring how good schools are 评判学校是否优秀的标准 Academic ability is not the sole criterion for admission to the college. 学术能力并不是大学入学的唯一标准。 a set of criteria for identifying people who are genuinely ill and unable to work meet/satisfy/fulfil criteria 满足要求 To qualify for a grant, students must satisfy certain criteria. 为了能 够得到资助，学生们必须要满足一定的要求。 verb[intransitive] formal past tense strove past participle striven to make a great effort to achieve something努力, 奋斗, 力争, I was still striving to be successful. 我正在努力奋斗取得成功。 We must continue to strive for greater efficiency. 我们必须继续努力争取更高效。 ? noun [uncountable and countable] noun [uncountable and countable] an opinion that you express about someone or something 评论 ?同义词 remark Does anyone have any questions or comments? 有没有人有问题或评论？ 2[uncountable] criticism or discussion of something someone has said or done 批评或讨论 The speech received much comment in the press. 该演说遭到了报界的批评。 verb [intransitive and transitive] to express an opinion about someone or something评论，评价 ?同义词 remark People were always commenting on my sister's looks. 人们总是对我妹妹的长相品头论足。 noun [uncountable] the practice of keeping yourself or the things around you clean清洁 a high standard of cleanliness 非常洁净 good/poor value (for money) BrE The lunch special is really good value. 这顿特殊午餐真是便宜。 At only ?45 a night, the hotel is great value for money. 这家饭店的房间只要45英镑，真是优惠。 (=good value, or the quality of being good value) 价廉物美 Every customer is looking for value for money. 每位顾客都在寻找价廉物 美的商品。 Can you mention one restaurant that you think is memorable in the city where you live now? Please explain the reason. , Cleanliness , Quality of food , Speed of service , Location , Service , Value for money adjective [only before noun] the sole person, thing etc is the only one 单独的，唯一的 ?同义词 only the sole American in the room 屋子里唯一的一个美国人 Griffiths is the sole survivor of the crash…. 是这次撞车事故中唯一的幸存者。 The story was published with the sole purpose of selling newspapers. 这 个故事的出版就只有一个目的，即促销报纸。 Derek has sole responsibility for sales in Dublin. …在都柏林唯一的职责就是负责销售。 verb [transitive] 1 [usually in passive] to decide the price of something that is for sale 总是以被动语态形式出现，为销售商品定价 a reasonably priced apartment 一间定价合理的公寓 be priced at something Tickets are priced at ?75 each. 票价定为每张75英镑。 1 liked by a lot of people 受人喜爱的，受人欢迎的 ?反义词 unpopular Hilary was popular at school. 在学校大家都喜欢希拉里。 a popular holiday resort 一个人们都喜爱前往的度假胜地 Coffee is probably the most popular drink in the world. 咖啡可能是全世界人们最喜爱的饮品。 hugely/enormously/immensely etc popular Guerrero’s music is hugely popular in Latin America. …的音乐在拉丁美洲得到大多数人的喜爱。 The President is very popular with Jewish voters. 这位总统得到犹太人选民的支持。 2 [only before noun] done by a lot of people in a society, group etc 大 众的 The government has little popular support among women voters. 这届政府得不到妇女选民的支持。 popular belief/opinion/view (=a belief, opinion etc that a lot of people have) 大家的信仰/意见/观点 3 [only before noun] relating to ordinary people, or intended for ordinary people 流行的 American popular culture.美国流行文化 verb [intransitive and transitive] 1 if an animal or plant evolves, it changes gradually over a long period of time 演变 evolve from Fish evolved from prehistoric sea creatures. 鱼是由史前海洋动物演变而来的。 2 to develop and change gradually over a long period of time 发展 The school has evolved its own style of teaching. 这所学校逐渐发展了自己的教学风格。 Businesses need to evolve rapidly. 企业需要迅速发展。 The idea evolved out of work done by British scientists. 这个想法是从英国科学家的工作中逐渐得来的。 The group gradually evolved into a political party. 这个团体逐渐演变成一个政党。 air conditioning noun [uncountable] a system that makes the air in a room or building cooler and drier 冷气系统 ? adjective noun [countable] a machine that makes the air in a room or building cooler and drier 空调 noun 1 [countable usually singular] the inner part or inside of something 内 部 ?反义词 exterior The interior of the church was dark. 这家教堂的内部漆黑一片。 the car's warm interior 这辆车里面很温暖。 2 the interior the part of a country that is farthest away from the coast 内部地带 The interior of the country is mainly desert. 这个国家的内陆地区主要是 沙漠。 3 Minister/Department of the Interior 内政部 the government minister or department that deals with matters within a country rather than abroad adjective [only before noun] inside or indoors 内部的 ?反义词 exterior The interior walls are all painted white. 内墙全都漆成了白色。 adjective having a special quality, character, or appearance that is different and easy to recognize与众不同的, 有特色的 a rock band with a distinctive sound ?distinctively adverb ?distinctiveness noun [uncountable] group dining noun plural facilities 1 facilities [plural] rooms, equipment, or services that are provided for a particular purpose 设施，设备 All rooms have private facilities (=private bathroom and toilet). 所有的屋子都有公私人使用的设施。 The hotel has its own pool and leisure facilities. 这家饭店有自己的游泳池和休闲设施。 toilet facilities 厕所设施 childcare facilities 照料儿童的设施 2 [countable usually singular] a special part of a piece of equipment or a system which makes it possible to do something 工具 Is there a call-back facility on this phone? 这部电话有没有回拨功能？ a bank account with an overdraft facility 一个可以透支的银行账户 3 [countable] a place or building used for a particular activity or industry, or for providing a particular type of service （进行特殊活动或工业生产的）地方，楼房 a top-secret research facility 一个高度机密的研究地点 the finest indoor sports facility in the US 一个在美国最好的室内健身楼 noun [countable] 1 a small floor that is built between two other floors in a building(尤指介于一层与二层之间的)夹层楼 A young woman was sitting at a desk on the mezzanine floor. 这位年轻的妇女坐在位于夹层楼的桌子边。 2 American English the lowest balcony in a theatre, or the first few rows of seats in that balcony(戏院中的)包厢 noun 骄傲 He wore his medals with pride. 他充满了骄傲之情佩戴上自己的奖章。 pride in He takes great pride in his children's achievements. 他对自己子女取得的成绩而感到骄傲。 to be especially proud of something that you do well, or of a good quality that you have a restaurant that prides itself on speed of service 一家以服务速度快而著称的饭店 She prides herself on being a good listener. 她总是为自己是一名良好的倾听者而自豪。 verb [intransitive and transitive] to provide and serve food and drinks at a party, meeting etc, usually as a business 提供餐饮 This is the biggest event we've ever catered for. 这是我们提供餐饮服务 规模最大的一次活动。 Joan has catered functions for up to 200 people. ..需要给200人提供餐饮服务。 to provide a particular group of people with the things they need or want 满足需要 an LA bank catering to Asian businesses 一个洛杉矶银行提供服务给亚洲企 业 noun [uncountable] the activity of providing and serving food and drinks at parties, meetings etc for money 餐饮服务 Who did the catering? 谁掌管餐饮服务? catering business/service etc 餐饮生意/服务 adjective [only before noun] belonging to or relating to a corporation 企业的 The company is moving its corporate headquarters (=main offices) from New York to Houston. 这家公司将公司总部从纽约搬到了休斯敦. ?corporately adverb noun [countable] an event that is organized so that you can try different foods or drinks to see if you like them 品尝活动 a wine and cheese tasting 葡萄酒和奶酪的品尝活动 v. n. noun ?TALK? [countable] an event at which you describe or explain a new product or idea 讲演 We will begin a series of presentations to help the public fully understand our system.我们将开始一个系列讲演，帮助公众全面了解我们的体系。 make/give a presentation I'm going to ask each of you to make a short presentation. 我将让每一个人都作一段小讲演。 British English to visit a person or place while you are on your way to somewhere else 顺道拜访 call in on/at Could you call in on Mum on your way home? 你能在回家的路上顺便看看妈妈吗？ an end-of-year office party ,, an evening with a new client and his/her partner , a corporate event to launch a new product or service , a negotiation for a contract with a new client , an end-of-week meal with a small group of colleagues ? noun 1 [uncountable and countable] something that is done by people in a particular society because it is traditional 风俗 local/ancient/French etc custom 当地/ 古老的/法国风俗 The guide offers information on local customs. 这位导游介绍着当地的风俗情况。 it is the custom (for somebody) to do something It's the custom for the bride's father to pay for the wedding. 有新娘的父亲出现办婚礼是风俗。 the custom of doing something The custom of naming women after flowers is becoming less common. 以花 的名字来给妇女命名的风俗以渐渐不时兴了。 2 [plural] 海关 She was stopped at customs and questioned. 她在海关被叫住并接受询问。 It took ages to clear customs (=be allowed through customs) but then we were out of the airport quite quickly. 我们在办理清关手续时花了很长时 间，但是之后我们得以迅速地离开机场。 customs officers 海关官员 adjective 1 easy to notice 显而易见的 ?同义词 obvious it is apparent (that) It soon became apparent that we had a major problem. 很快我们就发现我们遇到了大问题。 it is apparent from something that It is apparent from scientific studies that the drug has some fairly nasty side effects. 科学研究表明，这种药物的副作用非常不好。 it is apparent to somebody that It was apparent to everyone that he was seriously ill. 大家都看得出他身体极度不好。 luggage (= baggage) Cape Town 开普敦 Wea decision. a long way very much, far, or a great amount or degree 很远的路 We're still a long way from achieving our sales targets. 我们离销售目标还有很大的距离。 Psychiatry has come a long way (=developed a lot) since the 1920s. 精神病学自从20世界20年代已经发展了很多。 ?FOOD? solid and making your stomach feel full and uncomfortable难消化的（食物） ?反义词 light a heavy meal Vegetarian n.素食者；素食主义者adj素食的；素食主义的 steak n.(供煎, 烤等的)肉, 鱼, 肉片, 鱼片, 肉排, 牛排 , 个人情况 hobbies and interests your family , 衣着 favorite clothes what you want to wear to work , 工作 a typical day in your job your first job your company your colleagues job sharing a job you would like a recent business trip , 语言学习 the best way to learn a language using English in your job your language course , 描述事物/地点/人 a place you would like to live the advantages of living in a large city a person you admire your best/worst holiday your favorite shop public transport where you live I’m the manager of the loan department of a large bank in Los Angeles. I guess I’m pretty conservative. I usually wear a three-piece suit to work. I like plain shirts, striped ties, and regular black shoes. 我是位于洛杉基一家大银行信贷部的经理。我想我算是比较保守的人。我总 是穿着三件套的西服去上班。我喜欢素色衬衫、条形领带和传统的黑鞋。 Patterned clothes, checked tie, spot tie, dotted tie I’m a lawyer with a firm in Boston. I’m really interested in clothes. I usually wear a suit, and I like colorful shirts and patterned ties. I often wear suspenders, too. 我是波士顿一家律师事务所的律师。我特别喜欢服装。我总是穿着西服，我 喜欢颜色鲜艳的衬衫和有图案的领带。我还总是穿着吊带裤。 so I usually wear a suit with a medium-length I like to look professional, I’m a marketing executive with a large advertising agency in Chicago. and a simple blouse. I like strong colors: red or purple are my skirt, favorites. 我是芝加哥一家大型广告公司市场部的高级管理人员。我喜欢看上去很职业化， 所以我总是穿着西服和中等长度的裙子和一件样式简单的女式衬衫。我喜欢亮丽 的色彩：红色或紫色是我最喜欢的颜色。 I work in the mailroom of a Wall Street firm. I wear casual clothes: an or T-shirt, and jeans, and sneakers. Anything open-neck shirt, comfortable. Oh, and I always wear an earring- some of the older guys don’t like it. 我在华尔街一家公司的信件部门工作。我总是穿着休闲装：一件开领衬衫或 T恤，一条牛仔裤和一双旅游鞋。只要是舒服的衣服。啊，我总是带着耳环，一 些年岁大的人看不惯它。 , How do you normally dress for work or college? 参考： My company doesn’t have a dress code for its employees. So I normally dress casual clothes, such as jeans, a sweater and a pair of trainers (sneakers). Sportswear, leisurewear, casual clothes, sneakers, trainers, jeans formal clothes, suit, tie, leather shoes, , Do you think companies should have a dress code for their employees? noun ?LAWS/BEHAVIOUR? [countable]a set of rules, laws, or principles that tell people how to behave their moral code 道德法规 Each state in the US has a different criminal and civil code. 美国每个 州的民法和刑法都不同。 The judge ruled that there had been no breach of the code. 法官判决该 案件没有违反法规。 There were plans to introduce(=rules about what to wear) for civil servants. 政府有引入公务员着装制度。 参考答案： Yes. I think companies must project a professional and smart image. Therefore, a dress code can help build up the image. verb ?CALCULATE? [transitive] to calculate what something will be in the future, using the information you have now 计算 The company projected an annual growth rate of 3%. 该公司计算出年增长率为3%。 be projected to do something Total expenditure is projected to rise by 25%. 总支出经过计算后将会增长25%。 ?FILM? [transitive] to make the picture of a film, photograph etc appear in a larger form on a screen or flat surface 放映 project something onto something She projected the slide onto the wall. 她把幻灯片在墙上播放。 ?YOURSELF? [transitive] to try to make other people have a particular idea about you 展现出某种特定形象 I hope the team will project a smart, professional image. 我希望这个团队能够展现出精明、专业的形象。 his attempts to project himself as a potential leader 他努力想展现出一个未来领导者的形象 ?PLAN? be projected to be planned to happen in the future打算 the projected closure of the hospital 该家医院预计关闭 , Do you think it necessary to be smartly dressed for promotion? 参考答案： No, I don’t think so. I believe promotion means hands-on experience, better qualifications, loyalty to a company and current performance rather than smart dresses. , In the future, do you think business people will dress more formally or less formally? 参考答案： I believe people are bound to/will/ are set to/… dress less formally in the future because most staff are likely to have flexible time and work from home. In the future, they won’t need to dress formally. , will would be bound to be set to be likely be unlikely the chances are that 参考答案： To: All Project Team Members From: David Guan, Project Team Leader Date: 12 May 2002 Subject: Cancellation of project meeting Our next project meeting will be cancelled because two members will be abroad for a trade fair in France on May 13. Shall we meet again at 9am on 19 May? Besides, you should hand in your suggestion for the agenda by May 15. hospitality noun [uncountable] 1 friendly behaviour towards visitors好客,盛情 Thanks for your hospitality over the past few weeks. 感谢你在过去的几周里对我的盛情款待。 2 services such as food and drink that an organization provides for guests at a special event 款待 the use of a yacht for corporate hospitality 将游艇用作公司款待 corporate hospitality=entertainment provided by companies for their customers 公司的款待 1. meal fact-finding adjective fact-finding trip/visit/mission etc an official trip, visit etc during which you try to find out facts and information about something for your organization, government etc 调查事实的行程 a group of US congressmen on a fact-finding mission to Northern Ireland 一 群美国众议会的议员们前往北爱尔兰调查情况 mission noun [countable] ?JOB? an important job that someone has been given to do, especially when they are sent to another place 重要的工作 Her mission was to improve staff morale and output. 她的工作就是要鼓舞员工的士气和生产能力。 substantial adjective large in amount or number 巨大的 ?同义词 considerable We have the support of a substantial number of parents. 我们得到了大多数家长的支持。 a substantial salary 大笔薪酬 a substantial breakfast 丰盛的早餐 The document requires substantial changes. 这份文件需要大量的修改。 2. opera order noun ?FOR FOOD OR DRINK? ?FOR GOODS? [countable] a) a request by a customer for a company to supply goods 订货 Goods will be sent within 24 hours of receiving your order. 在接到订单24小时之内货物即会送达。 The government has placed an order for (=asked a company to supply) new weapons. Please complete the enclosed order form. 请把随信附寄的订单填写完整。 b) goods that you have ordered from a company 订到的商品 Your order has arrived - you can collect it from the store any time. 您订的商品已经到达，您可以随时到商店来取。 make/supply something to order (=produce something especially for a particular customer) 量审定作 They make hand-made shoes to order. 他们按照顾客的要求生产手工鞋。 as a result value verb [transitive] 1 to think that someone or something is important 有价值 Shelly valued her privacy. … 很看重她的隐私。 value somebody/something for something Mr. Yeo valued Jan for her hard work. … 先生很看重…的勤奋工作。 2 [usually passive] to decide how much money something is worth, by comparing it with similar things 定价 We decided to get the house valued. 我们决定将估计出这套房子的价格。 value something at something Paintings valued at over $200,000 were stolen from her home. 价值20万美元以上的优化从她家被窃走。 ?valued adjective a valued friend 3. sports events finalize verb [transitive] to finish the last part of a plan, business deal etc 完成(计划, 交易) Jo flew out to Thailand to finalize the details of the deal. … 飞到泰国完成这笔 交易的最后细节。 concerning preposition about or relating to 关于 ?finalization noun [uncountable] calls from young children concerning lost pets 小孩们打来的关于丢失宠物的电话 the facts concerning Marr's car crash 关于…汽车撞车事件的情况 4. drinks & theatre sportswear n.运动装, 休闲活动穿着的衣服 stopover noun [countable] a short stay somewhere between parts of a journey, especially on a long plane journey（乘飞机作长途旅行中）中途下机逗留，中途 短暂停留 a two-day stopover in Hong Kong 在香港停留两天 long-haul flight长途飞行 , You are the Research and Development Director of an engineering company. Which is a subsidiary of a larger corporation. The chairman of the corporation is visiting your company next week. , Write a memo of to all your staff: , informing them of the visit , telling them why the visitor is coming , telling them when he will arrive and asking them to be at the welcome reception for him.