Cathy 跟同事Adam 正在讨论，一个人的穿着是否会对他的精神状态产生影响。Adam 说， A: Have you ever heard the saying, "clothes make the man"? It might be truer than

Cathy 早上上班见到同事 Adam. Cathy: Hi, Adam, nice tie. Adam: Thanks. C: By the way, can I ask you a personal question? A: Ask away! C: How come you're th

Mickey刚失业，跟朋友Suzanne 一起吃饭，Suzanne 劝他说，这未必不是件好事。她说，

S: Back at my old job there were some days where I barely used my brain at all! I just did the same thing over and over again.

M: So what happened after you got fired? Did a new opportunity

Suzanne 约朋友 Mickey 一起吃午饭。 Suzanne: Mickey! Good to see you! It's been too long! Mickey: Hi, Suzanne! you're right, it has been too long. S: Did y

Marissa 和同事 Hank 正在讨论吸烟的问题。Hank 说，有不少研究都发现，涨价确实能起到一定的抑制作用，促使一部分人戒烟。Marissa 说， M: I see. The high prices act as "the

Marissa 早上一到办公室，就开始跟同事 Hank 发牢骚。 Marissa: I hate walking into our building in the morning! - All the smokers stand around the building's entra

Sean 在走廊上遇到同事 Mimi, 他一副忧心忡忡的样子。我们听听为什么。 Sean: Oh, man....I am not looking forward to this upcoming trip to Europe. Mimi: But Europe

Sean 有飞行恐惧症，可他偏偏又是国际销售代表，需要经常旅行。同事 Mimi 开玩笑说，他可真是选错了职业。Mimi 说， M: You certainly picked the wrong profession! You are an i

Lewis 在走廊上遇到同事 Jay.Lewis: Hi, Jay!J: Hi, Lewis. Are you ready for your big trip to Chicago?L: Oh, yeah! I'm gonna nail the presentation.J: I'm sure y

Lewis要去美国芝加哥出差，想坐高铁去洛杉矶看家人，但同事Jay告诉他说，美国没有高铁，原因之一是坐飞机十分方便。 Lewis: So there's been no incentive to build super fast t

Cindy看到同事Wendy很开心的样子。 Cindy: So Wendy, are you flying non-stop? Wendy: Washington DC to Beijing...non-stop. Amy: Oh that's lovely. The thing I ha

Cindy看到同事Wendy很开心的样子。 Wendy: (Excited) Yeah! Cindy: Hey, Wendy....you sure looked excited. What's up? W: I just got a text message...and...I get

晚宴结束，Jason跟同事Harold一起往外走。Jason是从中国来的，对西方人交往时回避谈钱的问题感到不解，问这样做是不是为了不去刺激那些没什么钱的人。Harold回答说： Harold: Yes,

晚宴结束，Jason跟同事Harold一起往外走。Jason说： Jason: That was a lovely party, wasn't it? Harold: Yes, it was. The food was pretty good, too. J: I was a littl

Lily跟同事Kyle和Jerry在聊西方给小费的文化，Jerry是从中国来的，觉得美国给小费的习俗很不方便。Lily说， Lily: I can see how the custom might make visitors uncomfortable

Lily在公司休息室看到同事Kyle和Jerry在聊天，上前打招呼。 Lily: Good afternoon, guys. Am I interrupting something? Kyle: Jerry and I were just debating the Americ

Steve找到同事Bob, 向他请教投资的问题，Bob觉得股市风险太大，那房地产呢？

Steve找到同事Bob, 向他请教投资的问题。 Steve: Hey, Bob! You're a financial expert, aren't you? I hear you know a lot about investing. Bob: Well, I don't li

Sue跟坐在隔壁的同事George聊天。 S: That's true...we might actually be making more work for ourselves by this constant need to stay in touch. G: If they allow

Sue跟坐在隔壁的同事George聊天。 Sue: Hey George, take a look at this article. It says several major airlines are considering allowing people to use their cell

公司主管James找到公关部主任 Felicia 商量购置艺术作品，美化工作环境的事。James说自己偏爱相片，Felicia表示赞同。 F: I often go to photography exhibitions at the loca

公司主管 James找到公关部主任 Felicia. James: Hey, Felicia...do you have time for a quick conversation? Felicia: Sure, boss. What's up? J: I was walking throu

公司主管 James找到公关部主任 Felicia.

James: Hey, Felicia...do you have time for a quick conversation?
Felicia: Sure, boss. What's up?

J: I was walking throug

公司主管 Lenny 要接受媒体采访，请媒体咨询公司的Carl帮他准备。Carl告诉Lenny, 记者一上来会问几个简单问题，但不能因此而放松警惕。Carl说： C: Remember to keep your game