商务英语听说(上)(第二版-)

1商务英语听说（上）（第二版）BusinessEnglishListening&Speaking1(SecondEdition)Unit1PartIIListening&Speaking1IListening1.Listentothefirstpartofajobinterviewandcompletethechartbelow.A:Takeaseat,please.B:Thankyou.A:I’mMichaelJordan,ManagingDirectorofthecompany.B:Nicetomeetyou,Mr.Jordan.A:Shallwegetdowntobusiness?Let’sstartwithyourpersonalinformation.DoyoumindifIaskyousomepersonalquestions?B:Notatall.A:MayIknowyourname?B:MynameisWangXiaoxia.Wangismysurname.A:Howoldareyou?B:I’m24.A:AreyouborninGuangzhou?B:No,IwasborninGuilin,butIwasbroughtupinGuangzhou.A:Areyousingleormarried?B:I’msingle.A:Wheredoyoulive?B:Iliveat45HuangShiRoad,Guangzhou.A:Whatnationalityareyou?B:I’moftheZhuangminority.A:Areyouingoodhealth?B:IthinkI’mveryhealthyexceptthatI’msomewhatshort-sighted.A:Whatkindofpersonalitydoyouthinkyouhave?B:IthinkI’mhonest,hardworking,andquitecreative,butsomewhatreservedandnotverysociable.A:Whatareyourinterestsandhobbies?B:Well,Ihaveawiderangeofinterestsandhobbies.I’minterestedinphoto-takingandtraveling.Ilikesportsverymuch,especiallytennisandbasketball.I’malsofondofreadingandsinging.A:Canyousaysomethingaboutyourfamily?B:Ihaveaharmoniousandhappyfamily.Therearefourpeopleinmyfamily:myparents,myeldersisterandmyself.Myfatherisanengineer,mymotherabankteller,andmysisteranair-hostess.22.Listentothesecondpartandcompletethefollowingtable.A:Canyoutellmesomethingaboutyoureducationalbackground?B:IgraduatedfromZhongshanUniversity,whereIstudiedforfouryears.A:Whendidyougraduate?B:Igraduatedin1998.A:Whatwasyourmajor?B:IspecializedinInternationalBusiness.A:Whatwereyourscores?B:Ihadaneighty-fiveaverage.A:DidyoutakeanyEnglishcoursesatuniversity?B:Yes.Englishwasarequiredcourse.Wewouldn’treceiveadegreeifwedidn’tpassCollegeEnglishTestBandFourandBandSix.IwasluckyIpassedthosetwotests.A:ThatmeansyoucanmakeyourselfunderstoodinEnglishwithoutmuchdifficulty.B:IthinkIcanexpressmyselfquitefreelyinEnglish.A:Whatwereyourminorsubjects?B:Myminorsubjectswerecomputerscience,statistics,andadvertising.A:Anythingelse?B:Iattendedathree-monthcomputertrainingcourseofferedbySouthChinaUniversityofTechnologyin1999.IgotaComputerOperator’sQualificationCertificate.3.Listentothethirdpartandcompletethefollowingtable.A:Whatcompanydidyoujoinafteryougraduatedfromtheuniversity?B:Iwasassignedtoworkinastate-ownedenterprise,anImportandExportCorporation.A:Whatdepartmentwereyouin?B:IwasintheExportDepartment.A:Howlongdidyouworkthere?B:Twoyears.A:MayIaskwhyyouquit?B:Ithinkthereweretworeasons.First,Ididn’tlikethemanagementmechanismthere.Everyoneinthecompanyseemedtoeatoutofthesamebigpot.Ourpaywasnotlinkedtoourworkperformanceandcontributions.Second,therewasnochanceofpromotion.Itseemedtomethatpeoplewerepromotedbyfavoritisminsteadofbasedontheirmerit.A:Iseebyyourresumeyouonceworkedforaprivatecompany.B:Yes,that’smypresentjob.A:Whatkindofworkareyoudoing?B:I’mworkingasaQCinspector.A:Whatareyourresponsibilities?B:Myresponsibilitiesmainlyinvolvecheckingifrawmaterials,workmanship,andfinishedproductsandpackingareuptothespecificationsandstandardsofsamples.A:Howdoyoufeelaboutyourpresentjob?3B:ThoughI’mquitewell-paid,andthefringebenefitsarequitesatisfactory,Idon’tliketheworkingenvironmentandthewaywearetreated.Inaddition,myworkthereisnotinlinewithmyareaofstudyinuniversity.4.Listentothefourthpartandcompletethechartbelow.A:MayIaskwhyyouareinterestedinworkingforourcompany?B:Lastweek,IreadyourjobadvertisementinChinaDaily.Ilearnedyouhadanopeningformarketingmanager.SoIappliedforthisposition.Yourcompanyisoneoftheworld’slargestmanufacturersofelectronicproducts.Inthepasttenyears,ithashadanimpressivegrowthrecord.Twoyearsago,youenteredChina’smarket.Atpresent,yourproductsareenjoyingabiggermarketshareinChina.IfIhavetheopportunitytoworkforthiscompany,IbelieveI’llbeabletodevelopmyabilities,andmakesomecontributionstothecompany.A:Bytheway,whatotherspecialskillsorotherqualificationsdoyouhave?B:I’mquiteproficientinEnglishandcanspeakfluentMandarinandCantonese,andalittleJapanese.A:Whataboutcomputerskills?B:Yes,I’mquitefamiliarwithsuchsoftwareasWindows7,MicrosoftWord,Excel,andPowerPoint.A:Whencanyoubeavailableforthisjob?B:IthinkIcanstartinamonth.A:Whatsalarywouldyouexpecttohave?B:Iwouldexpecttheappropriaterateofpayforapersonwithmyexperienceandeducationalbackground.A:Isthereanythingelseyouwouldliketoknowaboutourcompany?B:I’dliketoknowsomethingabouttheworkinghoursandfringebenefits.A:WeworkfromMondaytoFriday,ninetofive.Asforthefringebenefits,you’llenjoylifeinsuranceandhealthinsurance,aswellasaten-daypaidvacationayear.Inaddition,you’llreceiveayear-endbonus,whichisbasedonyourworkperformanceandcontributionstothecompany.Anyotherquestions?B:No.IthinkI’vegotallIwanttoknow.A:Allright.Howcanwegetintouchwithyouoncewe’vedecided?B:Youcancontactmebyphoneorbye-mail.Mytelephonenumberis36206789,[e-mail]-bye.A:Goodlucktoyou.Bye.PartIIIListening&Speaking2IListening1.Listentotensentencesonthetapeandwritethemdown.1)Whatkindofpersonalitydoyouhave?2)Haveyougotapermanentresidenceperm