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Georgia: Do you know what the best part is of my new promotion? The expense account! I can’t wait to wine and dine our clients.
乔治亚:你知道我升职后最好的事情是什么吗?是报销账单。我已经迫不及待的用好酒好菜款待我们的客户了。
Dan: The purpose of the expense account is to win over new clients and to keep our current clients happy. It’s not a personal slush fund, you know.
丹:报销账单是用于争取笼络新的客户,并且继续维持我们现有客户满意度的。你知道的这不是个人的行贿基金。
Georgia: I know. The point is to network and to build client relationships – blah-blah-blah.
乔治亚:我知道的。是为了与客户打好关系,建立好关系,笼络新客户等等。
Dan: Schmoozing is part of our job and it’s not something to be taken lightly.
丹:闲谈也是我们工作的一部分,你不能掉以轻心。
Georgia: Of course not. But I’m looking forward to attending charity events to rub elbows with the business elite. Free food, free booze, and free entertainment. What more could I ask for?
乔治亚:当然不会了。但是我正期待着去参加慈善活动,借此来接近那些商业精英们。免费的食物,免费的酒水,和各种免费的娱乐活动。我要求的就这么多。
Dan: Talk to me in three months after you’ve had a few too many plates of rubber chicken!
丹:三个月后,等你参加了大量的应酬饭局后,你就不这样说了。
听力原文
Georgia: Do you know what the best part is of my new promotion? The expense account! I can’t wait to wine and dine our clients.
Dan: The purpose of the expense account is to win over new clients and to keep our current clients happy. It’s not a personal slush fund, you know.
Georgia: I know. The point is to network and to build client relationships – blah-blah-blah.
Dan: Schmoozing is part of our job and it’s not something to be taken lightly.
Georgia: Of course not. But I’m looking forward to attending charity events to rub elbows with the business elite. Free food, free booze, and free entertainment. What more could I ask for?
Dan: Talk to me in three months after you’ve had a few too many plates of rubber chicken!