Cathy 跟同事Adam 正在討論，一個人的穿著是否會對他的精神狀態產生影響。Adam 說， A: Have you ever heard the saying, clothes make the man? It might be truer than we imagine. C: When a police officer or firefighter puts on...
Cathy 早上上班見到同事 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 the only one at the office who wears a tie to work every day? I'm not criticizing your fas...
Mickey剛失業，跟朋友Suzanne 一起吃飯，Suzanne 勸他說，這未必不是件好事。她說， 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 happe...
Suzanne 約朋友 Mickey 一起吃午飯。 Suzanne: Mickey! Good to see you! It's been too long! Mickey: Hi, Suzanne! you're right, it has been too long. S: Did you find something on the menu that interests you? Sorry I'm late for our lunch. Traffic...
Marissa 和同事 Hank 正在討論吸煙的問題。Hank 說，有不少研究都發現，漲價確實能起到一定的抑制作用，促使一部分人戒煙。Marissa 說， M: I see. The high prices act as the straw that broke the camel's back....
Marissa 早上一到辦公室，就開始跟同事 Hank 發牢騷。 Marissa: I hate walking into our building in the morning! - All the smokers stand around the building's entrance puffing away....I can't take it! Sorry....I'm just a little bit work...
Sean 有飛行恐懼癥，可他偏偏又是國際銷售代表，需要經常旅行。同事 Mimi 開玩笑說，他可真是選錯了職業。Mimi 說， M: You certainly picked the wrong profession! You are an international sales representative - t...
Sean 在走廊上遇到同事 Mimi, 他一副憂心忡忡的樣子。我們聽聽為什么。 Sean: Oh, man....I am not looking forward to this upcoming trip to Europe. Mimi: But Europe is amazing! You're going to Frankfurt, right? I've been there tw...
Lewis要去美國芝加哥出差，想坐高鐵去洛杉磯看家人，但同事Jay告訴他說，美國沒有高鐵，原因之一是坐飛機十分方便。 Lewis: So there's been no incentive to build super fast trains. Jay: Yeah, that's right. Al...
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 you will. Hey, I thought I remembered from an earlier conversation that you have r...
Cindy看到同事Wendy很開心的樣子。 Cindy: So Wendy, are you flying non-stop? Wendy: Washington DC to Beijing...non-stop. Amy: Oh that's lovely. The thing I hate the most about traveling is layovers. You have to get off the plane...get all yo...
Cindy看到同事Wendy很開心的樣子。 Wendy: (Excited) Yeah! Cindy: Hey, Wendy....you sure looked excited. What's up? W: I just got a text message...and...I get to fly business class on my next trip to China! C: Sweet! What city are you going t...
晚宴結束，Jason跟同事Harold一起往外走。Jason是從中國來的，對西方人交往時回避談錢的問題感到不解，問這樣做是不是為了不去刺激那些沒什么錢的人。Harold回答說： Harold: Yes, I think you hit...
晚宴結束，Jason跟同事Harold一起往外走。Jason說： Jason: That was a lovely party, wasn't it? Harold: Yes, it was. The food was pretty good, too. J: I was a little puzzled about something, though. H: What was that? J: At one point in ou...
Lily跟同事Kyle和Jerry在聊西方給小費的文化，Jerry是從中國來的，覺得美國給小費的習俗很不方便。Lily說， Lily: I can see how the custom might make visitors uncomfortable. I've heard stories about restaurant staff ge...
