Business English-Socializing
商務英語——社交（I）
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Part II First Contact 首次接觸
RECEPTIONIST: Miss Miguel. You can go up now. It’s the fifth floor.
MARIA: Thank you.
PETER: Yes, it looks good. I like the colors. Have we got enough time to promote it? That’s my worry. And do we have the price right?
PAULA: More input on the technical side would help.
PETER: That’s why I’m bringing Jens Foss over. Come in! (TO Maria) Oh, take a seat, will you? Shan’t be a moment. (to Paula) Do you know Jens Foss? He’s in our Copenhagen office.
PAULA: I’ve heard of him but I don’t think we’ve met. Anyway, I’d better ③leave you to it.
PETER: Let me have the draft schedule by three this afternoon.
PAULA: Yes, I’ll get onto it straight away.
PETER: And ④give me a ring if there are any problems.
PAULA: Will do!
PETER: (To Maria) Sorry to keep you. Have a seat.
MARIA: I hope you were expecting me. My name is Maria de Miguel.
PETER: Yes, I’ve got your details here somewhere.
前臺： 麥格女士。你可以上去了，在5樓。
麥格： 謝謝。
彼得： 哦，看起來不錯。我喜歡這種顏色。推廣時間夠嗎？我比較擔心這個問題。還有，我們的定價合適嗎？
波拉： 若在技術方面多些投入會更好。
彼得： 這正是我把顏斯·福斯也一起帶來的`原因。請進！（轉向瑪麗亞）噢，請坐，好嗎？請等一下。（轉向波拉）你認識顏斯·福斯嗎？他在哥本哈根工作。
波拉： 聽人提起過他，但我們並沒有見過面。不過，我還是先不打擾您了。
彼得： 下午3點我要一份初步日程安排表。
波拉： 好的，我馬上去辦。
彼得： 若有什麼問題給我打電話。
波拉： 好！
彼得： （轉向瑪麗亞）讓你久等了，請坐。
瑪麗亞： 我想你也正等著我的到來吧。我叫瑪麗亞·麥格。
彼得： 是的，我有你的資料。
PETER: Have we got enough time to promote it, that’s the worry. And do we have the price right? Anyway, let’s leave it there for the time being... Come in! Hello, you must be Maria. I’m Peter O’Donnell. Welcome to Tectron UK.
MARIA: Thank you. It’s good to be here.
PETER: Let me introduce you to Paula Field. Paula is one of our marketing team.
PAULA: Nice to meet you, Maria.
MARIA: Nice to meet you.
PETER: I’m sure you know that Maria is going to be with us for a couple of months.
PAULA: Yes. We should be seeing quite a lot of each other. (to Peter) If you’ll excuse me, I should be getting back. See you later, Maria.
MARIA: Yes, bye.
PETER: See you later, Paula. (to Maria) Have a seat. Coffee?
彼得： 推廣時間是否充足，這是我們頗為擔心的問題。我們的定價合適嗎？這樣吧，等有時間再討論這個問題吧……請進！你好，你一定是瑪麗亞吧。我是彼得·歐唐納。歡迎來到Tectron英國公司。