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第二十八集：Home truths 事情的真相

Episode 190517 / 17 May 2019

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Tip Top 贸易公司美国总部的老板 Mr Socrates 准备推出一项在欧洲出售水果的新策略，希望能提高公司的营业额。但是在做宣布之前，同事们请 Mr Socrates 到一间英式酒吧，去品尝英式啤酒。看视频，学习如何与在与同事谈话的过程中保持职业性的礼貌。

听力挑战 – 问题

伦敦团队请 Mr Socrates 去了哪家酒吧？

文字稿

Narrator
Hello again. Tip Top 贸易公司的顶级上司 Mr Socrates 刚刚宣布了公司的新策略，希望能够提高欧洲市场的销售额，保住公司。不过在工作正式开始前， 伦敦公司的团队请他到酒吧做客，感受一下英国风情。 Let’s join them now…

Tom
Well, welcome to the Rose and Crown. It is small – not like one of those bars you get in… in your country. Can I get you a pint, Mr Socrates?

Mr Socrates
A what?

Tom
A pint. A pint of beer. It’s really nice here if you like it…

Mr Socrates
I don’t drink. Just an orange juice, freshly squeezed.

Paul
Oh, go on, Mr Socrates. One pint won’t hurt. You’ve got to have a pint of beer when you come to a pub.

Mr Socrates
Oh, very well. I’ll try one. It’d better be good.

Tom
You’ll love it. Right, I’ll get it. Three pints of your best beer, please, Mr Landlord. Denise, are you OK getting your own? I’m a bit short of cash.

Denise
Oh… right. Mr Socrates, Anna said she would be along soon. She had some work to finish. She’s such a hard worker.

Mr Socrates
Good to hear. She seems like a smart cookie. Now let’s try this beer. Mmm, not bad. A little warm, but… tasty.

Paul
Oh, you drank that quickly. Would you like another one?

Mr Socrates
Sure.

Anna
Hi, everyone. Sorry I’m late.

Denise
Hi, Anna. Look, Mr Socrates is enjoying our English beer. I think it’s going to his head.

Mr Socrates
Anna! Our best worker. Get Anna a drink.

Tom
Yes, Mr Socrates. Of course, Mr Socrates.

Mr Socrates
Anna, come over here. Let’s talk.

Anna
Oh, right. What about…

Tom
There you go, Anna. I got you some crisps too. So what are we talking about?

Mr Socrates
Nothing. Thank you… Bye-bye.

Tom
Oh, right. Yeah, bye-bye. I’ll go and talk to Paul and Denise. I’ll just be over here.

Mr Socrates
What a loser. I can tell he’s all talk and no action.

Anna
Well, Tom’s a good worker really and…

Mr Socrates
…and as for Paul. God, what a manager. Always eating cookies. You know, he was fired from his last job because…

Narrator
安娜，我看他是有点喝醉了，说了不应该说的话。

Anna
I know. What should I say?

Narrator
你得告诉他不能这么说：It’s not appropriate to talk like that. 或者他得改变话题：Could we change the subject, please.

Anna
OK, thanks. Erm, Mr Socrates, I don’t think it’s appropriate to talk like that. Could we change the subject, please?

Mr Socrates
Oh, sorry. Have I said too much? Maybe we could talk about you. I like you, Anna. You’re keen but you’ve got a lot to learn, and I think you should wear more black – it makes you look… thinner…

Narrator
这可不像话。他说得太多了。你得让他保持职业道德，就谈公司的事儿。

Anna
Right, good idea. Erm, Mr Socrates, thank you. But can we keep our conversation professional? There’s a lot to discuss about our European market strategy.

Mr Socrates
Yeah, right, absolutely right. Anyway, you’re gonna have to lead this one not that Tom guy. I’m thinking of firing him. His results ain't that great and…

Tom
Sorry to interrupt. Just wondered if you’d like some nuts?

Mr Socrates
Hey, Tom, I was just saying to Anna your results haven’t been that good and I’m thinking of…

Anna
… of having another drink… thinking of having another drink. Mr Socrates, did you know Tom actually has a great idea for selling laser-curved oranges to Spain?

Tom
Do I?

Mr Socrates
That’s good to hear, Tom. Email them to me and I’ll check them over tomorrow.

Anna
Of course he will, Mr Socrates. Now, how would you like to drink something, err, less strong? Orange juice perhaps?

Mr Socrates
Nah, nah, I think I’ll try some more of the English beer.

Narrator
安娜这次帮了 Tom 大忙了，要不他马上就要被炒鱿鱼了。有时候和上司会谈时会突然说到私人话题，所以需要恰当地把话题再转回到工作上。我看安娜已经学会怎样保持话题的职业性。以下是她用到的一些句子：

It’s not appropriate to talk like that.
Could we change the subject, please?
Can we keep our conversation professional, please?

Narrator
看来安娜是 Mr Socrates 眼里的红人，不过她得向 Tom 做些解释呢。

Tom
Anna, what were you talking about to Mr Socrates? “Ideas for selling laser-curved oranges to Spain.”

Anna
He was going to fire you – so I was trying to tell him you had great ideas.

Tom
What?! You helped me? Anna, I don’t know what to say. I… I… 

Anna
Yes?

Tom
I need to go back to the office to work on some ideas.

Narrator
好主意！我们下次节目再会。Bye!

听力挑战 – 答案

伦敦团队请 Mr Socrates 去了哪家酒吧？

The Rose and Crown.

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