【商务英语敲门砖第3期:参观并寻求合作】 商务英语参观工厂对话
安妮:How has your conference been so far?
尼克:Great. It"s been a really great experience.
安妮:Were you able to fit a tour of the city in?
尼克:Yes, I must thank you for organizing that. I found it most interesting.
安妮:No worries, I"m just here to make sure everything runs smoothly.
尼克:I also thoroughly enjoyed the tour of your company facilities. It provided a great insight into the company we will be dealing with.
安妮:Really? You have signed the contract?
尼克:Yes, your company"s professionalism and hospitality won me over.
安妮:I"m really pleased to hear that, but if we don"t hurry, we might miss your flight!
尼克:Ha. Ok, I"ll go and get my bags now.你的会议进展如何?
好极了.这真是一次棒极了的经历.
你安排市容游览了没有?
是的.我必须感谢你组织这次活动.我觉得非常有趣.
别担心.我来这儿就是要保证一切顺利.
参观你们公司的设施也让我非常愉快.它让我们深入了解了我们将要打交道的贵公司.
真的吗?你们已经签署了合同?
是的.你们公司的专业性和热情款待把我打动了.
我真的很高兴听到这些.但是如果我们不加紧点.我们可能会错过航班!
哈哈.好的.我现在就去拿包.1.How has your conference been so far?
"How has ... been so far?"是用来询问某事进展如何得常见表达,其他常见的表达还有:
How is... going?
Is ... going well?
How is ... coming along?
2. Were you able to fit a tour of the city in?
"fit sb/sth in"的意思就是"找到时间见某人或者是做某事", to find time to see sb or to do sth.
I"ll try and fit you in after lunch. 我尽量午饭后抽时间见你.
原文中的那句也可以表达为:Did you have time to to take a tour of the city?
3. No worries, I"m just here to make sure everything runs smoothly.
"run smoothly"就是进展顺利的意思.
I wish that my life would run smoothly. 我希望我的生活可以一帆风顺.
to tun smoothly=to go well/not have problems.
4. It provided a great insight into the company we will be dealing with.
这里的"insight"就是understanding的意思.
The book gives us fascinating insights into life in Mexico. 这本书生动地表现了墨西哥的生活.
I hope you have gained some insight into the difficulties we face. 我希望你对我们面临的困难已有所了解.
原文可以理解为, It gave us a good idea about the way the company we will be dealing with operates.
5. Yes, your company"s professionalism