"Who do you work for?"——问对方在哪家公司。=Which company do you work for?
M: Ace International.
Ace International。
🎧 听力点
公司名注意首字母大写：Ace International。
W: That's a Dutch company, isn' it?
那是荷兰公司，对吧？
🗣️ 口语点
反意疑问句——前肯后否：That's…, isn't it? 确认信息。
M: Yes, that's right. The headquarters are in Amsterdam, but I don't work there. I work in Rotterdam. We operate in 120 countries and manufacture in 24.
M: Goldstar Electronics. It's a Korean company. It's a part of the Samsung Group.
Goldstar Electronics。韩国公司，三星集团的一部分。
📝 词汇
be a part of——是……的一部分。Samsung Group=三星集团。
W: Oh. Where do you work?
哦。你在哪里工作？
🗣️ 口语点
"Where do you work?"——问工作地点。
M: At the headquarters. That's in Seoul. But I travel a lot. We have branches in over 80 countries, so I'm not actually in my office that often.
在总部，首尔。但我经常出差。我们在80多个国家有分公司，所以我其实不常在办公室。
📝 词汇
branches——分公司/分部。=subsidiaries。
W: Can you tell me something about your company?
能说说你们公司吗？
🗣️ 口语点
"Can you tell me about…?"——请求介绍。
M: We're in the financial services business. Traveler's checks, charge cards, banking and that kind of thing. I'm sure you've heard of us … American Express. The head office is in New York, but we have offices all over the world.
W: Could you tell me a little bit about Tesslink, Mr. Richmond?
Richmond先生，能说说Tesslink吗？
🗣️ 口语点
"Could you tell me about…?"——请求介绍公司。
M: Sure. We started up in Singapore in 1982.
好的。我们1982年在新加坡起家。
📝 词汇
start up——创立/起家。=found/establish。
W: And Tesslink was originally an entirely Singaporean company?
Tesslink最初是完全的新加坡公司？
📝 词汇
originally——最初。entirely=完全地。
M: Yes, until 1995, when we entered the North American market. We started small. We opened a sales office in New York. Our American operation expanded from that.
是的，直到1995年进入北美市场。我们从小做起，在纽约开了销售处。美国业务从那扩展。
📝 词汇
enter the market——进入市场。expand=扩大/扩张。
W: When did you open your first European office?
什么时候开第一个欧洲办公室？
🗣️ 口语点
"When did you…?"——问时间。面试/介绍常用。
M: Two years later, in 1997. It was in Geneva, Switzerland. We now produce many of our products overseas.
两年后，1997年。在日内瓦。我们现在很多产品在海外生产。
🎧 听力点
时间线：1982新加坡→1995纽约→1997日内瓦→1998香港。
W: When and where did that start?
那是什么时候、在哪里开始的？
🗣️ 口语点
"When and where…?"——问时间和地点。
M: Well, we opened our first overseas plant in Hong Kong SAR in 1998.
1998年在香港特别行政区开了第一家海外工厂。
📝 词汇
plant——工厂。=factory。overseas=海外的。
W: And how big is the company now?
现在公司多大了？
🗣️ 口语点
"How big is…?"——问规模。
M: Pretty big! We now have production facilities in ten countries.
"How long has…been in business?"——问公司历史。present perfect表示持续。
M: The company started in 1981. At that time the PC was just a toy. No one was distributing software. No one even knew what software was available.
公司1981年起步。那时PC只是玩具。没人分销软件。甚至没人知道有什么软件。
📝 词汇
distribute——分销。available=可获得的。
W: The growth's been unusual, then.
那增长很不寻常了。
📝 词汇
unusual——不寻常的。growth=增长。
M: That's right. Sales of game softwares have gone up every year since we started. At one time they were doubling every month.
是的。游戏软件销量自创立以来每年增长。有段时间每月翻番。
📝 词汇
go up——上升/增长。double=翻番（动词）。
W: What's the main growth area now?
现在主要增长领域是什么？
🗣️ 口语点
"What's the main…?"——问主要领域/方向。
M: Networking. That's really taking off. It includes everything you need for the networked company.
网络化。真的起飞了。包括联网公司需要的一切。
📝 词汇
take off——起飞/迅猛发展。networked company=联网公司。
W: And before that?
那之前呢？
🗣️ 口语点
"And before that?"——追问更早的情况。
M: The big growth area was business applications, things like word processing packages.
之前的大增长领域是商务应用，比如文字处理软件包。
📝 词汇
business applications——商务应用。word processing=文字处理。
M: And before that? Games. Games software. That's where it all started.
再之前？游戏。游戏软件。一切从那里开始。
🎧 听力点
发展时间线：Games → Business applications → Networking。
📝 Quiz A — 5段短对话
Transcript 8.11 — 5段短对话，听一遍选答案
1. 1. What can we learn about the company?
A. The woman wants to work there.
B. The man has no idea.
C. It's among the top 10 IT companies.
D. The woman will work there.
2. 2. How many people are in the company?
A. Over 60.
B. Over 40.
C. Over 20.
D. Over 50.
3. 3. What are they talking about?
A. Salary.
B. Work experience.
C. Company history.
D. Sales.
4. 4. How is the company culture?
A. Free.
B. Open.
C. Strict.
D. Casual.
5. 5. What does the woman think of the future?
A. Promising.
B. Uncertain.
C. Negative.
D. Secure.
📝 Quiz B — 2段长对话
Transcript 8.12 — 2段长对话，听两遍选答案
1. 1. How long has the company been in business?
A. 3 years.
B. 13 years.
C. 20 years.
D. 30 years.
2. 2. What is the advantage of the company?
A. Many big clients.
B. Agents are former athletes.
C. Long business history.
D. Big market share.
3. 3. What is the major product?
A. Office products.
B. Sportswear.
C. Clothes.
D. Digital products.
4. 4. Who are the target customers?
A. Office ladies.
B. Female athletes.
C. White collar workers.
D. Teenagers.
5. 5. What is the market share?
A. Over 6%.
B. Over 16%.
C. Over 60%.
D. Over 66%.
📝 Quiz C — 短文填空（听两遍）
Transcript 8.14 — 公司介绍
Ladies and Gentlemen, It's my honor to be the guide to show you around our company. First of all, I'll introduce our factory to you. Our company (1) was set up in the 1980s. We mainly produce electronic goods and export them all over the world. We (2) made a profit of about US $80 million last year, and our business is growing steadily. We now have offices in Asia, North America and Europe, with about 1,500 employees, and we are working gladly to (3) meet the needs of our customers. In order to further develop our overseas market, we need more agents to (4) promote our products. I hope you will (5) consider doing business with us. Thank you.
📝 Quiz D — 短文问答（听两遍）
Transcript 8.15 — 自行车制造商
Q1: 1. What product does the company produce?
→ Bicycles
Q2: 2. When was the company set up?
→ 60 years
Q3: 3. Where are their products sold?
→ at home
Q4: 4. Why do their products have a good reputation?
→ after-sales service
Q5: 5. What does the speaker promise for a large order?
→ A special discount
短文听力
📝 8.14 短文填空 — 公司介绍
答案：见上文Quiz C填空
📝 8.15 短文问答 — 自行车制造商
Q1: 1. What product does the company produce?
→ Bicycles
Q2: 2. When was the company set up?
→ 60 years
Q3: 3. Where are their products sold?
→ at home
Q4: 4. According to the speaker, why do their products have a good reputation?
→ after-sales service
Q5: 5. What does the speaker promise to give for a large order?
→ A special discount
跟读任务
跟读3组句子——每组练3-5遍，练到脱口而出
🏢 公司介绍句型
We operate in 120 countries and manufacture in 24.
We have branches in over 80 countries.
The head office is in New York.
📈 公司发展句型
We started up in Singapore in 1982.
Our American operation expanded from that.
We now have production facilities in ten countries.
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