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2017年01月04日
传递坏消息 – 27 给你坏消息 A2
BBC职场英语
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Delivering bad news – 27 gives you the bad news

Hello again.

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05:23
  Hello again. It's the big day and Mr Socrates is about to arrive at the offices of Tip(小费 v.给....小费) Top(最高的) Trading to talk officially(正式地) to the team. What's he going to say? And more importantly, will he get his freshly(新近) squeezed(压) orange juice? Quickly, everybody, he's coming out of the lift(电梯) with Paul. Anna, quickly, get a glass of orange juice ready.
  And if we come through this door here, we get to the office and, morning everyone, I'm sure we've all met Mr Socrates on the day of the fire, but today everything is a bit(一点) calmer( 镇静) and, well, he's here to say hello. Hi. Biscuit((英)饼干), Mr Socrates? Biscuit? You mean(意味) a goddamn cookie. Thanks.
  Uh, Mr Socrates, I'm Anna. Would you like some orange juice, freshly squeezed? You betcha. As long as it's made from Florida(佛罗里达镇(位于密苏里州)佛罗里达州(美国州名)) oranges. Hey, Anna, ain't you the girl that booked(预定) my hotel room? Uh, yes.
  Sorry about the bed and... Hey, you got me a new room. It was great. You did a good job there. Well done. Oh, thanks.
  Hello, uh, it's Tom. I recommended(推荐) the hotel. It was, uh... Tom, everyone. Should we gather(聚集) around and hear what Mr Socrates has to say? Please.
  Hey, uh, what's your name? Paul. Yeah, you. Don't you think I should be sitting in the big chair? Sorry, uh, yes, of course. There you go.
  Now, tip-top trading.

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重点单词:

C2
redundancy美/rɪ'dʌndənsi/英/rɪ'dʌnd(ə)nsɪ/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.冗余
C1
meltdown美/'mɛltdaʊn/英/'meltdaʊn/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.彻底垮台
freshly英/'freʃlɪ/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
adv.新近,刚才
squeeze美/skwiːz/英/skwiːz/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
verb.压,挤
Florida英/'flɔridə/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.佛罗里达镇(位于密苏里州)佛罗里达州(美国州名)
outlook美/ˈaʊtlʊk/英/ˈaʊtlʊk/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.观点,看法;展望
B2
hospitality美/,hɑspɪ'tæləti/英/hɒspɪ'tælɪtɪ/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.好客, 宜人, 盛情
trading美/ˈtreɪdɪŋ/英/ˈtreɪdɪŋ/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.undefined
gloomy美/'ɡlumi/英/'gluːmɪ/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
adj.黑暗的, 阴沉的, 令人沮丧的, 阴郁的
recession美/rɪˈseʃn/英/rɪˈseʃn/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.撤回, 退回, 退后, 工商业之衰退, 不景气
sector美/ˈsektər/英/ˈsektə(r)/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.部门;扇形,扇区;象限仪;函数尺
loyal美/ˈlɔɪəl/英/ˈlɔɪəl/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
adj.忠诚的,忠心的
executive美/ɪɡˈzekjətɪv/英/ɪɡˈzekjətɪv/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.执行者
B1
gather美/ˈɡæðər/英/ˈɡæðə(r)/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
verb.聚集;集合vt收集
profit美/ˈprɑːfɪt/英/ˈprɒfɪt/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.益处;利润
warning美/ˈwɔːrnɪŋ/英/ˈwɔːnɪŋ/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.警告;预兆;预告
calm美/kɑːm/英/kɑːm/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
verb. 镇静, 沉着
marketing美/ˈmɑːrkɪtɪŋ/英/ˈmɑːkɪtɪŋ/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.行销,销售
risk美/rɪsk/英/rɪsk/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.风险,危险,冒险
spirit美/ˈspɪrɪt/英/ˈspɪrɪt/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun. 精神, 灵魂
officially美/ə'fɪʃəli/英/ə'fɪʃəlɪ/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
adv.正式地
announce美/əˈnaʊns/英/əˈnaʊns/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
verb.宣布,宣告,发表
economic美/ˌiːkəˈnɑːmɪk/英/ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
adj.经济的,经济上的;经济学的
deliver美/dɪˈlɪvər/英/dɪˈlɪvə(r)/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
verb.投递,送交;发表
truth美/truːθ/英/truːθ/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.真理;真实;真实性
face美/feɪs/英/feɪs/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
verb.向;朝
unemployed美/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/英/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
adj.失业的;未被利用的
remind美/rɪˈmaɪnd/英/rɪˈmaɪnd/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
verb.提醒,使想起
global美/ˈɡləʊbl/英/ˈɡləʊbl/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
adj.全球的;总体的;球形的
专辑
BBC职场英语
难度
A2
词汇量
265/723
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