'Welcome back（在后） to English at Work. Last time we heard Anna pitching（倾斜） her new plastic（塑料的） aubergine idea to Paul in a lift（电梯）. He was on his way to a biscuit（(英)饼干） lover（爱好者）'s convention（习俗） and didn't have much time. She gave the perfect elevator（电梯） pitch（倾斜）, but it's down to Paul to give her idea the go（去）-ahead（在前）. The problem is, he seems（ 似乎） to have gone missing.' 'Tinise, isn't Paul supposed（猜想） to be here today?' 'Yes, he went to that biscuit lover's convention yesterday, but he said he'd be back today.'

  'Maybe he's eloped with a pack（包） of custard creams, eh?' 'Very funny, Tom. I'll give him a call now. Oh, that might（可以〔用于礼貌地提出建议〕） be him. Hello, tip（小费 v.给....小费）-top（ 顶部） trading.' 'Oh, hello, Paul. Everything OK?' 'Oh no!

  Oh no!' 'What, Denise? What's he saying?' 'He choked（使窒息） on a biscuit（(英)饼干） at the convention（习俗） and he's in hospital.' 'Yes, Paul. That was Tom. You want to speak to Anna?

  I'll just get her. Get better soon, Paul.' 'Anna! Anna! It's Paul on the phone. He wants to speak to you.

  Sounds important.' 'Me? Alright（ 好）. Can you transfer（转让） the call, please?' 'Hello, Paul. Are you OK?' 'Not really. Damn（讨厌） Garibaldi biscuit（(英)饼干） got wedged（楔入） in my throat, ended up banging（重击） my head on a table trying to get it out.'

  'Oh dear. So you're not coming to work today?' 'I'm afraid not.