机场休息室可以过夜吗 原汁原味商务英语播客 第46课:休息室闲谈(2)

原汁原味商务英语播客 第46课:休息室闲谈(2)  

Sports Idioms 2
is part of a series that focuses on informal conversation or small talk – water cooler chitchat. We’re continuing where we left off last time in BEP and Jen
employees of major American telemunications pany Ambient
are chatting about a recent event in the industry: Accent
a European tele pany
has taken over TelStar
one of Ambient’s American petitors.
体育成语也是非正式谈话或闲谈中的一部分——在饮水冷却器旁进行的闲谈。这节课继续上节课的内容。Jan和Jen，美国电信产业公司Ambient的雇员，正在闲谈最近工业上的新闻：欧洲电信公司Accent刚刚宣布买断Ambient的主要竞争对手TelStar
Last time
Jen had just discussed how she was surprised that TelStar decided to play ball
that is cooperate
with Accent because the shareholders had been “stalling for time
” or delaying
for months. How does Jan respond?
上次，当TelStar决定要和Accent一起去玩球时，Jen感到很吃惊。因为股东们已经“延误了时间”，或是说已经推迟几个月了。Jan会有如何的反应呢?
Listening Questions:
1) Who is McConnel and what do Jan and Jen think of him?
2) What do Jen and Jan say about Accent’s future in American market?