商务英语选修课怎么样 原汁原味商务英语播客第136课:Hosting a Dinner Party(1)

原汁原味商务英语播客第136课:Hosting a Dinner Party(1)  

Have you ever had the good fortune to be invited to someone's home during a business trip? Perhaps it was a client or a prospective client. Maybe it was a colleague or potential business partner. And have you ever had the opportunity to have overseas visitors in your own home?
These are great chances to get to know the people you do business with. You are engaging with people on a personal level and building better relationships. And it's important to do that right. The language you use
either as a host or a guest
requires great care.
In today's lesson
we're going to hear a conversation among four people. Grace and Lee are on a business trip to their pany offices in California. During their trip
they have been invited to visit the home of a work colleague
Tanya. Tanya and her husband
Mark
are hosting a dinner for the o guests.
在今天的这一课中，我们将听到四个人之间的对话。葛瑞丝和李在去往加利福利亚州分公司办公室的路上。在旅途中，他们被邀请到了一个同事，塔尼亚的家里做客。塔尼亚和她的丈夫，在家中招待两位客人用餐。
This is a perfect situation to learn some important aspects of English. We'll look at how to make people fortable
how to show interest in others
how to refuse offers politely
and how to show modesty. These are all essential skills when you sit down to dinner with colleagues or clients.
Listening Questions
1. What does Grace say is usual on business trips?
2. What is interesting about Tanya and Mark's home?
3. What is Grace hoping to do if they finish their work on time?