ESL Podcast 448 – Making Business Contacts
时间：2019-02-07 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
Phan: Hi, Montel. Thanks for agreeing to meet with me.
Montel: It’s my pleasure.
Phan: Since I’m new here, I was hoping you might be willing to give me some pointers on how to get new clients 1. To be honest, I’ve never been on this side of the fence before and I’m a little out of my comfort zone.
Montel: Oh, sure, I’m glad to give you as much help as I can. Getting clients is a bit of an art, but the key is building relationships.
Phan: What do you mean?
Montel: Most of my clients come to me through networking. I get referrals from people who know me and know my track record.
Phan: Really? I was thinking that I needed to send out some direct mail or do some cold calling.
Montel: You may need to do that to start, but if I were you, I’d also spend time making connections in the business community. Go where you think business prospects 3 may be. To woo new clients, you need to meet them first.
Phan: How do I find out where they’ll be?
Montel: Again, you make contacts. You’ve made the first step today by getting in touch with me. I’m going to a reception tonight and it will be a who’s who of the business community. Do you want to go?
Phan: Really? You’d let me tag 4 along?
Montel: Sure, but there’s a quid pro 2 quo. In the future, if you get invited to something like this, you invite me to go along.
Phan: That’s more than fair. I think I just got my first lesson in making business connections.
Script 5 by Dr. Lucy Tse
- a lawyer with many famous clients 拥有许多著名委托人的律师
- She understood the importance of establishing a close rapport with clients. 她懂得与客户建立密切和谐的关系的重要性。
- The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
- Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？
- There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
- They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。
- Please tag your baggage.请在你的行李上贴上标签了。
- The clerk attached a price tag to each article.店员给每一件商品系上标价签。