This is the fourth in a series of intermediate business ESL podcasts that focus on business travel. In this series we’re following a group of trainees who work for the telecommunications company Ambient as they visit their head office in Michigan in the U.S.
这是有关商务旅行课程的最后一节，在课程中，我们跟随电信公司Ambien的一些受训者，他们将要前往美国密歇根的总部。
How do you make friendly chat with your colleagues? What kinds of topics can you talk about? We’ll be looking at some answers. In particular, we’ll cover informal greetings and how to chat about movies. As almost everyone loves to go to the cinema, movies are usually a good topic for small talk.
你如何和同事进行友好的聊天呢？你们会谈到什么话题？我们会看看一些回答。我们会学到非正式的问候以及谈论电影的闲聊。因为几乎每个人都喜欢看电影，但是通常是闲谈的好话题。
As our listening begins, it’s Monday morning. Honesto, a trainee from the Philippines, says hello to his American colleague Brenda as she comes in to the office.
听力开始时，正式周一的早晨，来自菲律宾的受训人Honesto和刚进入办公室的美国同事Brenda打招呼。
Listening Questions:
1) What does Brenda mean when she says “veg out”?
2) What are critics and what did they think about Rush Hour 3?
3) How does Brenda like her coffee?
