第一篇：如何與客戶找聊天話題

市場業(yè)務(wù)人員如何與客戶找聊天話題

聊天要有目的，拉近感情的距離

聊天大都是情感交流，或者是內(nèi)心的宣泄。但聊天也有水平高低。水平低的人聊天，滿口的牢騷事，滿腹的怨聲載道，與這種人聊天，只會讓聽者難過，講者也達不到情感交流的目的。水平高的人，既能拉近彼此的距離，還能讓情感在聊天的過程中更加加深。

一、聊天要有目的。帶有一定的目的，你就能及時而恰到好處地發(fā)問，隨時調(diào)整聊天的內(nèi)容。

二、要注意選擇合適的聊友

三、選擇合適的聊天話題。

1、有些人對聊天題材存在誤解，以為只有那些不平凡的事件才值得談。其實，人們除了愛聽一些奇聞軼事外，更大量的是愛聽與日常生活有關(guān)的普通話題。對話題的另外一個誤解是，以為必須談那些深奧的，顯示學(xué)問的題材，才能獲得別人的尊重，但這類問題，一般聊天時難以找到知己。

2、準則：若想與顧客交易，先要具有面對任何人都能開口說話的膽量和本事，正如一位學(xué)者所說“如果你能和任何人連續(xù)談上10分鐘而又能使對方發(fā)生興趣，你便是最優(yōu)秀的交際人物。”

3、只要有心與別人接觸，話題實在很多。一個人所看到、聽到、感受到的事物都是很好的話題。

4、可以談理想，談社會責(zé)任感，談生活哲理；可以談工作體會、談同事關(guān)系，談友誼，談愛情；可以談書籍、電影、電視、戲劇，把你的欣賞感受發(fā)揮一番；可以談天氣，談游樂，談衣食住行。

5、但是，有些話是要小心避開的：

對于你不知道的事情，不要冒充內(nèi)行。

不要向陌生人夸耀你的成績，如個人成就，你的富有，你兒子特別聰明等。

不要再公共場合去議論朋友的失敗、缺陷和隱私。

不要談容易引起爭執(zhí)的話題。

不要到處訴苦和發(fā)牢騷，這不是爭取同情的正確方法。

6、話題的選擇最好是就地取材，即按照當時所處的環(huán)境覓取話題。

7、也可以向?qū)Ψ搅私庖恍┧煜さ摹⒂信d趣的問題。

8、接近別人并與人友好相處，有三個步驟：

找出別人感到特殊興趣的食物

對于那些對方感興趣的東西積攢若干知識。

對他表示出你對那件事物真的感興趣。

9、沒機會聊天，也要保持聯(lián)系

10、要使聊天卓有成效，必須把握以下因素：

理解和共鳴，首要的因素是你是否能確立一個共同語言，能否得到對方的理解，能否產(chǎn)生共鳴。

建立共同點，在交流順利時，還需要進行合作，尋找共同點，而不是強調(diào)思想的分歧。

11、讓聊天為正式交談熱身 當交談開始時，我們不妨談?wù)勌鞖?/p>

平時除了你所最關(guān)心的、最感興趣的問題之外，你要多儲備一些和別人“閑談”的資料

自己鬧過的有些無傷大雅的笑話

驚險故事

健康與醫(yī)藥

家庭問題。如兒童教育、購物經(jīng)驗、夫婦間怎樣相處、親友之間的交際應(yīng)酬、家庭布置

運動與娛樂。

轟動一時的社會新聞

政治與宗教（大家政治見解接近）

笑話。如果你構(gòu)思了大量的笑話，而又能說笑話經(jīng)驗的話，那你恐怕是最受歡迎的人了。

四、需要注意的是，聊天時，不要提出一些挑戰(zhàn)性的問題，免得引起激烈爭論，弄的不歡而散。不要自以為是，用教訓(xùn)人的口氣講話。

五、讓友誼從善意的聊天開始

當你說話時，如果能使對方談他感興趣的事情，就表示你已經(jīng)很巧妙地吸引了對方。此時，我們再以問答的方式誘導(dǎo)對方談?wù)撚嘘P(guān)他個人的生活習(xí)慣、經(jīng)驗、愿望、興趣等問題。能善于利用人之常情的人，才算得上一個聰明的人。

讓對方開口談?wù)撍P(guān)心的話題，而你的責(zé)任就是負責(zé)提出這一類的問題。例如，目前的政治情況，工業(yè)界的狀況，或他所駕駛的汽**，現(xiàn)在的交通狀況，高速公路的路況，目前的所得稅率，食品價格等。一個人最愿意談?wù)摰模乙彩亲铌P(guān)心的話題，莫過于他個人的一切事情。

六、聊就聊出你的文雅。

第二篇：和女朋友聊天話題

和女朋友聊天話題大全

很多人說怎么樣可以泡妞？好不容易在微信上搭訕一個漂亮妹子，沒話題聊怎么辦？現(xiàn)在信息每天都在不斷得更新，你還是晚上睡覺前多充充電，多找?guī)讉€話題準備，這樣第二天就大發(fā)威了啊。你的說話方式有問題，不要緊追不舍，你一直提問題，對方只能夠回答，而來不及表達自己的想法。這會讓你處于劣勢，你什么都托出來了，而實際上你并不了解對方的想法。解決方法：怎么找到共同的聊天話題，提出問題后多傾聽對方的回答，讓她充分表達，多去閱讀。現(xiàn)在你有什么想法并不重要，重要的是她的想法。其實在把妹圈內(nèi)最經(jīng)典的《壞男孩明確聊天目的,使用正確方式》里面已經(jīng)提到過，你要做她的依靠，就不能夠顯得太過于軟弱。每天的天氣，生活，在看一些小故事，跟她講故事啊。。

1)工作上的話題

2)她的喜好

3)她的偶像

4)寵物

5)服飾/化妝品

6)幽默的笑話

7)電影/音樂

8)日常生活的趣事

9)心事

和女朋友聊天話題大全：不需造作和夸張，有心就好了，她會感受到你的誠意。得空贊贊她美麗、可愛。怎么和妹子聊天話題其實沒那么難，你只需要給她帶來樂趣，分擔(dān)她的困難。畢竟，女生要的是一個可以逗她開心，也可以分擔(dān)困難的男朋友。通常，大家最關(guān)心的大多是自己的問題，只要問對問題，凝神傾聽，以方一定視我們?yōu)橹簦缓笥兴貓螅屛覀冇袡C會表達自己，一來一往互動，初次約會的陌生尷尬，很成為促膝長談。女生喜歡什么樣的男生？大部分女生都是喜歡那種樂于互動的男生。

下面和女朋友聊天話題大全是可以促進親密關(guān)系的聊天話題：

1、你從事什么工作？（為什么喜歡這個工作？當中有什么最大挑戰(zhàn)？有何最大挫折？對于工作、未來有什么憧憬？）

2、至目前為止，生活中有什么重要成就？（有沒有什么重大挫折？）

3、最熱愛什么？（為什么有興趣）

4、去年有什么印象最深的喜事？（或不幸的事呢？）

5、用工作，你會做什么事？

6、你喜歡如何度假？

7、想成名嗎？（為什么）

8、如果你有一百萬，會怎么用？

9、家庭里，你從小到大的成長歷程，情形如何？

10、成長歷程里，你有什么個性優(yōu)點？（有沒有害怕的缺點？）

11、你希望發(fā)展出什么樣的關(guān)系？

12、你浪漫嗎？（如何浪漫？）

13、你以為男、女有什么不同之處？

14、什么事會讓你高興？

15、什么事讓你傷悲？

16、小時候，你希望長大后做什么？

17、你認為，你眼別人有何不同？

18、你相信有神明嗎？（對神明有什么看法？）

19、在什么范圍里，你認為自己的個人行為對改變社會有所影響？

20、你認為，目前社會有什么重要事件？（可能的話，你會有什么行動？）

上述的和女朋友聊天話題大全，有些似乎過度涉及私人問題，特別是對第一次約會的人而言，但是請記往，很少有人不關(guān)心自己，只要不是死板板像調(diào)查戶口一樣質(zhì)問對方的聊天話題，誰都樂于討論自己的問題。而且有三個方面的聊天話題任何場合都是可以用的就是：食物、家庭、和哲學(xué)。

大概是中國的習(xí)俗，和女生第一次約會的主角應(yīng)是男方，女方比較含蓄些。男方應(yīng)主動提些問題引起談興。雙方要避免長時間的冷場。之前知名把妹達人Tango在《壞男孩明確聊天目的,使用正確方式》里提到過，約會時的話題，最好是使氣氛能愉快的話題，談話的內(nèi)容要求通俗廣泛，提問要短，要使對方樂于回答，也能回答。可以談工作學(xué)習(xí)，興趣愛好，生活瑣事，不要使對方茫然不知而感到難堪，更不要問一些使對方難于啟齒的問題。如遇對方緘默無反應(yīng)，應(yīng)該迅速換個話題。男女雙方都可有意識地作些自我介紹，包括自己家庭成員與個人愛好，特長等，但切忌自我吹噓。切莫讓它在初次約會時煞風(fēng)景。臟話更不能講，否則，將被看成是對對方的不尊重，不文明，不禮貌。

第三篇：和女孩子聊天話題

《和女孩子聊天話題》涵蓋了女孩子們生活的方方面面，從自制奢侈的泡泡浴到夏日夜晚數(shù)星星的安靜愉悅，從教你怎么跳優(yōu)雅的芭蕾舞到教你養(yǎng)成并保持良好的皮膚護理習(xí)慣，《和女孩子聊天話題》會讓假小子和小淑女們都愛不釋手，能讓她們的生活變得更加豐富、意趣盎然。

當然，書中還有很多點燃女孩子們靈感的內(nèi)容，為女孩子們推薦一些能讓她們看了不由自主地哭鼻子的經(jīng)典影片，不過那是高興的淚水。《和女孩子聊天話題》還包羅了許多好玩的游戲和小把戲，適合各個年齡段的女孩，能讓女孩子們真正體會到戶外冒險的刺激以及玩耍的快樂！

怎樣自己動手做一個可愛的布娃娃，怎樣給媽媽織一條溫暖的毛巾讓她感動得熱淚盈眶，怎樣和伙伴們玩花式跳繩，怎樣制作出令人陶醉的玫瑰香水，怎樣用茶葉來為別人占卜愛情，還有怎樣和男孩子融洽地相處?????? 如果你還沉溺于互聯(lián)網(wǎng)、電視和電腦游戲，如果你覺得女孩子的生活僅僅包括上學(xué)、打扮和聊天，那么，為什么不試著翻開《和女孩子聊天話題》呢？到戶外自由自在地盡情玩耍吧！在戶外你有可能玩得累了，弄得渾身是泥，而且餓得饑腸轆轆，甚至還會擦傷、碰傷自己，但是，永遠不會有厭煩的感覺。編輯本段作者簡介

羅斯瑪麗?戴維森是在北愛爾蘭當郡成長起來的。伴她成長的還有她的三個姐妹。那時她們家養(yǎng)了許多的狗、一只寵物綿羊、幾頭奶牛和幾匹馬。從做裁縫的奶奶那里，她學(xué)會了縫紉；從姑奶奶多莉那里，她學(xué)會了編織和燒烤；從爸爸那里，她學(xué)到了止癢藥的配方，知道了春天在哪總能找到蝌蚪，夏天在哪總能摘到野生草莓；從姐妹那里，她學(xué)會了包括“單腿摔跤”在內(nèi)的許多其他的技能。

薩拉?瓦因出生于威爾士，成長在意大利。兒童時代，她沒有顯示出任何體育活動的天賦，但在以下方面表現(xiàn)出了極強的能力：坐在一邊讀滑稽可笑的連環(huán)漫畫，嘰嘰喳喳地聊閑天，偷偷試穿媽媽的鞋子，大吃東西和舞臺表演。兒時的這些愛好都使成人后的她受益匪淺。

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——《出版人》

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第四篇：25個泡妞聊天話題

25個泡妞聊天話題

之前知名把妹達人Tango在《壞男孩教你第一次怎么約會才能吸引女生》里提到過對于高手來說，聊天自然能夠做到見招拆招，但如果你是新手，聊天時會遇到層出不窮的各種問題，那對你來說最好的學(xué)習(xí)方法一定是先從模仿開始。現(xiàn)在的你最需一本戀愛工具書，它能幫助你找到各技巧、慣例，簡單有效，現(xiàn)學(xué)現(xiàn)用，比如這篇——《25個泡妞聊天話題》。

你和妹紙交往時經(jīng)常遇到的問題是什么？

“我和女生聊天都聊什么？“”沒有話題怎么辦？“”怎么讓女生不要覺得我在查戶口？“”聊天聊不下去怎么辦？“”聊了半天無法升溫怎么辦？??”

對于高手來說，自然能夠做到見招拆招，隨心而發(fā)，但如果你經(jīng)常問上面的這樣的問題，尤其是在網(wǎng)上的聊天問題，那對你來說最好的學(xué)習(xí)方法一定是先從模仿和抄襲25個泡妞聊天話題開始。

你最需要的就是這本工具書一樣的《25個泡妞聊天話題》，你們可以找到各種需要的技巧、慣例，簡單有效，現(xiàn)學(xué)現(xiàn)用。

1.特別的贊美

人與人之間影響力法則的第一條就是互惠，獲得良好的第一印象和初步好感的方法，最簡單有效的就是贊美，尤其對于女生，尤為受用，但是要強調(diào)是“特別”的贊美。

像“你好，美女！”

“你好漂亮！”

“你是美貌與智慧的化身！”

??

類似這樣的贊美，可能已經(jīng)經(jīng)由數(shù)不清的男人說過數(shù)不清的次數(shù)，在女人看來，就像嚼了4個小時的口香糖，毫無感覺。

真正好的贊美，是贊美到點兒，恰到好處，并且鮮有人說過這樣特別的話，或者以這樣特別的方式來贊美她。

贊美法則：

她最在意自己的某個地方（或者說她最希望別人注意到的地方）

1）“濃眉大眼好迷人，跟化了妝了一樣，不，化妝都化不出這樣的效果呢。”

2）“你一笑起來彎彎的眼睛很可愛，像機器貓吃銅鑼燒一樣。”

3）“你好，日系甜美風(fēng)美少女~”

如果她在朋友圈里曬出了自己的馬甲肌，這個方式再好不過了：

4）“你好，馬甲肌XJ！如果有比基尼XJ的話，為什么沒有馬甲肌XJ。”

寵物

女人對于寵物有著無比深厚的情感，“找一個男人不如養(yǎng)一條狗”，這話從某種意義上來說，是女人的真心話??所以，如果你去給她的萌寵點個贊，很容易讓她心花怒放，并且向你打開話匣子。

比如

5）“那兩只泰迪毛色和一般的泰迪不一樣呢，很少見到這樣的，你從哪弄來的？”

6）“你的狗狗好像能聽懂你的話啊，怎么訓(xùn)練的？”

當然，別忘記了，贊美寵物，醉翁之意不在酒，你需要繞回寵物的主人身上，因為你不是寵物飼養(yǎng)員。

7）“你是貓變的吧？氣質(zhì)跟貓一樣的感覺，慵懶，溫柔，優(yōu)雅，挑剔。”注意，你絕對不能說“你是狗變的吧！”

2.細致入微的觀察

觀察女人，觀察什么？如何通過觀察來營造話題？話題如何通過別具一格的方式來引導(dǎo)？收集一個女人的特征關(guān)鍵詞，然后進行轉(zhuǎn)化，再做重組，形成特別的描述語句。

相貌特征

如果這個女孩子相貌偏少女，展示面中有很多文藝元素，你可以抽離出這些關(guān)鍵詞，做一些充滿技巧的巧妙處理。

8）“童顏的文藝女青年，為何我覺得你內(nèi)心裝滿了各種稀奇古怪的想法呢？”

如果她有特別的元素，比如在一張她大笑的照片中，敏銳的發(fā)現(xiàn)了她有很特別的小虎牙，你可以這樣來說：

9）“很可愛的小虎牙妹妹。”

她發(fā)來一個笑臉：“^_^”

然后你繼續(xù)深化這個印象，做一個特別的描述：“像暮光之城里的吸血鬼，好怕被你咬一口。”

還帶入一點點曖昧的意味。

如果她有很明顯的酒窩，稍微改改就能這樣說了：

10）“很可愛的酒窩妹妹。”

或者

11）“酒窩里盛滿了蜜么，笑得好甜。”

妹子回復(fù)：“哈哈，是啊。”

“是不是特別容易招蜜蜂蜇到啊（壞笑）??”

如果你更有進取心和膽識，你可以這樣說：

12）“你臉頰上有一塊奇怪的小坑，像是月球上的隕石坑，到底是什么呢？”至于這個技巧，你們可以自己體會，說起來要講很多。

13）如果妹子整體風(fēng)格非常個性鮮明，那就需要調(diào)高你的表達張力。

比如這個妹子有點像《這個殺手不太冷》里面的娜塔莉波特曼風(fēng)格，而她喜歡的電影里恰恰有這部電影，那說明她對于這個風(fēng)格是非常鐘愛的，所以你可以說：

“你很像現(xiàn)代版的這個殺手不太冷，那個小女孩長大了??”

如果遇到了很高分的妹子，你需要一些更牛的技巧了，讓你把妹子迷得心花怒放。

14）“你好像某位演員??”（留白，引發(fā)好奇心）

“是嗎？誰啊？”

“你的側(cè)面很像范冰冰，真的很像很像。”

“是嗎，好像是有點。”

“還好我也看到正面的樣子了，看到正面后，一下子讓我忘記剛才說你側(cè)面像誰了??”

這里很明顯的推拉，但是基礎(chǔ)是，你的描述不是憑空捏造，毫無事實根據(jù)的，一定要有基礎(chǔ)，如同戲劇一樣，源于生活，高于生活。否則妹子會莫名其妙??

對于活潑開朗的妹子，可以用更高階的技巧，比如：

15）“你讓我想起植物大戰(zhàn)僵尸里面的??”（停頓，強烈的暗示她來補充空白）

“寒冰射手？”

“對！就是寒冰射手，咱倆真的要這么默契嗎？”

通過心靈暗示來實現(xiàn)妹子心中的契合感和共鳴感。

穿戴特征

女人有多在意自己的穿戴、衣服、包包，就如同鋼鐵俠有多在意自己的鋼鐵戰(zhàn)衣一樣重要。穿戴，是女人審美、品位、性格和心理情緒的對外顯露，同樣抽離關(guān)鍵特征，然后整合加工。

比如女人曬出照片經(jīng)常是穿著吊帶的，我們可以這樣來開場白：

16）“你好，吊帶代言人！”（原話是，你好，喜歡穿吊帶的女孩！大家可以對比一下效果的差別。）

“哈哈，被你發(fā)現(xiàn)了。”

“總結(jié)得精辟嗎？”

“眼神真好。”

“性感成這樣我要是還看不到不是眼瞎嗎？”（女人穿吊帶是為了什么？吸引男人的目光！花開妖嬈是需要人來賞的，這是花開的意義。適度而巧妙的贊美，讓她得到滿足感。）

“嘴真甜。”

“其實是怕你冷場，天這么冷只穿吊帶也夠拼的，當做好事咯。”（恰如其分的回退半步，一點點往回拉，制造反差，引發(fā)一點情緒）

網(wǎng)名特征

網(wǎng)名尤其能夠反映出妹紙的心理，甚至世界觀和價值觀，在沒有其它明顯線索的時候，名字有時能夠有奇效。

17）比如，一個女生，網(wǎng)名叫咣當。

“咣當？”

“嗯？”

“掉地上的聲音？”

“對滴，你好聰明。”

“然后你就出來了??”

“好有畫面感。”

“所以這名字好，體現(xiàn)了你的出生時的體重??”

18）再有一個女生，網(wǎng)名叫“油潑”

可以這樣來開場：

“愛吃油潑面還是油潑辣子？”

通過名字來發(fā)散出更豐富的聊天路徑，比如“是陜西人？”“你的性格肯定是直爽率真，膽子大，敢作敢為，直來直去，跟油潑一樣又辣又香的。”

“不過這樣性格的女人，在這個社會上可是很容易有磕磕碰碰的，要是遇到不爽的人，你會不會像熱油一樣潑上去啊？”??

再有一種高級技巧，女生的名字叫：candy不是醬油

開場可以逆向思維，反其道而行：

19）“你好，打醬油的小姑娘。”

女生回：“說了不是醬油咯??”

“越強調(diào)什么的，越缺失什么，何況你都當成名字來警示自己了，所以事實上你可能經(jīng)常打醬油（配上一個哭臉，代表進入她的情緒）??”

這算是一個高級技巧，點到為止，產(chǎn)生的效果大家體會。

注意：名字如同一個人的自尊，不可褻玩，如果你說出類似這樣的話“你的名字好搞笑，我都笑噴了??”要么你是像我一樣的絕頂高手，氣場爆表，拿捏自如，否則你自求多福吧。

職業(yè)特征：

每個職業(yè)都可以抽離出共通的笑話點，比如HR。

20）“你好，賤賤的HR。”

“把HR們拉出去打三十大板，然后再審，都沒有一個冤假錯案。”

“哈哈，這么恨HR？”

HR就知道仗勢欺人。

在玩笑過頭之前，可以往回拉的技巧：

“為何你一點都不像那種普遍意義上的HR呢？你這么善良又這么小清新，能收拾得了員工嗎？”

興趣愛好

有些人，有比較特別的興趣愛好，這是天然的話題，只不過你仍然需要做好抽離、整合、技巧包裝。比如女生有拉大提琴的照片，很自然的，你可以說：

21）“大提琴是我認為最有質(zhì)感的樂器。”

“是嗎。”

“大提琴的深沉質(zhì)感會把樂手襯托得好性感！”

22）更多的妹子喜歡曬旅行，記得我前面講過的嗎，花開是為了什么？為了讓人來賞。

所以，果斷先和妹子來一句：“旅行對你來說是一種什么體驗？”

3.停止炫耀，學(xué)會真正的價值展示方式

很多男人錯誤的認為，價值展示就是要去積極主動的曬出來，有的不知不覺中就成了炫耀。這自然是犯了七宗罪中的傲慢和暴食。其實，最好的價值展示方式是讓對方對你感興趣，然后來挖掘你。低起點，方便給她挖掘你的動力，你需要的不是靠展示來吸引，而是靠你對她純粹的吸引來讓她挖掘和了解更多關(guān)于你的展示。

23）在和妹紙約會吃飯的時候，我給她講到蔬菜和營養(yǎng)及健康，引起了她的興趣，然后主動問我很多問題，比如有機蔬菜到底有什么不一樣的，為什么那么貴，超市和飯店里的都是真的有機蔬菜嗎？??

最后她突然想到了什么，問我：“你是做什么的？”

“我跟你說過啊，我就是種種菜，種種花，喜歡健康的生活，所以我買了一個農(nóng)場。”

如果一上來，我就迫不及待，像貼小廣告的似的，告訴她：“我自己開農(nóng)場的，我還有其它幾家不同領(lǐng)域的公司。”她不管信不信，至少不會有自己發(fā)掘出來的那么印象深刻。

所以，男人在和女人聊天時，底氣和自信不是靠炫耀，越敢于從容的留白，你的魅力越強，越會讓女人感覺你深不可測。

4.和女人講道理，你瘋了嗎？

之前知名把妹達人Tango在《壞男孩教你第一次怎么約會才能吸引女生》里提到過這是很普遍的問題，也是老生常談，男人和女人的差異。

男人和女人對于購物這件事的認知差異，就非常有代表性。

男人注重實用，女性注重完美；

男性注重理性，女性注重感性；

男性購物迅速、女性享受過程；

男性自尊好生，女性精明有余；

男性購物科技含量高，女性購物生活情趣濃。

在女人看來，生活就是隨心，購物不需要特殊的目的，只是購物的過程就可以讓她們振奮精神、放松心情。

所以，當女人買了一堆東西的時候，哪怕你認為大多都是沒用的廢物，你也應(yīng)該減少類似“你應(yīng)該??”“你這樣不合理??”“你應(yīng)該買另外那個更劃算”“你太敗家了??”的話。轉(zhuǎn)而說：

24）“快試試讓我看看，這一看就是你的風(fēng)格。”

或者

25）“這不就是你想了很久的包包嗎，哈哈，抱著它睡覺做夢都會笑醒吧你。”

第五篇：英語聊天話題精編

Contents Halloween............................................................................................................................................................................3 Christmas in America........................................................................................................................................................7 坐飛機...................................................................................................................................................................................11 Flying Business Class.......................................................................................................................................................18 Fear of Flying.....................................................................................................................................................................21 Typhoon Delays................................................................................................................................................................24 Jet Lag.................................................................................................................................................................................28 Airport Hassles..................................................................................................................................................................31 Traveling with the Senior Executive............................................................................................................................34 Souvenir Shopping..........................................................................................................................................................36 Bargaining..........................................................................................................................................................................39 Applying for a Visa..........................................................................................................................................................42 出行.......................................................................................................................................................................................45 Bullet Trains.......................................................................................................................................................................51 Vacation..............................................................................................................................................................................54 遠足旅行...............................................................................................................................................................................57 醫(yī)藥.......................................................................................................................................................................................63 醫(yī)療保險...............................................................................................................................................................................69 體育運動...............................................................................................................................................................................72 American Football............................................................................................................................................................78 Food(1)...............................................................................................................................................................................80 Food(2)...............................................................................................................................................................................82 Tipping................................................................................................................................................................................88 電視節(jié)目...............................................................................................................................................................................91 電影.......................................................................................................................................................................................97 音樂.....................................................................................................................................................................................103 寵物.....................................................................................................................................................................................109 你是哪里人.........................................................................................................................................................................115 社會文化.............................................................................................................................................................................121 移民入籍.............................................................................................................................................................................127 Halloween Lenny下班等公車遇到同事Susan ,問Susan明天要裝扮成什么，問得Susan一頭霧水。Lenny: Hey Susan, what are you coming as this year? Susan: Coming as? L: Yeah...for Halloween!We have a big office party tomorrow evening.There's a prize for best costume!S: Um...I have to confess, I haven't given it much thought.I'm from China and Halloween really isn't celebrated there.原來是公司明天晚上要開萬圣節(jié)派對，萬圣節(jié)是Halloween 又稱鬼節(jié)，是美國最熱鬧的節(jié)日之一。Susan 說，I have to confess.confess是主動交代的意思，Susan 說自己沒怎么好好想。I haven't given it much thought.to give some thought to something 指對某事認真考慮，Susan說，中國不過萬圣節(jié)，這里用的 celebrate 是慶祝的意思，可以說 Halloween is not celebrated in China;也可以說 We don't celebrate Halloween in China.主動，被動都可以。

L: Really!You don't have some kind of Chinese ghost festival? S: Oh...Sure.We have an entire month!In traditional Chinese culture, “Ghost Month” is a period when the door between this world and beyond opens up and ghosts come back to earth for a visit.L: Cool!A whole month!What do you do during that month? S: Well, people sometimes set off firecrackers, some people burn paper money as an offering and many people go to a temple to burn incense.Mainly though, you need to feed the ghosts because they're hungry.Susan說，中國雖然不過萬圣節(jié)，但是農(nóng)歷里卻有整整一個月來祭奠陰間來訪的鬼，稱為鬼月。祭奠的方式包括放鞭炮 set off firecrackers，燒紙錢burn paper money，到寺廟里去燒香等，但是最重要的是要把餓鬼喂飽。L: Feed them? S: Yeah...we set up tables with food, fruit and drinks and offer that to the hungry ghosts.L: And then later everyone eats the food? S: Yes!How did you guess that? L: It makes sense, right? Who else is going to eat it? S: Good Point!L: But no dressing up like ghosts, right? S: No!(chuckle)So...is Halloween essentially the same thing as “ghost month?” Susan說，鬼月的時候，大家會在桌子上擺放食物，水果，飲料等等，進奉給餓鬼。不過，在中國過鬼月，不用裝扮成鬼的樣子，people don't dress up like ghosts.dress up 可以指穿成某種樣子，也可以指穿得很正式，比如, I dressed up for a job interview today.意思是我今天有個工作面試，所以穿正裝。那中國的鬼月跟西方的鬼節(jié)一樣嗎？我們下次繼續(xù)聽。

下班等公車遇到同事Susan , 問Susan明天公司開萬圣節(jié)派對準備穿什么，Susan說中國不過萬圣節(jié)，只有鬼月，不知道二者是不是差不多。Lenny 回答說，Susan: So...is Halloween essentially the same thing as “ghost month?” Lenny: Kind of.It actually has its origins in the ancient Celtic New Year.Celtic people believed that the door between the world of the living and the world of the dead became easier to pass through on October 31st.Over the centuries, many traditions merged to become the modern Halloween festival.S: Wow!That's really similar to the Chinese ghost month...except that it only lasts a day---not a month!Lenny說，萬圣節(jié)最早起源于凱爾特人的新年，the ancient Celtic New Year.凱爾特人相信，10月31號這一天，分隔陽世和陰間的大門很容易穿過。Susan說，這樣聽上去，中國的鬼月和西方萬圣節(jié)的起源有異曲同工之妙，唯一的區(qū)別在于，萬圣節(jié)是一天，而鬼月是整整一個月。

L: I love Halloween, but I wouldn't want it to last a whole month!S: Why do you love Halloween? L: Um...I think it's because Halloween lets me act like a kid again.I can dress up and play around...Halloween is really all about having fun!S: So Christmas and Thanksgiving and other American holidays are more formal than Halloween? L: That's right.Christmas and Thanksgiving are more family-oriented.Halloween is a chance to get crazy!Lenny說，他之所以喜歡萬圣節(jié)是因為這一天可以像孩子一樣肆無忌憚地尋開心。跟萬圣節(jié)相比，圣誕節(jié)和感恩節(jié)更 family-oriented 意思是更注重家庭團聚。oriented is spelled o-r-i-e-n-t-e-d, oriented, 意思是以什么為導(dǎo)向的，比如 career-oriented 更注重事業(yè)的，detail-oriented 重視細節(jié)的。S: So if I come to the party, I have to wear a costume? L: You don't have to....but it's strongly encouraged.Come on!It'll be fun!S: I'm really quite reserved.The idea of putting on a costume is completely out of character for me.L: That's why it's fun!On Halloween you can forget about everything and just let loose!S: So what's the deal? I have to be a vampire or a demon or something? Susan說自己非常 reserved, reserved is spelled r-e-s-e-r-v-e-d, reserved.reserved是拘謹，放不開的意思。Susan還說，讓自己裝扮成妖魔鬼怪 is completely out of character.完全不符合我的性格。Susan會同意參加萬圣節(jié)派對嗎？我們下次繼續(xù)聽。

Lenny說服同事Susan去參加萬圣節(jié)派對，Susan不知道該穿什么，Lenny說，L: Back when I was a kid, everyone came dressed as a ghost or a mummy or a vampire.These days there are lots of costumes available and people try their best to come up with original ideas.Susan:(sarcastic)Great!You just added to my pressure!I have no idea what kind of costume to wear.L: What's your favorite horror movie? S: I actually like Japanese ghost stories.Western horror movies don't scare me;they just make me sick to my stomach.Japanese ghost stories terrify me, though.Lenny告訴Susan說，他小時候那會兒，大家無非是穿成吸血鬼和僵尸什么的，但如今，各式各樣萬圣節(jié)的裝扮和道具商店里應(yīng)有盡有，people try their best to come with original ideas.to come up with 是想出，original 是新穎的，獨到的，這句話意思是大家都想方設(shè)法與眾不同。Lenny 給Susan 出主意，問她最喜歡看的鬼電影是什么。Susan 說自己不愛看西方恐怖片 horror movie，因為 they just make me sick to my stomach.看了只會讓我惡心。sick to one's stomach 是惡心的意思。相反的，日本的恐怖片卻能把她嚇個半死。

L: Then come as a Japanese ghost!You can wear a white sheet and get a long wig!Push your hair in front of your face and you'd make a great ghost!S: How about a witch? I'm a woman...and remember...women like to look nice.I want to be scary...but I want to look good, too!L: Sure...you'd make a very attractive witch!Lenny建議Susan索性裝扮成一個日本恐怖片里走出來的鬼，身上披個白床單，戴個長長的假發(fā)，假發(fā)是 wig, 然后把假發(fā)全都蓋在臉上，活脫脫就是一個討債的惡鬼。Susan 嫌丑不愿意，說自己更愿意扮成一個漂亮的女巫。S: How about you? What are you coming as? L: I'm coming as a serial killer!I've got fake blood and a huge fake knife!It's going to be cool!S: Sounds like fun...OK...I'm in.L: Wonderful!See you at the party!S: Thanks for talking me into it!L: You're welcome!Susan 問 Lenny 要裝扮成什么。Lenny 說自己要穿成一個 serial killer 連環(huán)殺手，serial is spelled s-e-r-i-a-l, serial, serial 是連續(xù)的意思。Susan 最后說，sounds like fun...OK...I'm in.意思是聽起來真好玩，我加入，她還感謝 Lenny 說服自己參加，to talk someone into something 意思是說服某人做某事。Christmas in America 來自中國的雇員Dana跟同事Charlie聊天兒，說自己要去美國朋友家過圣誕節(jié)。Dana: Hey Charlie, you're from Boston right? C: Yeah, I'm from Newton.It's a suburb of Boston.D: I'm going to be visiting your hometown for Christmas.C: Really? Boston is beautiful at Christmas time.Maybe you'll get to experience a real white Christmas!Are you going there for business? D: Actually, I was invited by an old friend of mine.He was an exchange student in Beijing in the 1980s.We've known each other for over 20 years now.Dana要到Charlie的hometown家鄉(xiāng)，Boston去過圣誕節(jié)。波士頓是美國東北部的大城市，冬天經(jīng)常下大雪，所以Charlie說，Maybe you'll get to experience a real white Christmas.沒準你能體驗一下真正的白色圣誕節(jié)呢！Dana說，自己不是去波士頓出差，not for business, 而是去看一個認識很久的老朋友。C: I see.So you're going to hang out with your friend for the holidays? D: Yes, but I'm a little nervous.C: Why would you be nervous? D: Because I'm going to be staying with his family.I've never experienced an American Christmas.What if I say or do the wrong thing? C: Oh...there's nothing to worry about.Christmas is a time of goodwill.People are supposed to forget about any differences and be nice to each other.Usually everyone is in a really good mood.跟老朋友hang out一塊兒過節(jié)，為什么還會緊張呢？原來，Dana擔(dān)心自己不了解過圣誕節(jié)的風(fēng)俗，會說錯話，或是做錯事。

Charlie安慰她說，沒什么可擔(dān)心的，因為Christmas is a time of goodwill.圣誕節(jié)是展現(xiàn)友好的時候。大家一般心情都很愉快、平和。Everyone is usually in a really good mood.D: So give me a basic rundown.What are the Christmas traditions? C: Each family is different, but basically you just go with the flow.If your friend's family is religious they might go to church on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning.D: I've never attended a church service before...that sounds interesting.C: The singing and music can be quite beautiful, but many American families just hang around at home on Christmasbad!Every time I get on a plane my heart starts beating faster, I sweat and every creak and squeak from the airplane makes me sure we are going to crash.It's so exhausting that I arrive at my destination completely unnerved.M: Wow!That doesn't sound like fun.I assume this condition is quite commonin fact, your chances of being in a fatal accident is something like one in 5 million!Those are pretty good odds!S: Yeah, I've read those stats....but I guess when I'm driving at least I feel in control.I feel completely helpless when I'm on an airplane.Mimi 說，要說坐飛機超自然的話，那開車也是超自然的行為，而且每年死于車禍的人要比坐飛機掉下來的人多得多。有統(tǒng)計數(shù)字顯示，致命事件發(fā)生在我們身上的機會只有500萬分之一。Those are pretty good odds.機率還是滿不錯的。Odds 是機率的意思。比如，Your odds of being struck by lightning is greater than winning the lottery.一個人被雷電擊中的機率都要高過中彩票。Sean 說，這些數(shù)據(jù)他也看過，stats is spelled s-t-a-t-s, 是 statistics 數(shù)據(jù)的簡寫，但是他總覺得，開車的時候，方向盤在自己手里，可是坐飛機，命運就完全不在自己的掌握之中了。

Sean 有飛行恐懼癥，可他偏偏又是國際銷售代表，需要經(jīng)常旅行。同事 Mimi 開玩笑說，他可真是選錯了職業(yè)。Mimi 說，M: You certainly picked the wrong profession!You are an international sales representativebut it's been 10 years now and I'm still afraid of flying.M: You know, the idea that you are more in control behind the wheel of a car than you are in an airplane might not be valid.Think about it: how much control do you have over road conditions or other drivers on the road? Very little, right? S: That's true.Mimi 覺得，Sean certainly picked the wrong profession.選錯了職業(yè)。Sean 說，他原來以為，坐飛機坐得多了，飛行恐懼癥會慢慢好起來，誰知道，十年過去了，絲毫不見減弱。Mimi 說，Sean以為開車we've got it.J: To be honest, I'm not really sure what I'm looking for.But I need gifts for my wife, kids and I should bring something back for the senior partners of my firm as well.G: Hum...I'd recommend silk for your wife.Maybe a bathrobe or perhaps a shawl.Silk dresses and shirts are good, too.36 J: Yeah...that sounds good.But my wife is picky so I'll need your help to choose the right one.It should be classy and not too flashy.G: I think I know just the store to visit.Leave it to me.除了觀光，Jason還想購物，給太太、孩子和公司合伙人買禮物。Gina建議Jason給太太買絲綢制品。Jason說太太很 picky，picky is spelled p-i-c-k-y, picky，picky，是挑剔的意思，衣服要典雅classy, 不能過于招搖，flashy.Gina說，leave it to me，包在我身上。

公司副總裁Jason到上海出差，由Gina接待。Jason讓Gina幫忙選禮物。

Jason: Hey!You know what might be good gifts for my business associates? Chinese antiques!G: Well, we certainly have lots of antique art, statues and carvings, but in most cases it's not legal to take genuine antiques out of China.J: Oh, I see.That makes sense.You have to preserve your heritage.G: But there are many reproductions of antiques for sale.J: you mean fakes? G: A fake is when the dealer lies and says the piece is ancient.A reproduction is legal and they can be quite beautiful.You could take home some classical Chinese statutes as decorations for their offices.Jason想給同事買中國古董antiques做禮物，但是Gina告訴他，古董不能帶出中國，建議Jason考慮買reproduction,復(fù)制品。Jason以為Gina是指fake假貨，Gina解釋說，fake,假貨是商人故意欺騙顧客，以假亂真，而復(fù)制品則是合法生產(chǎn)和出售的。

J: Yeah!That would look cool.Maybe some scrolls or traditional paintings.G: Good idea.Scrolls with Chinese cursive calligraphy look great on an office wall.And...they might even bring you luck!J: You can't beat that!But what about the kids? G: Humm...that's a bit trickier.There are of course, lots of counterfeit goods available like software or music, but buying them isn't recommended.J: No, I don't buy counterfeits.Besides...my sons have loads of computer games and CDs.Gina建議Jason買中國國畫或是書法作品，掛在辦公室墻上很氣派，但是給孩子買什么禮物呢，Gina說, that's a bit trickier.這可有些麻煩。Jason說，他不愿意給兒子買盜版軟件或音樂，counterfeit is spelled c-o-u-n-t-e-r-f-e-i-t, counterfeit, counterfeit, 是盜版的意思。

G: Hey!I know.You could have old-style Chinese suits custom-made for them!They can go around looking like little Chinese emperors!I know a great tailor!

J;Ha!Perfect!They'd like that for sure.Wow Gina..You're full of great ideas.I should tell your boss to give you a raise.G: But you are my boss!J:(Chuckle)Right!Then I'll make a note to myself!Really though...I can't thank you enough for all your help.G: Not at all.Just demonstrating some traditional Chinese hospitality.Gina突然來了靈感，說可以找裁縫給孩子量身定做中國的傳統(tǒng)衣服，custom-made，是定做的意思，把他們打扮成中國小皇帝的樣子。Jason對Gina的建議非常滿意，說要告訴Gina的老板，給她漲工資，give someone a raise，是給某人漲工資的意思。Gina笑著提醒Jason說，你就是我的老板啊，我不過是表現(xiàn)一下中國人的傳統(tǒng)好客罷了。

Bargaining Gina帶美國老板Jason去購物。

Gina: Good morning, Jason.How did you sleep? Jason: Pretty well, thanks.Still feeling the effects of jet lag a bit, but last night I got at lease six hours of rest.G: Great!So, are you ready for a full day of shopping? J: Yep.Let's do it.I'm pretty excited!G: I know a place that should be perfect.It's called the “China Friendship Shopping Center” and it's pretty much like an American mallthat way, if they quote an outrageous price, you can just laugh.Jason想知道購物中心商品標價一般要比合理價格高出多少，mark up是把抬高價格的意思，相反的，mark down 則是減價銷售。Gina說，有時價格會故意標高70%，甚至100%。這也就是為什么要了解當?shù)氐膬r格行情，have an in-depth working knowledge of something，是深度了解的意思，in-depth is spelled i-n in, and d-e-p-t-h, depth, in-depth，這樣如果別人quote an outrageous price，抬出宰人的高價，outrageous is spelled o-u-t-r-a-g-e-o-u-s, outrageous, 意思是超乎尋常的，另外需要注意的，要價動詞用的是 quote, q-u-o-t-e, quote.J: In America we generally can't get away with bargaining in many shops.The prices are listed on the price tag and that's that.Sometimes you can get a discount, but it's usually never more than ten percent or so.G: In China, pretty much all prices are negotiable.Some vendors tell me they actually respect buyers who can drive a hard bargain.J: That's interesting.Jason說，在美國，商店都是明碼標價，The prices are listed on the price tag.Price tag，是價格標簽的意思，有時也能享受優(yōu)惠discount, discount，是減價、打折的意思，但是一般很少超過百分之十。Gina說，在中國，幾乎所有價格都可以砍，negotiable is spelled n-e-g-o-t-i-a-b-l-e, negotiable，是可以商量的意思。有些賣主甚至更瞧得起會砍價的買主，drive a hard bargain，是固定用法，意思是會砍價。

G: Yes...but of course the seller will always try to win the bargaining battle...that's the nature of the game.J: Yeah, it is like a game, isn't it? Both people are bluffing, just like in poker.G: That's right.But you have to get a sense of where the bottom line is.After a while you learn to recognize a look in the seller's eyes that says: I'm really not going to go any lower.確實，砍價就象打牌，討價還價的雙方都要虛張聲勢，bluff is spelled b-l-u-f-f, bluff, bluff，是虛張聲勢的意思。Gina 說，沒錯，關(guān)鍵是要識別賣主的底線，bottom line，要能從賣主的眼神里看出，他真的不會再降價了。Jason: What about walking away? Some friends back home told me if I don't like the price, just walk away and the vendor will run out and give me their best price.G:(Chuckle)Oh...the vendors know that tactic as well!The shopkeeper will only chase you if they are 99.9 percent sure you'll buy something.They have a knack of knowing who is serious and who isn't.40 J: So, what's our first purchase of the day going to be? Jason問，如果覺得賣主是在宰自己，轉(zhuǎn)身就走這招管不管用。Gina說，這種策略賣主早就知道，tactic is spelled t-a-c-t-i-c, tactic, 是策略的意思，賣主只有在覺得你99.9%會在他那買東西的情況下才會追出來，而且他們一眼就能看出誰是真心要買，knack is spelled k-n-a-c-k, knack, have a knack of doing something, 是十分擅長做某事的意思。他們今天先要去買什么呢？

G: I think we should start with some silk items.First, I'll make sure it's the genuine article and not a fake.Then we'll start bargaining.J: Can I pay with a credit card? G: In an established store, sure.But when we go into the area with lots of little stalls, they generally only take cash.Also when they see cash in your hand...prices do come down a bit more.Gina建議去買絲綢制品，她要先確認產(chǎn)品是真貨，不是fake,假貨，然后開始砍價。Gina還說，在established store正規(guī)的大商店里，Jason，可以用信用卡付費，pay with a credit card, 但在小店里，就要用現(xiàn)金了，而且賣方看到你手里拿著現(xiàn)金，the prices do come down a bit more，價格能降得更低些。J: We have an expression in English: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.G: Oh...I think I get it.That means it's better to have something tangible, even if it's not as exciting as other possibilities.J: That's right.You know something, Gina? I think I like China's way of doing business.It's a little wild, but it's a challenge and much more interesting than shopping back home.G: Ah...there's the store.Now let's get down to business.英語里有種說法叫a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush，一鳥在手勝過兩鳥在林，意思是現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)有的，要比追求更多而失去一切強。

Jason說，他覺得中國人討價還價的購物方式比明碼標價更有意思，更具挑戰(zhàn)性。正說著，商店到了，Gina說，let's get down to business.開始了，意思是咱們開始殺價吧。

Applying for a Visa 王小姐到美國使館簽證，簽證官Bob Jones受理她的申請。B: Hello miss.Can I see your ticket number? W: Sure, here you are.And here are my application forms as well.B: Thank you miss...Wang.I'm Bob Jones and I'll be handling your application.W: Nice to meet you Mr.Jones.B: The first step is to determine your eligibility for a U.S.visa.Let's see here...you're applying for a special business visa.Why is that? W: Well, my first order of business will be attending a conference in Seattle, but after that I intend to spend two weeks visiting my friends.I assumed a business visa would be required.簽證官Bob說，首先要決定，王小姐是否符合申請美國簽證的標準，eligibility is spelled e-l-i-g-i-b-i-l-i-t-y, eligibility，是符合標準的意思。簽證官問王小姐為什么要申請一種特殊商務(wù)簽證，a special business visa.。王小姐解釋說，她是先到西雅圖開會，first order of business 意思是第一件要處理的事情，然后還準備去看朋友。B: I think a regular visitor's visa should suffice.With this visa, you can stay in the United States for up to 90 days.W: So I can attend conferences and do business on that visa? B: Yes.You are free to do temporary business with this visa.If you were planning on setting up a new business in the U.S.you might need to apply for a long-term visa.W: Oh, I see.I think 90 days is more than enough time.簽證官覺得，王小姐申請一般的旅游簽證a regular visitor's visa，就可以了，suffice is spelled s-u-f-f-i-c-e, suffice 是足夠的意思，她憑旅游簽證能在美國停留90天，而且也可以做生意。王小姐說，90天的時間已經(jīng)足夠了。B: You said you plan to attend a conference.May I see your official invitation letter? W: Of course...I've also attached two reference letters from my senior management who can confirm my itinerary.B: I see.Your passport has quite a few international stamps in it.You do a lot of business traveling? W: I'm out of the country almost half a year.I'm a Chinese antiquities consultant and advisor.Our company has an office in Zurich.王小姐把會議方的邀請函，the official invitation letter，交給簽證官，還附加了兩份公司主管的信，證明她的行程，itinerary.她說自己 I'm out of the country almost half a year，每年幾乎有半年的時間不在國內(nèi)，簽證官說王

小姐護照上有quite a few international stamps, 這里所說的 international stamps，是指入出境時在護照上蓋的章。原來，王小姐是中國古跡專家，她所在的公司在蘇黎世有辦公處。

王小姐到美國使館簽證，簽證官Bob Jones受理她的申請，Bob得知王小姐是研究古跡的專家后，覺得這個行業(yè)很有意思。

B: Wow, that sounds like an interesting line of work.I see here you are a citizen of People's Republic of China.W: That's correct.B: According to United States law, I'm required to ask you some reasonably personal questions.Please understand that these are formalities and are required of everyone.W: No problem.Ask away.B: Do you have proof of your financial stability? I'll need to see a bank statement.W: Yes.I remembered to bring my bankbook.Here you are.簽證官Bob說，王小姐從事的行業(yè)似乎很有意思，line of work，指的是工作，行業(yè)。簽證官Bob說，他要問王小姐一些個人問題，these are formalities.Formalities，意思是必要的形式。首先，簽證申請人要證明自己的 financial stability，經(jīng)濟實力。

B: Have you ever been involved with terrorism or groups that support terrorism? W: Absolutely not.B: Do you have a criminal record in China? W: No.Not even a parking ticket.B: Ok...now I'm going to ask you sign a statement that affirms everything you just told me.If you sign this document, it's legally considered the same as swearing an oath in court.Do you affirm that everything you just told me is the truth? W: I do.簽證官問王小姐是否參與過恐怖活動，be involved with，意思是參與，涉及。簽證官又問，do you have a criminal record in China? 在中國有沒有犯罪記錄。王小姐回答說，她連違章停車的罰單都沒吃過。違章停車的罰單在英語里叫parking ticket.簽證官最后讓王小姐在一份文件上簽字，保證自己所說的一切屬實。

B: Then please sign here.Thank you.Now I must inform you that anyone applying for a visa to the United States is required to have their fingerprints taken.W: That's not a problem.So...how long before I'll know if my visa is approved.B: The processing time is usually about 5 days.If there is some problem, you'll get a call or an email.43 W: Excellent.Thank you for your assistance Mr.Jones, you've been a great help.B: Not at all...just doing my job.Enjoy your trip to the United States.W: I certainly will!王小姐簽好字，還要做指紋取樣，按簽證官說的，anyone applying for a visa to the United States is required to have fingerprints taken.凡是申請入境美國簽證的人，都要提取指紋。

王小姐問簽證申請幾天才會有結(jié)果，簽證官回答說，The processing time is about 5 days，辦理簽證大約要五天的時間，如果有問題，會電話或是電郵通知申請人，簽證官最后還預(yù)祝王小姐去美國旅程順利。

出行

[A] Craig被紐約一家大公司錄用，今天第一天上班。他剛搬來紐約不久，對公司周圍的路不太熟，為了保險起見，他決定打車去公司--take a taxi。

Professor: Yes, Winnie.But if there is lots of traffic, taking a taxi might be slower than the subway.的確，如果路上有l(wèi)ots of traffic地鐵，的確比打車更快。讓我們一起聽Craig打車是否順利。

Driver: Good morning.Where are you headed? Craig: I'm going to number 250, East 97th Street.Driver: Which way do you want to go? Craig: I'm not from New York, so I don't know the way.You decide.Professor Bowman, 司機問Craig “where he is headed”, 這是什么意思？

Professor: Asking someone where he is headed is a common and casual way to ask him where he is going.我明白了，那么Craig在回答的時候，也可以說I'm headed to East 97th Street.Professor: That's correct.不過，我還真有點兒替Craig擔(dān)心。他居然老實地告訴出租車司機，說自己新來乍道，不認識路。這種乘客很可能被司機rip off，宰上一刀！

Professor: Well, let's see if your worries are necessary.Driver: Oh, you don't know where you're going? Well, I know a special shortcut to that address.Craig: I'm not sure we need a special shortcut.The address isn't very far away.Driver: Well, it's rush hour right now.If we don't take my shortcut you might be late.Craig: Hmm....alright.I guess you know where to go.Professor: Winnie.Why did the taxi driver say he needs to take the shortcut? 他說，現(xiàn)在是rush hour超近道，Craig就可能會遲到。Professor: That's right, Winnie.If traffic is really bad, you can say there is a “traffic jam.”

But I think the driver sounds quite sketchy.沒錯！我倒要看看這條shortcut能不能省時間！

Craig: Are we there yet? We've been driving for 30 minutes, and it feels like we've been going in circles.Driver: Don't worry, we'll be there soon.Craig: But the meter says the fare is already $25 dollars!I'm only going a few blocks.It shouldn't cost so much money.Driver: Hey, you have to trust me.I'm a professional driver, remember? Craig雖然不熟悉紐約，但也知道公司其實并不遠。可是，出租車司機開了半個小時還在繞圈子，而且，the meter車錢，已經(jīng)25塊了!Professor: That's right, Winnie.And remember, in this case the word “fare” is spelled F-A-R-E, not F-A-I-R.我記住了。Professor Bowman, 看來我們猜對了，司機是想黑Craig的錢。

Craig: Alright, just pull over here and I'll get out.This is the last time I hail a cab.Driver: What? Why? We're almost there.Craig: You've been saying that for the past 30 minutes.I'm going to walk.Driver: Well, at least you got to see a lot of the city.Will you give me a good tip for that? Craig: A tip? I'm not even paying the fare!好樣的，Craig!他明智地讓司機停車，決定自己走到公司去。對了，Professor，什么叫hail a cab？

Professor: “Hail a cab” is when you stand on the side of the road and raise your hand to tell the taxis to stop and pick you up.哦，就是站在路旁招手叫出租車。Craig說，他以后再也不打車了！對了，Professor，是不是在美國打車時都得給司機 a tip--小費呢？

Professor: Usually you give a tip, but not if he cheats you.難怪Craig說，別說小費，他連車錢都不想付!唉，希望他能順利地走到公司！Professor: Listen next time to find out![B]

Craig剛搬來紐約，第一天到新公司上班，卻迷路了，只好向別人問路。

Professor: That's right, Winnie.In this first part, Craig stops to ask a policeman for help.Craig: Excuse me, I'm looking for number 250 on East 97th Street.Can you tell me how to get there? Policeman: Ninety-seventh street? Wow, that's pretty far away.I hope you're not in a hurry.Craig: Actually, I'm late for my first day of work.What's the fastest way to get there? Policeman: Do you have a car or are you taking public transportation? Craig: I'm on foot.第一天上班就可能遲到，Craig肯定急死了，可警察告訴他，到公司還有很遠的路呢！

Professor: That's why the policeman hoped Craig was not “in a hurry”.If you're late for something, you can also say that you're “in a rush”.It means the same thing.哦，in a hurry和in a rush都是“來不及”、“趕著做什么事”的意思。Professor, “public transportation”是指公車、地鐵這樣的公交系統(tǒng)么？ Professor: That's right.可是Craig既沒有開車、也不坐公車、地鐵，而是on foot-走著去。我真擔(dān)心他會遲到！

Policeman: Well if you're walking, the fastest way to get there is to go through Central Park.Craig: Central Park? How do I get there? Policeman: Follow this road straight for three blocks until you see 97st street.Then take a left.Craig: OK, I'll go straight on this street and take the third left.Then what? Policeman: Follow 97th street until you get to the other side of Central Park.Number 250 will be four blocks ahead on your left.Craig: Great!Thanks for your help.Professor: So Winnie, what does the policeman tell Craig to do? Winnie: 警察說，沿著這條街走三個街區(qū)，看到97街后左轉(zhuǎn)。Professor: Exactly.And then what does he have to do? Winnie: 然后，他要一直沿著97街走，直到穿過整個中央公園為止。然后，再走四個街區(qū)，公司就在路的左邊。

Professor: Exactly.In this next section, one hour has passed and Craig has come back to talk to the policeman again.Winnie: 啊？一個小時之后Craig又回來向這個警察問路，那一定是迷路了！

Craig: Officer, I followed the directions you gave me, but I didn't find the address!I think you gave me the wrong directions.Officer: What? That's impossible.I told you the right way to get to 250 West 97th street.Craig: West 97th street? No, I told you East 97th street!You mean I walked all the way there for nothing? Officer: You're going to East 97th Street? Oh no, I must have told you how to get to West 97th street!East 97th street is just around the corner.You can get there in five minutes.原來是這么回事!Craig要去東97街，可是警察聽成了西97街，難怪Craig走了大半天，還是找不到公司！Professor: Yes, Craig is having some bad luck this morning.But at least his destination is only five minutes away now.對，好在警察說，東97街is just around the corner，就在附近，一拐彎就到。

Craig: Alright officer, can you please tell me how to get to 250 EAST 97th street? Policeman: Of course.Just go back to 97th street, and instead of turning left, turn right.The building will be on your left-hand side.Craig: Ok.Is that the fastest route? I'm really late now.Policeman: There is a short cut, but since you don't know the city well, it's probably best to take the easiest route so you don't get lost.原來，問題就出在左拐還是右拐上。如果到了97街后右轉(zhuǎn)，馬上就能到公司！Craig為了趕時間，問警察有沒有shortcut--近路，可警察怕他走丟，讓他還是走最好走的路線。

Professor: That's right, Winnie.Do you think Craig's new boss will be mad at him for being late? 我們下次節(jié)目就知道啦![C] Professor: Today is Craig's first day at his new job, but he got lost on his way to the office so he's really late.In this first section he is talking to his co-worker, Tina, about the best way to get to work.Craig: Wow, I had a miserable commute this morning.Tina: Really, what happened?

Craig: Well first I took a cab, but the cab driver tried to rip me off so I got out.Then I tried walking, but I got bad directions and got lost.How do you usually get to work? Tina: I drive most days, and some days I take the bus.Craig: You drive? But the parking around here is so expensive.Tina: That's not a problem.I carpool with some of the other employees here so we save on gas and parking fees.Professor: So Winnie, did you hear how Tina gets to work? 她說，她大部分時間開車上班，有時也搭公車。不過，Professor, Tina提到的carpool是什么意思？

Professor: Carpooling is when a group of people all go somewhere in the same car.For example, if you live right near some co-workers, you might start a carpool with them to share driving duties.哦，carpool, C-A-R-P-O-O-L 就是拼車。Tina跟同事carpool，大家分攤汽油費和停車費，好主意！Craig: Oh, a carpool? That's a great idea.Do you think I could share a ride too? Tina: Unfortunately, we don't have any more space in the car.But I can certainly recommend some ways for you to get to work.Craig: Yeah, that would be great.I'm new to New York and so I don't know my way around.Tina: No problem, I know the city like the back of my hand.I can give you some good advice.可惜Tina的carpool滿員了，Craig沒法加入。不過Tina很熱心，愿意告訴Craig一些好走的上班路線。Professor, Tina說，she knows the city like the back of her hand，是什么意思？

Professor: “To know something like the back of your hand” means you are very familiar with something.For example, “Todd is one of the best lawyers I have ever seen.He knows the law like the back of his hand.” 哦，就是“了如指掌”！

Tina: So Craig, the best way to get to work is probably on the subway.It's a bit more expensive than the bus, but it's totally worth it.Craig: Really? Why? Tina: Traffic in New York can be a nightmare during rush hour.It's bumper-to-bumper everywhere in the city.Craig: Doesn't the subway service get really backed up too? I've heard there are lots of delays.Tina: Yeah, the subway can run late sometimes too, but it's still more dependable than the bus.49 Tina建議Craig坐地鐵，地鐵雖然比公車貴，但時間上更有保障，因為上下班高峰期，紐約的路況特別糟糕。哎，什么叫 traffic is bumper-to-bumper? Professor: That means that the traffic is so bad and moving so slowly that it's almost as if the bumpers of the cars are touching.哦，bumper是汽車的保險杠，所以，如果路上車特別多，就可以說bumper to bumper，也就是說，車子的車頭接著車尾，一輛緊接著一輛。

Craig: Yeah, the subway is probably a good idea, but I hate being squeezed into those smelly cars with all those other people.Tina: Well as long as you're on the mass transit system, you have to get used to it.The bus is crowded too.Craig:(Sigh)....I just wish there were some way for me to get to work without leaving my house.I wonder if in the future there will be a magical machine that can do that.Tina: Actually, we already have one: it's called a computer.Maybe you should try telecommuting!Craig說，他不愿意擠在臟兮兮的地鐵里，我深有同感！Tina說的telecommuting太棒了，只要通過電腦和網(wǎng)絡(luò)，在家里就能遠距離工作！

Professor: Exactly.Today some people prefer to telecommute to work to save time and gas.Employers like it too, because they don't have to pay for an office.是啊，telecommute又省錢又省時。Professor Bowman, 不如我們也緊跟潮流，讓我在家里通過telecommute上課吧!Professor: Sure!I'll just give extra homework to make up for the time you'll save.啊？就當我什么都沒說吧!