2018下半年商務英語BEC初級模擬試題（4）

　　Unit 4

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　　Social English 2

　　1. Listening A Responding appropriately in social situations is an important part of communication. Below is an example of an appropriate and an inappropriate response.

　　Appropriate response：A: Can I come in? B: Yes, of course.

　　Inappropriate response：A: Can I come in ? B: Really? How interesting.

　　On the tape you will hear a number of responses. Decide whether the responses you hear are appropriate Y or not N. The first one has been done for you.

　　1. (Y) 2. ( ) 3. ( ) 4. ( ) 5. ( )

　　6. ( ) 7. ( ) 8. ( ) 9. ( ) 10. ( )

　　11. ( ) 12. ( ) 13. ( ) 14. ( ) 15. ( )

　　B Now listen again. This time all the responses are appropriate.

　　Listening Task

　　1. Thanks for the lovely evening. Glad you enjoyed it.

　　2. How about a drink? Don't mention it.

　　3. Do you mind if I smoke? Yes, I do.

　　4. Could you hand me that pen? Of course. Here you are.

　　5. My father died last night. Oh, I am sorry to hear that.

　　6. Have a good weekend. So do I.

　　7. Thanks for your help. Never mind.

　　8. I'm sorry, I must have got the wrong number. It doesn't matter.

　　9. Best of luck in your new job. Not at all.

　　10. He's 95, you know! Really?

　　11. I think we should leave now. So do I.

　　12. We've had a very good year. I'm glad to hear that.

　　13. Can I ask you a question? Don't mention it.

　　14. Would you like to go to a concert this evening? Yes, I'd love to.

　　15. I didn't get the job. That's true.

　　Answers to the listening task

　　1. Y 2. N 3. N 4. Y 5. Y

　　6. N 7. N 8. Y 9. N 10. Y

　　11. Y 12. Y 13. N 14. Y 15. N

　　Appropriate responses

　　1. Thanks for the lovely evening. Glad you enjoyed it.

　　2. How about a drink? That would be nice.

　　3. Do you mind if I smoke? No, of course not.

　　4. Could you hand me that pen? Of course. Here you are.

　　5. My father died last night. Oh, I am sorry to hear that.

　　6. Have a good weekend. You too.

　　7. Thanks for your help. Your are welcome.

　　8. I'm sorry, I must have got the wrong number. It doesn't matter.

　　9. Best of luck in your new job. Thanks very much.

　　10. He's 95, you know! Really?

　　11. I think we should leave now. So do I.

　　12. We've had a very good year. I'm glad to hear that.

　　13. Can I ask you a question? Yes, of course.

　　14. Would you like to go to a concert this evening? Yes, I'd love to.

　　15. I didn't get the job. Never mind. Better luck next time.

　　2. Presentation Polite responses can be grouped into several categories. This section gives examples of different situations and tells you what you can say.

　　(1) Situation

　　Thanking

　　Thanks for your help.

　　Thanks for the lovely meal.

　　Response

　　Not at all.

　　You're welcome.

　　Glad you liked/enjoyed it.

　　(2) Situation

　　Apologizing

　　Sorry, I must have got the wrong number.

　　Response

　　It doesn't matter.

　　Don't worry.

　　Never mind.

　　(3) Situation

　　Inviting

　　Would you like to come to dinner?

　　How about a drink?

　　Response

　　Yes, I'd like/love to.

　　That would be nice.

　　That's a good idea.

　　(4) Situation

　　Asking permission

　　If the answer is 'yes'

　　May I come in?

　　Do you mind if I smoke?

　　If the answer is 'no'

　　Do you mind if I smoke?

　　Response

　　Yes, of course.

　　Please do.

　　Certainly.

　　No, of course not.

　　No, not at all.

　　Well. Actually, I'd prefer you didn't /not to.

　　I'd rather you didn't.

　　(5) Situation

　　Giving news

　　Bad news

　　I didn't get that job.

　　My father died last night.

　　Good news

　　We've had a fantastic year.

　　Surprising news

　　She's 99 years old, you know.

　　Response

　　Never mind. Better luck next time.

　　Oh, I am sorry to hear that.

　　I'm glad to hear that.

　　Congratulations.

　　Really?

　　(6) Situation

　　Agreeing

　　I think we should leave now.

　　I hope it doesn't rain.

　　Response

　　So do I.

　　I hope so too.

　　Me too.

　　(7) Situation

　　Giving good wishes

　　Have a good weekend.

　　Response

　　You too.

　　Same to you.

　　3. Controlled practice

　　Write down an appropriate response. The first one has been down for you.

　　1.A：We lost the match.

　　B：Never mind. Better luck next time.

　　2.A：Do you mind if I open the window?

　　B：

　　3.A：Would you like to go to a concert this evening?

　　B：

　　4.A：Sorry, I interrupted you.

　　B：

　　5.A：Could you pass me the file?

　　B：

　　6.A：I hope he gets the job.

　　B：

　　7.A：Have a good Christmas.

　　B：

　　8.A：She's only 22 and she's already head of the Sales Department.

　　B：

　　9.A：I think it's going to rain.

　　B：

　　10.A：Thanks. That was a delicious meal.

　　B：

　　11.A：My car broke down again this morning.

　　B：

　　12.A：Can I see you for a moment?

　　B：

　　13.A：How about something to eat?

　　B：

　　14.A：You must come round for dinner.

　　B：

　　15.A：I'm sorry. I've taken the wrong file.

　　B：

　　Note: There are other appropriate answers.

　　1. Never mind. Better luck next time.

　　2. No, of course not.

　　3. Yes, I'd love/like to.

　　4. It doesn't matter/Don't worry/Never mind.

　　5. Of course. Here you are.

　　6. So do I / Me too/ I hope so too.

　　7. You too/ Same to you.

　　8. Really?

　　9. Me too/ So do I / I think so too.

　　10. Glad you liked / enjoyed it.

　　11. I am sorry to hear that / Hard luck.

　　12. Yes, of course/ Certainly.

　　13. That would be nice/ That's a good idea.

　　14. I'd love / like to.

　　15. Don't worry/ Never mind / It doesn't matter.

　　課文注釋及詞匯講解

　　* exchange 交換，交流

　　eg. An exchange of views 交換意見

　　* thanks of (doing) sth. 為……而感謝

　　eg. Thanks for the lovely dinner.謝謝你的款待。

　　Thank you for your letter date July 18th. 謝謝你7月18號的來信。

　　* mind 介意，在意

　　eg. Do you mind if I smoke? 你介意我吸煙嗎?

　　注意：

　　表 示不介意的正確回答應是"No"或"Of course not"或"Go ahead"。婉轉的拒絕可說："Well, actually, I'd prefer you didn't/not to."如回答"Yes"則表示"是的，我介意。"中國學生應該注意，以免引起誤會。

　　* So do…… …也…

　　這里的do代表動詞原形。

　　eg. - I wish we could cooperate again.

　　- So do I.

　　- 希望能再次合作。

　　- 我也這樣想。

　　- Large companies suffered a lot during the recession.

　　- So did smaller ones.

　　- 經濟衰退時，大公司受損失不小。

　　- 小公司也一樣。

　　* have got to/ have to 必須，不得不[常用于口語]

　　eg. We've got to meet this customer's request.

　　我們必須滿足這位客戶的要求。

　　* It doesn't matter.

　　沒關系。不要緊。[別人表示道歉里可這樣應答]

　　eg.- I'm sorry, I forgot to bring the copy of our contract.

　　- It doesn't matter.

　　- 很抱歉我忘了帶合同副本。

　　- 沒關系。

　　* Not at all.

　　一點也不。別客氣。

　　eg. - Do you worry about the supplies?

　　- Not at all.

　　- 你擔心供貨情況嗎?

　　- 一點也不擔心。

　　"Not at all."這句話還可以做為別人向自己致謝時的回答。

　　eg. - Thank you very much.

　　- Not at all.

　　- 非常感謝。

　　- 不謝，不謝。

　　* a number of 若干，許多[通常只修飾可數(shù)名詞]

　　eg. Owing to the depression, a number of workers have been fired in the past two months.

　　由于經濟蕭條，在過去的兩個月中，許多工人被解雇了。

　　* prefer (比起……來)更喜歡……

　　eg. Some consumers prefer imported cars (to those hat are home-made)

　　(比起國產車來)有的消費者更喜歡進口車。

　　* I would rather … 我寧愿……

　　注意：

　　rather 后必須接動詞原形。

　　eg. The delivery is late again. I'd rather not do business with them.

　　交貨又晚了。我寧愿不和他們做生意了。

　　* would rather…than… 寧肯……也不……

　　eg. We would rather cut down the price than keep a large quantity of goods in stock.

　　我們寧肯降低價格，也不愿積壓大量貨物。

　　* break down 發(fā)生故障

　　eg. The machine broke down again.

　　機器又壞了。

　　Unit 4

　　聽力譯文

　　1. 今晚過得真愉快，謝謝。 真高興你過得愉快。

　　2. 喝一杯怎么樣? 別客氣。

　　3. 我吸煙你介意嗎? 是的，我介意。

　　4. 能把那支筆遞給我嗎? 當然可以。給你。

　　5. 昨天晚上我父親去世了。 噢，聽到這個消息我很難過。

　　6. 祝你周末愉快。 我也是。

　　7. 謝謝你的幫助。 沒關系。

　　8. 對不起，我一定是打錯了電話了。 沒關系。

　　9. 祝你在新的工作中交好運。 不用謝。

　　10. 你知道么，他95歲了? 真的?

　　11. 我想我們該走了。 我也這樣想。

　　12. 我們今年干得不錯。 聽到這個消息真讓我高興。

　　13. 能問你一個問題嗎? 別客氣。

　　14. 今晚去聽音樂會，好嗎? 太好了，我非常樂意。

　　15. 我沒得到那份工作。 是這樣的。

　　得體的應答

　　1.今晚過得真愉快，謝謝。 真高興你過得愉快。

　　2.喝一杯怎么樣? 那太好了。

　　3.我吸煙你介意嗎? 當然不介意。

　　4.能把那支筆遞給我嗎? 當然可以。給你。

　　5.昨天晚上我父親去世了。 噢，聽到這個消息我很難過。

　　6.祝你周末愉快。 也祝你愉快。

　　7.謝謝你的幫助。 沒關系。

　　8.對不起，我一定是打錯了電話了。 沒關系。

　　9.祝你在新的工作中交好運。 非常感謝。

　　10.你知道么，他95歲了? 真的?

　　11.我想我們該走了。 我也這樣想。

　　12.我們今年干得不錯。 聽到這個消息真讓我高興。

　　13.能問你一個問題嗎? 當然可以。

　　14.今晚去聽音樂會，好嗎? 太好了，我非常樂意。

　　15.我沒得到那份工作。 沒關系。下一次運氣會好一些的。

　　Exercises

　　從a-j中選出合適的應答填在(1)-(10)處，完成下列對話。答案可以不止一個。

　　1.A：I'm afraid I've forgotten the form you asked for.

　　B：(1) Bring it to me next time.

　　A：I'm sorry to give you so much trouble.

　　B：(2)

　　2.A：Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Smith. I forgot yesterday was your birthday.

　　B：(3)

　　A：But I should have thought of it and…

　　B：(4) We are all busy these days.

　　3.A：Would you mind if I had some time off?

　　B：When exactly?

　　A：Monday and Tuesday next Week.

　　B：(5)[肯定]

　　(6)[否定]

　　4.A：I'm wondering if I could borrow your computer.

　　B：For how long?

　　A：Until the end of next week.

　　B：(7)[肯定]

　　(8)[否定]

　　5.A：I am running a fever, I'm afraid. I won't be able to go office today.

　　B：Oh, Mary, (9) Please don't worry about your work. I'll take care of it.

　　A：(10)

　　B：It's a pleasure.

　　a. That's very kind of you.

　　b. I'm sorry. I'll have to use it during next week.

　　c. I'm sorry to hear that. Take a good rest.

　　d. Ok, I think that would be all right.

　　e. No problem

　　f. Never mind about that.

　　g. I'd like to say yes, but it's just not possible, for we really need hands next week.

　　h. That's quite all right.

　　i. No trouble at all.

　　j. It's really OK.

　　Translation

　　羅斯：湯姆森先生，你愿意和我一起去參加音樂會嗎?

　　湯姆森：我當然愿意去。但是今天早晨我的車又壞了。如果我們坐公共汽車去你介意嗎?

　　羅斯：當然不介意。

　　湯姆森先生：現(xiàn)在時間還早，一起去吃點東西好嗎?

　　羅斯：好。

　　(吃飯以后)

　　湯姆森：希望這頓飯合你的胃口。

　　羅斯：這飯很可口。

　　Key to Exercise

　　(1)-f .h .j (2)-i (3)- f. h. j (4)- j. h. (5)- d.e.

　　(6)- g. (7)- d.e. (8)-b. (9)- c. (10)- a.

　　Key to Translation

　　Rose: Mr. Thomson, would you like to go to a concert with me?

　　Thomson: I'd love to. But my car broke down again this morning. Do you mind if we go by bus?

　　Rose: No, of course not.

　　Thomson: It's still early now. How about getting something to eat together?

　　Rose: Great!

　　(After dinner)

　　Thomson: I hope you enjoyed the dinner.

　　Rose: That was a delicious meal.