First meetings 1
introductions and greetings
1. Listening You are going to hear a number of people introducing themselves. Some of the introductions involve two people, some involve three. First look at the conversations in the pictures below. Then, as you listen, number these conversations in the order you hear them. The first one has been done for you.
a.( ) A: Hello, I'm...
B: Nice to meet you. My name's...
b.( ) A: Hello, let me introduce myself. My name's...
B: Pleased to meet you. I'm...
c.( ) A: I don't know anyone here. You'll have to introduce me
B: Of course, Roger ,this is...
C: Nice to meet you.
d.( ) A: How do you do? My name's...
B: Nice to meet you. Mine's...
e.( ) A: I haven't met your Managing Director yet.
B: Oh, I'm sorry. Dr. Mannheim, this is .
C: Very nice to meet you.
f.( ) A: Let me introduce you two. Maxine, this is Francis.
B: Nice to meet you.
g.( ) A Could you introduce me to the Marketing Manager?
B: Of course, ip, let me introduce you to ...
C: Nice to meet you.
Listening task
(1) A: Hello, let me introduce myself. My name's Klein, Gunther Klein.
B: Pleased to meet you. I'm Geoff Snowdon.
(2) A: How do you do? My name's Paul Matthews.
B: Nice to meet you. Mine's Akira Mishima.
(3) A: Hello, I'm Tom.
B: Nice to meet you. My name's Francine.
(4) A: Peter, could you introduce me to the Marketing Manager?
B: Of course, ip, let me introduce you to john, our new Computer Manager.
C: Nice to meet you, John, we're going to be working together.
(5) A: Herr Tubingen, I haven't met your Managing Director yet.
B: Oh, I'm sorry. Come and meet him. Dr Mannheim, this is Mr. Roberts. He's over from the States on a visit.
C: Very nice to meet you, Mr. Roberts. How long are you here for?
(6) A: Jane, I don't know anyone here. You'll have to introduce me.
B: Of course, I'll introduce you to Roger first. He's the r, this is Susan. She's just moved to the area.
C: Nice to meet you, Susan. Do you come from these parts?
(7) A: Let me introduce you two. Maxine, this is Francis.
B: Nice to meet you, Maxine. Are you an old friend of Tony's?
C: Oh yes, Tony and I have known each other for years, haven't we?
A: Yes, that's right.
entation Introductions often include thes steps:
You heard two types of introduction:
Greeting
Or } introduction --> response
request for introduction
You head two types of introduction:
introducing yourself
introducing some one else
Notes:1. Some introductions are more formal than others. The use of first names indicates informality.
2. In English-speaking cultures, peolle usually shake hands on first meting.
Now listen again and indicate whether the introdcution is formal(F) or informal(I). The first one has been done for you.
Introduction 1 ( F) Introduction 2 ( )
Introduction 3 ( ) Introduction 4 ( )
Introduction 5 ( ) Introduction 6 ( )
Introduction 7 ( )
3. Contralled practice
Complete the introductions.
(1). Peter King introduces himself to Jack Simpson:
Peter King: Hello, My name's Peter King
Jack Simpson: I'm Jack Simpson.
(2). Philip introduces Sarah to James:
Sarah: Philip, I Here. You'll have to .
Philip: Of , I'll to James. He's an old friend of mine.
James, Sarah, she's just joined the company.
James: ,Sarah. Where do you come from?
(3). Rod Burton introduces Pete Taylor to an important custome:
Pete: Rod, I Mrs Rogers, the Purchasing Manager from Kentons.
Rod: I'm . Come and meet her. Mrs Rogers, Pete Taylor, our Export Sales Manager.
Mrs Rogers: What countries do you cover?
(4). Klaus Fischer introduces himself to an American visitor:
Klaus Fischer: How ? My
American: . Brenda Cole.
課文註釋及詞彙講解
* We are going to be working together.
我們將在一起工作。
該句用的是將來進行時，意義相當於一般將來時，即該句也可以說成：We are going work together. 用將來進行時目的是語言更加形象生動。中國學生往往不敢用將來進行時。其實該時態用法與一般將來時基本一樣，而且能豐富我們的表達方式，也更符合口語習慣。
eg. I will beworking in New York next month.
我下個月將到紐約去工作。
* have to 不得不，必須
must的意思也是"必須"。
兩者的區別為：
have to 是一種客觀要求。
must 為主觀認為。
eg. According to the contract[合同] wehave to pay by L/C[信用證]
根據合同規定，我們必須以信用證付款。[合同條款是客觀要求]
"You must pay us by L/C," said the exporter.
"你們必須以信用證付款，"出口商說。[某人的要求是主觀的]
* over (adv.)(跨過一定空間)到.............
eg. He's over from the States on a visit.
他從美國來訪。
* the States 指美國[注意：首字母要大寫並且要在詞尾加-s表複數]
* be on a visit 在訪問中
介詞on在這裡指"在從事……中;處於……情況中"。
eg. I'm here on business. 我來這兒出差。
* host 主人
女主人為hostess
* Dr 為 doctor的縮寫，是博士或醫生的頭銜。可以單獨用來稱呼人，也可以加在姓的'前面稱呼人。
eg. Dr Smith 史密斯博士/醫生[依上下文而定]
* move 搬家，移動
eg. The traders are going to move theiroffice to Wall Street.
這些貿易商打算把辦公室搬進華爾街。
* join 加入，參加
eg. She's just joined the company.
她剛剛到這個公司工作。
He joined the marketing team last week.
他上週加入了營銷組。
* Purchasing Manager 採購經理
* Export Sales Manager 出口銷售經理
* cover (業務)覆蓋
eg. What countries do you cover?你們在哪些國家有業務?
The tea company covers almost all of East Asia. 這家茶葉公司與東亞各國幾乎都有業務關係。
聽力譯文：
1.A：你好，自我介紹一下，我叫克萊因，岡瑟。克萊因。
B：很高興見到你。我是傑弗。斯諾登。
2.A：您好。我是保羅。馬修斯。
B：很高興見到你。我是三島明。
3.A：你好，我叫湯姆。
B：很高興見到你，我叫弗朗辛。
4.A：彼得，能把我介紹給營銷經理嗎?
B：當然可以，約翰。……菲利浦，我來給你介紹一下。約翰是我們新來的計算機經理。
C：很高興見到你， 約翰。今後我們將在一起共事了。
5.A：赫爾。塔賓吉恩，我還沒有見過你們的總裁呢。
B：哦，真不好意思。來見見他。曼海姆博士，這是羅博茨先生。他是從美國來參觀的。
C：非常高興見到你，羅博茨先生。你在這兒呆多久?
6.A：簡，這兒的人我都不認識，你得給我介紹一下。
B：沒問題。我先把你介紹給羅傑，他是主人……羅傑，這是蘇姍，她剛剛搬到這個地區。
C：很高興見到你，蘇姍。你是這個地區的人嗎?
7.A：我來給你們介紹一下。馬克辛，這是弗朗西斯。
B：很高興見到你，馬克辛。你是湯尼的老朋友嗎?
C：是的。我和湯尼認識好多年了，對吧?
A：對，好多年了。
Exercises
A.從下列短語或句子a-i中選出適當的填入空格(1)-(9)，完成下面的對話。
a By the way
b who is here to look at our research programme
c Chief Designer for Great Wall Toys
d We're very pleased that you could come today
e from the Beijing Technical Institute
f Are you going to give a talk at the conference
g And I'm very pleased to be here
h I've heard a lot about your research
i He's our Chief Technical Officer
1.在英國公司總部
ARTHUR: Jeff, I'd like you to meet Elen Wang (1).
She's the R&D Manager for our new Hong Kong Subsidiary. Elen, this is Jeff King. (2) . He'll answer all of your questions.
JEFF: Hello, pleased to meet you.
ELEN: How do you do? (3)
2.在一次會議上
MIKE: It's difficult to find a seat, isn't it?
OLGA:Yes. It's a very popular lecture.
MIKE: (4), my name is Mike Collins, Denton Engineering.
OLGA: I'm Olga-Olga Zhang (5).
MIKE: Hi, Olga, nice to meet you. (6)?
OLGA: No. I just have to write a report for my institute.
3.中國的一位管理人員正在參觀一家澳大利亞公司
PETER: Now, may I introduce you to Bill Wells, our Sales Manager? Bill, this is Li Fang, (7). She has a lot of ideas to discuss with us.
BILL: How do you do, Ms Li.
LI: How do you do.
BILL: (8) . Great Wall Toys is one of our most important suppliers, and we've head a lot about your design team.
LI: (9). Feedback from customers is very important to us.
B.根據提示，完成下列句子。
1. A: Hello,(1) ( introduce) my self. My name's Klin.
B: (2) to meet you.
2. A: Peter, (3) (introduce) me to the Marketing Manager?
B: (4) , come and meet her.
3. A: Jane, I don't know anyone here. (5) (introduce) me.
B: (6). I'll introduce you the host first.
4. A: (7) (introduce) you two. Maxine, this is Francis.
B: (8) meet you. Maxine.
