（★ 聽對話內容） 本週話題焦點：商品採購之定案 (預備與廠商進行訂購)
Mark and Lisa meet again to discuss who will place what orders with which companies.
Mark 和 Lisa 在一次開會討論誰要去哪一間公司下什麼訂單。 |
Lisa: Let's keep it simple. You call to place the orders of shoes for men and boys, and I'll place the orders for women and girls. Lisa：我們讓事情單純一點。你打電話去做男鞋的訂購，而我來訂購女鞋。
Mark: Sounds good. You're a real brainiac! Mark：聽起來不錯。你可真是聰明耶！
Lisa: Come on smart aleck! Lisa：拜託！你真是自以為是耶！
Mark: Okay. I'm sorry. Don't blow a fuse! Mark：好吧，我道歉。不要發火嘛！
Lisa: Okay. Apology accepted. Lisa：好啦。我接受你的道歉。
Mark: Do we already have accounts open with these manufacturers? Mark：我們是否已經有這些廠商的記帳專戶了？
Lisa: Fortunately, we do. Lisa：幸好我們是有的。
Mark: That's great news! Mark：那真是個好消息！
Lisa: Actually, I'm quite familiar with these companies. I have dealt with many of them in the past. Lisa: 事實上，我還滿熟悉這些廠商的。我之前有跟滿多家合作交易過。
Mark: So you have confidence in dealing with these companies. Mark：所以你有信心能和這些廠商進行交易囉。
Lisa: You can never be sure. The business environment is getting riskier and riskier!
Lisa：你永遠都無法保證的。商場的環境可是愈來愈險惡！
Mark: That is so true. One of my buddies placed an order with a company and the deal fell through. His company actually took legal action to get their payment refunded! Mark：那倒是真的。我的一個好朋友跟了一家公司訂了貨，結果交易失敗了。他的公司居然採取法律行動要回他們的付款！
Lisa: That's a real worst-case scenario. Lisa：那可真是最糟糕的情況。
重要字詞講解：1. brainiac (n.) 極度聰明的人
例：You're a real brainiac to bring up this idea!
（你能提出這個主意真是太聰明了！）
例：Most parents hope their children can be brainiacs.
（大多數的父母都希望他們的孩子會是聰明絕頂的人。）
2. smart aleck 自以為聰明的人
例：Don't be a smart aleck !
（別當個自以為聰明的人！）
例：If you call someone "a smart aleck ", that means he or she is a person who is self-assertive and seems to be more clever than others in an annoying way..
（如果你稱某人為 "a smart aleck"，那表示他是一個自以為是、看起來比別人聰明但其實很令人厭煩的人。）
3. blow a fuse 發火；生氣抓狂
例：I'm sorry. Don't blow a fuse!
（我道歉。不要發火嘛！）
例：You'd better get out of here before I blow a fuse!
（你最好趁我抓狂前離開這裡！）
4. refund (v.) 歸還；償還
例：His company actually took legal action to get their payment refunded!
（的公司居然採取法律行動要回他們的付款！）
例：The airline promised me to refund us the price of tickets if the plane didn't take off on time.
（航空公司跟我保證要是飛機沒有準時起飛的話，他們會把票價歸還給我們。）
5. worst-case scenario最糟糕的情況
例：That's a real worst-case scenario.
（那可真是最糟糕的情況。）
例：The TV show is about how to solve your problems in worst-case scenarios.
（那個電視節目是有關如何在最糟糕的情況下解決你的問題。）
小試身手
1. Do you really think he is a ____? In my opinion, he is just a ____ !
（你真的覺得他是個很聰明的人嗎？在我看來，他只是個自以為聰明的傢伙！）
2. You'd better ____ him his money as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will be a ____-____ ____ when he starts to____ ____ ____!
（你最好快點還他錢。否則當他開始要生氣抓狂時，那將會是最糟糕的情況！）
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1. Do you really think he is a brainiac? In my opinion, he is just a smart aleck!
（你真的覺得他是個很聰明的人嗎？在我看來，他只是個自以為聰明的傢伙！）
2. You'd better refund him his money as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will be a worst-case scenario when he starts to blow a fuse!
（你最好快點還他錢。否則當他開始要生氣抓狂時，那將會是最糟糕的情況！）
相關實用句型解析
1. 與 … 交易（做生意）
sb deal with …
例：I have dealt with many companies in the past.
（我之前有跟滿多家廠商合作交易過。）
例：He was to blame for failing in dealing with the supplier.
（他因為與供應商的交易失敗而被責怪。）
※ 小叮嚀：
"deal with" 另外常見的意思為「應付、處理」。
例：Are you sure you can deal with the problem?（你確定你可以應付這個問題嗎？）
2. 採取法律行動以 …
take legal action to + V …
例：His company actually took legal action to get their payment refunded!
（他的公司居然採取法律行動要回他們的付款！）
例：They have finally decided to take legal action to avoid the recurrence of adversities.
（他們終於決定要採取法律行動以防止不幸再度發生。）
小試身手
1. 與海外的公司交易可不是件容易的任務。_____________________________________________________________________
2. 如果他繼續騷擾你，你應該採取法律行動以保護你自己。
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1. It's not an easy task to deal with the overseas companies.
2. If he keeps harassing you, you should take legal action to defend yourself. | |
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