地道美语听力练习:应酬客户

Georgia: Do you know what the best part is of my new promotion? The expense account! I can’t wait to wine and dine our clients.
乔治娅：你知道我提拨之后最大的好处是什么吗？可以报的更多了！我迫不及待想用好酒好菜招待我们的客户了。

Dan: The purpose of the expense account is to win over new clients and to keep our current clients happy. It’s not a personal slush fund, you know.
丹：公司让你报销的目的是争取新客户并让我们已有的客户感到满意。你要知道，这可不是个人的贿赂基金。

Georgia: I know. The point is to network and to build client relationships – blah-blah-blah.
乔治娅：我知道的。关键是用来建好人际网、和客户搞好关系，等等等等。

Dan: Schmoozing is part of our job and it’s not something to be taken lightly.
丹：和客户闲谈也是我们工作的一部分，你不能对它掉以轻心。

Georgia: Of course not. But I’m looking forward to attending charity events to rub elbows with the business elite. Free food, free booze, and free entertainment. What more could I ask for?
乔治娅：当然不会。但我期待着出席一些慈善活动，藉此来和商界精英们搭上关系。有免费食物、免费酒水、免费娱乐活动——我就要求这些。

Dan: Talk to me in three months after you’ve had a few too many plates of rubber chicken!
丹：三个月之后，等你参加了大量应酬式的筹款餐会你就不会这么说了！