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02
Negotiations
Verhandlungen
Переговоры
Exercise 1
Please repeat the following sentences.
Thanks for coming together at so short notice.
We have come a long way since we started out.
Are you planning further expansion into Europe?
Exercise 2
Listen to the dialog again,
paying particular attention to the qualities
of Future Fabrics' new product.
Then answer the following questions.
What kind of product does Guy Russell present?
Guy Russell presents a new kind of silk.
What is different about it?
It is different because it doesn't crumple or
crease.
What's the name of the new product?
The name of the new product is "silkies".
Exercise 3
Please listen to the following expressions
and choose the correct definition.
Lets get down to business.
"To get down to business"
does this mean to get on with the business of the
day
or to put off business until later?
"To get down to business".
This means "to get on with the business of the
day".
We've seen a slump in goods made of silk.
A slump - does this mean a rise in sales
or a fall in sales?
"A slump" means a fall in sales.
I don't want to get bogged down.
"To get bogged down" -
to be slowed down by too much information
or to run through something?
"To get bogged down" -
means "to be slowed down by too much
information".
Dialog 64. Why?
Because!
Диалог 64. Почему? Потому!
Q: Why do bagpipe players walk while they
play?
A: To get away from the noise
Почему играющие на волынке ходят в то
время, как играют?
Чтобы убраться подальше от шума.
Why is the policeman talking to theman and the
other man?
Because he wants them to move their
orchestra away from sane people.
Почему полицай говорит с (обращается к) мужику и другому
мужику?
Потому что он хочет, чтобы они убрались со свои оркестром
подальше от людей в своём разуме.
букв. "он хочет их чтобы убрать их оркестр [вдаль]
от в здравом разуме людей.
Why is this
lady pointing at her suitcase?
Because she wants us
to carry it.
Почему эта женщина показывает на её чемодан?
Потому что она хочет, чтобы мы понесли его.
букв. "она хочет нас чтобы нести это"
Why arethey taking the
suitcase from the lady?
Because they want
to help her.
Почему они уносят чемодан женщины?
букв. "от женщины"
Потому что они хотят помочь ей.
Why is he putting the record on?
Because he wants them to listen to it.
Because he wants you
to listen to it.
Почему он ставит пластинку ("запись")?
Потому что он хочет, чтобы они слушали её. Потому что он хочет, чтобы вы слушали её.
Why we are
saying good-by to him?
Because we don't want
to listen his records any more.
Почему мы говорим "до свидания" ему?
Потому что мы не хотим более слушать его записи.
Relatively Short Funny Story
Stevie Wonder is playing his first gig in Tokyo and the
place is absolutely packed to the rafters. In a bid to break
the ice with his new audience he asks if anyone would like
him to play a request. A little old Japanese man jumps out
of his seat in the first row and shouts at the top of his
voice
"Play a Jazz chord! Play a jazz chord!"
Amazed that this guy knows about the jazz influences in
Stevie's varied career, the blind impresario starts to play
an E minor scale and then goes into a difficult jazz melody
for about 10 minutes. When he finishes the whole place goes
wild. The little old man jumps up again and shouts
"No, no, play a Jazz chord, play a Jazz chord".
A bit nonplussed by this, Stevie, being the professional
that he is, dives straight into a jazz improvisation with
his band around the B flat minor chord and really tears the
place apart. The crowd goes wild with this impromptu show of
his technical expertise.
The little old man jumps up again. "No, no. Play a Jazz
chord, play a Jazz chord".
Well and truly brassed off that this little guy doesn't
seem to appreciate his playing ability, Stevie says to him
from the stage "OK smartie pants! You get up here and do
it!"
The little old man climbs up onto the stage, takes hold
of the mike, and starts to sing.....