提问回答常用句型

1、 could you tell me(something) about…?

2、 Could you say something about…?

3、 How is the…? What about…?

4、 What is … like?

5、 What do you think of…?

6、 What is your impression of…?

7、 How do you like the …?

Corporate hospitality

Essential vocabulary

1.       hospitable a.好客的、殷勤的、招待周到的 hospitality n. Mrs Brown is know for her hospitality.

2.       fact-finding mission 情况调查、实地考察

a fact-finding mission enables the businessmen to understand the company

mission n.~ a group of people who are sent abroad for a special reason任务,代表团,使命

               eg. a British trade mission to Russia.

        ~ the duty or purpose for which these people are sent 使命,任务

3.       substantial a. ~ solid, strong made 坚固的,结实的

                ~ large enough to be noticeable, of some size of value 大量的,可观的,相当的

      eg. Substantial improvement     a substantial amount of money

4.       finalise v. ~ to finish and make firm/plans/arrangement

5.        stopover n. (长途航空旅行等的)中途停留

6.       ensure v. ~ to make sth. certain to happen.

eg. If you want to ensure that you catch the plane, take a taxi 保证,担保,确保

7.       intimate a. intimate friends 关系密切的,个人的,私人的,详细的,经过仔细研究的

8.        stand around (about) 闲站着,坐着不做事

9.       mention v.n. prospect chit-chat 非正式的闲聊 add up to 意味着,说明  

lie in 原因,答案,兴趣,在于

10.   distract v. 使分心 分散注意力 distraction n. 娱乐,使人分心的事或物

11.     sociable a. 好交际的,社交的,友好的

12.   disposal n.处理、处置、让掉、卖掉

at someone’s disposal ~ able to be used freely by someone   由某人做主使用、供某人支配

13.   establish/build a relationship   to get down to business   meet expenses   sociable setting golden rule bring up a subject to be in need of place an order with poor timing

in due course   sales figures   in due course   the recipe for success 成功的秘诀

to bring up (a subject)   sightseeing tour a valued customer尊贵的、有价值的客户  

Talking about corporate hospitality

1.       to fit his social status

2.       facilitate one-to-one conversation

3.       take it as a chance to strengthen business ties

4.       have the right atmosphere to talk about business

5.       can concentrate on the work without distraction

6.       enhance mutual understanding