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1、Richard and his old classmateThere is a knock at the door. Mrs. White goes to open the door and sees a young man standing there with a colorful box in his lift hand.Hugh: Good afternoon. You must be Mrs. White.您肯定是怀特太太。Mrs. White: Yes. And you areHugh: My name is Hugh Fox.我叫Hugh Fox。 Im here to visi
2、t Richard. Is he in?Mrs. White: Yes, he is. Come in, please. Richard, your friend is here.Richard: Hi, Hugh.Hugh: Hi, Richard.Richard: I dont think youve met my dad, Hugh. Hugh，我想你还没有见过我爸爸。This is my dad. And Dad, this is my friend Hugh.这是我爸爸。爸爸，这是我的朋友Hugh。Hugh: How do you do, Mr. White? Im glad to
3、meet you.您好，怀特先生。很高兴见到您。Mr. White: Hello. Im glad to meet you, too.你好。也很高兴见到你。Richard: And I think youve met my mom, havent you?Hugh: Yes. Nice to meet you, Mrs. White.很高兴见到您，怀特太太。Mrs. White: Pleased to meet you, Hugh.很高兴见到你，Hugh。 Please sit down and have a cup of coffee.Hugh: Thank you very much. R
4、ichard, do you still work in Shanghai Advertising Company?Richard: Yes. What about it? What are you up to?Hugh: I wonder if you can do me a favor.Richard: Sure. What can I do for you?Hugh: You see, our factory is going to introduce a new toy into the market. And my boss asked me to find an advertisi
5、ng agent to help us promote the toy.Richard: Well, youve found the right person.你找对人了。Hugh: Good. Here is the new product. Have a look at it.这就是新产品。看看。(Hugh opens the box and takes out a funny toy.)Richard: What a nice toy!多好的玩具啊！ I think it will sell well.Hugh: Of course, this kind of toy sells qui
6、te well in many places in Europe.Richard: And your bosss thinking of exploring into the Shanghai market?Hugh: Yes, but our factory is a newly built one, almost unknown to the consumers here.Richard: I see. But I dont think its going to be a problem. There is a potential market for toys in Shanghai a
7、s well as in other parts of China. The one-child policy encourages almost each family to treat their child like a king.独生子女政策(one-child policy)使几乎每个家庭都把孩子当国王一样对待(treat sb. like)。Hugh: I knew that. Thats why were pretty confident about our products.Richard: You mean you will continue to sell other to
8、y?Hugh: Definitely. And we want to make sure our first product is a big success here.Richard: I see what you mean. 我明白你的意思。Come on, lets go and talk over the details in my room.来，我们走，到我房间里详谈细节(detail)吧。Hugh: OK. Will you excuse us, Mr. and Mrs. White?Mrs. White: Go ahead and good luck to your new ve
9、nture.Hugh: I need it. Thank you, Mrs. White.Hughs boss meets RichardToday Hugh Fox and Richard White are in Hughs bosss office. They are going to talk about the details for advertising the newly produced toy.Hugh: Ms. Wu, this is my friend Mr. Richard White from Shanghai Advertising Company. Richar
10、d, this is Ms. Wu, our Sales Department manager.介绍双方：Richard White和Ms. WuMs. Wu: How do you do, Mr. White? Im so glad you can come.问候Richard: How do you do, Ms. Wu? Nice to meet you.问候Hugh: Ms. Wu, Richard is my good friend. Hes agreed to help us with our advertising.Ms. Wu: Thats good. Have you tal
11、ked to him about our factorys toys?Hugh: Yes. We have talked about the advertising. Richard has some nice ideas about it. Would you introduce your plan, Richard?Richard: All right. Ms. Wu, the toys your factory is producing are very attractive. My idea is that we get some boys and girls to play with
12、 these toys in some public places, like the Peoples Square, the Bund, shopping centers and amusement parks. Their laughter and cheers will certainly draw the crowds. What do you think?Ms. Wu: Great!Hugh: I think we need some kind of background music for it and a band to play the music. Are you able
13、to arrange that?Richard: OK. Ill ask someone to compose a bright jingle and background music for it. In fact, we have a musician working for us at the moment. Ill talk to him about it.Ms. Wu: Can you tell me how much the cost would be?问价格Richard: How much are you prepared to spend?反问对方计划支出Ms. Wu: As
14、 long as it helps us sell our products, were ready to pay for it.Richard: Good. Ill talk to my partners in my company and well draft a proposal. And then we can meet again to discuss everything including the cost. Ms. Wu: When do you think youll be ready with the proposal?问准备时间Richard: Itll take abo
15、ut a week, I think. Thats next Tuesday.大概一周，下周二。Ms. Wu: Great! So well meet again then. Thank you very much for your time, Mr. White.Richard: Its a pleasure.Ms. Wu: Give me a call when the proposal is ready. We can have lunch together next Tuesday if you like.Richard: OK. See you next Tuesday.Hugh: (Follows Richard out of the office.) Thank you, Richard.Richard: Youre welcome.Hugh: Would you care for a drink?Richard: Im afraid I have to go. Im introducing my girlfriend to my parents this e
