新编剑桥商务英语(高级)第三版3.2-3.3

3.2 Email exchange

Formal and informal emails

Writing styles

The style of a business email or letter depends on the occasion for writing and the relationship with the receiver.

1 They can be formal:

Please find attached our proposal. I would be grateful if you could check it and send us confirmation of your acceptance.

2 They can be more conversational:

Attached is our proposal. Please check it and confirm that you are happy with it.

3 English can sometimes be in a kind of shorthand.

Pls check the attached proposal and confirm.

1Highlight the differences between the formal and informal emails below. Discuss the differences with your partner.

Formal

Dear Mr Scott

Thank you very much for your letter introducing your company. Currently, we do not have any demand for marketing consultancy. However, this situation could change in the future and therefore I will certainly keep your details on file. In the meantime, I would be grateful if you could send us an up-to-date list of your fees. Once again, thank you for your interest.

Yours sincerely

Monica Stuuf

Informal

Dear James

Thanks for the information about your company. At the moment, we're not really looking for any help with marketing consultancy, but we might be in the future, so I'll certainly hang on to your details. For now, please send us an up-to-date list of your fees.

Thanks again for your interest.

Kind regards

Monica Stuuf

2 For sentences 1-4 write the contracted forms in full and for 5-8 write the contracted form.

1 I'll let you know tomorrow.

2 I'd like an answer asap.

3 I won't know till Friday.

4 I can't help you, I'm afraid.

5 It has been ages since I have seen him.

6 I would have told you if I had known.

7 I should not be surprised if they are late.

8 You must not do anything until I say so.

3 Match each formal linking word on the left with its neutral equivalent on the right.

1 however so

2 nevertheless because of

3 consequently after

4 owing to because

5 moreover anyway

6 following but

7 since what's more

8 besides still

4 Rewrite the following informal email to a customer as a more formal one. Use the expressions in the box to help you.

I would be grateful if contact further to do not hesitate in agreement with however strictly speaking please find attached Yours sincerely

Dear Mr Harris

Nice to speak to you earlier on the phone. I'm now sending you a draft contract. Please read it carefully and if you're OK with the terms, sign it and post it back to me. The deadline for the special offer we talked about is supposed to be tomorrow, but we'll keep it open for you until the end of the week. Do call me if you have any queries.

Best wishes

Laura

5 Welcome has supplied receptionists and doormen for your company's headquarters for over five years. Recently the standard of service they give has declined sharply. Visitors have complained about rudeness, being kept waiting and being misdirected. Write an email to the company:

?emphasising the good relationship you have had in the past.

?describing the unacceptable behaviour of their staff recently.

?insisting that changes are made immediately.

6 Send the email to your partner. When you have exchanged, read each other's emails and then write a reply.

3.3 Listening Test: Introduction and Part One

The Listening Test has there parts, in which there are a total of 30 questions, and lasts approximately 40 minutes. It carries 25% of the total marks.

You will have ten minutes at the end of the test to transfer your answers to an answer sheet.

Part One

Follow these steps:

?Read the instructions twice and make sure you understand the context of the passage and what you are being asked to do.

?In particular, check how many words you can put into each gap.

?Try to put yourself in the situation of the audience to generate a real interest. ?Read through the questions and try to predict the type of word that will go into each gap.

?Never leave a gap empty.

Prediction

1 Look at these sentences and try to predict what kind of word(s) will go into each space.

The background

1 The company was set up in___________.

2 The project has been funded by the Ministry of _____________.

The job

3 The post is open to____________.

4 You don't need to have_____________.

5 You will be expected to____________.

What to do next

6 Candidates should apply______________.

7 The deadline for application is____________.

2 Following the approach described on page 34 do Practice Test Part One. Take two minutes to study the instructions and sentences before the tape begins. PART ONE

Questions1-12

?You are going to hear part of a one-day seminar entitled ‘A career in coaching’.

The head of the Coaching Academy is talking to participants about his organization and what coaching involves.

?As you listen, complete the notes using up to three words or a number in each space.

?You will hear the recording twice.

A CAREEE IN COACHING

The Coaching Academy

1 The Coaching Academy was established in ……………………………

2 The academy doesn’t receive ………………………………………..

3 The aim of the academy is to ……………………………………………

4 Training courses at the academy last from ………………to four weeks.

What is coaching?

5 Coaching offer help to people in their business and…………………..

6 The basic principles are always the same: to build people’s self-belief and help

them………………………………………………………..

7 Coaching try to help the client to look……………………………..

8 Counseling often focuses more on……………………………….in people's

lives.

Qualifications and rewards

9 When you can make a difference to someone’s life it gives your

great……………………………

10 The basic rate of pay for a coach is about……………………………..

11 A part from doing a course in coaching you will need……………..in the

filed you are coaching.

12 Some coaches conduct coaching sessions by phone, online or even

sometimes…………………………………..

高级英语第三版第一册课后英译汉答案

高级英语第三版第一册课后英译汉答案 Unit1Paraphrase: 1.We’re23feet above sea level. 2.The house has been here since1915,andno hurricane has ever caused any damag e to it. 3.We can make the necessary preparations and survive the hurricane without much damage. 4.Water got into the generator and put it out.It stopped producing electricity,so the lights also went out. 5.Everybody goes out through the back door and runs to the cars! 6.The electrical systems in the car(the battery for the starter)had been put out by w ater. 7.As John watched the water inch its way up the steps,he felt a strong sense of guilt because he blamed himself for endangering the whole family by deciding not to flee i nland. 8.Oh God,please help us to get through this storm safely 9.Grandmother Koshak sang a few words alone and then her voice gradually grew di mmer and finally stopped. 10.Janis displayed the fear caused by the hurricanerather late. 1.每架飞机起飞之前必须经过严格的检查。（check out） Each and every airplane must be checked out thoroughly before taking off. 2.居民坚决反对在附近建立垃圾焚烧厂，因为他们担心工厂排放的气体会污染周围的空气。（waste incineration plant,concerned about） The residents were firmly against the construction of a waste incineration plant in th eir neighborhood because they were deeply concerned about the air pollution emitt ed by the plant. 3.在这个地区，生态工程的投资额高达数十亿。（mount to） In this area,investment in ecological projects mounted up to billions of yuan. 4.干枯的河道里布满了大大小小的石块。（strewn with） The dry riverbed was strewn with rocks of all sizes. 5.虽然战争给这个国家造成巨大的损失，但当地的文化传统并没有消亡。（perish）Although war caused great losses to this country,its local cultural traditi ons did not perish. 6.为了建筑现代化的高楼大厦，许多古老的、具有民族特色的建筑都被拆毁了。（demolish） To make space for modern high rises,a lot of ancient buildings with ethnic cultural fe atures had to be demolished. 7.在地震中多数质量差的房子的主体结构都散架了。（disintegrate） The main structures of most of the poor-quality houses disintegrated in the earthqua ke. 8.他为实现自己的目标付出了最大的努力，但最后美好的梦想还是化为了泡影。

高级英语第三版第一册课后答案

高英课内考点：第一课：Paraphrase 1、we’re elevated 23 feet. Our house is 23 feet above sea level. 2、The place has been here since 1915,and no hurricane has ever bothered it. The house was built in 1915,and since then no hurricane has done any damage to it. 3、We can batten down and ride it out. We can make the necessary preparation and survive the hurricane without much damage. 4、The generator was doused,and the lights went out. Water got into the generator,it stopped working.As a result all lights were put out. 5、Everybody out the back door to the cars! Everyone go out through the back door and get into the cars! 6、The electrical systems had been killed by water.

The electrical systems in the cars had been destroyed by water. 7、John watched the water lap at the steps,and felt a crushing guilt. As John watched the water inch its way up the steps,he felt a strong sense of guilt because he blamed himself for endangering the family by making the wrong decision not to flee inland. 8、Get us through this mess,will You? Oh,God,please help us to get through this dangerous situation. 9、She carried on alone for a few bars;then her voice trailed away. She sang a few words alone and then her voice gradually grew dimmer and stopped. 10、Janis had just one delayed reaction. Janis didn’t show any fear on the spot during the storm,but she revealed her feelings caused by the storm a few nights after the hurricane by getting up in the middle of the night and crying softly. 英译汉： 1、But,like thousands of others in the coastal communities,John was reluctant to abandon his home unless the family----his wife,Janis,and their seven children,aged 3 to 11---was clearly endangered.

(完整版)高级英语第三版第二册张汉熙1-4单元课后题及答案

Lesson One 1. And it is an activity only of humans. And conversation is an activity found only among human beings. 2. Conversation is not for making a point. Conversation is not for persuading others to accept our ideas or points of views. 3. In fact, the best conversationalists are those who are prepared to lose. In fact , people who are good at conversation will not argue to win or force others to accept his ideas. 4. Bar friends are not deeply involved in each other’s lives. People who meet each other for a drink in the bar of a pub are not close friends for they are not deeply absorbed in each other’s private lives. 5. ....it could still go ignorantly on ... The conversation could go on without anybody knowing who was right or wrong. 6. There are cattle in the fields ,but we sit down to beef. These animals are called cattle when they are alive and feed in the fields , but when we sit down at the table to eat, we call their meet beef. 7. The new ruling class had built a cultural barrier against him by building their French against his own language. The new ruling class by using French instead of English made it hard for the English to accept or absorb the culture of the rulers. 8. English had come royally into its own. English received proper recognition and was used by the King once more. 9. The phrase has always been used a little pejoratively and even facetiously by the lower classes. The phrase , the King’s English ,has always been used disrespectfully and jokingly by the lower classes.(The working people often mock the proper and formal language of the educated people.) 10. The rebellion against a cultural dominance is still there. As the early Saxon peasants , the working people still have a spirit of opposition to the cultural authority of the ruling class. 11. There is always a great danger that “ words will harden into things for us. “ There is always a great danger , as Carlyle put it , that we might forget that words are only symbols and take them for things they are supposed to represent. Translation

(完整word版)高级英语第1册1234614课修辞练习含答案(第三版),推荐文档

高级英语第1册修辞练习第3版 Point the rhetorical devices used in the following sentences Lesson 1 1.We can batten down and ride it out. (Metaphor ) 2.Wind and rain now whipped the house. ( Metaphor ) 3.Stay away from the windows. (Elliptical sentence ) 4.--- the rain seemingly driven right through the walls. ( Simile) 5.At 8:30, power failed. (Metaphor ) 6.Everybody out the back door to the cars. (Elliptical sentence ) 7.The children went from adult to adult like buckets in a fire brigade. ( Simile ) 8…the electrical systems had been killed by water.( metaphor ) 9.Everybody on the stairs. ( elliptical sentence) 10.The wind sounded like the roar of a train passing a few yards away. ( simile ) 11. A moment later, the hurricane, in one mighty swipe, lifted the entire roof off the house and skimmed it 40 feet though the air. ( personification ) 12…it seized a 600,000-gallon Gulfport oil tank and dumped it 3.5 miles away. ( personification ) 13.Telephone poles and 20-inch-thick pines cracked like guns as the winds snapped them.( simile ) 14.Several vacationers at the luxurious Richelieu Apartments there held a hurricane party to watch the storm from their spectacular vantage point. ( Transferred epithet ) 15. Up the stairs --- into our bedroom. ( Elliptical sentence ) 16.The world seemed to be breaking apart. ( Simile ) 17. Water inched its way up the steps as first floor outside walls collapsed. (Metaphor ) 18.Strips of clothing festooned the standing trees.. (Metaphor ) 19…and blown-down power lines coiled like black spaghetti over the road.( simile ) 20…household and medical supplies streamed in by plane, train, truck and car. (metaphor ) 21.Camille, meanwhile, had raked its way northward across Mississippi, dropped more than 28 inches of rain into West.( metaphor ) Lesson2 1 Hiroshima—the”Liveliest”City in Japan.—irovy 2 That must be what the man in the Japanese stationmaster’s uniform shouted,as the fastest train in the world slipped to a stop in Hiroshima Station.—alliteration 3 And secondly.because I had a lump in my throat and a lot of sad thoughts on my mind that had little to do with anything in Nippon railways official might say.—metaphor 4 Was I not at the scene of crime?—rhetorical question 5 The rather arresting spectacle of little old Japan adrift amid beige concrete skyscrapers is the very symbol of the incessant struggle between the kimono and the miniskirt.—synecdoche,metonymy

高级英语-1-答案-(外研社;第三版;张汉熙主编)

第一课Face to face with Hurricane Camille Translation (C-E) 1. Each and every plane must be checked out thoroughly before taking off. 每架飞机起飞之前必须经过严格的检查。 2. The residents were firmly opposed to the construction of a waste incineration plant in their neighborhood because they were deeply concerned about the plant’s emissions polluting the air.居民坚决反对在附近建立垃圾焚烧厂，因为他们担心工厂排放的气体会污染周围的空气。 3. Investment in ecological projects in this area mounted up to billions of Yuan. 在这个地区，生态工程的投资额高达数十亿元。 4. The dry riverbed was strewn with rocks of all sizes.干枯的河道里布满了大大小小的石块。 5. Although war caused great losses to this country, its cultural traditions did not perish.虽然战争给这个国家造成巨大的损失，但当地的文化传统并没有消亡。 6. To make space for modern high rises, many ancient buildings with ethnic cultural features had to be demolished.为了建筑现代化的高楼大厦，许多古老的，具有民族特色的建筑物都被拆毁了。 7. In the earthquake the main structures of most of the

高级英语第三版课后答案整理

Lesson 1 Question: 1. Why did John Koshak decide to stay although he knew the hurricane would be bad? For the following reasons: For one thing, the house was 23 feet above sea level; for another,he was unwilling to abandon his home. 2. How did the man prepare for the hurricane? Why was a generator necessary? They filled bathtubs and pails. Besides, they checked out batteries for portable radio and flashlights, and fuel for the lantern. A generator was necessary because John's father wired several light bulbs to it and prepared a connection to the refrigerator. 3. What made it impossible for the Koshak to escape? It was impossible for the Koshers to escape both by car and on foot. The car's electrical system had been killed by water. Meanwhile, the water became too deep for them to escape on foot. 4. Why did John Koshak feel a crushing guilt? Because he blamed himself for underestimating the power of the hurricane and then endangering the whole family by his wrong decision not to flee safer inland. 5. Why did Grandma Koshak ask children to be sing? A: Because she knew how frightened the children were and wanted to boost their spirit. 6. What was a hurricane party? What happened to the party gores? A hurricane party was the one that was held by several vacationers to enjoy the spectacle of the hurricane with a clear and broad view in the fancy Richelieu Apartments from where they believed they would be safe. Richelieu Apartments were smashed apart by the hurricane and 26 people perished. 7. What did Grandma Koshak mean when she said," We lost practically all our possessions, but the family came through it. When I think of that, I realize we lost nothing important?" She meant that human lives are more important than material possessions. 8. How did the community of Gulfport act after Hurricane Camille was over? They managed to make their lives return to normal and began rebuilding their community without any delay. Paraphrase: 1. We're elevated 23 feet. Our house is 23 feet above sea level. 2. The place has been here since 1915, and no hurricane has ever bothered it. The house was built in 1915 and since then no hurricane has done any damage to it. 3. We can batten down and ride it out. We can prepare ourselves for the hurricane and manage to survive it without much damage. 4. The generator was doused, and the lights went out. Water got into the generator, and it didn't work. As a result, the lights were put out. 5. Everybody out the back door to the cars! Everybody go out though the back door and get into the cars. 6. The electrical system had been killed by water. The electrical system in the cars had been destroyed by water. 7. John watched the water lap at the steps, and felt a crushing guilt. When John watched the water inch its way up the steps, he felt a strong sense of guilt because he b

高级英语(1)第三版 Lesson 6 Mark Twain Paraphrase&Translation 答案

1) Most Americans remember Mark Twain as the father of Huck Finn's idyllic cruise through eternal boyhood and Tom Sawyer's endless summer of freedom and adventure 2) The cast of characters set before him in his new profession was rich and varied-- a cosmos. 3) All would resurface in his books, together with the colorful language that he soaked up with a memory that seemed phonographic 4) Steamboat decks teemed not only with the main current of pioneering humanity, but its flotsam of hustlers, gamblers, and thugs as well. 5) He went west by stagecoach and succumbed to the epidemic of gold and silver fever in Nevada's Washoe region. 6) Mark Twain began digging his way to regional fame as a newspaper reporter and humorist. 7) "It was a splendid population – for all the slow, sleepy, sluggish-brained sloths stayed at home... 8) 'Well, that is California all over’'" 9) "What a robust people, what a nation of thinkers we might be, if we would only lay ourselves on the shelf occasionally and renew our edges." 10) The last of his own illusions seemed to have crumbled near the end. 参考答案 1) Mark Twain is known to most Americans as the author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and its sequel Huckleberry Finn, which are generally acknowledged to be his greatest works. Huck Finn is noted for his simple and pleasant journey through his boyhood which seems eternal and Tom Sawyer is famous for his free roam of the country and his adventure in one summer which seems never to end. The youth and summer are eternal because this is the only age and time we knew them. They are frozen in that age or season for all readers. 2) In his new profession he could meet people of all kinds. His work on the boat made it possible for him to meet a large variety of people. It is a world of all types of characters. 3) All would reappear in his books, written in the colorful language that he seemed to be able to remember and record as accurately as a phonograph. 4) Steamboat decks were filled with people of pioneering spirit (people who explored and prepared the way for others) and also lawless people or social outcasts such as hustlers, gamblers and thugs. 5) He took a horse-drawn public vehicle and went west to Nevada, following the flow of people in the Gold Rush. 6) Mark Twain began working hard to became well known locally as a newspaper reporter and humorist. 7) Those who came pioneering out west were energetic, courageous and reckless people, because those who stayed at home were slow, dull and lazy people. 8) That's typical of California. 9) If we relaxed, rested or stayed away from all this crazy struggle for success occasionally and kept the daring and enterprising spirit, we would be able to remain strong and healthy and continue to produce great thinkers. 10) At the end of his life, he lost the last bit of his positive view of man and the world.

高级英语第三版第一册 paraphrase 和translation

Words and expressions(P16) 1.Main: a principal pipe or line in a distributing system for water, electricity, gas, etc. 2.Sit out: to stay until the end of… 3.Report: a loud, resounding noise, especially one made by an explosion or shot 4.Douse: to put out (a fire, light, generator, etc.) quickly by pouring water on it 5.Kill: (AmE) to cause (an engine, a car, etc.) to stop 6.Litter: the young animals borne at one time by a dog, cat, or other animals 7.Swath: a broad strip, originally the area covered with one cut of a scythe or other mowing device 8.Bar: a measure in music; a group of notes between two vertical lines on a music sheet 9.Lean-to: a shed or other small building which is attached to one wall of a larger building, and which usually has a slopping roof. 10.Break up: be brought to an end; to disperse 11.Pitch in: to join in and help with an activity 12.The blues: depressed and sad feelings Paraphrase(P15) 1.We’re 23 feet above sea level. 2.The house has been here since 1915, and no hurricane has ever caused any damage to it. 3.We can make the necessary preparations and survive the hurricane without much damage. 4.Water got into the generator and put it out. It stopped producing electricity, so the lights also went out. 5.Everybody goes out through the back door and runs to the cars. 6.The electrical systems in the car had been put out by water. 7.As John watched the water inch its way up the steps, he felt a strong sense of guilt because he blamed himself for endangering the whole family by deciding not to flee inland. 8.Oh God, please help us to get through this storm safely. 9.Grandmother Koshak sang a few words alone and then her voice gradually grew dimmer and finally stopped. 10.Janis displayed the fear caused by the hurricane rather late. Translation(P17) A. 1. Each and every airplane must be checked out thoroughly before taking off. 2. The residents were firmly against the construction of a waste incineration plant in their neighborhood because they were deeply concerned about the air pollution emitted by the plant. 3. In this area, investment in ecological projects mounted up billions of yuan. 4. The dry riverbed was strewn with rocks of all sizes. 5. Although war caused great losses to this country, its local cultural traditions did not perish. 6. To make space for modern high rises, a lot of ancient buildings with ethnic cultural features

高级英语第三版第一册课后英译汉答案

---- 高级英语第三版第一册课后英译汉答案 Unit1Paraphrase: 1.We' re 23 feet above sea level. 2.The house has been here since 1915, andno hurricane has ever caused any damag e to it. 3.We can make the necessary preparations and survive the hurricane without much damage. 4.Water got into the generator and put it out. It stopped producing electricity, so the lights also went out. 5.Everybody goes out through the back door and runs to the cars! 6.The electrical systems in the car (the battery for the starter) had been put out by w ater. 7.As John watched the water inch its way up the

steps, he felt a strong sense of guilt because he blamed himself for endangering the whole family by deciding not to flee i nland. 8.Oh God, please help us to get through this storm safely 9.Grandmother Koshak sang a few words alone and then her voice gradually grew di mmer and finally stopped. 10.Janis displayed the fear caused by the hurricanerather late. 1.每架飞机起飞之前必须经过严格的检查。（check out）Each and every airplane must be checked out thoroughly before taking off. 2.居民坚决反对在附近建立垃圾焚烧厂，因为他们担心工厂排放的气体会污染周围的空气。（waste incineration plant, concerned about ）The residents were firmly against the construction of a waste incineration plant in pollution air about the because they were deeply concerned neighborhood th eir emitt ed by the plant.）（在这个地区，生态工程