【正文】 。ve got to start thinking like a longterm player and wait it out.Worried Client : I guess you know what you are doing. Just let me know if there is a big panic. I39。d hate for a big selloff to take me by surprise. 甩賣(mài)Consultant : Trust me. It is my job to cake care of you.5 商品展覽會(huì)手機(jī)市 Trade Show Cell phoneShop Owner : Whew! The traffic at this trade show is so much heavier than it was last year!Manufacturer : Yes. There are more phone manufacturers than ever.Shop Owner : Yeah, I noticed Microsoft has started making cell phones.Manufacturer : Every booth 展臺(tái) has a different gimmick 手段 to try to catch your attention.Shop Owner : I noticed that you have Michael Jordan signing autographs in your booth.Manufacturer : I39。ll admit it it is a gimmick to pull you in. Now that you are here, let show you some of the great feathers of our newest products.Shop Owner : There is a big demand for cell phones with digital cameras.Manufacturer : Of course we have several models with miniature cameras. We also have the basic simple phones that most of your customers need.Shop Owner : I39。m kind of pressed for time. Why don39。t you just give me a brochure and your business card, and I39。ll contact you later?Manufacturer : Of course. Here you go.Shop Owner : OK, and now I just have time to squeeze in a short conversation with Michael Jordan.6 旅行 TravelJohn : Well, I39。m off again this weekend! Another ski trip.Mary : You39。re always flying around the world. How can you afford it,especially with all the new fuel surcharge?John : I39。ve found ways to take advantage of the petition between airlines. And I pay attention to peak traveling times, and avoid flying then.Mary : Do you fly standby? 飛機(jī)起飛前、劇院演出開(kāi)始前出售的) 剩余廉價(jià)的 (票)John : No, it39。s too hard to plan weekend trips if you aren39。t sure if you39。ll get on a flight. I surf the internet to look for low fares and frequent flyer deals. And of course I always fly economic class.Mary : You must have a great travel agent!John : Actually, I39。m usually my own travel agent. I usually just order an eticket online, using my credit card. I can print off my own itinerary and just get check in at the gate without ever seeing a ticket.Mary : Wow! That39。s great! We really are being a paperless society!7 下崗 Laid OffJulie : My husband just lost his job. How are we gonna deal with the hardship and damage to our reputation?Sue : You can do what we did when my husband was fired. We started by tell those awful bill collectors to stop calling us. Federal law prohibits them from calling if you ask them to stop. You39。ll still get mail, but you won39。t get the phone calls.Julie : OK, so that stops the harassment. But what can I do to get out of this mess?Sue : You should evaluate your current position. You should make a plete list of assets and debts and try to figure out what your monthly expenses really are. Then you39。ll be able to decide what your monthly spendable ine is. Julie : Will I ever be able to pay these guys back?Sue : Sure... We just contacted a debt consolidator to reduce our monthly repayments to a size we could manage.Julie : Sue : 9 在咖啡店 (1) In a Coffee Shop Mother : I can39。t believe you would e here for a 10dollar cup of coffee when you can get a cup for thirty cents at the McDonald39。s. And with free refills (免費(fèi)續(xù)杯), too! Do you think money grow on trees?University Student : Mom, I like it here. It39。s quiet, and I can study here all day. I39。m not paying for just coffee。 it39。s the whole experience.Mother : Well, it does have a certain atmosphere, I guess.University Student : Since I39。m a repeat customer, I get very personalized service. The waiters recognize me and remember how I take my coffee.Mother : It does seem quite friendly.University Student : It feels just like studying at the kitchen table at home.10 在咖啡店 (2) In a Coffee Shop Father : I had no idea there were so many kinds of coffee!University Student : I usually get a decaf mochaccino. It tastes like a cross between coffee and hot chocolate. I think you should get the latte. 拿鐵咖啡Father : Look at these promotional items! A Tshirt with their name on it. It39。s free advertising for them. Unbelievable! Twenty dollars for a Tshirt, when you can buy three for five dollars at Walmart?!University Student : They39。re definitely taking advantage of their popularity.Father : I know this is the in place, but it39。s definitely not for me. 時(shí)髦的地方University Student : You39。re not part of their target market, Dad. Mom didn39。t like it much, either.Julie : Sue :