attribute noun [countable] a quality or feature, especially one that is considered to be good or useful 好的品質(zhì)
What attributes should a good manager possess? 一個(gè)好經(jīng)理應(yīng)該具備什么樣的品質(zhì)？
empathy noun [uncountable] the ability to understand other people's feelings and problems 同情
empathy with/for
She had great empathy with people. 她具有一顆同情人民的心。
u Do you think it is essential to have training for a sales job?
參考答案
Yes. A sales job involves a range of skills. Salespeople should be equipped with such knowledge to facilitate their work.
u Do you think employers should pay commission to their sales staff?
參考答案
Yes. Employers should devise a special payment scheme for its sales staff which should be divided into a base pay plus commissions. Commissions can be incentives to motivate salespeople to be top sellers.
VIII. 數(shù)字知識(shí)系列（一）
（一）數(shù)字
(1) These numbers are often confusing.
在說(shuō)基數(shù)詞時(shí)，有些數(shù)字容易混淆。他們就是幾十和十幾。例如：
13 thirteen 30 thirty
14 fourteen 40 forty
15 fifteen 50 fifty
16 sixteen 60 sixty
17 seventeen 70 seventy
18 eighteen 80 eighty
19 nineteen 90 ninety
(2) The word hundred and thousand are always used without an s.
當(dāng)hundred和thousand在表示某一個(gè)具體的數(shù)字時(shí)總是沒(méi)有復(fù)數(shù)變化的。例如：
200 two hundred
3,000 three thousand
N.B.
1500 fifteen hundred (one and a half thousand)
2300 twenty-three hundred
4600 forty-six hundred
In British English, the word hundred is followed by and. In American English, It isn’t.
在英國(guó)英語(yǔ)中，hundred的后面總是要跟上一個(gè)and，而在美語(yǔ)中，就不用。例如：
432 four hundred and thirty-two(British)
four hundred thirty two (American)
N.B.
hundreds of // thousands of
(二) Telephone numbers
在表述電話號(hào)碼時(shí)，我們應(yīng)注意以下幾個(gè)原則：
（1） 電話號(hào)碼要一位一位的說(shuō)；
（2） 遇到數(shù)字0時(shí)，在電話英語(yǔ)中念成是oh(英國(guó)英語(yǔ))或zero（美國(guó)英語(yǔ)）。
（3） 在電話號(hào)碼中如果遇到兩個(gè)相同的數(shù)字可以念成是double X。
比如：6256 7899可以念成是 six two five six seven eight double nine
再比如：010 62655937 可以念成是oh one oh six two six double five nine three seven。
（4） 與電話英語(yǔ)還有一些相關(guān)詞匯，它們也會(huì)在聽(tīng)力考試中出現(xiàn)的，它們是：
extension n. 分機(jī) (ext.) switchboard n. 交換機(jī)
operator n.接線員 area code 地區(qū)號(hào)碼
VI. 完型填空。
Dear Miss Brown.
Thank you for your letter of 5 October, concerning (example)… goods purchased in our store in Basingstoke.
I am very sorry indeed that you were not satisfied with the celebration chocolates that you bought from our store. I can (21)….. your disappointment when you discovered that the chocolates were not as shown on the (22)…… and were in(23)…. all the same shape.
Our company is always trying to improve the (24)….. of its merchandise and we are very unhappy when one of our products does not (25)…. satisfaction.
The manufactures of our chocolates have (26)…. guidelines for production which should (27) …..instances such as this from happening. Obviously our checking and packing procedures were not (28)……. and we will discuss this with the manufactures.
What attributes should a good manager possess? 一個(gè)好經(jīng)理應(yīng)該具備什么樣的品質(zhì)？
empathy noun [uncountable] the ability to understand other people's feelings and problems 同情
empathy with/for
She had great empathy with people. 她具有一顆同情人民的心。
u Do you think it is essential to have training for a sales job?
參考答案
Yes. A sales job involves a range of skills. Salespeople should be equipped with such knowledge to facilitate their work.
u Do you think employers should pay commission to their sales staff?
參考答案
Yes. Employers should devise a special payment scheme for its sales staff which should be divided into a base pay plus commissions. Commissions can be incentives to motivate salespeople to be top sellers.
VIII. 數(shù)字知識(shí)系列（一）
（一）數(shù)字
(1) These numbers are often confusing.
在說(shuō)基數(shù)詞時(shí)，有些數(shù)字容易混淆。他們就是幾十和十幾。例如：
13 thirteen 30 thirty
14 fourteen 40 forty
15 fifteen 50 fifty
16 sixteen 60 sixty
17 seventeen 70 seventy
18 eighteen 80 eighty
19 nineteen 90 ninety
(2) The word hundred and thousand are always used without an s.
當(dāng)hundred和thousand在表示某一個(gè)具體的數(shù)字時(shí)總是沒(méi)有復(fù)數(shù)變化的。例如：
200 two hundred
3,000 three thousand
N.B.
1500 fifteen hundred (one and a half thousand)
2300 twenty-three hundred
4600 forty-six hundred
In British English, the word hundred is followed by and. In American English, It isn’t.
在英國(guó)英語(yǔ)中，hundred的后面總是要跟上一個(gè)and，而在美語(yǔ)中，就不用。例如：
432 four hundred and thirty-two(British)
four hundred thirty two (American)
N.B.
hundreds of // thousands of
(二) Telephone numbers
在表述電話號(hào)碼時(shí)，我們應(yīng)注意以下幾個(gè)原則：
（1） 電話號(hào)碼要一位一位的說(shuō)；
（2） 遇到數(shù)字0時(shí)，在電話英語(yǔ)中念成是oh(英國(guó)英語(yǔ))或zero（美國(guó)英語(yǔ)）。
（3） 在電話號(hào)碼中如果遇到兩個(gè)相同的數(shù)字可以念成是double X。
比如：6256 7899可以念成是 six two five six seven eight double nine
再比如：010 62655937 可以念成是oh one oh six two six double five nine three seven。
（4） 與電話英語(yǔ)還有一些相關(guān)詞匯，它們也會(huì)在聽(tīng)力考試中出現(xiàn)的，它們是：
extension n. 分機(jī) (ext.) switchboard n. 交換機(jī)
operator n.接線員 area code 地區(qū)號(hào)碼
VI. 完型填空。
Dear Miss Brown.
Thank you for your letter of 5 October, concerning (example)… goods purchased in our store in Basingstoke.
I am very sorry indeed that you were not satisfied with the celebration chocolates that you bought from our store. I can (21)….. your disappointment when you discovered that the chocolates were not as shown on the (22)…… and were in(23)…. all the same shape.
Our company is always trying to improve the (24)….. of its merchandise and we are very unhappy when one of our products does not (25)…. satisfaction.
The manufactures of our chocolates have (26)…. guidelines for production which should (27) …..instances such as this from happening. Obviously our checking and packing procedures were not (28)……. and we will discuss this with the manufactures.