商务英语高级口语考试模拟学习【1】

 

商务英语高级口语
Part One
E：What’s your name？
C：My name is Huang Kanfeng. That’s if you can call me William for short. Now that’s my English name.
E：What do you do？
C：So far，I am a college student who studies in Ocean University.
E：Do you think it would be better to live in a small city or a large city？
C：As for me，I prefer to live in a small city because there is slow-paced life and better environment. I was born in a small city，where I don’t need to suffer traffic jam and huge living pressure，but now I study in Zhanjiang，where I have to waste much time in commuting. What’s even worse is the harmful fog and haze. If I have the chance，I will move back to my hometown.
【slow-spaced慢节奏的adj.；traffic jam交通堵塞n.；commuting通勤n.；fog and haze雾霾n.】
E：Do you come from a large family or a small family？
C：I grow up in a small family of three. So there is no doubt that my parents devote all their love to me，and to some extent they even spoil me. Like many only children in China，I don’t think I have the virtue of sharing. When I get married，for the good of my offspring，I want to raise two children to build up a large family.
【spoil溺爱v.；virtue of sharing分享的美德；offspring后代】
E：What’s your major？
C：I major in international trade and economy. My reason for choosing it as my major are multidimensional. First，I can broaden my horison through communication with people in business from different countries. In addition，a good command of business will certainly sharpen my competitive edge in job hunting. Moreover，I love it because international business culture is as fascinating as Chinese business culture.
【multidimensional多维的、多方面的adj.；broaden one’s horizon扩大视野；sharpen one’s competitive edge增强某人的竞争力；fascinatingyou极大吸引力的adj.】
E：What do you most like your study？Why？
C：What attracts me most in my current study is the flexible time. I can do a part-time job when I finish my classes. In this way I can earn some money as the cost in my daily life and have lots of opportunities to study extra knowledge that I cannot learn from the university.
【flexible time灵活的时间】

Part Two
It is important to eliminate customers’ distrust of the internet transaction because of the following reasons.Firstly，if customers believe the security of the Internet transaction，they will buy more goods online. Moreover，the Internettransaction online can save time and labor to do accounting and auditing. Finally，the Internet is an effective platform from promotion.So，taking sales performance，simplifying financial procedures and reputation into consideration，companies should make customers trust the Internet transaction.

Part Three
Candidate A：An international conference is going to be held in Australia next month. And our company is interested in attending the conference. We are supposed to select some people to represent our company at the conference. What do you think？
Candidate B：Of course，I think so. They should be highly innovative and responsible，and quite familiar with our production range and have working experience in at least three different sections in company. Do you think so？
Cadidate B：Sure. It is better to select people who have experience of  working and living abroad. That means they don’t need to adjust themselves to the so-called culture shock. What about you？
Cadidate A：The company needs to make some practical arrangements before the conference. Make sure about the time and place of teh conference and make accommodation in advance by contacting hotels through emails or phone calls.

接下来考官提出相关的问题让考生回答：
Would you like to take part in an international business conference？Why？Or why not？
I will appreciate the opportunity to participate  an international conference if my company appoints me to do that because I can learn from experts and from the industry giants and expand business network for my company.
What advantages are there for the city where an international conference is held？Why？
The city holding the Internet conference can attract more investment for the local business because investors can find out the development potential through their visits. 
Do you think conferences will continue to be an effective means of making business contacts？Why ？Or why not？
I agree with this view. Although the rapid development of the Internet makes communication easier，it cannot replace the face-to-face communication. In this way conferences will never lose their function of expanding business，building contacts and acquiring the latest industry trends.