英語大贏家:318 籌備 Preparation

難度系數(shù)：GESE10,PETS3

【導(dǎo)讀】：雪莉公司準(zhǔn)備組織舉行一次素質(zhì)拓展運(yùn)動(dòng)，雪莉和她的同事在商量著做一些計(jì)劃工作，到底該怎樣安排呢?

【Listen Read Learn】

Maria: Hi, have you got the exact number of people who are going take part in this activity?

Shirley: Yes, there are 62 in totals, and 2 of them still can't be sure.

Maria: They always push the time. How many of them are over fifty?

Shirley: 6. So we should give them special attention. Some of them don't have a good health.

Maria: OK, I see. As far as you think, how many buses should we get for them?

Shirley: 2 should be enough, for each one has at least 30 seats. There will be some seats to spare.

Maria: I'll call the bus charter later. And have you announced the itinerary of this journey to all of them?

Shirley: Yes, most of them think it's good. But, some people have different opinions. They consider we should arrange some challenging activities.

Maria: That's possible. At that time, they can choose any activity they like.

Shirley: That's good. I'll tell them later. And what kind of medicine we should be prepared?

Maria: Let me think! Pills for carsick, traditional medicine for cold, some painkillers and something like that.

Shirley: OK, we should get them ready this afternoon.

Maria: One more thing, have you got all people's phone numbers?

Shirley: Oh, God. I've almost forgotten. I'll get it done right away.

Maria: Yeah, it seems that we still have many problems unsolved.

Shirley: I agree with you, and we'll check out the itinerary again.

【聽看學(xué)】

瑪麗亞:嗨，你統(tǒng)計(jì)完了參加這次活動(dòng)的確切人數(shù)了嗎?

雪莉:嗯，總共62人，他們當(dāng)中有兩個(gè)人不太確定。

瑪麗亞:他們老是拖延時(shí)間。他們有多少人是50歲以上的?

雪莉:6個(gè)，我們應(yīng)該給他們特別的照顧。他們當(dāng)中的一些人身體不太好。

瑪麗亞:嗯，我知道的。你看，我們應(yīng)該安排多少輛車?

雪莉:兩輛足夠了，每輛至少有30個(gè)座位，還會(huì)有空余的座位。

瑪麗亞:我待會(huì)給巴士租賃公司電話。你告訴他們整個(gè)旅行計(jì)劃了嗎?

雪莉:嗯，他們大部分人認(rèn)為很好，但是一些人還有不同的意見。他們認(rèn)為我們應(yīng)該安排一些更具有挑戰(zhàn)性的活動(dòng)。

瑪麗亞:那是可以的。到時(shí)候，他們可以選擇任何他們喜歡的活動(dòng)。

雪莉:那好的。我待會(huì)告訴他們。我們需要準(zhǔn)備什么樣的藥?

瑪麗亞:讓我想想，暈車藥，感冒藥，止疼藥等類似的藥。

雪莉:好的，我們應(yīng)該在今天下午準(zhǔn)備好。

瑪麗亞:還有一件事，你是不是有了所有人的電話號(hào)碼?

雪莉:哦，天哪。我?guī)缀蹙屯浟?，我待?huì)馬上去辦。

瑪麗亞:好的，看來我們還有很多問題沒有解決。

雪莉:我同意。我們待會(huì)再核對(duì)一下日程安排。

【經(jīng)典背誦 Recitation】

Maria: Hi, I'm the leader for this trip. I have to get everything ready before we start. Some people are always pushing the time. It's really irritating. Six people are over fifty, so I have to give them special attention. Right now I must call the bus charter for 2 buses.

【生詞小結(jié)】

push the time 拖延時(shí)間

bus charter 巴士租賃

itinerary n. 路線

check out 檢查

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