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Conversation One
對話一
M: So, what's the next thing on the agenda, Mary?
男：瑪麗，議程表上的下一項是什么？
W: Well, it's the South Theater Company.
女：是有關南方劇院公司的。
They want to know if we 'd be interested in sponsoring a tour they want to make to East Asia.
他們想知道我們是否對贊助他們去東亞旅行感興趣。
M: East Asia? Uh ... and how much are they hoping to get from us?
男：東亞？呃...他們希望我們出多少贊助費？
W: Well, the letter mentions 20,000 pounds, but I do not know if they might settle for less.
女：信上寫的是2萬英鎊，但是我不知道贊助金額少點他們是否會接受。
M: Do they say what they would cover?
男：他們有沒有說這些錢用來做什么？
Have they anything specific in mind?
他們有沒有一些特定的想法？
W: No, I think they are just asking all the firms in town for as much money as they think they'll give.
女：沒有，我認為他們只是想要鎮上所有企業拿出其認為該企業能贊助的金額。
M: And we are worth 20,000 pounds, right?
男：在他們看來，我們能拿出2萬英鎊，對吧？
W: It seems so.
女：看起來是這樣的。
M: Very flattering.
男：太會奉承了。
But I am not awfully happy with the idea.
但是我對這個想法并不是很滿意。
What do we get out of it?
我們能得到什么好處？
W: Oh, good publicity I suppose.
女：我猜想是很好的廣告宣傳。
So what I suggest is not that we just give them a sum of money, but that we offer to pay for something specific like travel or something,
我的建議是：我們不要只是給他們一筆錢就完事了，我們可以贊助像旅行之類的特定項目。
and that in return, we ask for our name to be printed prominently in the program,
這樣，我們就可以要求他們把我們公司的名字顯著地標示在項目宣傳上。
and that they give us free advertising space in it.
他們也就給了我們免費的廣告空間。
M: But the travel bill would be enormous, and we could never manage that.
男：但旅行的費用太高，我們可能沒法贊助。
W: I know.
女：我知道。
But why do not we offer to pay for the printing of the programs ourselves on condition that on the front cover there's something like
但我們可以自己支付這個旅行項目的印刷費，條件是宣傳冊的封面印上：
"This program is presented with the compliments of Norland Electronics", and free advertising of course.
“該項目由諾蘭莊園電子公司饋贈”，而且是免費做廣告。
M: Good idea.
男：好主意。
Well, let's get back to them and ask what the program they want will cost.
我們給他們回信并問一下這個項目的花費情況。
Then we can see if we are interested or not.
然后我們再決定是否對他們的項目感興趣。
Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
問題1-4是基于剛才你所聽到的那段對話。
Question1. What do we learn about the South Theater Company?
問題1：我們了解到了南方劇院公司的什么？
Question2. How much does the South Theater Company ask for in the letter?
問題2：南方劇院公司在信中要多少贊助費？
Question3. What benefit does the woman say their firm can get by sponsoring the South Theater Company?
問題3：女士說通過贊助南方劇院公司，他們公司能得到什么好處？
Question4. What does the woman suggest they do instead of paying the South Theater Company's travel expenses?
問題4：女士不建議支付南方劇院公司的旅行費用，而是建議怎樣做？
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