This is the second in a two-part intermediate Business English Pod lesson on the basics of socializing and networking. Last time you learned ways to start and finish a conversation appropriately. Today you’ll be studying how to keep a conversation going by maintaining interest.
今天的商務英語播客是2節課中的第二節，將會學到社交和人際網的基礎知識。上節課中，你們學習了開始和恰當結束談話的方法。今天你將要學習通過讓談話有趣而讓對話進行下去。

The listening continues on from dialogue 1 from last time: As you’ll remember, it takes place at the Asia-Pacific HR conference for Multi-Fresh, a global producer of health beverages. Penny—an HR officer from Kuala Lumpur—has struck up a conversation with George—the regional learning and development manager. Where we left off last time, Penny had just used a tag question—“Interesting speech, wasn’t it?” – to help get the conversation started.
聽力錄音將繼續上一節課。對話發生在亞太人力資源大會上針對 Multi-Fresh的談話，一家全球生產全球健康飲料的廠家。來自吉隆坡的人事主管Penny和亞太學習和發展部的經理George談話。在上次我們沒有用到的場合，Penny用了一個短的問句“有趣的演講，不是嗎？”來讓對話繼續。

BEP 45: Study Notes .
As you listen, try to answer the following questions. The answers will be posted in a few days on the Listening Quiz page.

1) Near the beginning of the dialogue, Penny changes the subject. What was the old subject and what is the new subject?
2) Where has Penny seen George before?
3) What is George’s hobby?
4) What does George mean when he says “It’s not really such a big deal.”
5) Is Penny going to join George in next year’s event?