白領的一天 場景94:推介產品 Making a pitch
Narrator: 大家好，歡迎回到 Citrus Ventures 公司的辦公室！Anna 的產品介紹演講還在進行中，不過她的電腦出了問題。而她的電子筆記也是黑屏了。
Anna: Oh no, this is terrible!
Narrator: Anna, 你可得放棄在電腦上的產品介紹和筆記，沒時間了！快說兩句吧。
Anna: Just talk! Just talk! You just talk! What on earth am I going to say? My mind is blank.
Narrator: 可要記住那幾個要點，一個一個來。而且別忘了提供支持每一點的數據或事實。比如
Tip Top Trading is growing fast – our number of clients doubled last year.
Tip Top 貿易公司發展非常迅速， 非常快，去年的客戶人數翻了一番。
以下表達都很有用:
The company has a strong track record of... 意思是公司在某一方面的表現一直都很不錯，是個強項。
Let me share with you...... 讓我來告訴你們......
The Imperial Lemon's key strengths are... 這款皇家檸檬產品的強項是…
Anna: OK. Ahem! Sorry about that, I'll just have to continue talking without the slideshow. So, ahem. Tip Top Trading is growing fast – our number of clients doubled last year. This is because our company….
Narrator: 可是你不能機械的把信息說出來，你要看着觀衆，有目光交流，而且別說得太快，要有流暢感。別忘了中間要笑笑。
Anna: Tip Top Trading is growing fast – our number of clients doubled last year. This is because our company has a strong track record of reliability and because, thanks to new technology, our fruits are more and more convincing. Our bananas have won awards for being the most authentic-looking fruits in Europe. We are very happy that Citrus Ventures is already among our clients and we hope to build on that by offering you more exciting new fruits. Let me share with you our latest product: (sound of unzipping of a bag) the Imperial Lemon. The Imperial Lemon's key strengths are its design and flexibility. It is made with revolutionary faux-orange-premium, laser-curve-definition technology...
Narrator: Anna 表現得非常不錯。她抓住了要點，還用事實支持了她的演講。整個結構緊湊、思路清晰。而且她還挺放鬆的，非常自然。 她使用了以下幾個表達方式：
The company has a strong track record of...
Let me share with you......
The Imperial Lemon's key strengths are...
讓我們快速前進，不知道她拿到訂單沒有。
Anna: …so thank you for your time, I hope you're impressed with our Imperial Lemon.
Mr Lime: Fantastic Anna, fantastic!
Anna: Thank you.
Mr Lime: Those... lemons – wow. Wow. I'd like to put in an order for three hundred thousand right away.
Anna: Of course.
Mr Lime: Now, what's your direct phone number?
Narrator: 不錯！不過我覺得 Mr Lime 好像對 Anna 有點兒意思。Hmmm 我們下次再繼續吧！
聽力挑戰：
Anna 介紹皇家仿真檸檬的強項是什麼呢？
上期答案：
Where is Anna's presentation taking place?
Anna 在哪裏做演講？
Answer: In the meeting room at Citrus Ventures.
答案：Citrus Ventures 公司的會議室。
