FIB 11E – 6
Saly: ວິທະຍຸວີໂອເອຂໍສເນີບົດຮຽນພາສາອັງກິດ Functioning in Business.
FIB Opening
Language Focus: Key Sentences
Larry: Listen to these sentences.
Saly: ທ່ານນັກສຶກສາທັງຫຼາຍ ມື້ີ້ນີ້ເຮົາຈະເຣ່ີມຕົ້ນບົດຮຽນຂອງເຮົາ ດ້ວຍການຫັດ
ອອກສຽງ. ເຊີນຟັງແຕ່ລະປໂຍກຕໍ່ໄປນີ້ຄັກໆ ແລ້ວຫັດເວົ້າໃຫ້ຄື.
Eliz: Electronic sensors indicate problems.
Larry: Electronic sensors indicate problems before they become serious.
(pause)
Eliz: Extra parts can be flown in.
Larry: Extra parts can be flown in rather than stored.
(pause)
Eliz: We can guarantee delivery.
Larry: We can guarantee delivery within thirty-six hours.
(pause)
MUSIC
Saly: ຈາກປໂຍກຕ່າງໆທ່ີ່ເຮົາໄດ້ເວົ້າມາ ເຮົາພໍສລຸບໄດ້ວ່າ ເຮົາເວົ້າກັນເຖິງເຣ່ືອງເຄ່ື່ອງບອກເຕ່ືອນບັນຫາລ່ວງໜ້າດ້ວຍອິເລກໂຕຣນິກ, ເຮົາໄດ້ເວົ້າກັນເຖິງເຣ່ືອງເຄ່ືອງອາໄລ່ ຊ່ຶງບໍ່ຈຳເປັນຕ້ອງເອົາມາເກັບມຽນໄວ້ໃນສາງ ແຕ່ຈະສົ່ງມາໃຫ້ໂດຍດ່ວນທາງເຮືອບິນ.
Interview: Charles Blake
Larry: Interview
Saly: ບົດສຳພາດ
Eliz: Mr. Blake, how did you feel at this point in the conversation?
Blake: I felt very relieved.
Eliz: Really? Why?
Blake: Well, since our negotiations had failed at Advanced Technologies, I was worried about the problem of spare parts.
But Stewart... Mr. Chapman... didn’t seem concerned about that issue at all.
He knew that our machines were very reliable.
Eliz: Very interesting. Mr. Blake, thank you for talking to us today.
Blake: My pleasure.
Eliz: Let’s take a short break.
MUSIC
Saly: ລອງຕອບຄຳຖາມກ່ຽວກັບໄວຍະກອນມາຈັກບາດເບິ່ງທ່ານ. ອະດີດຂອງຄຳ ກິຣິຍາ feel, f e e l, feel, ແມ່ນຫຽັງທ່ານ? …….
ຄຳຕອບກໍຄື felt, f e l t, felt, ແປວ່າ ຮູ້ສຶກ ຫຼືມີຄວາມຮູ້ສຶກ.
Language Focus: Questions Based on FIB Dialog
Larry: Questions.
Listen to the question, then listen to the dialog.
Saly: ບັດນີ້ເຊີນຟັງຄຳຖາມ ແລ້ວຟັງບົດສົນທະນາສັ້ນໆທ່ີມີຄຳຕອບຂອງຄຳຖາມດັ່ງກ່າວຢູ່ມນຫັ້ນ. ເຊີນຕັ້ງໃຈຟັງ.
Eliz: How long will it take to fly in extra parts?
(short pause)
Blake: In most cases, electronic sensors indicate problems before they become serious.
Chap: So in that case, extra parts can be flown in rather than stored.
Blake: Absolutely. We can guarantee delivery by air within thirty-six hours.
And our technical support will be available twenty-four hours a day!
Chap: Excellent!
Eliz: How long will it take to fly in extra parts?
(ding)
(pause for answer)
Eliz: It will take thirty-six hours or less.
(short pause)
MUSIC
Saly: ຟັງສຳນວນນີ້ຕ່ືມອີກຈັກບາດເບິ່ງທ່ານ before the problems become serious. ສຳນວນນີ້ແປວ່າ ກ່ອນທ່ີບັນຫາຈະກາຍເປັນ ເຣ່ືອງຮ້າຍແຮງ.
Culture Tips: Fast Delivery
Larry: Culture Tips
Saly: ວັທນະທັມອະເມຣິກັນ
Eliz: Welcome once again to “Culture Tips” with Gary Engleton.
Today’s email question is, “Why do American companies expect such fast delivery?”
Gary: Well, it’s part of the general trend towards faster production in business.
Eliz: What do you mean?
Gary: Well, faster production usually means lower prices.
And lower prices make it easier to compete against other companies.
In addition, if you can get parts quickly, you don’t need as much storage space.
So it’s natural that companies want faster delivery of production supplies.
Eliz: But can they be delivered more quickly?
Gary: Absolutely!
There are now companies that can deliver supplies within thirty-six hours.
Eliz: Anywhere in the world?
Gary: Well, at least between major cities.
Express delivery costs a lot, but companies feel that it is worth the extra expense.
Any delay could be very expensive.
Eliz: That’s a good point!
Thanks again, Gary!
Now, let’s take a short break.
Saly: ປາກົດວ່າ ພໍມາຮອດໜີ້ ເວລາສຳລັບການຮຽນຂອງເຮົາມື້ນີ້ກໍໝົດລົງແລ້ວທ່ານ.
ຢ່າລືມລໍພົບກັບຂ້າພະເຈົ້າພ້ອມດ້ວຍຄນະອີກ ໃນບົດຮຽນໜ້າ.
