1   I want a package deal including airfare and hotel.

  6. Shelly just called in sick.
　　Shelly 刚打电话来请病假.
Call in sick 是一个在办公室内常会用到的片语, 指的是有人打电话来说他生病了不能来上班. 有兴趣听老美讲这句话的人不妨去看 "What Women Want?" (男人百分百) 这部电影, 我记得他们就有用 "call in sick" 这个片语. 当然啦, 这种事想也知道一定有相当的比例是偷懒而不想来上班而已, 不然就是员工找借口集体罢工, 例如 "Some workers called in sick to have a strike." (有些工人藉由集体打电话请病假来罢工.)
那如果是正常的

  1. In the middle of something?
　　正在忙吗?
我知道有许多许多的人, 对于某一种概念学会了一种说法之后, 从此就只会用这种说法. 例如‘你在忙吗?’这个句子, 很多人在国中起就知道要说, "Are you busy?" 讲到了来美国留学三年, 他还是只会说 "Are you busy?". 其实有时候我们的眼界要放广一点, 对于同一个概念要有不同的变化. 就像是 "Are you busy?" 这句话, 其实老美也很常用 "In the middle of something?" , (但这句话比较接近于 "Are you busy right now?" 是问人家‘现在’是不是正在忙

Dan上回提议前半年给他们二成折扣，后半年再降为一成半，经Robert推翻后，Dan再三表示让步有限。您知道Robert在这折扣缝隙中游走，如何才能摸出双方都同意的数字呢？他从锦囊里又掏出什么妙计了呢？请看下面分解：　
　　R:　How　about　15%　the　first　six　months,　and　the　second　six　months　at　12%,　with　a　guarantee　of　3000　units?
D:　That's　a　lot　to　sell,　with　very　low　profit　margins.
R:　It'

Robert回公司呈报Dan的提案后，老板很满意对方的采购计划;但在折扣方面则希望Robert能继续维持强硬的态度，尽量探出对方的底线。就在这七上七八的价格翘翘板上，双方是否能找到彼此地平衡点呢？请看下面分解:　
　　R:　Even　with　volume　sales,　our　coats　for　the　Exec-U-Ciser　won't　go　down　much.
D:　Just　what　are　you　proposing?
R:　We　could　take　a　cut(降低)on　the　price.　But　25%　would　slash

Dan　Smith是一位美国的健身用品经销商，此次是Robert　Liu第一回与他交手。就在短短几分钟的交谈中，Robert　Liu既感到这位大汉粗犷的外表，藏有狡兔的心思――他肯定是沙场老将，自己绝不可掉以轻心。双方第一回过招如下：
D:　I'd　like　to　get　the　ball　rolling(开始)by　talking　about　prices.
R:　Shoot.(洗耳恭听)I'd　be　happy　to　answer　any　questions　you　may　have.
D:　Your　products　are　very　good.　But　I'm　a　little　worr

for/from want of 由于缺少……
The flowers died from want of water.
这些花由于缺少水而枯死了。
Some of the wounded soldiers died for want of medicine.
有些士兵因为缺乏药物而死去。
for the use of 供……使用的
This parking lot is for the use of employees only.
这个停车场只供员工使用。
This dining hall is for the use of teachers.
这个饭堂是供教师使用的。

1 I want a package deal including airfare and hotel.   
我需要一个成套服务，包括机票和住宿
2 I’d like to change this ticket to the first class.
我想把这张票换成头等车。
3 I’d like to reserve a sleeper to Chicago.
我要预订去芝加哥的卧铺。
4 I won’t check this baggage 这件行李我不托运。
5 I’d like to sit in the front of the plane.
6 I missed my train.

  You can accept someone's apology by saying:
That's all right!It's perfectly all right.It really doesn't matter.
Here are some expressions that are often used in meetings.
If you're in a meeting, you can find out what the other people in the group think by saying:
What are your views on t

    I　can't　miss　the　ten　o'clock　train.　I'm　going　to　Beijing　on　business.　
    I'm　sure　it's　with　the　boss　again　this　time.
    Nothing　is　more　stressful　than　going　on　a　business　trip　with　our　boss.
    They　scheduled　the　negotiation

　　英：
　　Pay check
　　An official form issued by a company which can be cashed at designated
financial institutions.
　　Pay stub
　　Basically a receipt for record-keeping. Identifies all of the items and
　　amounts used in calculating the final amount of the pay check.
　　Pay period

　　Most North-American business travelers go by airplane, although some companies use the train for short distances to cut down on OCS expenses. Some companies are experimenting with teleconferencing, particularly for in-house meetings, but for the vast majority of meetings between people in different locations, there is still some business trave