Lesson Thirteen
Key Verbs 关键动词：
confirm 证实，证明，确认（安排，日期，航班等）
connect 连接，关联，接通（电话），（航班，班次）衔接
contact 联系，接触
Can I just confirm your account number and the name of your company，John？
——Sure.The account number is 6-9-2-4 double 1.The company name is Rainbow Communications.
Reservations，Maiden Hotel.May I help you？
——I'm calling to confirm my reservation for June 29th，a double-bed room at non-smoking area，three nights and breakfast included.
Let me just bring that up on the computer.Yes，can I just confirm your first name，please？
——Well，my first name is Lisa but I'm known by my middle name—Marie.
Can you connect me with the export department？
——Yes，hold the line a moment，I'll connect you.
Sorry，we haven't got the phone on yet.We have only just moved in.
——Ok，well，can you let us have the number once the phone's connected and I'll make a note here to be advised.
Jane，now the printer is connected to the computer.What you have to do is find the file you need to print and click“print”.Is the printer ready now，John？
——Sorry，the printer is not available now and I'm trying to remove the paper jammed in it.Please wait a moment.
The mermaid is the most famous landmark in Copenhagen，Denmark，the home of the fairy tale.
——Yeah，I've read many stories from Andersen's fairy tale when I was young.So，the mermaid sculpture connects people and city.
Thank you for your interest in this job.We'll contact you by next Friday.
——No problem.Thanks for your time.You'll find my cellphone number in my resume.
I left my wallet in your restaurant about an hour ago.Could you please look for it now？
——Yes，we will check and see.Could you leave your cellphone number so that we can contact you.
The lecturers then will contact you if they're interested.
——That's right.The publishers send us，the booksellers，“inspection copies”.Lecturers can then get a free copy and decide whether it's going to be suitable for their course.
Notes to the text 课文注释：
Rainbow Communications彩虹通信公司；reservations（酒店）订房部；a double-bed room at non-smoking area非吸烟区一间双人房；breakfast included包早餐；to bring up把……调出来，养育；can you connect me with the export department请转接出口部；hold the line别挂机；I'll make a note here to be advised我会注明一下来提醒；Available可用的，可获得的；to remove the paper jammed in it把卡机的纸取出来；mermaid美人鱼；famous landmark有名的地标；Copenhagen，Denmark丹麦，哥本哈根；the home of fairly tale童话之都；Anderson's Fairly Tale安徒生童话；sculpture雕塑；wallet钱包；to contact your lecturers联系你们的讲课老师；publisher出版商；bookseller书商；“inspection copies”样书；suitable for the course是否适合课程使用
Practice 练习
Oral Translation 口头汉译英：
我们到了（until we reached）那个村庄后才发现，有一条河把这个村庄分成（to divide）南村和北村。人们需要坐小船（to take a boat）才能从南村到北村。在南村有一座中学，每天早晨北村的孩子要搭船去南村上学。但是在洪水季节（flood season），没有船可以过河，学校就要停课（to suspend classes）。我们决定筹钱（to collect money）为村民们修一座桥接两个村，也把我们的心连接在一起。
开了几次会后，我们决定开发一种新的药（medicine）来防止流感（to protect against the flu）。我们已在图书馆读了很多书，收集了许多我们需要的资料。我们已联系了国内的一些制药厂（pharmaceutical factory），了解他们的生产能力。我们也已联系了许多医院，了解他们对新药的需求。我相信，不久我们就会推出（to release）一种新的药来。
Paragraphs Recitation 背诵英语口语短文：
If you are traveling within the UK，the best choice is to go by train.Train services connect most towns，villages and cities.The major train lines are National Rail and Virgin Trains.Although you will be able to buy your ticket from a machine or the ticket office（票房）before boarding，it is better to buy tickets online before traveling，which should guarantee（确保）that you will find a ticket and probably also get you a better price.For timetable（行车时刻表）information and to book train tickets online，use the train ticket search box.It is best to book as far in advance as possible，in order to find cheap train fares（火车票）.
I'd like to introduce to you our assembly plant（安装车间）.Basically we have 10 assembly lines（流水线）in the plant and produce more than 100000 units per year.There are 45 employees（雇员）in the plant，they include production line workers，maintenance engineers（维护工程师），and quality control staff（质检员）.Currently we're having problems with production.We've received some emails from our customers about delayed deliveries.（延迟发货）But we're now installing（安装）a new assembly line and trying to recruit（招聘）new technical staff at the moment.The problem will be solved soon.If you have something about delayed deliveries，please don't hesitate（迟疑）tocontact me either by phone or by e-mail.