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A: ... Now that we have been over the gory details of our disastrous first quarter, Ed! Give us some good news. How are things looking for us in terms of sales this month?

B: Uh well...would you like the bad news first or the really bad news?

A: What? Ed, don’t tell me you only have bad news!

B: Well sir, our sales have dropped, no plunged, fifty percent in the past month alone. We are currently overstocked and overstaffed and our profits are falling fast. The market is in recession and we have no way of moving our inventory, or getting rid of our staff. If we consider redundancies, it would cost us a fortune because of the new regulations governing compensation packages. It’s a real mess.

A: For crying out loud... How fast are we losing money?

B: Um...how can I put this? Let’s just say that at this pace, we will be filing for Chapter eleven in less than three months.

A: What! Geez! How could this have happened? So what’s the bad news?

B: Oh, that’s the really bad news. Our supplier suffered QC problems and, well, half of our production is faulty. We’re going to have to recall all items sold in the last quarter.  And the worst part, we’re going to have to shoulder this cost.

A: Are you joking? Get the supplier on the line now! They have to assume the costs of this mess!

B: We tried that, sir. The factory has gone under and the owner apparently has fled the country.

A: We’re doomed!

B: There is some really good news though!

A: Really? What!

B: I got offered a new job!

Language take-away

1. Gory details    骇人听闻的详情

2. Job-less    失业

3. Redundancy    解雇    英国常用；美国常用 lay off.  Lay you off

4. Compensation packages   赔偿计划    薪酬包

5. Go under= bankrupt

6. Overstock    库存过多

7. Overstaff     人浮于事

8. Faulty    有质量问题的

9. Recall all items   召回所有的产品

10. Shoulder Sth.  担负起  承担起

11. in terms of  依据  按照 在。。。方面， 从。。。方面来讲；就。。。而言

Fluency builder

1. Lay it on me (informal)    tell me   告诉我

2.  For crying out loud= oh my god   一个很好的替代词，可以试试用它来替代 oh my god

3.  How can I put this?  我该怎么说呢？ 有些话比较难以启齿或者很难描述的东西，开口之前有点的纠结的时候，可以加上这句。

4. Let’s just say that. 我们这么说吧。

5. I got offered a new job!   我有了新工作。

Vocabulary Builder

Tissue 纸巾/薄纱

Allergy 过敏症

Sneeze 打喷嚏

Why don't you take this afternoon off? 为什么不下午请假呢？

我想请/休两天假，就可以说I want to take two days off. 我有两天休假，则说I have two days off.  请病假：ask for a sick leave、请事假：ask for a casual leave请产假：ask for maternity leave，所以，I am on my maternity leave.就是“我在休产假”的意思。

I'm already behind schedule.我的工作还没完成，已落后时间表了。

Behind schedule表示落后于时间表，比原计划慢。表示“按计划完成”就是on schedule，如We finished the project on schedule.我们按计划完成了工程项目。有时候老板们会定个最后期限，表示工作在此之前必须完成。表示这个“最后期限，时间限制”用deadline，如We had to work overtime last night in order to meet the deadline.我们昨晚为赶最后期限，  不得不加班来完成工作。

He would think that I was putting him on. 他会觉得我在骗他。

To put somebody on愚弄、欺骗某人；如she put on an English accent.她假装带有英国口音。You're putting me on!你在开我的玩笑。

I'll handle him.我会跟他解释的。

To handle表示处理、应付、应对。如I can't handle children.我管不住孩子们。She handled a difficult argument skillfully.她巧妙地应付了一场艰难的辩论。

非常简单，代码就能足够说清楚。

1.扩展jQuery功能

jQuery.extend({
	countdown: function(OptionObject) {
		var totalCount = OptionObject.totalCount;
		var speedRate = OptionObject.speedRate;
		var total = $("#" + OptionObject.total);
		var remainder = $("#"+ OptionObject.remainder);
		var consume = $("#" + OptionObject.consume);
		var count = totalCount;
 
		total.html(totalCount);
		remainder.html(count);
		consume.html(0);
		var taskId = setInterval(function(){
			count--;
			remainder.html(count);
			consume.html(totalCount - count);
			if(count==0){
				OptionObject.timingEndEvent();
				window.clearInterval(taskId);
			}
		},speedRate);
	}
});

2. 调用countdown

Total count:<span id="total"></span> remainder:<span id="remainder"></span> consume:<span id="consume"></span>

jQuery.countdown({
totalCount: 5,
speedRate: 1000,
total: "total",
remainder: "remainder",
consume: "consume",
timingEndEvent:function(){
alert("timingEndEvent");
}
});

1. 初始化的时候设置datatype: 'local'

2. 当要加载数据的时候把datatype改成json或者XML:

One of Benjamin’s colleagues was running a little behind. He had little chance to communicate with other colleagues when he had problems. The others were always too busy to help a green hand like him. But if he had tried to communicate with colleagues and paid more attention to other colleagues, it would have been much better.

Benjamin: How is the project going?
Colleague: Well, frankly speaking, I am running a little behind. It's 40% done.
Benjamin: Do you have any problem during the process? You should speed things up.
Colleague: I have little chance to communicate with colleagues when I have problems. They are always too busy to help a green hand like me.
Benjamin: Have you ever helped others when they are in trouble? Most will give a hand to someone who has helped him.
Colleague: I did. But I am so depressed because there is nobody that will help me.
Benjamin: And you should have good co-operation with other colleagues, you know a scientific schedule brings efficiency to the work.
Colleague: I see your point, but I seem to be on bad terms with them.
Benjamin:Cheer up and pay more attention to your colleagues and the things will be much better. I am speaking from my experience.
Colleague: Thank you so much.
Benjamin: And you should read as much as possible to enrich the knowledge.
Colleague: That's a good idea. I can learn many useful things from books.
Benjamin: We're approaching the critical point for success or failure of this project; you'd better speed up and catch up with books.
Colleague: Well, I will do it better.
Benjamin: If you have any problem in your work, let me know.
Colleague: Thanks very much. I promise I will work harder.

Words and Phrases：

中文翻译：

Today’s listening is from a meeting in the R&D department of PharmaTek, a pharmaceutical company (医药公司). This meeting is between Gene, the head scientist, and Louis and Karina, two researchers. They are talking about the results of a new trial（试验）.The new medicine is called Zorax. What language do the speakers use to agree with each other? Let’s listen.

Dialog

Gene: So, what do you think about the new Zorax trial? This could be the drug we’ve all been waiting for. I think it’s going to be a big seller.

Louis: So do I.¹

Carine: I’m sorry, but I really can’t agree. After all, so far we’ve only carried out two trials. And don’t forget the strange results from the first trial.

Louis: Yes, I admit², the first tri al was a little disappointing; but that doesn’t take anything away from these new results. Absolutely amazing!

Gene: Yes, fantastic³, aren’t they?

Louis: Especially for men over 60.⁴

Carine: Don’t you think it’s still a little early to be so sure? Perhaps we shouldn’t count our chickens before they’re hatched. I still think there may still be some issues with Zorax.

Gene: Do you really think so? Anyway, we don’t have anything else coming down the pipeline right now. We have to try to make this work.

Carine: Yes,  of course, but our patients come first.

Gene: The patients always come first.⁵We won’t forget that. Now, Carine, let’s talk about these issues one by one...

Phrases & Idioms

(To be a) big seller: This describes a product that sells very well. 销量很好，热卖。

To count one’ s chickens before they’ve  (they’re) hatched: This saying criticizes the attitude of counting on something before it has been confirmed. 盲目乐观，高兴得过早了。

To be coming down the pipeline: Refers to something in the future (usually a product or a new project) that is still in the  planning stages.（产品或项目）即将上线。

To come first: To be the priority. 凡事以…为先。

Ways to agree

In this post, we will be studying the protocol for teleconferencing（电话会议礼仪）, and the useful language and some expressions for it.

Example:

Key expressions：

Laying out agenda

Clarifying or asking people to speak more slowly

Managing time

Using signposts to prepare listeners for what you are going to say

Identifying yourself to help everyone keep track of who’s talking to whom

Handling situations when two or more people are talking at once

steps:

1. 创建一个Converter类继承javax.faces.convert.Converter接口。

2. 重写getAsObject()和getAsString() 两个方法。

3. 在faces-config.xml里配置这个Converter。

4. 在JSF页面中通过 f:converter 标签调用自定义的Converter.

自定义Converter例子：

创建一个TimeFormatConverter.java，用于Date类型的格式转化。JSF自动的f:convertDateTime tag的Date转换跟timezone想关联，自定义的TimeFormatConverter.java，仅仅只是format，没有timezone属性。

1.  实现自定义Converter类--TimeFormatConverter.java

在face-config.xml里配置Converter

最后在JSF页面中调用自定义的tag

自定义的Converter很有局限性，无法传入其他属性，比如TimeFormatConverter里的pattern,因为f:converter tag只有一个converterId属性。