(Mr. Wang and Mr. Mott meet at the fair and greet each other)
Wang: Fancy running into you in a great crowd like this, Mr. Mott.
Mott: Hi, Mr. Wang, haven’t seen you fro quite a long time. How are you?
Wang: Fine, thanks. When did you arrive in Guangxhou?
Mott: I arrived the day before yesterday. I am invited to attend the Guangzhou Fair
By a local company of yours.
Wang: Yes? You’re welcome to the Fair, Mr. Mott. Have you seen the exhibits?
Mott: I spent the whole morning going through the halls. You have certainly a great
variety of goods on display.
Wang: Did you find anything interesting to you?
Mott: Of course! There are lots of commodities which greatly interest me. Take your silk garments for example. They are selling very fast on our market, and enjoy a high reputation among the end-users.
Wang: So I hear. As people the world over come to know better about China, Chinese products are getting more and more popular on the world market. By the way, when can I expect your visit to our company? We cooperated very well last year, didn’t we?
I think business between us will develop further this year.
Mott: That’s also what I came here for. (At this point, another foreigner comes over
And greets Mr. Wang) But you seem to be very for the moment. Suppose we
Have a talk this afternoon?
Wang: Right. Our exhibits stand is over there at east end of this hall. You won’t miss it. I’ll be expecting you this afternoon.
Mott: OK. Till then, goodbye.
NEW WORDS
fair 交易会 silk 丝绸
fancy 想像，以为了 garment 服装
crowd 一群，人群 example 例子
invite 邀请 market 市场
attend 参加 reputation 声誉
local 本地区的 popular 受欢迎的
exhibit 展览品 expect 期待
spend 花费 cooperate 合作
hall 大厅 develop 发展
certainly 当然 point 点
variety 多样 foreigner 外国人
goods 货物 suppose 假设
display 展示，陈列 stand 站台
commodity 商品 end 末端
miss 错过，未抓住
PHRASES AND EXPRESSIONS
run into 撞见，偶然遇见
You’re welcome 欢迎你。
go through 查阅，审阅
a great variety of 许多花色品种
on display 展出
take something for example 以……为例
enjoy a high reputation 享有很高声誉
the world over 全世界
more and more 越来越多的
at this point 此时此刻
come over 过来
for me moment 此刻，暂时
