公關(guān)部主任Janet Liu召集下屬開(kāi)會(huì)，詢(xún)問(wèn)中東代表團(tuán)的活動(dòng)安排。

Janet Liu: Good morning, Silvia. Good morning, Pete. How is my public relations team doing today?

Silvia Kranson: Morning, Ms. Liu.

Pete Chan: Very well, thank you.

J: I called this meeting to check up on preparations for the upcoming visit by the delegation from the Middle East. Any progress?

S: Actually the delegation has been scaled back to just two groups, one from Saudi Arabia and another from Israel.

J: OK...I assume accommodations have been taken care of?

P: Yes, the group from Saudi Arabia will stay at the Golden Palace while the team from Israel is booked at the Twin Oaks Resort.

Silvia告訴Janet說(shuō)，中東代表團(tuán)規(guī)模減小了，只剩下兩組人，分別來(lái)自沙特阿拉伯和以色列。Silvia說(shuō)的Scale back。 Scale back是縮小規(guī)模。

Pete報(bào)告說(shuō)，旅館也定好了。Their accommodations have been taken care of. Accommodations。

讓我們繼續(xù)聽(tīng)一下代表團(tuán)的日程安排。

J: Can you give me a quick rundown of the schedule for when they're here?

S: The first day is free as they adjust to the time difference. We're planning a trip to our factory on day two, a cultural tour on day three and days four through six are at the seminar and workshop.

P: On the last day we've planned some great meals and we'll top off the evening with some fun at a karaoke bar.

簡(jiǎn)單說(shuō)一下日程安排：A quick rundown of the schedule。第一天倒時(shí)差，adjust to the time difference. 第二天參觀工廠，第三天文藝活動(dòng)，第四天到第六天辦學(xué)習(xí)班。最后一天吃飯卡拉OK。讓我們聽(tīng)聽(tīng)Janet為什么不滿意。

S: Yeah, we're taking them to Sam's Super Pork Restaurant for lunch and dinner is at Wang's Seafood Paradise.

J: Um...that could be a problem. Have you considered that they might have special dietary needs? Most people in Saudi Arabia are Muslims, and Muslims don't eat pork. In fact, they might only eat Halal food.

Janet提醒說(shuō)，沙特主要是穆斯林，不吃豬肉。

P: Halal?

J: Yes, Halal means food, especially meat, that's been prepared according to Islamic religious laws. The Israeli group could also be a problem as many of them might be Jewish and keep Kosher.

S: Kosher?

J: It's similar to the Muslim rules, but Kosher is a Jewish system of dietary laws. People who keep Kosher don't eat pork, shrimp or crab.

S: So I guess we will have to reconsider the meals.

Halal是按照伊斯蘭教規(guī)準(zhǔn)備的肉。Janet還說(shuō)，以色列是猶太人，要吃Kosher，不吃豬肉、蝦和蟹。Silvia和Pete還犯了一些什么錯(cuò)誤，我們下次繼續(xù)聽(tīng)。