邀约

1. Are you free tomorrow?
2. Are you doing anything special tonight?
3. Why don't we go out for drink?
4. Will it be all right to visit you this evenng?
I'm sorry, but I have appointment this evening.
5. Would it be convenient to call on you this evening?
6. I'd like to drop over for a chat.
I'd be happy if you could come.
7. What time would suit you?
Where shall me meet?
The usual place
8. Whould you like to come over for a drink?
9.What time would you like me to come?
10. Sorry, I'm tied up. (对不起，我有事走不开)
11. What will you have?
Coffee, please.
12. I must be going. （客人对主人说）
Can't you stay a little more?
Must you leave so early?
13. Thank you foran enjoyable evening.
We had a wondlful time.
I enjoyed talking with you.

In the next english conor, we shall exercise situation english.
There are two suppositional scenes:
The first scene:
A wants to sell something to B, whereas, B may accept or reject.

The second scene:
A wants to have date with B, whereas, B may accept or reject.


Well. Please prepare to personate A or B.

It's great.
Thank you personally for your dialogue.

Steven

Thanks, Nina.

pare: [ pɛə ]
v. 剥,削,消减
词形变化:
名词:parer 动词过去式:pared 过去分词:pared 现在分词:paring 第三人称单数:pares

例句与用法:
1. She is paring the apple.
她正在削苹果皮。
2. Expenditures by the Federal Government have been steadily pared.
联邦政府的开支正在逐渐削减。
3. Our budget has been pared to the bone.
我们的预算已削减到最低限度。

rind: [ raind ]
n. 皮,壳,外表
v. 削皮,剥壳
例句与用法:
1. Those apple rinds are green.
那些苹果的皮是绿的。

2. Please help me to cut off the rinds of lemons.
请帮我去掉柠檬的皮。

欢迎再来:
1. Hope you'll come again.
2.Take it easy, please come back." or "Watch your step and please visit again."
慢走，欢迎下次光临
walk slowly, we're looking forward to your next patronage.

“Thank you for coming, see you next time."-----谢谢您的光临， 希望下次再见到您。


工作狂:
1. ergasiomania

Eighteen Ways to Invest in Life
Do you invest your money? Putting away a portion of your income into an investment plan creates more money later. With
interest rates and financial pundits it is easy to see why financial investment makes sense. But what about investment
in other areas? Do you invest in your time, brain, body or space? What about investments in the books you read and friends you meet? Although few areas of life have the precision of an investment account, applying investment principles to other situations can have incredible gains.
Here are a few started points to consider your investment into life:
1. Mind. How much time do you spend learning? Not just studying for mandatory courses, but subjects you seek out only to learn. You can’t predict the value new information will have until you learn it. So pick up a book and start investing in your brain.
2. Body. Until medical science allows full body transplants, your stuck with your body for awhile. Putting in the right investments of exercise and healthy eating will ensure it can pay out later. Extra energy, less sick days, increased mobility and a longer life are just a few of the returns.
3. Skills. What skills may come in handy later? Knowing how to prepare your taxes? How to fix your computer?PHP?Spend a half hour each day investing into a skill.
4. Order. A small amount of time spent creating an organizing system can save dozens of hours otherwise lost. A simple system to order your tasks and office will keep mess from compounding.
5. Tools. Need to upgrade your computer? Or maybe you just need to do a quick reformat to clean out the hard drive. Craftsmen keep their tools sharp, why not yours?
6. writing. Do your e-mails look like they were written by a thirteen year old on an instant messenger chat screen? writing isn’t going away any time soon, so learn to communicate clearly in print.
7. network. Building a professional and private circle of friends is something you can’t do on demand. It takes considerable upfront investment, often when you don’t really need it. But having an extended network can give you access points to opportunities later.
8. Communication. How are your speaking skills? Can you do a fantastic cold call? Are you good at talking to strangers? How about empathizing with a friend? Find opportunities to invest in your communication skills.
9. Stories. Are you living a life worth talking about? I like to see interesting experiences as being investments in stories later. Do something worthy of telling stories later.
10. Courage. Make getting uncomfortable a habit. If you regularly flex your emotional muscles in handling new situations you are better prepared for when you really need to. You don’t need to take huge steps, just small investments.
11. Work Ethic. Invest in creating the character traits to get stuff done. Investing in these core traits are easier because the act of investment is useful in itself. While exercising at the gym may lead to a healthy body it doesn’t create new value. Finishing projects, building discipline and developing a productivity system will invest in a work ethic while adding value.
12. Leaky Faucets. The drip-drip-drip of a leaky faucet can waste huge amounts of water over time. But water loss isn’t the only type of leaky faucet you can encounter. If a problem is small but likely to reappear, fixing it immediately can save enormous costs later.
13. Habits. Your regular routine is an often neglected but incredibly important aspect to consider. You can’t turn yourself into a robot, but you can take simple steps to ensure your daily activities flow smoothly. Eating habits, sleeping habits, work habits and your daily rituals all contribute to your life.
14. Strong Connections. networking isn’t just about adding names to a Rolodex or a Blackberry. Having close professional and private bonds can be an incredible asset. Investing in empathy, listening and softer, more passive, skills can be an incredible asset in making you a people person.
15. Rest. Frustrated stress is an emotional debt. Although it’s good to have a challenge you also need to invest in your psychological well-being. Finding outlets for frustrations and creating rituals to recover your energy can ensure you don’t accumulate debt payments later.
16. Basics. Invest in the areas of your life that come up frequently. If mastered, basic skills, routines and places can reduce the amount of work you need to do. Basic skills such as cooking, reading, exercising and listening all benefit from investments.
17. Appearance. You could definitely argue that the world is far too shallow, and I’d have to agree. But your appearance and attire is a subtle form of communication about yourself. So if you’ve been sporting the four day stubble and your shirt has one too many holes, maybe it’s time to invest in that first layer of communication.
18. Business. Anyone who tells you that running an online business or self-employment is easy， is either a liar or a fake. That being said, working on your entrepreneurial skills has advantages that go beyond money. Besides doing something you love, you can make new connections, build a reputation and immerse yourself in an environment of learning. I know many people that have started Businesses, and while it definitely takes work, the investment is usually worth it.
名词Rolodex:
1. (trademark) a desktop rotary card index with removable cards; usually used for names, addresses, and telephone numbers
pundit: [ 'pʌndit ] n. 学者,梵学者,博学的人
attire [E5taiE]n.服装

topics: What's your opinion about investment?
What's the most importmant part for you to invest?

good job. thank you,happy one.

Candy, you are so great!!!!

I haven't taken part in English Corner for a long time because of my business travel.Wish everything better in English Corner.

Hello,everyone!
I've back here!Is everyone OK?
I've not come here for a long time because of study.
I'm very sorry.But I'll come soon.

Welcome back!

Hello Team:

We will continue our cornor.
In this weekend ,I will introduce a technology to you.
It's an advanced technology which is used widely in European
with the purpose of cleaning the airduct by robot.
I provide some product introduction for your reference.

A.With the new Danduct Clean VT4000 ventilator unit you have the perfect all-in-one solution to extract and filtrate all dust and debris from the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems.

The mobile unit is equipped with a standard 16-mІ Hepafilter, which allows you to use it even in strict surroundings like a hospital.
For easy cleaning and to minimise downtime the filter unit is equipped with a rotorclean system, which will also extend the lifetime of the filter significantly.
For extra filtration a Hepa filter cassette can be installed.

For easy transport it can easily be taken apart and put in the back of a truck. The VT4000 is a very powerful ventilator with airflow of 4.500 mі/h. For easy operation it has a control panel with vacuum meter, am meter and on/off switches.

VT4001 vacuum and filterunit with a build-in and replaceable EU6 filter and a Hepa filter cassette. Modular build-up and low weight

VT1500, VT3000 and VT10000
• 3 models with airflow varying from 2000-10000 m3/h
• 2 ventilators can be combined resulting in an airflow of up to 20000 m3/h
• Easy to move
• Can be connectet to a 16 m2 HEPA filter

Choosing the right size of ventilator is a paramount issue in creating a sufficient negative airflow in the ducts. Test have been showing that 10 meter pr. second / 33 feet pr. second will transport the dust and most other particles to the filter.

The range of ventilators provides airflow from 2.000 - 10.000 m3/h and by connecting two ventilators together they can move as much as 20.000 m3/h.

The ventilators can be connected to a filter unit with 16 m2 HEPA filter. The HEPA filter is classified between H13 and H14 with a filtration of 99,97% of all particles down to 0,3 micron. The HEPA filter is mostly used in hospitals or other sensitive areas.

B．Danduct Clean offers accessories for different purposes during ductcleaning.

Barrier balloons made of strong rubber balloon with a nylon cover provides an effective method to temporarily isolate parts of the ductwork where extraction/cleaning is being carried out. The nylon cover protects against screws, sharp edges and pop rivets in the ducts. Balloons are available in sizes from 4 - 84”.

If you have any problem,please don't hesitate to let me know.

Steven

I have prepared one topic and tried many times to put on the bbs but failed.
Now Steven have prepared one and thank Steven very much!

Topic of English Conor on 8th of June.

Business Trip
1. I have an enquiry about the flights from Guangzhou to Bangkok for next Monday.
我想询问下周一从广州飞往曼谷的班机情况。
2. I’d like to book two open return tickets from Beijing to Tokyo for March 4.
我要订两张三月四日从北京飞往东京的不定期机票。
3. Just a minute, please. I’ll see if there are seats available.
请稍等，我看还有没有位子。
4．What’s the fare of a one-way ticket to Paris?
到巴黎的单程机票多少钱？
5. Do you have any luggage to check？
有行李要托运么?（luggage是不可数名词，不能在其后加-s）
6. Can I hand-carry this bag?
我可以手提这个包么？
7. Have you got any contraband in your luggage?
你的行李有什么违禁品么？
8. I’d like to make a reservation for a single room for three nights starting from April 5 to 7.
我想预订一间住三晚的单人房，从四月五日到四月七日。
9. How much does it come to?
一共多少钱？
10. What’s that account for?
这笔钱是什么费用？

Question:
1. Do you need to travel often?
2. What is your business travels for?
3. Do you like travels? Why?

Company Gossip
1. I’ll tell you something, but don’t pass it on to anyone else.
2. It’s likely our company will be closed down.
3. He has a staff of ten under him.
他手下有10位职员。
4. It is heard our chief engineer has hopped to a foreign capital enterprise.
我们的总工程师跳槽到一家外资企业。
5. It’s said we won’t get a pay rise this year due to the poor performance of the company.
6. Our company will soon be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
我们公司不久将在纽约股票交易所挂牌。
7. He takes bribes and abuses his power for personal gain.
他收受贿赂，以权谋私。
8. He was dismissed from his post as he had a love affair.
他由于桃色事件 被撤职了
9. What’s your impression of him?
你对他印象如何？
He’s very snobbish.
他很势利。
10. Don’t tell him what’s in mind. He’s a double dealer.
别把你心里的想法告诉他。他是个两面派。

Question：
1. Does gossip often happen in your company?
2. How do you think about it?