按照老板的指示，梅需要為公司在英國找一家代理商。

(M = May, B= Businessman)

M: Excuse me. I work for 'Comfort Tours'
打擾一下。我是"舒適旅行"公司的。

B: Good morning, yes. How can I help you?
早上好。需要幫忙嗎？

M: Em, we're looking for a British company to help us with marketing and promotion in Britain.
嗯。我們在找一家英國公司來幫我們在英國做市場和推廣。

B: I see. So you're looking for a partner?
明白了。你們在找合作伙伴？

M: Yes, exactly. We would like to discuss a partnership, and some sort of agreement or contract.
是的，沒錯。我們會考慮合作關系，簽協議或是合約。

B: Ok. Well, we work in Britain, mainly. So I don't think we could help you, I'm sorry to say.
嗯。厄，我們的業務主要在英國國內。所以我想我們幫不到你，很抱歉。

M: OK. Do you know any other agency which might be interested?
好的。你知道有什么對此感興趣的代理商嗎？

B: Well, em, why don't you talk to Anita Handley over there? She's the manager of a company called 'On Your Own Travel'.
厄，你們為什么不和那邊的安妮塔·漢德里談談？她是"自在旅行"公司的經理。

M: Oh, thank you. I'll speak to her.
哦，謝謝。我會和她談的。

M: Excuse me, are you Anita Handley?
打擾一下，您是安妮塔·漢德里嗎？

A: Yes, that's me. How can I help you?
是我。需要幫忙嗎？

M: I represent 'Comfort Tours'. We're looking for a British company to help us with marketing in Britain.
我是"舒適旅行"公司的代表。我們在找一家英國公司，幫我們在英國開拓市場。

A: Ah, so you are looking for a British agent to represent you here? Is that right?
啊，那么你們是想找家英國代理商在英國代理你們的業務了？是嗎？

M: Yes, exactly.
是的，沒錯。

A: Well, that's perfect. We already represent a number of companies, so I'm certainly interested in discussing a partnership of some kind.
那太好了。我們現在為很多公司做代理，我對這類合作非常有興趣。

M: Oh, what other partnerships do you have?
哦，你們都為什么公司做代理呢？

A: Well, we represent a large Japanese company and we have agreements with agents in Australia and Greece. We handle all their marketing in Britain.
我們為一家很大的日本公司做代理，我們和澳大利亞、希臘的代理商也有合作。我們負責他們在英國的所有業務。

M: That sounds great. Why don't we sit down and talk a bit more about it?
很棒。我們為什么不坐下來詳細談談？

A: Fine, let's get a coffee at the same time.
太好了，我們一起喝咖啡談吧。

（來源：BBC 實習生江巍 英語點津 Annabel 編輯）

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