公关部主任Janet Liu召集下属开会，询问中东代表团的活动安排。

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 onpreparations for the upcoming visit by the delegationfrom the Middle East. Any progress?

S: Actually the delegation has been scaled backto just two groups, one from Saudi Arabia andanother 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 Israelis booked at the Twin Oaks Resort.

Silvia告诉Janet说，中东代表团规模减小了，只剩下两组人，分别来自沙特阿拉伯和以色列。Silvia说的Scale back。 Scale back是缩小规模。

Pete报告说，旅馆也定好了。Their accommodations have been taken care of.Accommodations。

让我们继续听一下代表团的日程安排。

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 ourfactory on day two, a cultural tour on day three and days four through six are at the seminarand workshop.

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

简单说一下日程安排：A quick rundown of the schedule。第一天倒时差，adjust to the timedifference. 第二天参观工厂，第三天文艺活动，第四天到第六天办学习班。最后一天吃饭卡拉OK。让我们听听Janet为什么不满意。

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

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

Janet提醒说，沙特主要是穆斯林，不吃猪肉。

P: Halal?

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

S: Kosher?

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

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

Halal是按照伊斯兰教规准备的肉。Janet还说，以色列是犹太人，要吃Kosher，不吃猪肉、虾和蟹。Silvia和Pete还犯了一些什么错误，我们下次继续听。