This is the first in a series of Business English Practice Pods that review and extend the language that is covered in the regular podcast. Practice pod dialogs will revise key language but in different situations. Also, they give you more opportunities to practice what you’ve learned.
这是英语商务练习播客中的第一节课，将要回顾和拓展日常播客中的语言。练习播客对话会修改关键语言，但是在另种不同的情况。。同时也会给你更多的机会来练习所学的内容。

We’ll hear several idioms from Sports Idioms 1 (BEP 57) and 2 (BEP 58) being used in a new context in today’s dialog:
我们首先听下先前课程中的运动短语，这些短语在今天的新对话中也会用到：

•to play ball
•to stall for time
•to keep/have one’s eye on the ball
•and to step up to the plate

We’ll see how these idioms are useful in a different context, a business meeting.
我们看下这些短语在商务会议上另同情况下是如何用的。

After the dialog, we’ll hear some further example phrases and then have a chance to practice using these idioms.
听完会话后，我们将听到拓展的短语，并有机会使用这些短语。

Jen, Ken and Ryan of Ambient are in a marketing meeting discussing Accent’s recent buyout of Telstar.
Ambient公司的en, Ken和 Ryan在开市场会议来讨论Accen公司最近收购Telstar公司的事。