英语提高版8A Meeting the Boss

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　　Situation 8:
        　　Meeting the Boss
        　　(Mr.Barnes calls Steve on the intra-office phone)
        　　Dawson?
        　　Yes,this is he.
        　　Contact Goddard and come up to my office immediately.
        　　I want to go over today's meeting in advance.
        　　Mr.Goddard is with me now;we'll come up right away.
        　　(Steve to James) Well,that was the old man;
        　　it's show time.And he sounds a little nervous,which means we
        　　have to be even more careful.
        　　I'll be extremely careful.I just don't want him to
        　　yell at me again.I'm an engineer,not a secretary.
        　　Be careful.Lisa might hear you.Anyway,let's go.
        　　(Steve and James go up to Mr.Barnes' office
        　　and his secretary sends them in.They
        　　knock on the door.)
        　　Come in.
        　　Good morning,sir.
        　　Good morning,Mr.Barnes.How are you?
        　　I'll be a lot better after this
        　　meeting is over.I hope you two have done your homework
        　　because this is a huge deal.If we can convince
        　　Wang about our company then larger computer
        　　firms will follow.I don't have to tell either of you that
        　　could mean millions of dollars.I'm counting on you.
        　　Don't worry Mr.Barnes,sir,you can
        　　depend on us.Isn't that right James
        　　Yes,I think.I mean,of course you can.
        　　I had better be able to.And if you two do a good job,
        　　I won't forget it when it comes time for
        　　promotions either.I put you on this assignment because you
        　　are my two best men;I know you won't disappoint me.
        　　Well,let's hear about your ideas for the presentation.
        　　Goddard,would you like to start?
        　　I think it might be best to let Mr.Dawson begin; he's
        　　the expert at sales.