Booking tickets on the phone is a basic part of business travel. In this intermediate Business English Podcast, we will practice useful phrases and language for making travel arrangements on the telephone.

打电话定票是商务出差的一个基本组成部分。在这节中级商务播客中，我们来练习下打电话安排出差中用到的有用的短语和句子。

Viva is an Italian manufacturer of ladies’ apparel, or clothing. Marco and Francesca, Viva employees, are on a business trip. After visiting customers in the UK, they are now heading to Las Vegas in the United States to meet with their American distributor – the company that sells their product there. Marco calls a travel agent to book tickets for them.

Viva是意大利一家生产女装的厂商。Marco 和Francesca，是Viva的员工，他们一起出差。拜访完英果的客户后，他们要前往美国的拉斯维加斯去和美国的经销商们会面——经销商负责在美国销售服装。Marco给一家旅游社打电话订票。

Listening Questions:
1) When does Marco want to leave and when does he want to return? Will he and Francesca be flying first class, business class or economy?

2) Does Marco ask the travel agent to “hold the fare” or does he pay for it immediately?

3) Does Marco need to pick up his and Francesca’s tickets at the travel agent’s office?