Jason：Hi everyone. Thanks for making yourselves available this morning. I'd like to get your opinion of where we should hold the November convention. What factors do we need to consider this year? （傑森：大家好。感謝你們今天早晨撥冗出席。我們十一月的大會該在哪裡舉行， 我想要聽聽你們的意見。今年我們該考慮哪些要素？）
Daphne：Last year, we held it in San Francisco, so I think it should be outside of the United States this time. What about somewhere in Europe? I suggest Switzerland; it's a beautiful country. （戴芬妮：去年我們在舊金山舉行會議，所以我想這次應該在美國境外。 要不要在歐洲的某處呢？我提議瑞士；瑞士是個美麗的國家。）
Mel：What are the costs involved in holding the convention in Switzerland? I think it's a very expensive country. Also, what's the weather like there in November? I think it's pretty cold. Switzerland's not the best choice. （梅爾：在瑞士舉辦會議需要哪些花費？我認為那國家的消費很貴。 還有，那裡十一月的天氣如何？我想非常寒冷吧。瑞士不是最好的選擇。）
Cindy：Right. It's not cost-effective to pick Switzerland. We don't have the budget to pay for all those extra costs involved. Why don't we choose a place like the Czech Republic? Prague is a great city, and it's not too expensive. （辛蒂：對。選瑞士不符合成本效益。我們沒有預算來給付那些額外的花費。 我們何不選個像是捷克共和國的地方呢？ 布拉格是個很棒的城市，而且不會太貴。）
Jason：I think Prague is quite suitable. It's a good location. What about flights? How are the flight schedules? （傑森：我想布拉格蠻合適的。地點不錯。那航班呢？航班時間如何？）
Cindy：I'm not sure about that. I'll look into the flight schedules. But I do know of a good place for a convention：the European Star Hotel. I stayed there a few years ago. I'll have to find out about the price of rooms. （辛蒂：這點我不確定。我會查查班機時刻表。不過我倒知道有個開會的好地點： 歐洲星辰飯店。我幾年前住過那裡。我得查一下房間的價錢。）
Jason：OK. Thanks, Cindy. Let's have another conference call on Monday to discuss this further. （傑森：好。辛蒂，謝謝妳。星期一我們再辦一場視訊會議，以便進一步討論。）
必通詞彙與句型
．What are the costs involved in (Ving)? （做......）需要哪些花費？ ．What factors do we need to consider when (Ving)? 當我們（做......）時，需要考量哪些因素？
