Part Ⅰ Situational Dialogues
Situational Dialogue 1
Zhang Yang comes to New York to attend the International Arts & Crafts Fair. He comes to a booth and talks with the owner Mohamed Hassan from Egypt.
（A：Mohamed Hassan，B：Zhang Yang）
A：Hello. May I help you？
B：Yes. I find your products quite similar to some of our product line.
A：Oh，really？What do you do？
B：My company specializes in museum quality reproductions of Chinese antiques. Here is my business card.
A：Well，Mr.Zhang，nice to meet you. I’m Mohamed Hassan from Egypt and here is my card. Where is your booth？
B：We are not lucky enough to get a booth for this fair. We were a little bit late in applying，but I still want to see around to get a general idea of it.
A：I see. This is quite a popular show and application starts early in August. That’s more than one year ahead to get a booth！This is my fourth year here.
B：Oh. Here’re some brochures for what we are doing. And there’re a few samples of our products.
A：Wow！They do look nice and pretty. You know，like your country，my country is also very famous for its long history and civilization. Most of our products are imitations of those famous people in my country’s history. Look at these figurines！They are made out of special clay in southern China. My company offers the design and draft. A factory in Shunde manufactures them for us.
B：Great！But who are your major buyers？
A：Museum stores all over America. We have been doing this business for five years and luckily enough，we do have some pretty good orders in this show.
B：Do you think some of our products might be sellable if we get a booth here next year？
A：Why not？Americans are getting more interested in Chinese culture. And we do have many good museums with a lot of Chinese artifacts. I think it is worth trying. You will find your market here！