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Unit 8a Business expenses Why do people travel on business? Meet clients Visit facilities Inspect products Attend a conference/exhibition/fair, etc Recruit new employees Train or be trained Expenses Ticket (air, bus, rail, sea) Car rent, taxi Hotel Food Business calls Laundry expenses Client entertainment Follow-up questions: What if they use own car on a business trip? What if they stay with their friends instead of in a hotel? What if they choose caviar or shark’s fin when they treat their client to a meal? What if they inflate their expenses? Is inflating one’s expenses a crime? Is a false claim a crime? What if they lost the receipt? Vocabulary a business trip 商务旅行 expenses claim 报销申报 expenses claims sheet 报销单 make an expenses claim for 要求报销…的费用 reimburse 报销,偿付 an expenses reimbursement system 报销制度 small print 附属细则,小号字体印刷(品) Situational Speaking Possible responses to the 3 situations: Sit. 1: Quite a number of companies follow the policy that claimants can claim a certain percentage if they stay with friends or use a cheaper means of transport. Sit. 2: You might be charged of false claiming one day. Or your integrity is reduced. Sit. 3: First of all, it is risky to claim all five nights because you don’t have all the receipts. Using false receipts can cause you big trouble with law. Second, you might want to suggest that your situation be considered for partial reimbursement. Reading 1: A new expenses system Vocabulary: Charge card: A card that charges no interest but requires the user to pay his/her balance in full upon receipt of the statement, usually on a monthly basis. While it is similar to a credit card, the major benefit offered by a charge card is that it has much higher, often unlimited, spending limits. Disadvantages and advantages +s: Employees can avoid paying for expenses and then have to claim it back Employees don’t have to keep receipts for expenses -s: The system might be abused since receipts are not required There is a temptation t