tinned food 罐装食品
frozen meat 冷冻肉
main course 主食
hospitable 好客的
dumpling 饺子
dessert 点心
flavor 风味
chopstick 筷子
fork 叉子
spoon 汤勺
specialty 特色风味
magnificent 丰盛的
tender and crisp 又嫩又脆
By the way,do you have any arrangements for tonight?顺便问一下,今晚有什么安排吗?
This food is a Guangdong specialty.Help yourself,please.这是广东名菜,请大家不必客气。
Make yourself at home and have it while it's hot.大家趁热吃,别客气。
None whatsoever.I'm at your disposal.
一点儿也没有呢。我得听你安排。Why don't we have dinner together to celebrate the success of our first deal.There is a very nice restaurant round the corner.咱们一起吃晚饭,庆祝我们的首次交易成功,好不好?附近有一家饭店非常不错。May I ask what line are you in?请问,您一向做什么生意?You can talk the business over with Mr.Lv who is in charge of this line.具体业务您可以和主管这项业务的吕先生洽谈。Can I reserve a table for six people?我可以预订一桌六个人的酒席吗?Do you like to have Chinese food or Western food?你们要中餐还是西餐?
Welcome.Please sit down.欢迎光临,请入席。Our manager would like to invite you to a dinner party this evening at the Beijing Roast Duck Restaurant.今晚我们经理想请你们去北京烤鸭店吃饭。
Thank you very much for preparing such a splendid dinner especially for us.你们专门为我们准备了这么丰盛的宴席,十分感谢。Here is your invitation card.这是给你们的请帖。Well meet you at the gate of the hotel at half past six this evening.晚上六点半,我们在饭店门口等你们。Our manager would like to meet you.我们经理想和你们见见面。We are going to give a dinner party at the Beijing Hotel this evening and would like to invite you all.今晚我们在北京饭店请客,请各位光临。
If it's convenient,would you please tell your manager that he is invited?如果方便的话,请您转告你们经理,我们邀请他来好吗?We're very glad that you have such a friendly attitude.我们对你们这种友好的态度感到非常高兴。If you are free,please come and join us.如果您有时间的话,请光临。We've heard a lot about you.我们对您非常熟悉。To your health!为您的健康干杯!It is said that a new policy is being put into practice in your foreign trade.Is that true?据说你们正在实施一种新的贸易政策,不知有没有这回事?You have adopted a more flexible policy in your work than before.你们的一些具体做法比以前灵活多了。We are trying to get rid of the overrigid practices and adopt some general international practices.我们设法消除一些死板的做法,采用国际上通用的贸易方式。
We'd appreciate your kind consideration in the coming negotiation.洽谈中请您多多关照。
Let's hope for good cooperation between us.希望我们能很好地合作。I wish a brisk business for you all and a continued development in our business dealings!祝大家生意兴隆,买卖越做越好!
A=Michael(迈克)
B=Zhang Lin(张林)
C=Julie(茱莉)
A:What would you like to drink,Zhang Lin?A:张林,你喜欢喝什么酒?
B:Why don't we start off with a little Mao tai?B:我们先喝点茅台怎么样?
A:Great idea!Julie,will you join us?A:好主意!茱莉,你一起来好吗?C:I certainly will.The more,the merrier.To your health!C:当然。人越多越高兴。祝你健康!
A:To your health!A:祝你健康!B:And to yours!B:祝你健康!C:Have some of this roast beef and some Yorkshire pudding to go with it.Help yourself to vegetables.C:吃点烤牛肉,用约克夏布丁配着吃,请随便吃菜。
B:This is marvelous.What a wonderful cook you are!B:菜好极了。你真是一个了不起的厨师!
A:Some of the credit should go to me.I made the pudding.A:这里面也有我一份功劳。布丁是我做的。
A=Anny(安妮)
B=Hans(汉斯)
Hans is ordering a meal in a restaurant.汉斯正在餐厅点餐。A few moments later过了一会儿A:One sparkling water.A:一份带汽的矿泉水。B:Thanks very much.B:谢谢!A:Are you ready to order?A:您现在可以点菜吗?B:Yeah I think I am actually.Could I just have the soup to start please?B:是的,可以。请先给我来一份例汤,好吗——今日的例汤是什么?A:That's minestrone,is that all right sir?A:是意大利蔬菜汤,可以吗?B:Yeah,that's fine,and for the main course could I have the chicken please?B:可以。好的,至于主菜,请给我一份鸡肉,好吗?A:Chicken.A:鸡肉。B:And just some vegetables and some boiled potatoes pleaseB:再来一点蔬菜和煮土豆。
A:Boiled potatoes,OK?A:煮土豆,行吗?B:Thanks very much.B:谢谢!A:OK.A:好的。
to your health,意思是"为了您(你)的健康",是一句祝酒辞。英语中的祝酒辞,除了可以用to加名词来表达外,还可以用propose/drink a toast。例如:I would like to propose a toast to our friendship.为我们的友谊干杯。亲朋好友聚会时,cheers更常用。
Ten tips for improving your appointment setting skills(I)
No matter what business you're in,the odds are that you spend at least some time in appointments.Your appointments may be big group meetings,one on ones,or even job interviews.You may even be skipping the facetoface aspect of meeting and be taking conference calls or using Skype.No matter what type of meeting you've scheduled,though,these tips can help you improve your setting skills.
Set agendas ahead of time.Knowing what you plan to accomplish in a meeting can help you decide how long to plan to stay at that appointment,assuming you can keep to your agenda.It can be hard to get other people to stay on track,but no one really wants to spend all day in a single appointment.Furthermore,completing an agreed upon agenda is really the only way to be sure when your meeting is over.
Offer time and date options for appointments.Rather than going through a lengthy time schedule back and forth,either on the phone or via email,pick two or three appointment times that work for you and present them to the other half of your appointment.If you're dealing with a larger group,it's almost guaranteed that at least one option won't work for someone,and having multiple options is a much faster way to reach consensus.
Avoid fancy software applications.While there is some very fancy appointment setting software out there,try to avoid using anything out of the ordinary.The exception to this rule is parties or very large meetings.In general,using these applications takes more time than they're worth,for there's a learning curve for new users,and having to visit a site to respond can take double the time of replying to an email.However,when you're trying to coordinate large groups of people,using an application can provide a central location rather than sending out huge batches of emails.
Make sure you really need a meeting.Plenty of appointments are set for simple things like handing over a document for approval.Unless that document is short enough to be completely examined during the meeting,it might be more worthwhile to drop off the document and come back later to answer questions and handle the approval process.Before actually setting your appointment,think about whether the matter could be handled in a faster way.
Minimize travel time.One of the reasons that appointments eat up so much time in our calendars is the necessity of travel.We have to travel to clients'offices,coffee shops or wherever we're meeting.We can minimize that commitment by suggesting that we meet at our own locations,meet halfway,or skip meeting in person altogether.Options like telephone calls or video conferencing can often handle all the requirements of that appointment you were going to drive across town for.
Doubt of the psychiatrist
Jerry went to a psychiatrist.'Doc,'he said,'I've got trouble.Every time I get into bed,I think there's somebody under it.I'm going crazy!''Just put yourself in my hands for one year,'said the psychiatrist.'Come to me three times a week,and I'll cure your fears.'
'How much do you charge?'
'A hundred dollars per visit.'
'I'll sleep on it,'said Jerry.
Six months later the doctor met Jerry on the street.'Why didn't you ever come to see me again?'asked the psychiatrist.
'For a hundred bucks a visit?The bartender cured me for$10.'
's that so?!How?'
'He told me to cut the legs off the bed!Isn't anybody under there now!'
Visiting the Factory 参观工厂
net value 净值
warehouse 仓库
raw material 原料
weekly 每周的
monthly 每月的
yearly 每年的
annual 每年的,年度的
input 投入
output 产量,出产
reject 拒绝,拒收;不合格的产品
department 部门
section 部门,处,科,组
capacity 生产量,生产力
assembly line 组装线
layout 布置图
conveyer 流水线物料板
rivet table 拉钉机
rivet gun 拉钉枪
screw driver 起子
electric screw driver 电动起子
pneumatic screw driver 气动起子
worktable 工作桌
fit together 组装在一起
pallet 栈板
barcode 条码
barcode scanner 条码扫描器
fuse machine 热熔机
repair 修理
cosmetic inspect 外观检查
inner parts inspect 内部检查
thumb screw 大头螺丝
front plate 前板
rear plate 后板
bezel panel 面板
power button 电源按键
reset button 重置键
sheet metal parts 冲件
plastic parts 塑胶件
material 台车
carton 纸箱
subline 支线
left fork 叉车
personnel resource department 人力资源部
production department 生产部门
planning department 企划部
stamping factory 冲压厂
painting factory 烤漆厂
molding factory 成型厂
common equipment 常用设备
punching machine 冲床
robot 机械手
lathe 车床
planer 刨床
miller 铣床
grinder 磨床
linear cutting 线切割
electrical sparkle 电火花
section supervisor 部门主管
deputy section supervisor 副部门主管
group leader/supervisor 组长
line supervisor 线长
to be put in storage 入库
to apply oil 擦油
final inspection 终检
to connect material接料
to reverse material 翻料
cleaning cloth 抹布
to load material 上料
to unload material 卸料
to return material/stock to 退料
to scrape 刮,削
deficient purchase 来料不良
manufacture procedure 制程
deficient manufacturing procedure 制程不良
oxidation 氧化
scratch 刮伤
dent 压痕
proposal improvement 提案改善
spare parts/buffer 备件
forklift 叉车
trailer 拖板车
bolt 螺栓
name of a department 部门名称
automatic screwdriver 电动启子
We look forward to our tour of your plant.我们盼着参观你们工厂。Does the plant work with everything from the raw material to the finished product?从原料到成品都是工厂自己生产吗?Let us know when you're free.We'll arrange the tour for you.告诉我们您什么时候有空,我们好安排参观。It was very kind of you to give me a tour of the plant.谢谢你陪同我参观工厂。
You will surely know the products better after the visit.参观工厂参观后您对我们的产品肯定会更了解。Let me give you this list of departments first.我先给你这份各个部门的清单。Next to each department is its location and the name of the manager.在每个部门的旁边都标有其具体位置和经理的姓名。Please tell us the time that suits you for us to set up the visit.请告诉我们什么时候适合您来参观。I'll show you around and explain the operations as we go along.我会带您到处看看,给您解释我们的操作。If it is not too much trouble,we would like to talk to some of the technicians.如果不是太麻烦的话,我们想与一些技术员谈一谈。I'll give you a call this afternoon to set the time.谢谢,我今天下午会给您打电话来定时间的。Let me see.I'm quite free Thursday morning.Does that suit you?让我想想,周四上午我有空。那个时间方便吗?Monday next week would be best for me,if that's possible.如果可能的话,下周一对我最合适。We learned a lot about your facilities and the process of wine making.关于你们的酿酒设备和酿酒过程,我们了解了不少情况。If it is not too much trouble,we would like to talk to your delivery department director 如果不是特别麻烦的话,我们想同你们的运输部主管谈一下。We look forward to our tour of your factory.我们盼着参观你们工厂。We're interested in learning about your foodmaking and packaging process.我们想向你们学习食品加工和包装过程。I'll guide you through the factory and ask our people to give you a demonstration of our latest models.我会带您参观工厂,让我们的人给您演示我们的最新型号。
That'll be most helpful.那太有帮助了。How large is the plant?工厂有多大?I'll take you around the factory and show you our machines in operation.我会带您去工厂参观,带您去看我们运行中的机器。How large an area does this warehouse cover仓库占地面积是多少?How long has your factory been established?建立多长时间了?Some twenty years ago by merging two smallsized ones.大约20年前由两个小规模的工厂合并而成的。It covers an area of 75,000 square meters.
它的占地面积有七万五千平方米。When was the plant set up?工厂是什么时候建立的?How do your quality control systems operate?你们的质量控制系统是怎么运行的?All products have to go through five checks in the whole manufacturing process.所有的产品在整个生产过程中都必须经过五道检查。When did you start the factory?是什么时候开办的?How do you control the quality?你们怎么控制质量?All products have to pass strict inspection before they go out.所有的产品在出厂前必须经过严格的检查。I was very impressed.You have fine facilities and efficient people.我真是大开眼界了,你们拥有很好的设备和高效率的员工。I'm impressed by your approach to business.
我对你们的商业运作方法印象很深刻。We learned a lot about your facilities.
我们了解了许多关于你们设备的情况。A=Wang Xin(王新)
B=Richerd Gipson(理查德·吉布森)
A:Good morning,Mr.Gipson.I'm Wang Xin,from the international department.Would you like to look around the factory first?We'd be delighted to show you around.A:早上好,吉布森先生,我是王新,来自国际部。您要先参观一下工厂吗?我们很高兴带您在我们工厂转转。
B:It's very kind of you to say so.My associate and I will be interested in visiting your factory.B:谢谢您的盛情。我的随从和我很想参观你们的工厂。
A:Now this is our office block.We have all the administrative departments here,Sales,Accounting,Personnel,Market Research and so on.A:这是我们的办公区,我们所有的行政部门都在这儿:销售部,会计部,人事部,市场调查部等等。
B:What's that building opposite us?B:对着我们的那座楼是做什么的?A:That's the warehouse where the larger items of our working machine are stored.We keep a stock of the fastmoving items for urgent uses.A:那是储存着大量生产机器设备的仓库。我们储存着大量能快速运动的设备以备紧急之需。
A:I think you'd better speak to our sales manager,Mr.Johnson.You'll have a meeting with him 2 p.m.this afternoon.(They went into a workshop)This is one of our five workshops.This is the delivery and pick up bay here.A:我认为您应该同我们的销售经理约翰逊先生谈。您今天下午2点和他有个会见。(他们走进一个车间)这是我们五个车间的一个,是货物起卸车间。
B:If I ordered 500 cases of silk today,how long would I have to wait for the delivery in London?B:如果我今天订500箱丝绸,要多长时间才能运到伦敦?
A:About a week.A:大约一周。B:Oh,I see.B:哦,知道了。A:The material come in,as you see,of different sizes and are unloaded onto the delivery and pickup bay here,We buy them in from different sellers.This is the new conveyor belt we had installed this year.We doubled our output in this department as a result.A:就像您看到的,不同型号的材料运来了,并且卸在货物起卸车间。我们是从不同的商家那里买来的。这是我们今年刚安装的输送带,使我们的产量提高了两倍。
B:Oh,really?B:哦,真的吗?A:Are you tired?Would you like to have a look at the production shop today or shall we set another time?A:您累了吗?您是想今天去看看我们的生产车间还是再定时间?
B:It's up to you.B:您决定吧。A:Ok,let's go.A:好。请吧。B:All right.B:走吧。
A=Ms.Lin(林女士)
B=Mr.Gellar(盖勒先生)
C=Mr.Wang(王先生)
A:Mr.Gellar,I'd like to introduce you to Mr.Wang,the manager of our plant.A:盖勒先生,容我向您引见工厂经理,王先生。B:How do you do,Mr.Wang?B:您好,王先生。C:How do you do,Mr.Gellar?It's a pleasure to meet you.C:您好,盖勒先生,很高兴见到您。
B:The pleasure's mine.Mr.Wang,could I ask you some questions about your factory?B:这是我的荣幸。王先生,我能问你几个关于你们公司的问题吗?
C:Certainly.C:当然了。B:When was this factory founded?B:这家工厂是何时成立的?C:It was in 1981.C:是在1981年。B:How much was your initial capital?B:你们最初的资金是多少?C:It was about 300 thousand RMB.C:当时资本为30万人民币。B:How many employees do you have now?B:现在有多少雇工了?C:There are about 2000 in the plant,and 150 in the office.C:2000名工人,150名办公室工作人员。
B:Are you still expanding your plant?B:贵公司还在扩厂吗?C:Yes,our new plant will start production next month.C:是的,我们的新工厂下个月开始动工生产。B:That will help to speed things up.B:那会有助于加快出货速度。C:Of course.It has taken three years altogether.Let me show you our factory.C:当然了。新厂的建成总共花了三年的时间。我带你参观一下我们的工厂吧。They walked into a big workshop,where the machine made a lot of noises.他们走进了一间大车间里,里面噪音很大。
C:I hope the noise isn't bothering you.C:希望这些噪音没有打扰您。B:No,not at all.I'm accustomed to this sort of thing.B:一点也不会,我已经习惯了这种声音。
C:If there's some place you'd like to stop or anytime you would like to take a break,don't hesitate to ask.C:如果想在哪儿停下来或者想休息一下,不要不好意思说。
B:Thank you.I'll keep that in mind.I've heard your plant is phasing in robots.B:谢谢,我会记在心里的。听说你们工厂逐渐采用机器人设备了。C:Yes,we began last summer.C:是的。从去年夏天开始的。B:These machines seem to be the most modern ones of their kind.B:这些机器似乎是同类中最新型的。
C:That's true.We believe that superior equipment makes for superior products.I'll give you a complete picture of our operation.C:没错,我们相信优良的设备有助于生产优良产品。我会把我们制作过程的总图给您。
B:Thank you.B:谢谢。C:First,I'll show you a 10minute multimedia.C:首先,我为您映放10分钟的多媒体简介。
1.delight本身可以作名词或动词,意为"快乐,高兴",或"使快乐,是高兴"。例如:The actors delighted the audience by their excellent performance.演员们用他们出色的表演给观众带来了欢笑。The children sing the song with delight.孩子们高兴地唱歌。另外,delight还有一个常用的结构,就是在本课对话中出现的结构,be delighted to do sth 高兴做某事。例如:I am delighted to visit your home if it is convenient for you.如果你方便的话,我很高兴去你家拜访。
2.set the time 确定时间。set此处的意思是 make sth certain,即确定某事。类似的由set组成的词组还有set the time/date/place/price确定时间/日期/地点/价格。
3.break 在这里是作名词,是指工作中或忙碌中短暂的休息,例如,西方人生活中的coffee break(咖啡歇),tea break(茶歇),lunch break(午饭时间),也可以说a break for lunch.还有一个动词短语,就是对话中出现的 take a break(休息一下),等于 have a rest,但口语里 take a break 更常用。
Ten tips for improving your appointment setting skills(II)
Arrange time for both preparation and debriefing.When you set your appointment,think about what you might need to do to prepare for it,such as review a report,prepare a presentation or iron your shirt,and schedule time for each of those activities before your actual appointment.It's also worthwhile to schedule a fifteenminute prep session just before your appointment for any last minute details.Same goes for afterwards:you may have certain followup tasks to handle after your meeting.Scheduling at least a few minutes after an appointment guarantees that you'll have time to make sure your notes are complete and any sort of further action at least makes it on to your calendar(if you can't do it then).Separate personal and business appointments.Many of us try to load all of our out of the office appointments into one day.Ignore the problem of what happens if just one runs late.You've got the issue of trying to switch gears between the presentation you just gave to a client and the shot the doctor's waiting to give you.That sort of mental switch up can only make it harder to handle your later appointments.Try to schedule your personal and business appointments on different days.
Keep your appointment schedulers up to date.If you aren't the only person scheduling your appointments,it's vital to keep the others in the loop.Otherwise,your significant other might be expecting you at a family dinner at the same time you're finishing up a major project.I like shared calendars,such as Google calendar for that very reason,but there are ways to share just about every type of calendar,if you're reliant on your own system.Appointment schedulers can include your manager,your significant other,an administrative assistant and a whole host of other people.
Limit invitees.You may not need the whole company present for a progress report.Instead,to decide who actually needs to be in on your appointment,you can always send out a mass email later on if people feel left out.I've been in situations before where higher ups felt left out if you didn't bring them in on every single appointment you were setting up.The best bet seems to be presenting the meeting as something that wouldn't be a valuable use of their time.
Confirm everything.Confirm when and where the meeting is,what the agenda covers,even how to get there.All you really need is a brief email a day or two before the appointment that outlines the appointment and asks for a simple yes in response if everything is correct.
Crowd Control
An award should go to the United Airlines gate agent in Denver,Colorado,for being smart and funny and making her point when confronted with an angry passenger.During the final days at Denver's old Stapleton airport,a crowded flight was canceled.A single agent was rebooking a long line of inconvenienced travelers.
Suddenly an angry passenger pushed his way to the desk.He slapped his ticket down on the counter and said,'I HAVE to be on this flight and it has to be FIRST CLASS.'
The agent replied,'I'm sorry sir.I'll be happy to try to help you,but I've got to help these folks first,and I'm sure we'll be able to work something out.'
The passenger was unimpressed.He asked loudly,so that the passengers behind him could hear,'Do you have any idea who I am?'
Without hesitating,the gate agent smiled and grabbed her public address microphone.'May I have your attention please?'she began,her voice bellowing throughout the terminal.'We have a passenger here at the gate WHO DOES NOT KNOW WHO HE IS.If anyone can help him find his identity,please come to the gate.'
With the folks behind him in line laughing hysterically,the man glared at the United agent,gritted his teeth and swore,'F-you!'
Without flinching,she smiled and said,'I'm sorry,sir,but you'll have to stand in line for that,too.'
The crowd applauded—and the errors of the Airlines United were forgotten in a moment of almost universal bliss.
Etiquette 接待礼仪
welcome dinner 欢迎宴会
informal dinner 便宴
light meal 便餐
working luncheon 工作午餐
buffet dinner/luncheon 自助餐
return dinner 答谢宴会
farewell dinner 告别宴会
glee feast 庆功宴
reception 招待会
to host a dinner/banquet/luncheon in honor of……为……举行宴会/宴请
cocktail party 鸡尾酒会
tea party 茶话会
grand celebration 隆重庆祝
panel discussion 小组讨论
patron/sponsor/organizer/coorganizer 赞助人/主办人/承办人/协办人
to enter into negotiation 举行谈判
to make representations with sb.on sth.交涉
talks at working level 事物性会谈
items on the agenda 议程项目
topic for discussion 议题
a schedule mutually agreed upon 双方商定的议程
opening session 开幕会议
plenary session 全体会议
Here is your seat.您的位置在这里。What would you like to drink?您喝点什么?At this point,I propose a toast:to the cooperation between……and……,to the health of Senator……,cheers!现在我提议,为了……和……之间的合作,为了……参议员的健康,干杯!Lastly,taking up this glass of fine wine,I propose a toast to……最后,我借主人的酒,提议为……干杯!Please have a seat.请入席。Please yourself at home./Please enjoy yourself.请随便。
Help yourself please.请各位随意用餐。I'd ask you to raise your glass and join me in a toast ot the health of all our friends present here.请各位举杯并同我一起为所有在座的朋友们的健康干杯!
Here's to you.敬您一杯。Thank you so much for coming.感谢光临。Hope you'll come again.欢迎再来。Hope you'll visit Beijing more often.欢迎以后多来北京。I will see myself out,please.请留步,不用送了。Take care.多保重。Have a nice trip.祝您一路平安。At your service.愿为您效劳。To your health.祝您健康。I'll drink to that.我要为此干杯。Whatever you like.随量。Excuse me for a minute.我失陪一会儿。Hope you enjoy yourself.希望您玩得尽兴。Ladies and gentlemen,good evening.The concert/show would start soon.Please get yourself seated.Thank you.女士们,先生们,欢迎各位光临,演出很快就要开始了,请尽快就坐。The reception will now begin.招待会现在开始。All rise please.For the P.R.C.National Anthem.全体起立,奏国歌。
The distinguished guests participating the reception are……出席今天招待会的贵宾有……
May I interrupt you a moment?打断您一会儿,可以吗?This concludes the opening ceremony.开幕式现在结束。On the occasion of the season,I would like to extend season's greetings.值此节日之际致以节日的祝贺。
Wish you the very best of luck in your job,every success in your future endeavors,good health and a happy family!祝您工作顺利、事业成功、身体健康、家庭幸福!
Hearty congratulations on your recent election as……衷心祝贺您当选……
Sorry to interrupt you,but will you first let us know your idea of annual sales?对不起,打断您的话,不过您能先谈谈对年销售量的看法吗?If you don't mind,may I say one word here?请别介意,我可以插一句话吗?
Just a moment,please.Allow me to say something here.请稍停一下,允许我在此处插几句话。
A=Wang Ming(王明)
B=Mary(玛丽)
C=Grace(格雷斯)
D=Jeff(杰夫)In the following conversation,Mary Ellis is a senior executive from a corporate head office.She's on a business trip to the company's Asia division office(joint venture in Shanghai)。Wang Ming,the VicePresident in charge of Asian operations,greets her.在下面的对话中,玛丽·爱丽斯是一家合资公司总部的一名高级主管人员。她出差到了这家公司在亚洲地区的分公司(在上海合资)。王明亚洲地区业务的副主管会见了她。
A:Good morning,Mary.It's great to see you again.Did you have a good trip over?A:早上好,玛丽。真高兴能再次见到你。你旅途还愉快吧?B:Yes,it was a good flight.I was a little tired yesterday,but I'm OK now.B:唔,还不错。昨天还有点累,现在没事儿了。A:Great!If you're ready,I'd like to introduce you to some of our key personnel.A:太好了!如果你已经准备好了的话,我想把你介绍给这儿的主要工作人员。B:Let's go.B:咱们走吧。A:Mary,this is Grace Shen,our Financial Officer.A:玛丽,这是格雷斯·沈,我们的财务主管。C:I'd like you to meet Mary Ellis.C:这位是玛丽·爱丽斯。B:I'm pleased to meet you,Grace.You're doing a great job.The division's finances are in top shape.B:见到你真高兴,格雷斯。你干得太棒了。分公司的财务达到了最佳的状态。
C:Thank you,Ms Ellis.I'm happy to meet you,too.C:谢谢,爱丽斯小姐。见到您我也很高兴。
A:And this is Jeff Yang.He's in charge of Marketing.Jeff,let me introduce Mary Ellis.A:这是杰夫·杨。他主管营销。杰夫,我来介绍一下,玛丽·爱丽斯。
D:How do you do,Ms.Ellis?D:你好,爱丽斯小姐。B:How do you do?It's a pleasure to meet you,Jeff.So you're the one responsible for those outstanding sales figures I've seen.B:你好,见到你很荣幸,杰夫。我看过的那些了不起的销售数字,全是由你带领创下的吧。D:Thank you.I must say I have a great staff.
D:谢谢。可我得说那是因为我们有一个了不起的团队。A:I think you'll find all of our staff is top notch.A:我想你会发现我们所有的员工都是一流的。B:I'm already convinced of that,from the reports I've seen.Well,I'd like to see our manufacturing operation now,if I could.B:我所读过的报告早已说服了我。嗯,如果可以的话,我现在想看看我们的生产操作。A:Sure thing!Right this way.A:当然!这边请。
A=Tom Jackson(汤姆·杰克逊)
B=Lucy Smith(露西·史密斯)
Tom Jackson,director of marketing of a company was making a speech on a farewell party for Lucy Smith,a client representative,who was visiting his company.汤姆·杰克逊,一家公司的营销总监,正在欢送酒会上致词欢送露西·史密斯,到他公司参观的客户代表。
A:It's very nice meeting you,Ms.Smith.It's a great honor to have you to visit our company.I hope you have had a good stay in Hong Kong.A:见到您真高兴,史密斯女士。您能来访问我们的公司,我们感到非常荣幸。我希望您在香港过得愉快。
B:Indeed,I am.I am impressed by your hospitality.B:事实上,我确实过得很快乐。您的盛情款待给我留下了深刻的印象。A:Excuse me,everyone.Can I have your attention for a minute?Please be seated.Lucy,since you are the guest of honor,please sit in your honor guest's seat.Ladies and Gentlemen,I'd like to offer a toast to our Guest of Honor,Ms.Lucy Smith.Lucy,let's propose a toast to our firm partnership and the friendship between ourselves.Lucy,I would like to give you a traditional Chinese painting and a bottle of Chinese wine as a gift.Just accept it.A:打扰一下,可以占用大家一分钟时间吗?大家请坐。露西,因为你是上宾,请你坐在荣誉客人的座位上。女士们,先生们,我想向大家提议,为我们荣誉客户,露西·史密斯女士干一杯!我提议,为我们的坚定的伙伴关系以及我们之间的友谊干杯。露西,我想送你一件传统的中国画和一瓶酒作为中国的礼物,请你收下。B:I appreciate what you've done to me and I look forward to visiting Hong Kong again.And I believe we will see each other again.Cheers,everyone!B:非常感谢您为我所做的一切,我期待着再次访问香港。我相信我们会再见面。大家干杯!
top-notch是一个经常用于报刊杂志中的形容词,意思是"拔尖的,一流的"。top意思是"最上面的,最高的",例如:top ten或top five,来表示前十名或前五名。Notch 本意是"刻痕",但是在十九世纪时的体育比赛中,运动员的成绩是记在向上移动的刻度板(notched board)上的,比赛中成绩最好的运动员的成绩是在刻度板的最顶端的,因此,top notch 就有了"高手"的意思,后来连写成top notch,作形容词,意为"拔尖的,最好的,顶级的"。例如:He is a top notch painter.他是位一流的画家。与top notch 意思相近的词组还有 top drawer,top brass,top banana,top dog 等,都表示"重要人物,主要人物"。
There are some general rules for introductions.First,a man is always introduced to a woman.Second,a young person is always introduced to an elder person.Three,a less important is always introduced to a more important person.
When a client is coming for business purpose,the host should stand up and receive the guest,offer a chair and a cup of coffee,he shouldn't sit down until the guest takes a seat.When the guest rises to leave,the host should go with him as far as the door of the office or the elevator.The executive doesn't rise for his secretary or coworkers in the office.
A handshake can create a feeling of immediate friendliness or instant irritation between two strangers.The proper handshake is brief,but there should be firmness and warmth in the clasp.It should always be accompanied by a direct look into the eyes of the person your shake your hand with.
While speaking with a visitor during an appointment,you should bear in mind that listening is as essential as talking.Nothing is more irritating and insulting to a visitor than to have an appointment interrupted by continual phone calls.You need to tell your assistant in advance to pick up all calls for you except emergencies until the end of your appointment.If your phone system includes a'message taking'feature,make sure to use them.If the caller is too far away from the subject,you might say,'Since I have another appointment in a few minutes,I'd like to discuss our primary concern.'
The Old Drunk
Neighbors had complained to the mayor about the noisy pub on the corner of the street.It seems that the old friends got together every Saturday and Sunday,played cards,drank beer,told lies and jokes until 1 a.m.Sunday morning,when the pub had to close.
Officer Fishermen,who was walking down the street,was not amused.
He checked his watch,noted it was 12:55,time for the old drunks to start leaving.If he hadn't been assigned this crap detail he'd be down at the bus stop about now having a nice hot cup of coffee.
Fishermen pulled out a cigarette and was about to light up when the door of the pub slammed open and an old man stumbled out.Fishermen put the smoke back in the pack;he was'on point'now.
The old man stumbled around,fished his car keys out of his pocket,dropped them a couple of times,finally found them and weaved down the sidewalk and across the road to his car.
Fishermen started his engine,watching carefully as the old man tried hard to unlock his door.Other patrons leaving the pub seemed a little drunk,but no one is like the old man trying to get into his car.As soon as the old man's car started to pull away from the curb,Fishermen was on him like a hound on a bone,siren,red lights and loudspeaker.Fishermen wanted these complaining neighbors to know the city was doing its job.
'Out of the car,old man!'demanded Fishermen.
'But officer,I haven't had anything to drink!'complained the old man.
'Sure,you haven't,old man,sure you haven't',replied Fishermen as he put the cuffs on the old guy and drove him downtown.
At the station,the old man blew into the breathalyzer and the needle didn't move.'What the……YOU haven't been drinking,old man!'
But that't what I tried to tell you back there,officer!
'Well then why were you stumbling all over the place?'asked Fishermen.'Well,officer,tonight when we all got to the pub,they have chosen me to be the'designated drunk'when the place closed down!'
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