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商务英语活学活用 文化差异1
日期:2015-06-23 17:43

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Ⅰ.核心学习:Cultural Diversity at Work 工作中的文化差异

Michael: Billy! I think there is an inferno in the company kitchen.
迈克尔:比利!我觉得公司的厨房着火了。
Billy: Really! Why do you think so?
比利:真的吗!你为什么会这么想?
Michael: There is a terrible smell coming from there.
迈克尔:有一股难闻的气味从那儿飘出来。
Billy: Can you describe it for me?
比利:能给我形容一下吗?
Michael: Billy, it is a very strong smell that made my eyes water when I walked past.
迈克尔:比利,那是一种很强烈的气味,从那路过的时候我的眼睛都出眼泪了。
Billy: You are such a dill Michael. Maybe someone is re-heating their lunch.
比利:你真是个傻瓜迈克尔。也许是有人在加热他们的午餐。
Michael: This cannot be someone's lunch! No one could eat something that smelled that bad.
迈克尔:不可能是某个人的午餐!没有人会吃味道那么糟糕的东西。
Billy: You know that we have people from many different countries working in the office and their cuisine is very different from ours.
比利:你要知道在我们办公室里工作的人来自不同的国家,他们的饮食跟我们是完全不同的。
Michael: But they are in our country now! They should act like we do!
迈克尔:可他们现在在我们的国家!他们做事的方式应该跟我们一样!
Billy: You cannot say that! What you just said is very insulting and ignorant. You need a lesson in Cultural Diversity at work.
比利:你不可以这么说!你刚才说的话很无礼也很无知。你需要了解一下公司中的文化差异。

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