对话口译如下：

CNN 记者：李先生，你好！很高兴见到你。谢谢你教我中国的商业礼仪。

Mr. Li: Not at all.

CNN 记者：我想问一下，我现在的着装适合商业场合吗？

Mr. Li: Absolutely perfect for Chinese businessmeeting: conservative color, long skirt.

CNN 记者：那就好。我们现在开始上课吧。这是我的名片。

Mr. Li: OK. This is my business card. Noticehow I present it to you with the English side facing you.

CNN 记者：哦，那我也必须跟着做。这是我的名片。

Mr. Li: Oh, wonderful. You get yourself aChinese name. Notice how I spend a little bit of time paying attention todetail of the card as a sign of respect.

CNN 记者：有时商业会议结束前会进行礼物交换。这里有一些CNN 牌子的礼物，用于礼物交换合适吗？

Mr. Li: Er, some of them like the iPod might be too expensive; it could carry a bribery undertone. And theother side might feel uncomfortable, because he would have to reciprocate with something of equal value.

CNN 记者：那这张图片光盘合适吗？

Mr. Li: That is a perfect gift; it canintroduce your company, your city or your country.

CNN 记者：好的，这堂课结束了，不过我们的礼仪学习晚餐时还要继续。

Mr. Li: Ok, I’ll see you then.

CNN 记者：在中国，宴席对于建立商业关系有多重要呢？

Mr. Li: It is a cultural way. Chinese peopleregard eating as one of the most important things in their lives as they say“eating is as important as the sky”.

CNN 记者：原来如此。这碟菜是炒牛蛙，可能有些外国商人会不喜欢。如果来中国做客，主人上这道菜，可是你不想吃，怎么办呢？

Mr. Li: I would just say something nice andpolitely decline it.

CNN 记者：餐桌上还有鱼，鱼朝着我这个方向摆放，这是什么意思呢？

Mr. Li: That means you would have to drink aglass of white liquor because the head of the fish

is pointing toward you. That’s a custom fromthe North.

CNN 记者：既然是习俗，我就得喝，谢谢。对了，这些白酒度数很高，客人如果不喜欢，可以拒绝吗？

Mr. Li: Yes, but the host would naturallyprefer that you join him in drinking it.

CNN 记者：好，那我就和主人一起祝酒？

Mr. Li: That’s right.

CNN 记者：好的，谢谢李先生给我们上了精彩的一课。

Mr. Li: You’re welcome.