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[职场礼节美语之二十二]做个好客人

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 陈豪在北京的ABC美国公司工作,惊天是星期五下午,陈豪正在跟美国同事Amy聊天。

 
(Office ambience)
 
A: 陈豪,do you have any plans for the weekend?
 
C: 这个周末还真有活动。我们老板夫妇请我到他们家去玩儿,我没告诉你吗?说实话,I am a little nervous.
 
A:What are you nervous about?
 
C: 我怕自己会有失礼的地方。唉,你给我讲讲,在西方,去别人家作客有什么需要注意的吧。
 
A: Do you have gift for your hosts?
 
C:礼物,可我不知道买什么呀。
 
A:Here's what I do. I take a gift with me when I know my hosts' taste and hobbies.
 
C:那要是不知道他有什么爱好呢?
 
A:When I don't have a clue1, I pay attention to what they like while I am there. Then I send a special gift after the visit.
 
C:我怕吃不惯他们家的饭,所以准备自己带饭去。
 
A: Unless you have food allergies2 or need to follow a special diet that would be rude. The rule is to "make do".
 
C:我倒是没有食物过敏。那要是不爱吃呢?
 
A: If there is something you don't like, don't let your hosts know. Have a little bit of everything to be polite but fill up on the things you like.
 
C: 你说得有道理,我可以每样儿都尝点,哪个合胃口就多吃点儿。你放心,不好吃我也不会告诉他们的。还有Amy, can I take my dog Freckles3?
 
A:绝对不行. Unless they invite Freckles, ask your neighbors if they could look after him.
 
C:那我到他们家能看电视吗?
 
A:They may ask if you want to watch television and if you have any favorite shows. 不过,要是没人问你,那他们看什么,你就应该跟着看什么。
 
C:他们睡觉以后我能看吗?
 
A:I hate to disappoint you, but if your hosts go to bed, you should retire to your room.
 
C:我要是不困呢?
 
A:Take something to read. It's much more courteous4 to read quietly in your room than to stay up with the televising blaring.
 
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C:Amy, 我还有什么地方需要注意吗?
 
A:Don't forget when the visit is over to send a handwritten thank you note?
 
C:一定要手写吗?我能不能写个e-mail,表示感谢呢?
 
A:绝对不行。E-mail is too impersonal5.
 
C:可我没有像样的卡片和信封呀。
 
A:Then buy some and take it with you along with a pen and some stamps. You can write the note before you leave their house and mail it on your way back home.
 
C: 我还以为这个周末可以好好放松一下呢。看来我得随时注意,做个好客人,可别闹什么笑话。
 
A:没错。还有就是要enjoy yourself. 

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1 clue pWhyn     
n.线索;提示;词语
参考例句:
  • She will clue you in about this.她将为你提供这方面情况。
  • No clue to his whereabouts has been found.至今没有找到有关他行踪的线索。
2 allergies 2c527dd68e63f119442f4352f2a0b950     
n.[医]过敏症;[口]厌恶,反感;(对食物、花粉、虫咬等的)过敏症( allergy的名词复数 );变态反应,变应性
参考例句:
  • Food allergies can result in an enormous variety of different symptoms. 食物过敏会引发很多不同的症状。 来自辞典例句
  • Let us, however, examine one of the most common allergies; hayfever. 现在让我们来看看最常见的变态反应的一种--枯草热。 来自辞典例句
3 freckles MsNzcN     
n.雀斑,斑点( freckle的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • She had a wonderful clear skin with an attractive sprinkling of freckles. 她光滑的皮肤上有几处可爱的小雀斑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • When she lies in the sun, her face gets covered in freckles. 她躺在阳光下时,脸上布满了斑点。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 courteous tooz2     
adj.彬彬有礼的,客气的
参考例句:
  • Although she often disagreed with me,she was always courteous.尽管她常常和我意见不一,但她总是很谦恭有礼。
  • He was a kind and courteous man.他为人友善,而且彬彬有礼。
5 impersonal Ck6yp     
adj.无个人感情的,与个人无关的,非人称的
参考例句:
  • Even his children found him strangely distant and impersonal.他的孩子们也认为他跟其他人很疏远,没有人情味。
  • His manner seemed rather stiff and impersonal.他的态度似乎很生硬冷淡。
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