Category: 礼节美语 (Etiquette American English)

Lily在公司休息室看到同事Kyle和Jerry在聊天，上前打招呼。 Lily: Good afternoon, guys. Am I interrupting something? Kyle: Jerry and I were just debating the American custom of tipping. Jerry: Yeah, he’s in favor and I’m opposed. L:…

Steve找到同事Bob, 向他请教投资的问题，Bob觉得股市风险太大，那房地产呢？ Bob: Buying property is definitely something to consider. But just because prices have been going up for a long time doesn’t mean they will always go up. Lots…

Steve找到同事Bob, 向他请教投资的问题。 Steve: Hey, Bob! You’re a financial expert, aren’t you? I hear you know a lot about investing. Bob: Well, I don’t like to toot my own horn…but I…

Sue跟坐在隔壁的同事George聊天。 S: That’s true…we might actually be making more work for ourselves by this constant need to stay in touch. G: If they allow cell phones on airplanes…we’re going to…

Sue跟坐在隔壁的同事George聊天。 Sue: Hey George, take a look at this article. It says several major airlines are considering allowing people to use their cell phones while in the air. George: Oh…

公司主管James找到公关部主任 Felicia 商量购置艺术作品，美化工作环境的事。James说自己偏爱相片，Felicia表示赞同。 F: I often go to photography exhibitions at the local museum. Sometimes the pictures are of nature – you know – wild animals or sunsets…that kind of…

公司主管 James找到公关部主任 Felicia. James: Hey, Felicia…do you have time for a quick conversation?Felicia: Sure, boss. What’s up? J: I was walking through the hallways of our office yesterday and it…

公司主管 Lenny 要接受媒体采访，请媒体咨询公司的Carl帮他准备。Carl告诉Lenny, 记者一上来会问几个简单问题，但不能因此而放松警惕。Carl说： C: Remember to keep your game face on. It’s really important not to seem surprised when they ask the first difficult question. You don’t want to…

公司主管 Lenny 要接受媒体采访，让秘书 Jessica 帮他请了一个咨询顾问，预先做准备。Lenny 打电话问 Jessica: Lenny: Hey, Jessica…did you set up that appointment with the media consultant? Jessica: I sure did, boss. I expect him any minute now.…

Harry告诉同事Cindy, 他这一天真是倒了血霉了。早上起晚，上班迟到，忘了取送去干洗的西装，所以只好穿着T恤和牛仔裤来公司上班，不仅如此，钱包还被人偷了。 Cindy听后很同情地说， Cindy: Wow, Harry…this might just be the worst day of your life! H: I know! (beep, beep sound) Well…when it rains it pours! Now my cell phone…

Harry在公司遇到同事Cindy. Harry: Oh man…it’s really not my day! Cindy: Having a bad hair day? H: You have no idea! I woke up late because I didn’t hear my alarm…then I…

Henry买了最新的超小电脑Orange SuperCom 4，拿给同事Sara和Mark看。Sara问他： Sara: So did you already own an Orange SuperCom 3? Henry: Yeah, I sold it on eBay last week. M: I used to rush out and buy…

Sara在公司走廊上看到同事Henry. Sara: Hi Henry, how was your weekend? Henry: Excellent! I went down to the mall and got myself one of those new minicomputers. S: You mean the new Orange…

Robert两年前开始打高尔夫球，在球场上积累了不少商业界的人脉。同事Mark问他： Mark: But how can you play with people who’ve been golfing for 20 years? Isn’t it embarrassing? R: Golf has a system called “handicapping” and the system does its…

Mark在公司门口看见同事Robert. Mark: Hey Robert…going on vacation? Looks like you’re planning on doing some golfing. Robert: Yes, I will be playing golf, but I’m not going on vacation. I’m meeting up…