礼节美语 – 268. You Are What You Wear 你就是你所穿的 (2)
Cathy 跟同事Adam 正在讨论,一个人的穿着是否会对他的精神状态产生影响。Adam 说, A: Have you ever heard the saying, “clothes make the man”? It might be truer than…
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Cathy 跟同事Adam 正在讨论,一个人的穿着是否会对他的精神状态产生影响。Adam 说, A: Have you ever heard the saying, “clothes make the man”? It might be truer than…
Cathy 早上上班见到同事 Adam. Cathy: Hi, Adam, nice tie. Adam: Thanks. C: By the way, can I ask you a personal…
Mickey刚失业,跟朋友Suzanne 一起吃饭,Suzanne 劝他说,这未必不是件好事。她说, S: Back at my old job there were some days where I barely used my brain at…
Suzanne 约朋友 Mickey 一起吃午饭。 Suzanne: Mickey! Good to see you! It’s been too long! Mickey: Hi, Suzanne! you’re right, it…
Marissa 和同事 Hank 正在讨论吸烟的问题。Hank 说,有不少研究都发现,涨价确实能起到一定的抑制作用,促使一部分人戒烟。Marissa 说, M: I see. The high prices act as “the straw that broke the camel’s…
Marissa 早上一到办公室,就开始跟同事 Hank 发牢骚。 Marissa: I hate walking into our building in the morning! – All the smokers stand around…
Sean 有飞行恐惧症,可他偏偏又是国际销售代表,需要经常旅行。同事 Mimi 开玩笑说,他可真是选错了职业。Mimi 说, M: You certainly picked the wrong profession! You are an international sales representative – traveling…
Sean 在走廊上遇到同事 Mimi, 他一副忧心忡忡的样子。我们听听为什么。 Sean: Oh, man….I am not looking forward to this upcoming trip to Europe. Mimi: But Europe…
Lewis要去美国芝加哥出差,想坐高铁去洛杉矶看家人,但同事Jay告诉他说,美国没有高铁,原因之一是坐飞机十分方便。 Lewis: So there’s been no incentive to build super fast trains. Jay: Yeah, that’s right. Also, Americans like to…
Lewis 在走廊上遇到同事 Jay. Lewis: Hi, Jay! J: Hi, Lewis. Are you ready for your big trip to Chicago? L: Oh,…
Cindy看到同事Wendy很开心的样子。 Cindy: So Wendy, are you flying non-stop? Wendy: Washington DC to Beijing…non-stop. Amy: Oh that’s lovely. The thing I…
Cindy看到同事Wendy很开心的样子。 Wendy: (Excited) Yeah! Cindy: Hey, Wendy….you sure looked excited. What’s up? W: I just got a text message…and…I get…
晚宴结束,Jason跟同事Harold一起往外走。Jason是从中国来的,对西方人交往时回避谈钱的问题感到不解,问这样做是不是为了不去刺激那些没什么钱的人。Harold回答说: Harold: Yes, I think you hit the nail on the head. Also, I think many Westerners believe that if…
晚宴结束,Jason跟同事Harold一起往外走。Jason说: Jason: That was a lovely party, wasn’t it? Harold: Yes, it was. The food was pretty good, too. J:…
Lily跟同事Kyle和Jerry在聊西方给小费的文化,Jerry是从中国来的,觉得美国给小费的习俗很不方便。Lily说, Lily: I can see how the custom might make visitors uncomfortable. I’ve heard stories about restaurant staff getting angry…