陈豪在北京的ABC美国公司工作,他到美国同事Amy的办公室去找她。 ) U4 t1 B/ w6 n( b9 w' n4 S
(Office ambience) 9 J3 T! `1 M# J2 ?/ B' S. a- q* r
C:Amy, 你有时间吗?
9 a& X |: B$ k; P# E' F A:I can always make time for you, Chen Hao. What's the matter? & g5 [; E3 P' ^ ~$ i
C:我有个客户,听说我搬家,专门送了我一幅画儿。 8 I! b9 o6 a9 ?
A:That doesn't sound like a problem. It sounds more like a nice gesture.
3 Q" @9 S$ ]1 c! I* q% n C:可是那画的颜色和风格跟我的公寓格格不入。 * |* P3 Z. a) u$ E6 i
A:That's too bad. He probably chose something he would like to have and didn't consider your taste. I hope you thanked him for it anyway. % |2 H2 R) U1 x7 p
C:我觉得也是,给别人买东西,应该买别人喜欢的才对。不过我还是打算发个电子邮件,谢谢他,但是不知道怎么写,所以来请教你。
1 Y k2 s- {% m A:Well, first of all, you shouldn't use e-mail to thank someone for a gift. A proper note of gratitude should be handwritten.
R6 t1 _. w8 r& d) O6 L C:什么是 gra--ti--tude? www.examw.com
0 R4 y* K/ k |+ A( l3 N! y A:Gratitude is the same as thanks or appreciation.
: H2 `: y% s- C$ o C:那一定要手写吗?
) F2 N. X0 e8 _ A A:E-mail is impersonal and lacks warmth. The effort you make to show your gratitude should match the effort that your client expended in sending you the gift. 0 @: d+ H1 O% @6 H' n
C:我能不能买张现成的感谢卡,在上面加上一句,然后签个字呢?
+ A( z/ G" T z; E& i9 s& h% [ A:I'm sorry, but that won't do either. You need to demonstrate your good manners by composing a personal note in your own words on the appropriate stationery. 5 N/ s" w( Q- T
C:你能陪我去买合适的卡片吗? 6 o+ o" ^- K& w; ]
A:I don't have time now. But let's meet at the stationery store at noon.
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" P5 o3 Q% {0 t. i MC:中午,陈豪和Amy一起到卡片专卖店。
/ r$ l3 W: G5 a: C1 V4 P C:Amy, 这种可以折叠的感谢卡挺大方的。
. o9 M' G* y* i: {& Z A:They are acceptable, but not as classy as these correspondence cards that are made of heavier stock paper. # r9 h1 y8 X2 c- V8 c
C:噢,correspondence cards,就是回复卡。 , Y& W$ {9 b0 D+ I0 Y1 O1 x/ X
A:You should order some with your name engraved across the top for future use. 6 u/ A9 L! ]6 P1 S. v
C:我说有时候收到别人的卡片,上面还有名字的缩写,原来是可以订做的呀。好,就买这个。不过我还是不知道怎么写。 3 q0 l& @6 T8 m, e4 O, i( u
A:It's not so hard, and you don't have to be dishonest. , Y4 p# N: J" u9 _5 K
C:你启发启发我。
|, u b, L. \6 p A:You can tell your client how much you appreciate his thoughtfulness and generosity in sending you a painting by this artist. + g( r. a+ o$ `7 b" J
C:有了。我就说“你怎么知道我家到处都是白墙的?画儿是我最需要的。”这样写,他也不知道我是不是喜欢那幅画。
% m/ w) d$ {4 g9 M% B A:And you have all the elements of a proper thank you note.
! a- |. G; W p# J8 Y C:Amy, 你能再重复一下写感谢卡的注意事项吗?
+ A7 R7 w8 c5 M2 `& \ A:A note of thanks is hand written on quality notepaper. It begins with a specific reference to the gift, remarks about its quality, why you appreciate it and how you will use it. : g8 n5 x0 W$ ^% m9 H* w. \7 n
C:这么说,其实也不难嘛。谢谢你,Amy. |