陈豪这个小伙子在ABC美国公司做得不错。今天老板又给他一个重要的\任务。 是什么任务呢? 你听听就知道了。
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C:Hi, Mary. Do you have a minute? I need your help.2 v; v- N* _- o
M:Sure. What is it?
2 l; O5 j, w) u# p( rC:公司的部几位高层领导人这星期从美国到这里来访问。我的老板让我今天晚上陪其中的一位,Mr. Johnson去参加我们客户举行的招待会。
( J& i+ U1 F& A5 BM:Well, aren't you flattered that your boss asked you to do that?; }, ^; m4 u, F7 {) e# D# ?
C:Yes, I am. 不过,去招待会我就得把Mr. Johnson介绍给我们的客户和在场的其他公司的同事。 I 'm not confident that I can do it correctly.
& C# W. z3 Z7 Q8 gM:It's simple. You need to remember three rules. Rule #1: always introduce people of lesser rank to people of greater rank.
, U+ M. H. R/ ~$ k; CC:把级别低的人介绍给级别高的人。OK, rule #2.
. K& q+ g1 T! p6 \; AM:Rule #2 is to say the name of the most important person first.- i. B0 ?+ s7 ?6 c) R
C:噢,先说最重要的人的名字。那Mr. Johnson今天就是最重要的人物了。+ _. l! T& m( g7 I. Y$ d8 z5 {
M:No, 在你把他介绍给我们客户的时候,他就没有客户那么重要了。
4 h0 o' K& S3 i2 I& RC:那倒是。Without clients we would have no business.所以我得先说客户的名字,再把Mr. Johnson介绍给他们。Mary, 让我先回去练练。一会儿我再来找你。% r k3 s: O) i7 f% v
M:No problem.4 {& S: n. l& C# B) J- }8 v
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, b O/ `5 E# p: u g TM:陈豪,你刚才急忙走了,我还没说Rule #3呢!& U% T+ Z# N" \6 K2 G- d; a
C:Rule #3是什么呀?
, |% Y6 N, N# L! k4 aM:在说了最重要的人的名字后,你该说:I would like to introduce so and so to you.
! q& x6 T9 s6 @5 a A) XC:让我试一试。要是客户的名字是Smith,我该说:Mr. Smith, I would like to introduce you to Mr. Johnson.对吗?0 e4 b4 g9 f/ O4 K1 I
M:No, 不对。你应该说:Mr. Smith, I would like to introduce Mr. Johnson to you.要是你把我介绍给Mr. Johnson你该怎么说?
5 a+ b% _) H8 d5 k" }, j, VC:我该说:Mr. Johnson, I would like to introduce Mary to you.
+ g6 ^, R$ @: t0 r+ {M:That' correct.这里的差别似乎很微妙,但是很重要。我们再来复习一遍。
/ p% ~7 ^7 @% K2 k; KC:OK. Rule #1,always introduce people of lesser rank to people of greater rank.
! l7 l b, T, oM:对,要是我把你陈豪介绍给Mr. Johnson, 我该说:Mr. Johnson, I would like to introduce Chen Hao to you.3 D9 b3 L r- E3 ~6 r9 B
C:这已经符合Rule #2: say the name of the most important person first.
; w. I" ]8 u" ^9 K$ u6 BM:Rule #3刚才已经说了。OK, you're all set. Good luck tonight and enjoy! |