商务礼节美语第7期:购买纪念品(1)

　　公司副总裁Jason到上海，由Gina接待。
Jason: Hello Gina! We've spoken so many times on the phone but's it's so good to finally meet you in person!吉娜你好！我们通过电话聊了这么久，现在见到你本人了感觉真好！
G: Hello sir. Good to meet you, too. 先生您好，我也很高兴能见到您啊。
J: Oh, please don't call me "sir." Just call me Jason. 哦，请别叫我先生了，就叫我詹森吧。
G: Ok, Jason. So how was the flight? 好的，詹森，坐飞机顺利吗？
J: Pretty good. There was a bit of turbulence¹ while we were over the Pacific Ocean but it wasn't too bad. The worst thing was the guy behind me. He snored all through the night! 挺顺利的。就是经过太平洋的时候有气流但是不是很糟糕。最糟糕的是坐在我后面的人打了一夜的呼噜。
G: Really? But you were in first class! Nobody woke that guy up? 真的吗？但是那你是在头等舱啊！没有人叫醒那个人吗？
Jason和Gina以前只在电话上沟通过，Jason说，it's so good to finally meet you in person, 见到你本人很高兴。寒暄过后，Gina问Jason路上是否顺利，Jason说，飞机在太平洋上空遇到气流有些颠簸，turbulence is spelled t-u-r-b-u-l-e-n-c-e, turbulence，是气流的意思。但最糟糕的是，坐在Jason后面的人打了一夜呼噜。
J: The stewardess² said it's not company policy to wake people up for any reason. 空姐说公司规定说没有任何理由叫醒飞机上的乘客。
G: That's terrible! So you didn't get any sleep? 太槽糕了！所以说你根本没有睡着了？
J: Not much...but that's ok...I'm a night owl³ anyway. 睡着很短的时间……但是还行……因为我是个夜猫子。
G: So, aside from visiting our factory and offices, are there any other things you want to accomplish while you're in China? 所以，除了参观我们的工厂和办公室，还有什么是你来到中国想做的吗？
J: I'd love to squeeze⁴ in a trip to the Great Wall. 我想抽点时间去长城。
G: That's not a problem. We can have a company car take you there. It's only about a two hour drive. 那没问题。我们能开公司的车带你去。只需要2个小时左右就能到了。
空服拒绝把打呼噜的人叫醒，因为it's not company policy，不符合公司规定。Jason说，自己反正是a night owl， 夜猫子，所以问题不大。除了视察工作外，Jason说还想抽时间去爬长城，I'd love to squeeze in a trip to the Great Wall. Gina说，长城不远，只要两小时车程，所以没问题。
J: Also...I'd like to do some shopping while I'm here. 还有，在这边我还想买点东西。
G: Well, you've come to the right place! China is a shopping paradise⁵. Name it—we've got it. 嗯，你来对地方了!中国是一个购物天堂。直说吧，我们有很多好东西。
J: To be honest, I'm not really sure what I'm looking for. But I need gifts for my wife, kids and I should bring something back for the senior partners of my firm as well. 实话说，我不是很确信我要买什么。但是我需要给我的妻子，孩子和公司的合伙人买礼物。
G: Hum...I'd recommend silk for your wife. Maybe a bathrobe or perhaps a shawl. Silk dresses and shirts are good, too. 嗯，我建议给你的妻子买丝绸。也许是件睡衣或者是一条围巾。丝绸的以衣服和衬衣也不错。
J: Yeah...that sounds good. But my wife is picky so I'll need your help to choose the right one. It should be classy and not too flashy. 是的……听起来不错。但是我的妻子很挑剔所以我需要你帮我选件合适的。衣服要典雅，不能过于招摇过市。
G: I think I know just the store to visit. Leave it to me. 我想我知道哪个店可以买到合适的了。交给我吧。
除了观光，Jason还想购物，给太太、孩子和公司合伙人买礼物。Gina建议Jason给太太买丝绸制品。Jason说太太很picky，picky is spelled p-i-c-k-y, picky，picky，是挑剔的意思，衣服要典雅classy, 不能过于招摇，flashy. Gina说，leave it to me，包在我身上。

1 turbulence   

n.喧嚣，狂暴，骚乱，湍流

参考例句：

• The turbulence caused the plane to turn over.空气的激流导致飞机翻转。
• The world advances amidst turbulence.世界在动荡中前进。

2 stewardess   

n.空中小姐，女乘务员

参考例句：

• Please show your ticket to the stewardess when you board the plane.登机时请向空中小姐出示机票。
• The stewardess hurried the passengers onto the plane.空中小姐催乘客赶快登机。

3 owl   

n.猫头鹰，枭

参考例句：

• Her new glasses make her look like an owl.她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。
• I'm a night owl and seldom go to bed until after midnight.我睡得很晚，经常半夜后才睡觉。

4 squeeze   

vt.硬塞，硬挤；挤压；n.榨；经济困难；拮据

参考例句：

• This machine helps you to squeeze more juice out.这台机器能挤出更多的果汁。
• It was a tight squeeze in the crowded bus.公共汽车上载客太多，挤得很。

5 paradise   

n.伊甸乐园，天堂

参考例句：

• My house had a small backyard,the paradise of children.我那幢房子有一个小后院，那是孩子们玩耍的乐园。
• On a hot day a dip in the sea is sheer paradise.热天洗个海水澡是十分令人惬意的事。