商务礼节美语第106期:剧院礼仪

　　Etiquette¹ at the Theatre
剧院礼仪
陈豪在北京的ABC美国公司工作，他到办公室去找美国同事Amy。
(Office ambience)
C: Amy，今天晚上的表演你去吗？
A: Yes, I'm looking forward to it. Our new boss, Mr. Brown, is being kind to take us all to celebrate the success on our last project. Are you going?
C: 去。可我从来没去过剧院。你给我讲讲要注意些什么。我可不想在老板面前丢人。
A: The first thing you should know is to be on time. Mr. Brown is picking up our tickets and will meet us in front of the theater at 7 o'clock.
C: 我本来约好了跟朋友吃饭，然后再去。既然老板已经买了票，我们为什么还要提前到呢？
A: First of all, you do as the boss requests. Secondly², it is inconsiderate to arrive just as the curtain goes up.
C: 反正已经有票了，表演开始前到不就行了吗？
A: That is exactly the point. If your seat happens to be in the middle of the row, you will have to climb over everyone else.
C: 如果我坐在边上，里面的人后到，我该怎么做呢？
A: You might want to remain standing³ until those people turn up. Once the lights go down to signal that the show is beginning, take your seat.
C: 如果表演开始后，坐在里面的人才到呢？
A: Ushers⁴ generally will not seat people after the performance has begun until there is an appropriate break. Be courteous⁵ and stand to make it easier for them to get by.
C: 谢谢你，Am，我们晚上见。晚上表演中场休息。
C: Amy, 你觉得今天的表演怎么样？
A: The play is excellent, but I am having trouble seeing and hearing.
C: 为什么？
A: Well, the woman in front of me has on a big hat. I am having trouble seeing. She wasn't being thoughtful when she decided⁶ to wear that monstrosity.
C: 什么叫monstrosity?
A: The word relates to monster. I suppose she wanted to dress up, but she overdid⁷ it. And by the way, what were you thinking when you decided to dress casually⁸?
C: 去剧院看表演还要穿西装打领带吗？
A: Absolutely, the theater is a special event and people should dress up for the occasion. You should at least have worn a coat and tie.
C: 可我去看电影的时候，从来都穿得很随便的呀！
A: This isn't the movies. It is a sign of respect to the actors and the other theater goers to look your best.
C: 其实，我去之前也犹豫了一下。
A: I wish you had asked me. Since you didn't, keep in mind that it is always better to dress up rather than dress down.

1 etiquette   

n.礼仪，礼节；规矩

参考例句：

• The rules of etiquette are not so strict nowadays.如今的礼仪规则已不那么严格了。
• According to etiquette,you should stand up to meet a guest.按照礼节你应该站起来接待客人。

2 secondly   

adv.第二，其次

参考例句：

• Secondly,use your own head and present your point of view.第二，动脑筋提出自己的见解。
• Secondly it is necessary to define the applied load.其次，需要确定所作用的载荷。

3 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 ushers   

n.引座员( usher的名词复数 )；招待员；门房；助理教员v.引，领，陪同( usher的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Seats clicked, ushers bowed while he looked blandly on. 座位发出啪啦啪啦的声响，领座员朝客人们鞠躬，而他在一边温和殷勤地看着。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• The minister then offers a brief prayer of dedication, and the ushers return to their seats. 于是牧师又做了一个简短的奉献的祈祷，各招待员也各自回座位。 来自辞典例句

5 courteous   

adj.彬彬有礼的，客气的

参考例句：

• Although she often disagreed with me,she was always courteous.尽管她常常和我意见不一，但她总是很谦恭有礼。
• He was a kind and courteous man.他为人友善，而且彬彬有礼。

6 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

7 overdid   

v.做得过分( overdo的过去式 )；太夸张；把…煮得太久；（工作等）过度

参考例句：

• We overdid the meat and it didn't taste good. 我们把肉煮得太久，结果味道不好了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He overdid and became extremely tired. 他用力过猛，感到筋疲力尽。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

8 casually   

adv.漠不关心地，无动于衷地，不负责任地

参考例句：

• She remarked casually that she was changing her job.她当时漫不经心地说要换工作。
• I casually mentioned that I might be interested in working abroad.我不经意地提到我可能会对出国工作感兴趣。