VOA 學(xué)英語,練聽力,上聽力課堂! 注冊 登錄
> VOA > 禮節(jié)美語 >  第170篇

禮節(jié)美語:Lesson 169 Saving Face 1

所屬教程:禮節(jié)美語

瀏覽:

手機版
掃描二維碼方便學(xué)習(xí)和分享
https://online2.tingclass.net/lesson/shi0529/0006/6728/be169.mp3
https://image.tingclass.net/statics/js/2012

Jerry要去中國出差,找同事Amy請教。

Jerry: Hey Amy...your family is from China, right?

A:Yep. I was born and raised in Shanghai. Why do you ask?

J: Well, I hope you don't mind...but I'm planning a business trip to China soon and I was wondering if you could give me some pointers.

A: You mean like where to go for food or shopping?

J: That would be good, too. But I'm actually hoping you might give me some insights into doing business in China.

A: Ah...sure! I think I can help. Do you have a specific question?

Jerry準備去中國出差,希望Amy能給自己點建議give me some pointers. pointer is spelled p-o-i-n-t-e-r, pointer是指點,建議的意思。Amy從小在上海長大,看來Jerry算是找對人了。Jerry并不是想了解吃飯、購物的事,而是想知道在中國做生意的一些規(guī)矩。

J: Well, for starters, what do they mean by "saving face?"

A: "Saving face" is a catch-all term for the concept of honor. In China there is a protocol to everything and it should be followed, otherwise you and the other party might be embarrassed.

J: So in short...saving face is about avoiding embarrassment?

A: Exactly. Say you're late to a meeting. This would cause you to lose face.

For starters, 首先,Jerry想知道什么是有面子,saving face. Amy解釋說,saving face is a catch-all term for the concept of honor. 有面子包括了所有跟榮譽和顏面有關(guān)的問題。

這里所說的catch-all is spelled c-a-t-c-h, catch, a-l-l, all, catch-all,意思是全部包含、統(tǒng)統(tǒng)適用的。Amy說,中國人干什么都講究規(guī)矩,protocol, p-r-o-t-o-c-o-l, protocol, 按規(guī)矩做事,大家都有面子,破壞了規(guī)矩,就會讓人lose face,丟臉,比如說開會遲到。

J: How can you go about regaining your "face", or your honor?

A: It depends on how serious the offense was. If you were late, you can repeatedly apologize and the other person will probably forgive you.

J: But I would need to apologize more times than I would if I was late here in America?

A: Yes. Make many apologies. The person will probably say it's not a big deal, but in fact it could be a pretty big deal to them, so make sure to say sorry if you make a mistake.

如何才能regain face挽回面子呢?Amy說,這要看你錯誤的嚴重程度。It depends on how serious the offense was. 如果開會遲到,你最好使勁道歉,請求對方原諒。對方可能嘴上會說,it's not a big deal,沒什么大不了的,但事實上,他們心里可能非常在意,所以一定要再三道歉。

用戶搜索

瘋狂英語 英語語法 新概念英語 走遍美國 四級聽力 英語音標 英語入門 發(fā)音 美語 四級 新東方 七年級 賴世雄 zero是什么意思銀川市興業(yè)家園四區(qū)英語學(xué)習(xí)交流群

網(wǎng)站推薦

英語翻譯英語應(yīng)急口語8000句聽歌學(xué)英語英語學(xué)習(xí)方法

  • 頻道推薦
  • |
  • 全站推薦
  • 推薦下載
  • 網(wǎng)站推薦