中美经商之道的差异
时间：2019-01-21 作者：英语课 分类：天天商务口语
英语课
I think there are at least two differences in the way of business between Chinese and American bussinessmen.
First, Chinese tend to have business negotiation 1 in a rather indirect manner,as opposed to a direct manner of American businessmen. Chinese take time to see whether their prospective 2 business contacts are really reliable as human beings, for example, by inviting 3 them to a party and socializing with them. In contrast, Americans act with "get-down-to-business-first" mentality 4.
Second, the decision-making process of Chinese companies is considered to be very slow and time-consuming. This is because most Chinese companies have the bottom-up decision-making system which involves many people in the decision-making, as opposed to the American companies which usually operate with quick decisions made by the top management.
I hope American businessmen will understand these differences in business practices and adjust to the Chinese way of business.
Notes:
way of business: 经商之道
indirect:婉转的
as opposed to :相对于
prospective business partners (contacts):将来的交易对象
socialize:交际
in contrast :相对地
decision-making:决策
time-consuming:耗时
n.谈判，协商
- They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
- The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。
adj.预期的，未来的，前瞻性的
- The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers.这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。
- They have all these great activities for prospective freshmen.这会举办各种各样的活动来招待未来的新人。
adj.诱人的，引人注目的
- An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
- The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。
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