商务礼节美语第8期:购买纪念品(2)
时间:2018-12-16 作者:英语课 分类:标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD4
公司副总裁Jason到上海出差,由Gina接待。Jason让Gina帮忙选礼物。
Jason: Hey! You know what might be good gifts for my business associates? Chinese antiques! 嘿,你知道什么是礼物适合给我的工作伙伴吗?中国的古董?
G: Well, we certainly have lots of antique art, statues and carvings 1, but in most cases it's not legal to take genuine antiques out of China. 嗯,我们是有很多中国古代的艺术品,雕塑和雕刻品,但是大多情况从中国带走真的古董是不合法的。
J: Oh, I see. That makes sense. You have to preserve your heritage. 哦,我知道了。这是有道理的。你们应该保护好你们的历史遗产。
G: But there are many reproductions of antiques for sale. 但是有很多复制品可以买。
J: you mean fakes? 你是说假货吗?
G: A fake is when the dealer 2 lies and says the piece is ancient. A reproduction is legal and they can be quite beautiful. You could take home some classical Chinese statutes 3 as decorations for their offices. 假货是指商人欺骗你说那是真的古董。复制品是合法的,它们看上去像真的也很漂亮。你可以挑一些经典的中国雕塑作为装饰品送给你的工作伙伴们。
Jason想给同事买中国古董antiques做礼物,但是Gina告诉他,古董不能带出中国,建议Jason考虑买reproduction,复制品。Jason以为Gina是指fake假货,Gina解释说,fake,假货是商人故意欺骗顾客,以假乱真,而复制品则是合法生产和出售的。
J: Yeah! That would look cool. Maybe some scrolls 4 or traditional paintings. 是啊!那样很酷。也许一些书法作品和中国国画。
G: Good idea. Scrolls with Chinese cursive calligraphy 5 look great on an office wall. And...they might even bring you luck! 好主意。草书的中国书法作品挂在办公室墙上很气派。并且,它们会给你带来好运的。
J: You can't beat that! But what about the kids? 这是最棒的了!那给孩子买什么呢?
G: Humm...that's a bit trickier 6. There are of course, lots of counterfeit 7 goods available like software or music, but buying them isn't recommended. 嗯……这可有些麻烦。当然有给孩子买的东西,很多盗版的东西,比如盗版软件或者音乐,但是不是很推荐买这些东西。
J: No, I don't buy counterfeits 8. Besides...my sons have loads of computer games and CDs. 不,我不买盗版的东西。另外,我的儿子们有太多的游戏光盘了。
Gina建议Jason买中国国画或是书法作品,挂在办公室墙上很气派,但是给孩子买什么礼物呢,Gina说, that's a bit trickier. 这可有些麻烦。Jason说,他不愿意给儿子买盗版软件或音乐,counterfeit is spelled c-o-u-n-t-e-r-f-e-i-t, counterfeit, counterfeit, 是盗版的意思。
G: Hey! I know. You could have old-style Chinese suits custom-made for them! They can go around looking like little Chinese emperors! I know a great tailor! 嘿,我知道了!你可以买中国传统的服装,根据身材特制的那种。他们可以穿着那些衣服出去玩,看上去像小皇帝!我知道一个很好的裁缝!
J:Ha! Perfect! They'd like that for sure. Wow Gina... You're full of great ideas. I should tell your boss to give you a raise. 哈!太棒了!他们一定会很喜欢的。哇,吉娜,你的主意真不错。我应该告诉你的老板给你涨工资。
G: But you are my boss! 但是你就是我的老板啊!
J: (Chuckle) Right! Then I'll make a note to myself! Really though... I can't thank you enough for all your help. (咯咯笑)对的!我要自己记录下来!尽管这样……我还是完全表达我的谢意。
G: Not at all. Just demonstrating some traditional Chinese hospitality. 小事。只是表现一下中国人的好客传统罢了。
Gina突然来了灵感,说可以找裁缝给孩子量身定做中国的传统衣服,custom-made,是定做的意思,把他们打扮成中国小皇帝的样子。Jason对Gina的建议非常满意,说要告诉Gina的老板,给她涨工资,give someone a raise,是给某人涨工资的意思。Gina笑。着提醒Jason说,你就是我的老板啊,我不过是表现一下中国人的传统好客罢了
- The desk was ornamented with many carvings. 这桌子装饰有很多雕刻物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Shell carvings are a specialty of the town. 贝雕是该城的特产。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The dealer spent hours bargaining for the painting.那个商人为购买那幅画花了几个小时讨价还价。
- The dealer reduced the price for cash down.这家商店对付现金的人减价优惠。
- The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
- Each agency is also restricted by the particular statutes governing its activities. 各个机构的行为也受具体法令限制。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
- Either turn it off or only pick up selected stuff like wands, rings and scrolls. 把他关掉然后只捡你需要的物品,像是魔杖(wand),戒指(rings)和滚动条(scrolls)。 来自互联网
- Ancient scrolls were found in caves by the Dead Sea. 死海旁边的山洞里发现了古代的卷轴。 来自辞典例句
- At the calligraphy competition,people asked him to write a few characters.书法比赛会上,人们请他留字。
- His calligraphy is vigorous and forceful.他的书法苍劲有力。
- This is the general rule, but some cases are trickier than others. 以上是一般规则,但某些案例会比别的案例更为棘手。 来自互联网
- The lower the numbers go, the trickier the problems get. 武器的数量越低,问题就越复杂。 来自互联网
- It is a crime to counterfeit money.伪造货币是犯罪行为。
- The painting looked old but was a recent counterfeit.这幅画看上去年代久远,实际是最近的一幅赝品。
- Objects and people looked like counterfeits of themselves. 各种人和事好象都给自己披上了伪装。 来自辞典例句
- We have seen many counterfeits, but we are born believers in great men. 我们见过许多骗子,但是我们天生信赖伟人。 来自辞典例句