礼节美语 Business Etiquette 223: Body Language (1)
英语课
公司主管Andy向销售部门的Sara和James介绍咨询顾问Monica. Andy说，
Andy: Both of you are among our company's top salespeople 1. But we can always improve, right? I'd like you to meet Vince Wolf...Vince is a business consultant 2 specializing in body language.
Monica: Hello, Sara. Hello, James. It's great to be here!
Sara: Hello, Vince. You know, I've never really considered how body language affects business.
James: I read a book about body language once, but the book mainly discussed how using proper body language can help you get a date.
Monica是商业咨询师，business consultant, 专长研究body language肢体语言。大家相互认识后，Sara说她从没觉得肢体语言会对做生意有什么影响，James也说，他倒是读过一本关于肢体语言的书，但那是教读者如何 get a date 找个约会的对象，date作为名词，可以指约会，也可以指跟你约会的那个人。Monica听后说：
Monica: Actually, if you think about it, each time you meet a client you're asking them to trust you. It's the same idea when you like someone...you have to make them trust you before they can fall in love with you.
A: You might not think consciously about it, but body language accounts for more than 50% of the message that you're trying to get across.
Monica: Andy is right. Once you've mastered basic body language skills you'll be surprised at how much more effective you will be. Let's take the first point: posture 3. If you walk into a room with your stomach in, your chest out, your shoulders back and your head high, each one of these signals sends a message saying: "I'm in command of this situation. You can trust me."
1 salespeople
n.售货员，店员；售货员( salesperson的名词复数 )
- The shop usually employs additional salespeople for the Christmas toy trade. 这家商店通常雇一些临时售货员来做圣诞节玩具生意。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Under our new system, salespeople sit down with each of our dealers. 根据新的制度，销售人员应逐个地同承销商洽商。 来自辞典例句
2 consultant
n.顾问；会诊医师，专科医生
- He is a consultant on law affairs to the mayor.他是市长的一个法律顾问。
- Originally,Gar had agreed to come up as a consultant.原来，加尔只答应来充当我们的顾问。
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