礼节美语 Business Etiquette 178 Souvenir Shopping (2)
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!
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.
J: Oh, I see. That makes sense. You have to preserve your heritage.
G: But there are many reproductions of antiques for sale.
J: you mean fakes?
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.
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.
G: Good idea. Scrolls with Chinese cursive calligraphy 5 look great on an office wall. And...they might even bring you luck!
J: You can't beat that! But what about the kids?
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.
J: No, I don't buy counterfeits 8. Besides...my sons have loads of computer games and CDs.
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!
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.
G: But you are my boss!
J: (Chuckle) Right! Then I'll make a note to myself! Really though... I can't thank you enough for all your help.
G: Not at all. Just demonstrating some traditional Chinese hospitality.
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