Деловые приемы и встречи на английском: визиты, сотрудничество и профессиональные контакты (Мердек-Стерн) - страница 4
b) Certainly, do call me Sheila.
c) My name’s Mr Jones.
May I introduce you to Mrs Melly?
a) Hello.
b) How do you do?
c) I’m pleased to meet you.
Welcome to First Fruit Inc.
a) Thank you.
b) Thanks.
c) Great!
What’s your name?
a) Bill Smith.
b) Jock.
c) Mrs Jane Hyde.
I’m sorry.
a) It doesn’t matter.
b) Never mind.
c) Not at all.
Did you have a good trip?
a) Yes, thank you.
b) No.
c) Fine, thank you.
Упражнение
a) Anglophones shake hands only the first time they meet someone.
b) In all other countries in Europe people shake hands whenever they come and go.
c) In the USA or UK a weak handshake implies a lack of character, whereas in Thailand you should shake hands gently.
d) Pfeople in England almost never kiss each other, but in Belgium and France they always kiss twice.
e) If you are travelling to the Far East, you should either bow or put your hands together in a prayer gesture as a means of greeting — check the details of each country before you go.
f) “Sorry” and “Excuse me” mean the same thing.
g) Ms is an unmarried woman.
h) In English, the longer the sentence, the more polite it usually is.
i) When you meet someone you should use their nickname.
j) It is polite in English to answer “Yes” or “No” alone.
k) Anglophones are likely to use your first name immediately.
l) On the other hand, Anglophones can be very old fashioned about manners and formalities.
m) “Morning” or “Afternoon” are commonly used as an informal way of saying “Good morning” or “Good afternoon”.
n) When exchanging business cards with someone from the Far East, take care to look carefully at the card before putting it in your pocket. Do not write anything on it!
o) When you meet an English-speaking person, you can say: “How do you do Sir/Madam?”
p) “You’ve met before, have you?” means the same as “You haven’t met before, have you?”
Ч) If you say “sorry” as you bump into someone, they should answer “sorry”.
r) f n Northern Hemisphere countries status goes with seniority and age whereas >ln l^tin and Asian cultures status has to be achieved — be careful not to cause offence.
>s) ‘Tve been dying to meet you” means that the person has heard a lot about Уор and has been looking forward to it.
*) I don’t think we’ve been introduced?” is a good way of introducing yourself. >u) To “stand on ceremony” means that you are talking about a wedding.
Dialogue