和外国人做生意的秘诀
◆ Although my career as an international businessman is limited, let me speak to you about some of the ways to successfully negotiate with foreign businessmen.
◆ First, language is very important. Today English is the international language of business and trade. Therefore, having a basic knowledge of business and trade terminology in English is helpful in actual business negotiations.
◆ Second, understanding other cultures is also important. We should be aware of different styles of communication according to different cultures. We should not impose our values and norms upon other people, but give due respect for cultural differences.
◆ Third, straightforwardness is important, too. Indirect communication is often considered as dishonest and tactical. Straightforward communication will serve as a useful basis of successful business transactions.
1. He lacks the necessary experience.
2. He might have been held up in a traffic jam.
3. How do you spend your leisure time?
4. I'll finish my work in no time, and then we're going to have a nice dinner together, OK?
5. A: How are you today? B: Oh, half-and-half, you know.
6. You will learn to like it.
7. When you're down and blue, go to a comedy. After all, laughter is the best medicine.
8. There have been many ups and downs in our marriage, but we still love each other.
9. The sight of such a beautiful girl took Tony's breath away.
10. I see your point, but I still can't agree with you.
11. Have you ever thought about becoming a professional musician?
12. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope.
*Thank you.
*Sure.
*I feel the same way.
*Thank you very much for saying that.
*I appreciate your helping me.
*Please think nothing of it.
[1] How long have you been studying English?
[2] What college are you attending? /Where do you go to school? /What school did you go to?
[3] English has become an international language. No matter where you go, English is always commonly used. It is convenient to know the language.
[4] I am a native. I was born and raised here. I speak the dialect perfectly.
[5] Happiness in my work is most important to me.
[6] What's your job? /What do you do for a living? /What position do you hold?
[7] I have two days off a week.
[8] I haven't seen you for ages.
1. [The uneducated are] more to be pitied than blamed.
* the uneducated = uneducated people 动词要用复数。
2. This is [the book] that I promised to lend you.
* 在有定语从句修饰的名词前面用定冠词the
3. Many people favor [building] more nuclear power plants.
* favor 之后要接动名词，不可接不定式。
4. A: Shall I turn on the television?
B: No, I'd rather not [watch] television tonight.
* had /would rather (not) + 动词原形
5. A: Did you criticize him for his mistakes?
B: Yes, but [I'd rather not have done] it.
* [had /would rather not have done] 表示过去"宁愿不"。
6. He will go to America next month, if he [is] ready then.
* 在条件状语从句中，用现在时表示未来的动作。
7. A: I'd met Stone several times before.
B: [So had I]. = I had met Stone…, too.
8. It was not until the accident happened [that I became aware of my own foolishness].
= I didn't become … until the accident happened.
= Not until the accident happened did I become …
9. Not only [did he make] a promise, but he also kept it.
10. [Only by working hard can we] succeed in doing anything.
= We can succeed in … only by working hard.
11. A: After that, what happened to him?
B: The chance to enter [the college] came and he took it.
* enter the college 指上指定的一所大学。
12. A: Where have you been?
B: I got caught in traffic; [otherwise] I would have been here sooner.
* otherwise = if I hadn't gotten caught in traffic
13. A: Tom graduated from college at a very young age.
B: He [must] have been an outstanding student.
* "must have done" 表示对过去事情的推测。
14. [On the morning of the next day] he went to New York.
* 在某特定日子的上午用on: on Sunday morning
15. He went pale [at] the news.
* "at"表示原因、理由。
16. A: Wasn't the issue settled?
B: No, the two sides are still [in] conflict〖冲突/抵触/矛盾/斗争〗.
17. The people at the party were worried about Janet because no one was aware [of where] she had gone.
*If I hadn't got a cold, I'd be working instead of lying here in bed.
*I want this work finished before you go home, and I'll have no ifs or buts from any of you.
*We don't have this shirt in stock, but they're on order. Stop in next week. We should have them by then.
*He has room in his heart to consider kindly even his enemies.
一、
1. He came to give us a talk yesterday.
2. I can only afford to watch television for an hour tonight because I have homework to do.
3. If you adhere to the route on the map, you won't get lost.
* adhere = to follow closely; be faithful 紧紧跟随；忠于
二、
1. Alice, standing tearfully on the platform, [kept] waving to her mother until the train was out of sight.
2. What will you do to help protect our environment from being seriously polluted?
3. Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a city without bikes or one without cars, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.
三、
1. If you lose your way, ask a policeman.
2. In many ways yours is a better plan.
3. You'll have to decide whether you want to pass your examinations or just have a good time; you can't have it both ways!
四、
1. If we had been more careful, we [would be getting] much better results now.
2. Americans are highly [mobile], and therefore may find it difficult to become deeply involved with others.
3. Her life was devoted to [caring for] the sick and needy.
五、
1. You have to study English, don't you?
2. They used to live there, didn't they?
3. You'd better go at once, hadn't you?
4. He seldom came to see his wife, did he?