华东师范大学研究生英语综合班期末考试翻译C

UNIT17

Unit 17:<Clearing customs>

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I m the overseas representative for a firm which manufactures cosmetics and perfumes. I m going to France and Spain to see if I can introduce my company s products into these markets. Do you have any advice for businessmen and women visiting these countries?

我是一家化妆品和香水公司的海外代表。我要去法国和西班牙，看看我是否能把我公司的产品引入这些市场。你对商人和妇女访问这些国家有什么建议呢？

My husband s firm has suggested that I accompany him on a tour of Korea, China and Japan next autumn. I m told that wives are not usually invited to take part in the many social activities which a business trip like this usually involves. Is this true? I don t want to spend my time sitting in a hotel room. And if I do go, what advice do you have about protocol for both me and my husband.

我丈夫的公司已经建议我陪他于明年秋季去韩国，中国和日本旅行。我被告知，类似这样的商务旅行所包含的种种社交活动一般是不邀请家眷的。这是真的吗？我不想整日都坐在酒店房间。但是如果我去了，你有什么对我和我丈夫在礼节上的建议。

I ve heard that the formalities involved in business dealings in the Middle East are rather complex. Can you give me any tips as I m off to the Gulf States on a business trip next month?

我听说在中东地区商务交往礼节相当复杂。我下个月要去海湾国家进行商务旅行，你可以给我一些建议吗？

Gestures aren t the only area in which the unwary traveler can get tripped up. Foreign cultures adhere to different business customs and protocol. For example:

粗心的旅客会触犯文化禁忌，并且不止是在手势上。外国文化遵循不同的商业习惯和礼节。例如：

Caffeine junkies should restrain themselves in the Middle East. “three cups of tea

or coffee is usually the polite limit in offices and during social calls.” counsels Travel Pak, a free publication of Alia, the Royal Jordanian Airline. “But if your host keeps going, you also may continue sipping. If you ve had your fill, give your empty cup a quick twist---a sort of wiggle---as you hand it back. That means, No more, thank you. ”

咖啡因成瘾者在中东地区要约束自己。“三杯茶或咖啡通常是在办公室和社交拜访活动时的有礼貌的限度，”这是约旦皇家航空公司阿里雅的一本免费刊物《巴基斯坦之行》的建议。“但是如果主人仍然在喝，你可以继续小口喝一会。如果你己喝好，请在你归还杯子时，将空杯迅速转动一下。”这意味着，“我不要了，谢谢你。”

Middle East visitors also should not be surprised “ if others barge right into the

office in the middle of your conversation with the person you are seeing,” notes “Travel Pak.” An old Arab custom calls for keeping an “open office.”

《巴基斯坦之行》提醒到：旅客在中东也应不会奇怪“如果你正与他人会晤磋商时，突然有人闯入办公室”。一条阿拉伯传统习俗要求人们“开门办公”。 The British, however, consider it impolite to interrupt a visitor, even after all

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