商务职业英语 unit 4 meeting people.ppt

2. Translate the following sentences into Chinese. 1) The Chinese, on the other hand, are unimpressed by the most meticulously prepared meeting and pay much more attention to people. 而中国人对精心准备的会议并不留意，他们更关注参加会议的人。 2) Italians, too, tend to feel that the main purpose of meetings is to assess the mood of those present and reinforce team-spirit. 同样，意大利人认为会议的主要目的是判断与会人的情绪，强调团队精神。 3) Don’t be surprised if the Germans start a meeting with all the difficult questions. They want to be convinced you are as efficient and quality-conscious as they are. 如果会议刚开始德国人就提出一些刁钻的问题，请不要感到吃惊。他们只不过想证实你和他们一样高效率，很有质量意识。 4) But French executives prefer to meet disagreement head on, and the British tendency to diffuse tension with humour doesn’t go down too well. 但是法国董事们却喜欢面对面的争论，用于缓解紧张气氛的英国式幽默不太行得通。 5) Ask yourself whether meetings are opportunities to network or get results. Is it more important to stick to the agenda or generate new ideas? Is the main aim of a meeting to transmit or pool information? 开会前，问问自己会议的目的是建立关系还是得到一些结果。严守会议日程和激发新创意，哪个更重要？会议的主要目的是传达信息还是收集信息？ Supplementary reading Heaven and Hell Heaven is where The police are British, The chefs Italian, The mechanics German, The lovers French, And it is all organized by the Swiss. Hell is where the police are German, The chefs are British, The mechanics French, The lovers Swiss, And it is all organized by the Italians. Business etiquette Business cards are generally exchanged at the beginning of or at the end of an initial meeting. In order to show our respect for the person we meet, we need to offer our business cards with both our hands or extend our cards with one hand at the corner , and receive it with both the two hands. When we receive business cards, don’t forget to say “thanks”. Business etiquette Then we should always study or read carefully (sometime even read aloud purposely) the card, comment upon it and clarify the information before putting it