实用商务英语综合教程（第3版 第一册）B1U4听力原文和练习参考答案.doc

Unit4SocialManners

Listening1

M—ManagerS—Secretary

M:IamgoingtomeetanAmericanclientattheairportthisafternoon.

S:DoIneedtogowithyou?

M:Yes,istheresomethingweshouldpayattentionto?

S:We’dbetterdressneatlyandcleaninappearance.

M:Whatelse?

S:Inwesternculture,peopleareusedtomaintainingarelativelylargephysicaldistancebetweenoneanotherduringconversationorsocialmeetings.

M:Isthatsocalled“comfortzone”?

S:Yes,donotstandtooclosetopeopleinaconversation,otherwisetheymayfeeloffendedanduncomfortable.

M:Dotheysay“Howdoyoudo?”whentheyfirstmeet?

S:Yes,itisusedinformaloccasions;youmaysay“Hi”or“Hello”oninformaloccasions.

M:Bytheway,isitappropriatetoshakehandswhenmeetingeachotherforthefirsttime?

S:Yes,youaresupposedtoofferafirmhandshake.Aftermutualintroduction,wemaycollecthisluggageandarrangeaccommodationforhim.

M:OK.

Listening2

M:IamgoingtoholdabanquetinawesternrestauranttowelcometheAmericanclienttonight.

S:AsfarasIamconcerned,tablemannersinChinaaredifferentfromthoseinwesterncountries.

M:Thenwehavetoreviewsometablemannersinwesterncountries.

S:Americanpeoplechooseknivesandforksastheirtablewareratherthanchopsticks.

M:Howtousetheknivesandforks?

S:Whenusingthesilverware,oneshouldbeginfromtheoutsideandworkintowardtheplate.Inotherwords,youshouldstartwiththeknife,fork,orspoonthatisfarthestfromyourplate,andthepiecesclosesttotheplateareforthelastcourse.

M:Ineedtoputmynapkinonmylap,right?

S:That’sright.Anddon’tstarteatinguntileveryonehasbeenserved.

M:AndhowshouldIdrinkmysoup?

S:Slowly,sipwithoutslurpingfromthesideofthespoon.Whenthesoupisfinished,remembernottoleavethespooninthebowl,butplaceitontheplatebeneath.

M:CanIeatwithmyhands?

S:Youbetternot!Remembertoc