商务英语
第二集：加入我们吧
很高兴见到你 Sam
Well, it’s been good to meet you Sam,
我对你们的生意很感兴趣
and very interesting to hear about your business.
等会我们会跟几个客户和朋友吃个便饭
Look, we are having a small dinner for some of our clients and friends after this.
你要一起来吗？
Why don’t you join us?
你太客气了
That’s very kind of you.
我问问我同事 看他有没有别的安排
I’ll just check with my associate whether they have other arrangements for us.
也欢迎你的同事一起来
Your associate is most welcome to join us too.
谢谢 抱歉
Thank you – excuse me.
Walter
Walter
这是埃里克进口公司的Sam Eriks
This is Sam Eriks from Eriks imports.
他非常热情地邀请我们一起吃晚饭
He has very kindly invited us to a dinner.
是的 要一起来吗？
Yes, would you like to join us?
真不好意思 我有别的安排了 但是谢谢你的邀请
Unfortunately I have another engagement, but thank you for the invitation.
好的 那稍后有可能喝一杯么？
Well, perhaps you could join us after that for a drink?
听起来不错 我很想去
Sounds great, I’d be happy to.
我们去哪儿呢？
Where shall we meet?
就在这里的休闲酒吧 十点可以吗？
How about the lounge bar here, at about ten?
稍后见 打扰了
I’ll see you then. Excuse me.
Lin Victor会跟我们一起吃饭
Lin. Victor’s joining us for dinner.
哦 太好了
Oh wonderful.
希望你不要介意
I hope you don’t mind.
当然不了 你是很重要的客人
Of course not, you’re most welcome.
好的 我们现在过去吗？
Well, shall we make a move?
我跟几个人道个别可以吗？
Would you mind if I just say goodbye to a few people?
没事儿 一会儿外面见
No problem – we’ll see you outside in a fewminutes.
好的
Okay.
让我们看一看邀请对话
Let’s look at invitations.
你是怎样邀请一个人的呢？
How do you go about inviting someone to something?
Sam 是怎样邀请Victor共进晚餐的呢？
How does Sam invite Victor to his dinner?
等会我们会跟几个客户和朋友吃个便饭
Look, we’re having a small dinner for some of our clients and friends after this.
你要一起来吗？
Why don’t you join us?
这种情形的邀请是半正式的
Spoken invitations in this kind of situation are semi-formal.
它更像是一个建议 而不是一个正式邀请
It’s more like a suggestion than a formal invitation.
你可以用这几个不同的短语
There are a few different phrases you can use.
和Sam一起练习吧
Practise them with Sam.
你要一起来吗？
Why don’t you join us?
加入我们怎么样？
Perhaps you could join us?
如果你能加入我们会很棒
It would be great if you could join us.
加入我们怎么样？
Would you like to join us?
注意尽管是“如果你能加入我们会很棒”
Notice that even though,”It would be great if you could join us”
不是一个问句
is not in a question form,
它同样是用来提问
it is still being used as a question.
还要注意 我们如何使用“could”和“would”礼貌地邀请
Notice also how we use could and would in polite invitations
而不是“can”或者“will”
not can or will.
Victor 是怎么回答的？
How does Victor reply?
你太客气了
That’s very kind of you.
他说：“That’s very kind of you”
He says,”That’s very kind of you.”
当你回复邀请时
When replying to an invitation
首先要感谢别人的邀请
first thank the other person for the invitation
然后再回答
then give your answer
这是Victor 几种不同的回复方式：
Here’s Victor with some different ways of doing this:
谢谢你
Thank you.
你太客气了
That’s very kind of you.
听起来不错
That sounds good.
你还可以把它们放在一起 比如：
And you can put them all together, like this:
谢谢你 你太客气了
Thank you.That’s very kind of you.
听着不错
Sounds good.
感谢完别人的邀请之后
After thanking the person who asked
你需要回答
you need to give an answer
或者接受邀请
either accept the invitation
或者不接受邀请
or don’t accept the invitation
或者给出你无法答复的原因
or give a reason why you can’t answer.
Victor 是怎么做的？
What does Victor do?
你太客气了
That’s very kind of you.
我要跟同事确认一下 看他是否有别的安排
I’ll just check with my associate whether they have other arrangements for us.
Victor说他要跟别人确认一下
Victor says he has to check with someone else.
如果有别的安排 Victor只能抱歉了
If there are other arrangements, Victor wouldmake an excuse.
当你拒绝邀请时
When refusing an invitation,
你应该给出原因
you should give a reason.
比如：你要一起来吗？
Look at this:Would you like to join us?
不了 谢谢
No thanks.
哦 -好的
Oh – right.
如果只说不去又没有原因是很不礼貌的
It’s rude just to say no without a reason,
而且理由最好充分 再看一次
and the reason should be a good one. Lookagain.
你要一起来吗？
Would you like to join us?
不了 谢谢 听起来没意思
No thanks, it doesn’t sound very interesting. Oh.
哦
Oh
这样的回答Sam会觉得生气
Sam would rightly be offended by that reply.
那么怎么表达礼貌的拒绝呢？
So what are some ways of making a polite excuse?
听听Walter怎么说
Listen to Walter.
是的 你要一起来吗？
Yes, would you like to join us?
真抱歉 我有别的安排了 谢谢你的邀请
Unfortunately I have another engagement, but thank you for the invitation.
Walter不用说他的是什么安排或者约会
Walter doesn’t need to say what his other engagement, or appointment is
只需要说他已经有约了
– just that he has already made another commitment.
注意他还是感谢了Sam的邀请
Notice that he still thanks Sam for the invitation.
和Walter练习下其他拒绝的方式
Practise with Walter some other ways of making an excuse.
很抱歉 我有约了
Unfortunately I have another engagement.
我恐怕已经有约了
I’m afraid I have another commitment.
我去不了 很抱歉 下次吧？
I can’t I’m sorry. Perhaps another time?
或者说：“Perhaps another time”
By saying,”Perhaps another time”
相比于仅仅婉拒邀请 Walter的回答更有礼貌
Walter is being polite and friendly, rather thanjust declining the invitation.
注意他说“I can’t”
Notice that he says,”I can’t”.
这暗示着他有约了
This implies that he has another commitment,
不需要说明具体是什么约会
without having to say what that commitment is.
在商务场合 这样就可以了
This is acceptable in business.
Sam 重新约了Walter
Sam and Walter make another arrangement.
看看他们怎么做的
Watch how they do this.
那你那边结束之后可以过来喝一杯吗？
Perhaps you can join us after that for a drink?
听着很棒 我会去的
That sounds great. I’d be happy to.
在哪儿呢？
Where shall we meet?
十点在这里的休闲酒吧怎么样？
How about the lounge bar here, about ten?
Sam说：“Perhaps you could join us after that for a drink?”
Sam says,”Perhaps you could join us after that for a drink?”
用了“perhaps”使邀请留有余地
By saying perhaps he is leaving the invitation open.
Walter不去的话也不会觉得为难
Walter is under no pressure to accept.
跟Sam练习一下“perhaps”的用法
Practise these phrases using perhaps with Sam.
你待会愿意加入我们吗？
Perhaps you’d like to join us later?
可能你会想跟我们一起吃早餐？
Perhaps you’d be interested in meeting usfor breakfast?
我们在这周晚一点时间见面可以吗？
Perhaps we could meet later in the week?
注意Sam说了“you’d”
Notice that Sam says you’d.
可能“you’d like to join us later’”
Perhaps”you’d like to join us later”.
“You’d ”是“you would”的缩写
You’d is short for you would.
Walter接受了邀请 他们约好了
Walter accepts and they make the arrangement.
注意Walter接受的也有点不正式
Notice the slightly less formal way Walter accepts.
听起来很好 我很乐意去
That sounds great. I’d be happy to.
我们在哪儿见？
Where shall we meet?
你可以用这些简单短语接受邀请
You can use these simple phrases to accept an invitation.
练习一下
Practise them.
听起来很好
That sounds great.
听着不错
Sounds good.
我很想去
I’d love to.
我很乐意去
I’d be happy to.
Walter说了“Where shall we meet?”
Walter says,”Where shall we meet?”
你可以用“Shall”或“will”
You can use shall or will,
但是“shall we”是很常见的用法
but shall we is a common usage in questions,
只是因为它比“will we”更好发音
simply because it is easier to say than will we.
“Shall”也会用来表达询问或建议
Shall is also used whenasking for, or making suggestions.
我们来看看Sam是怎么邀请的
Let’s look at how Sam makes the arrangement:
十点在这里的休闲酒吧怎么样？
How about the lounge bar here, at about ten?
到时候见
I’ll see you then.
问了“Where shall we meet?”
By asking,”Where shall we meet?”
Walter把约会细节留给Sam决定
Walter is leaving the details of the arrangement up to Sam.
Sam给出了时间和地点
Sam gives a place and a time
不过因为是非正式的约会
but because this is an informal meeting
他没有像安排会见一样
he doesn’t make it sound like an appointment.
他说“How about the lounge bar?”
He says,”How about the lounge bar?”
“How about ”邀请别人时 是确认对方是否方便
How about invites the other person to say if it is not convenient.
他还说“At about ten?”询问
And he says,”At about ten?” as a question.
同样给对方留了余地来改时间
This also leaves room for the other person to suggest a different time.
和Sam练习这两个短语
Practise these two phrases with Sam.
仔细听Sam说的
Listen carefully to Sam’s voice
看看他用的是升调还是降调
and whether he uses a rising or falling tone.
在这里的休闲酒吧怎么样？
How about the lounge bar here?
十点吗？
About ten?
Walter用“I’ll see you then”来确认约会
Walter confirms the arrangement by saying, “I’ll see you then.”
现在是明确的约定了 就约好了
This is now a definitecommitment, and an end to the arrangement.
注意重音在单词“then”
Notice how the stress is on the word then,
来确定具体时间
to confirm that the time is definite.
说说看“I’ll see you then”
Try saying this:”I’ll see you then.”
我们来看看这个场景的最后
Let’s have a look now at the end of the scene.
还有更多有用的短语
There are some more useful phrases.
Tang先生会跟我们一起吃晚饭
Mr Tang is joining us for dinner.
太好了
Oh wonderful.
希望你不要介意
I hope you don’t mind.
当然不 非常欢迎你
Of course not, you’re most welcome.
好的 我们现在过去吗？
Well, shall we make a move?
你介意我跟几个人道个别吗？
Would you mind if I just say goodbye to a few people?
没问题 我们几分钟后再外面等你
No problem, we’ll see you outside in a few minutes.
好的
Okay.
Victor说“I hope you don’t mind”
Victor says,”I hope you don’t mind”.
这是征得别人同意的礼貌用法
It’s a polite way of asking for someone else’s approval
不过Lin不能真的说不 因为Victor在听
but Lin can’t really say no, since Victor is listening.
不过Lin礼貌地确认了约会
But Lin politely confirms the arrangement.
练习她是怎么做的：
Practise how she does this:
当然不
Of course not.
非常欢迎你
You’re most welcome.
我们今天主要学了什么
What are the main points we’ve learned today.
当非正式的邀请别人时 要听起来像建议
When inviting someone informally, make itsound like a suggestion.
那样 如果别人没办法接受
That way, if someone can’t accept,
不会觉得太为难
they don’t feel so bad.
“Why don’t you join us？”
“Why don’t you join us?”
代替“I invite you to join us”
instead of,”I invite you to join us.”
如果你去不了
And if you need to make an excuse,
不要仅仅拒绝邀请
don’t just refuse an invitation –
给出理由并且道歉
give a reason, and apologise
“I’m sorry, I have another commitment”
“I’m sorry, I have another commitment.”
确认细节时 用升调
When confirming details, use an upward inflection.
“About ten”听起来像个命令
“About ten.” sounds like an order.
但是“About ten?”是询问别人是否方便
But,”About ten?” is asking whether it’s convenient for the other person.
这就是今天的“Business of English”
That’s all for today on the Business of English.
下次见
See you next time.