Ⅳ.對話篇

Jeff: How do you think the dinner with the client went last night?

杰夫：你覺得昨晚和客戶吃的晚餐怎么樣？

Joan: I think that it was successful. I am expecting a call today from the Chief Executive to tell me that we won his business.

瓊：我覺得很成功。今天我在等首席執行給我打電話，告訴我我們贏了這單生意。

Jeff: Can I say something frank about the dinner?

杰夫：我可以就晚餐說一些坦白的話嗎？

Joan: Sure, Jeff. You know that I prefer direct talk.

瓊：當然了，杰夫。你知道我更喜歡直截了當。

Jeff: I was really surprised by the Chief Executive's table manners.

杰夫：首席執行的飯桌禮儀真讓我大吃一驚。

Joan: To be honest Jeff, so was I.

瓊：老實說，杰夫。我也是。

Jeff: It goes to show that just because someone is rich and successful, doesn't make them perfect.

杰夫：這說明某人富有或者成功并不能讓他們變得完美無缺。

Joan: I'd rather have good table manners than all the riches in the world!

瓊：我寧愿要有好的飯桌禮儀，而不要世界上的所有財富！