商务口语：大城市的比较
<p> 美国总公司代表<span word="Pete">Pete</span>来北京视察，由中国雇员<span word="Jack">Jack</span>接待。</p><p> <span word="Jack">Jack</span>: <span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>, <span word="Pete">Pete</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="siesta">siesta</span>. 皮特，晚上好。我相信你午休得很好。</p><p> <span word="Pete">Pete</span>: <span word="Yes">Yes</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span>. 是的。这是医生要求的。</p><p> <span word="J">J</span>: <span word="Id">Id</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="city">city</span>. 我希望你去见亨利约翰逊。约翰逊先生在北京工作超过一年了。我想你们两个来自同一个城市。</p><p> <span word="P">P</span>: <span word="Hey">Hey</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="Henry">Henry</span>. <span word="Call">Call</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="Pete">Pete</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorker">Yorker</span>, <span word="eh">eh</span>? 嘿，亨利，叫我皮特吧。是纽约人吧?</p><p> <span word="Henry">Henry</span>: <span word="Born">Born</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</span>. <span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="Pete">Pete</span>. 在布鲁克林出生和长大的。皮特，很高兴见到你。</p><p> <span word="Jack">Jack</span>问<span word="Pete">Pete</span>休息得怎么样，<span word="siesta">siesta</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="spelled">spelled</span> <span word="s">s</span>-<span word="i">i</span>-<span word="e">e</span>-<span word="s">s</span>-<span word="t">t</span>-<span word="a">a</span>, <span word="siesta">siesta</span>指午饭后的短暂休息。<span word="Pete">Pete</span>的回答，<span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span>. 说一件事情<span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span>，意思是这正是最需要的。<span word="Jack">Jack</span>给<span word="Pete">Pete</span>引见<span word="Henry">Henry</span>, <span word="Henry">Henry</span>在北京办事处工作。<span word="Pete">Pete</span>和<span word="Henry">Henry</span>都是纽约人，<span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorker">Yorker</span>. <span word="Henry">Henry</span>说自己是<span word="born">born</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</span>，土生土长的纽约布鲁克林区的人。</p><p> <span word="P">P</span>: <span word="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</span>...<span word="thats">thats</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span>. <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Queens">Queens</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Manhattan">Manhattan</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="So">So</span>...<span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expat">expat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>...<span word="hows">hows</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span>? 布鲁克林，真是个不错的邻居。我很来住在皇后区后来搬到曼哈顿。所以你在中国是个老外你在这儿的工作怎么样?</p>
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