商务口语：职场惯例
<p> 陈豪在<span word="ABC">ABC</span>美国公司工作了几个月。今天他要第一次去参加财务委员会的定期会议。在走廊上，他见到公司的美籍华人<span word="Mary">Mary</span>。</p><p> (<span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="ambience">ambience</span>)</p><p> <span word="M">M</span>：<span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, 陈豪。嘿，你一手拿著咖啡，一手拿著面包上哪儿去呀?</p><p> <span word="C">C</span>：我去参加财务委员会的定期会议。这是我第一次参加。早上没时间吃早饭，所以把早饭带去。</p><p> <span word="M">M</span>：等等。这个会议是由负责财务的副总裁召开的，<span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="protocol">protocol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>?</p><p> <span word="C">C</span>：<span word="Protocol">Protocol</span>? 你是说<span word="P">P</span>-<span word="R">R</span>-<span word="O">O</span>-<span word="T">T</span>-<span word="O">O</span>-<span word="C">C</span>-<span word="O">O</span>-<span word="L">L</span>, 那外交部礼宾司那个词里边有这个字。</p><p> <span word="M">M</span>：没错，但是我这里说的是公司内部大家都遵循的一些做法。<span word="Protocol">Protocol</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unspoken">unspoken</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="courtesy">courtesy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>。</p><p> <span word="C">C</span>：嗯...<span word="unspoken">unspoken</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="follow">follow</span>!这跟我的咖啡有什么关系呀?</p><p> <span word="M">M</span>：你要知道有的老板每次开会都备有咖啡和点心。<span word="It">It</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="polite">polite</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span>。</p><p> <span word="C">C</span>：<span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="true">true</span>。不过今天的会议是<span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Smith">Smith</span>召开的，你知道有没有咖啡点心呀?</p><p> <span word="M">M</span>：不知道。要是你不知道，会议通知也没提， <span word="youd">youd</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="breakfast">breakfast</span> <span word="behind">behind</span>。</p><p> <span word="C">C</span>：看来只好饿肚子了。好，我走了。</p>
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