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@ 30076 Business Style
A: 下個月我去中國出差，我聽說中國人喜歡邊吃邊
做生意。
xia`geyue` woˇ qu` Zho¯ ngguo´ chu¯ cha¯ i, woˇ t¯ıngshuo¯ zho¯ ngguo´- re´n xˇıhuan bia¯ n ch¯ı bia¯ n zuo`she¯ ngy`ı.
I’m going to China on a business trip next month. I’d heard that Chinese people like to do business while dining.
B: 沒錯。在中國，生意人喜歡在做生意之前花時間瞭解對方。那意味著你將花很多時間邊吃邊談生意，還要和你的中國同事來往。
me´icuo`. za`i Zho¯ ngguo´, she¯ ngy`ıre´n xˇıhuan za`i zuo`she¯ ngy`ı
zh¯ıqia´n hua¯
sh´ıjia¯ n liaˇojieˇ
du`ıfa¯ ng. na`
y`ıwe`i zhe nˇı jia¯ ng hua¯
heˇn duo¯
sh´ıjia¯ n bia¯ n ch¯ı bia¯ n ta´n she¯ ngyi, ha´i ya`o he´
nˇı de
Zho¯ ngguo´ to´ngsh`ı la´iwaˇng.
That’s right. In China business people spend time getting to know each other before doing business. That means that you will spend a lot of time talking business over dinner and socializing with your Chinese colleagues.
A: 我明白了，但是那樣不是很花時間嗎？
woˇ
m´ıngba´i le, da`nsh`ı na`ya`ng bu`
sh`ı heˇn hua¯
sh´ıjia¯ n ma?
I see. But doesn’t that take a lot of time.
B: 對。但那很重要，因為在中國許多生意都依靠良
好的關係來完成。你理解那一點很重要。
du`ı. da`n na`
heˇn zho`ngya`o, y¯ınwe`i za`i Zho¯ ngguo´
xuˇduo¯
she¯ ngyi do¯ u y¯ıka`o lia´nghaˇode gua¯ nxi la´i wa´nche´ng. nˇı lˇı-
jieˇ
na`
y¯ıdiaˇn heˇn zho`ngya`o.
Yeah, it takes a lot of time, but it’s important. A lot of business in China is carried out through good relationships. It’s really important that you understand that point.
A: 好吧， 我會確保在做生意之前建立起良好的關
系。
haˇoba, woˇ hu`ı que`baˇo za`i zuo`she¯ ngy`ı zh¯ıqia´n jia`nl`ıqˇı lia´ng-
haˇode gua¯ nxi.
Okay. I’ll make sure to build a good relationship before talking business.
---Key Vocabulary---
下個月 xia`geyue` next month
去 qu` to go to
出差 chu¯ cha¯ i to take a business trip
聽說 t¯ıngshuo¯ to have heard it said that
邊......邊...... bia¯ n ....... bia¯ n ... and ... simultane-
...... ously
做生意 zuo`she¯ ngy`ı to do business
生意人 she¯ ngy`ıre´n businessmen
之前 zh¯ıqia´n before
花 hua¯ to spend
時間 sh´ıjia¯ n time
瞭解 liaˇojieˇ to understand
對方 du`ıfa¯ ng counterpart
意味著 y`ıwe`i zhe to imply
將 jia¯ ng will
談 ta´n to discuss
來往 la´iwaˇng to interact
但是 da`nsh`ı but
重要 zho`ngya`o important
依靠 y¯ıka`o depend on
良好 lia´nghaˇo good
關係 gua¯ nxi relation; relationship
理解 lˇıjieˇ understand
確保 que`baˇo ensure; guarantee
建立 jia`nl`ı establish
---Supplementary Vocabulary---
浪費 la`ngfe`i waste
關照 gua¯ nzha`o look after
辦事 ba`nsh`ı handle affairs
客戶 ke`hu` customer
情誼 q´ıngy`ı friendship
友好 yoˇuhaˇo friendly
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