國際職場禮儀指南(下) Learning International Business Etiquette

It is a Chinese custom for adults to give red envelopes to children during Chinese New Year.
大人過年給小孩紅包是華人的習俗。

Judy had breakfast in bed, as was her custom.
茱蒂在床上吃早餐，這是她的習慣。

That expensive store only sells custom furniture that fits your house.
那間昂貴的商店只出售配合住家空間打造的訂製傢俱。

The little girl answered her teacher’s question in a confident manner.
小女孩很有自信地回答了老師的問題。

Jill has changed her manner toward Michael.
吉兒已經改變了她對邁可的態度。

Why don’t the couple sitting at the table over there teach their children good manners?
坐那桌的夫妻怎麼不教他們的小孩要懂禮貌呢？

We can’t afford to lose Mr. Johnson. He's a very important client of ours.
我們萬萬不能失去強森先生。他可是我們非常重要的客戶。

The lawyer is trying his best to prove that his client is clear of any charges.
這名律師正盡力證明他的委託人是無罪的。

The lullaby reminds me of my childhood.
這首搖籃曲使我想起我的童年。

Please remind me to call Jason at seven.
請提醒我 7 點時打電話給傑森。

Dad quietly turned the door handle to see if my little brother was studying in his room.
爸爸悄悄轉動門把，看看我弟弟是不是在房間裡讀書。

Kelly handled the emergency calmly and quickly.
凱莉冷靜快速地處理這起緊急事件。

The marked boxes must be handled with care.
那些做了記號的箱子搬動時要小心。

Time is precious, and we cannot afford to waste it.
時間很寶貴，我們浪費不起。

Harry drew a line between the two points.

哈利在 2 個點之間畫一條線。 

I’m just trying to explain my point of view.

我正試著解釋我的看法。

Eileen talked for ten minutes before she got to the point.

艾琳講了 10 分鐘才講到重點。

The team lost the game by only a few points.

那個隊伍只以幾分之差輸了這場比賽。

The little boy pointed at the toy he wanted.

小男孩指著他想要的玩具。

I pointed my camera at the movie star.

我把照相機對準這個電影明星。

The teacher pointed out two grammar mistakes in my essay.

老師指出我文章中的 2 個文法錯誤。