商務英語就是要professional,也就是 formal ways to speak (正式的談吐)。There are formal ways to say even the simplest words. Read the following to find out the most polite ways to say some everyday business words. 即使是最簡單的單詞也有正式的表達方法。
Billy: Good morning, how are you today, sir?
比利:早上好,先生,您今天好嗎?
Michael: I am fine, thank you for asking. How are you getting along, Mam?
邁克爾:我很好,謝謝您問候。女士,最近您好嗎?
Billy: Great! I just purchased some new formal clothes for my upcoming job interview.
比利:好極了!我剛為近期的工作面試購買了一些正式服裝。
Michael: Was the suite expensive?
邁克爾:您的套裝貴嗎?
Billy: Affirmative. Would you like to buy one?
比利:當然了。你要買一套嗎?
Michael: Negative, I have enough expensive clothes, thanks.
邁克爾:不,謝謝,我已有足夠多的昂貴衣服。
Billy: You are really improving your business English. You can really sound formal when you want to.
比利:你的商務英語進步很快,如果您想,你真的可以讓您的談吐聽起來很正規(guī)。
Michael: Employers appreciate it when employees facilitate a business atmosphere with professional vocabularies.
邁克爾:雇主非常欣賞職員用職業(yè)詞匯進行交談創(chuàng)造工作氛圍。
Notes:
1) Affirmative(肯定的,當然): a positive yes, of course
Affirmative, sir, I will be at work on time.
當然,先生,我會準時來上班的。
2) Casual(休閑的,非正式的): not formal at all
It is fine to dress casually at the party.
參加晚會時穿休閑裝是不錯的。
3) Confidence(自信,信任): am sure, trust, believe in
I have confidence that Bolynda will do a great job!
我相信Bolynda會做得很好!
4) Facilitate(幫助,促進,使發(fā)生): make happen, make better
Recycling and cleaning up the streets facilitates a better world.
廢物再利用和街道清潔讓世界變得更美麗。
5) Formal(正式的,職業(yè)化的): serious, business like
Dressing formal dress at inns would be funny.
在小旅館穿正式服裝顯得很可笑。
Billy: Good morning, how are you today, sir?
比利:早上好,先生,您今天好嗎?
Michael: I am fine, thank you for asking. How are you getting along, Mam?
邁克爾:我很好,謝謝您問候。女士,最近您好嗎?
Billy: Great! I just purchased some new formal clothes for my upcoming job interview.
比利:好極了!我剛為近期的工作面試購買了一些正式服裝。
Michael: Was the suite expensive?
邁克爾:您的套裝貴嗎?
Billy: Affirmative. Would you like to buy one?
比利:當然了。你要買一套嗎?
Michael: Negative, I have enough expensive clothes, thanks.
邁克爾:不,謝謝,我已有足夠多的昂貴衣服。
Billy: You are really improving your business English. You can really sound formal when you want to.
比利:你的商務英語進步很快,如果您想,你真的可以讓您的談吐聽起來很正規(guī)。
Michael: Employers appreciate it when employees facilitate a business atmosphere with professional vocabularies.
邁克爾:雇主非常欣賞職員用職業(yè)詞匯進行交談創(chuàng)造工作氛圍。
Notes:
1) Affirmative(肯定的,當然): a positive yes, of course
Affirmative, sir, I will be at work on time.
當然,先生,我會準時來上班的。
2) Casual(休閑的,非正式的): not formal at all
It is fine to dress casually at the party.
參加晚會時穿休閑裝是不錯的。
3) Confidence(自信,信任): am sure, trust, believe in
I have confidence that Bolynda will do a great job!
我相信Bolynda會做得很好!
4) Facilitate(幫助,促進,使發(fā)生): make happen, make better
Recycling and cleaning up the streets facilitates a better world.
廢物再利用和街道清潔讓世界變得更美麗。
5) Formal(正式的,職業(yè)化的): serious, business like
Dressing formal dress at inns would be funny.
在小旅館穿正式服裝顯得很可笑。