對話篇

　　Jeff: How do you think the dinner with the clientwent last night?

　　杰夫：你覺得昨晚和客戶吃的晚餐怎么樣?

　　Joan: I think that it was successful. I am expectinga call today from the Chief Executive to tell me thatwe won his business.

　　瓊：我覺得很成功。今天我在等首席執(zhí)行給我打電話，告訴我我們贏了這單生意。

　　Jeff: Can I say something frank about the dinner?

　　杰夫：我可以就晚餐說一些坦白的話嗎?

　　Joan: Sure, Jeff. You know that I prefer direct talk.

　　瓊：當(dāng)然了，杰夫。你知道我更喜歡直截了當(dāng)。

　　Jeff: I was really surprised by the Chief Executive's table manners.

　　杰夫：首席執(zhí)行的飯桌禮儀真讓我大吃一驚。

　　Joan: To be honest Jeff, so was I.

　　瓊：老實說，杰夫。我也是。

　　Jeff: It goes to show that just because someone is rich and successful, doesn't make themperfect.

　　杰夫：這說明某人富有或者成功并不能讓他們變得完美無缺。

　　Joan: I'd rather have good table manners than all the riches in the world!

　　瓊：我寧愿要有好的飯桌禮儀，而不要世界上的所有財富!