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课件网) 英语3 基础模块 Customer Service Unit 4 印度人吐槽不要和中国人讨价还价 不同国家的人谈生意 Cultural Understanding. China In China, you are expected to be well prepared for business meetings. For example, you are expected to make sure to have enough copies of your proposal ready for handing out. Small talk is considered particularly important at the beginning of a meeting. Last but not the least, be on time for your business activities. Being late is an offence（冒犯） in the Chinese business culture. To conduct business around the world, you need to know the business cultures in different countries. Here are some for your reference. Doing Business Around the World Cultural Understanding. Other countries When doing business in Turkey, you should have enough patience. Turkish business people do not like pressure and deadlines. Any attempt to hurry the process of negotiation（谈判） may end the process. Decision making in Turkey can be slow. Be prepared to meet several times before the actual bargaining（交易） or negotiation stage. In France, you are expected to act in a reserved manner at business meetings and avoid sharing personal information to show your friendliness. German business people greatly value appointments, and simply dropping by or calling to discuss a business matter is regarded as rude. Filipinos place a high value on trust and believe that good things come to those who practice patience. If you’re scheduling a meeting in the Philippines, it’s common to make arrangements as far as a month ahead of time. 课文理解 Doing Business Around the World To conduct business around the world, you need to know the business cultures in different countries.Here are some for your reference. Doing Business 做生意 conduct v. 实施，进行；指挥； around: prep.围绕; 从那边; adv.大约; 四周; 围绕 在世界各地做生意 【如果你想到世界各地做生意，就需要了解不同国家的商务文化。举几个例子供你参考。】 动词不定式位于句首，做目的状语。 cultures n.文化( culture的名词复数) reference [ refr ns] n. 提及，谈到；参考，查阅； refer （to） v.提及，参考 China 中国 In China, you are expected to be well prepared for business meetings. be expected to 被期待做某事; 有望做某事 【在中国，如果你要去参加商务会议，就要做好充分的准备。】 v.预期; 盼望 adj.有所准备的; be prepared to do sth.意思是准备好了去做某事，后面跟的是及物/不及物动词。 be prepared for sth.=get ready for sth.意思是为……做好了准备,强调状态，后面跟的是名词。 business meetings 商务会议 For example, you are expected to make sure to have enough copies of your proposal ready for handing out. Small talk is considered particularly important at the beginning of a meeting. For example 例如，常做插入语 expect v.预期; 盼望 make sure 确保（make sure to do 一定要做某事） 【比如，你一定要准备数量充足的提案以便会场发放。会前的短暂会晤十分重要】 copies n. 副本（copy 的复数）；复制品；打印份数， proposal n. 提议，建议；提案； hand out 分发; 拿出 Small talk 闲谈，聊天; ... ...
