第一天上班见面用英语打招呼
F: Welcome aboard!
F：欢迎你老本公司工作！
C: Thank you,I'm delighted to be working here,Ms.Buchwald.
C：谢谢。我很高性能来这里上班，布华奇先生。
F: Call me Buck,will you?My name is Reginald Buchwald but everybody call me Buck.It's easier.
F：叫我布客就可以了，好吗？我的全名是雷奇纳客.布奇华，但是大家都叫我布客。这样比较方便。
C: I would hesitate to call you anything but Mr.Buchwald.Isn't it rather disrespectful to make a nickname out of the family name?
C：除了布奇华先生之外，我不好直呼其他名字，替别人另外取绰号，不是很不礼貌吗？
F: Will,President Eisenhower was known as Ike.Everybody in this company all the way up and down the line is called by his or her first name.
F：嗯，艾森豪威尔总统也被呢称为艾克。我们公司的上上下下都是直呼每个人的名字。
F: It's been our tradition ever since the company was small.And don't worry about the disrespect business.OK?
F：在我们公司规模很小的时候这就已经形成传统。不要担心不礼貌的事了，好吗？
C: I'll try.
C：我会试试看。
F: Good.But when there are outsiders,like business people from other companies,it might be good practice to address your higher-ups as Mr.,Ms.orwhatever is appropriate.
F：好。不过。如果有外人在时，如其他公司的人，最好能称呼你的上司为先生、小姐或任何适当的称谓。
F: To the outside world,our custom may be interpreted as a singn of flippancy or lax discipline.Get it?
C：对外人而言，我们的习惯可能会是轻率的和纪律松懈的表现。明白吗？
C: Yes,sir.
C：是的，先生。
F: (laughing)And don't sir me either.Now I'll show you your private office.
F：（笑着说）也不要叫我先生。现在，我带你去看你的私人办公室。