商業(yè)午餐是一個在非正式的環(huán)境中和客戶互相了解(get to know each other)的過程,雙方聊生意、拉近感情,建立更深入的往來聯(lián)系(build a relationship)。
提出邀請
雖然是非正式的午餐,事先還是要向客人提出邀請,問客人愛吃什么,什么時間方便就餐。
☉Let’s do lunch。
我們一起共進午餐吧。
☉What’s your favorite food?
您最喜歡吃什么?
☉Are you a vegetarian?
你是素食主義者嗎?
☉What about(cuisine),would that be alright for lunch?
覺得(菜系名)作為午餐怎么樣?
☉Can I meet you for lunch this afternoon?
今天午后,我能和您共進午餐嗎?
☉Let’s go over things at lunch.
吃午餐的時候,我們再探討。
☉We can talk more about it over lunch.
我們吃午飯的時候再聊。
氣氛
在進餐過程中要關閉手機。你需要做的一件很重要的事情就是傾聽,但也不能只聽不答,共同點或相異之處都可以是深化話題的契機??梢杂靡恍┍容^私人的問題活躍氣氛(ice-breaking),例如:“您是在哪里長大的?”
☉Where did you grow up?
您是在哪里長大的?
☉What do you think of……?
對于……您怎么看?
☉Tell me more about……
再告訴我一些有關……
☉Have you always……?
您總是……
☉I wanted to ask your opinion about……
我想知道您對……的想法。
點菜
點菜時要詢問客人的喜好和禁忌,避免點那些容易濺汁的食物(messy foods)。不要以為所有的外賓都喜歡西餐,如果能介紹一些他們不熟悉的美味也是一個很好的選擇。不過要事先告訴他們菜的成分,如果他們面露不悅,就不要勉強。點菜時不能猶猶豫豫,反復改動。此外,應當避免喝太多酒(excessive drinking)。因為午餐還是在談生意的過程中。
☉Shall we order the fish?I love lobster, but I’m afraid it might be too messy.
我們可以點魚嗎?我很喜歡龍蝦,但是我擔心會濺汁。
☉The Peking Duck here is excellent.Should we give it a try?
這里的北京烤鴨非常棒。我們要嘗嘗嗎?
☉Let me suggest the pasta primavera.It’s delicious.
我給您推薦素菜面。非常好吃。
☉Do you like eggplant?We could order stir-fried vegetables.
你喜歡吃茄子嗎?我們可以點些炒素菜。
☉Would you like a knife and fork?Or would you rather use chopsticks?
你想要刀叉還是筷子?
☉I was thinking of trying the new Thai restaurant.Does that sound appealing?
我想試一下新開的泰國餐廳。你有興趣嗎?
☉Would you rather have Chinese or Western food?
你喜歡吃中餐還是西餐?
買單
你要堅持為午餐買單(pay for lunch)。也要注意一些情況,如女士付錢(pick up a tab)會讓一些男士感覺不舒服;有一些公司禁止員工接受請客(being treated for meals)。無論如何,都不應在付賬時爭來爭去。
A:Here's the check……
B:Oh, I'll get it. After all I can put it on the company expense account.
A:No, I insist.Today is my treat.
A:賬單在這里……
B:我來吧。我可以把它歸入公司的支出賬上。
A:別,我來吧。今天我請你。
A:Well, before we go, I'd like to show you a copy of our sales report. Can we take a look together?
B:Sure, let's have a look.
A:好的,走之前我給您看一下我們公司的銷售報告復印件。我們一起去看看吧?
B:好的,我們一起去看。
總結在觥籌交錯之間,人與人之間很容易拉近距離。工作餐吃什么是次要的,談什么才是主要的。要讓客人吃好喝好,還要加強彼此的信任。
Words 單詞表adventurous冒險
appealing吸引人的
aspect方面
eggplant茄子
excellent棒極了
involvement參與
Italian意大利的
liability責任義務
pasta面食
Peking Duck北京烤鴨
rather寧愿
review復審,評估
sales report銷售報告
stir-fried炒的
suggest建議
vegetarian素食主義者
Phrases 短語表a little more familiar更熟悉一點
around the corner拐角處
thinking(of doing sth)考慮(做某事)
catch(sb)碰上(某人);趕上(某人)
do lunch共進午餐
down the street沿著街
from a……standpoint從……觀點來看
go into(a field)從事(領域)
go-ahead請吧
it's a date就這么定了
move forward往前挪,移動
be a big(sth)fan對……迷戀
pizza place比薩店
pose a liability構成法律責任
sound appealing聽起來有吸引力
實景對話1A:Joan, I was hoping to catch you this afternoon. Let's do lunch.Do you have time?I was hoping to review our sales report.
B:Today?Yeah, I guess I have time.
A:Great!What's your favorite food?I was thinking of trying the new Thai restaurant around the corner. Does that sound appealing?
B:Thai?Well, I might not be that adventurous. Also, I'm not a big meat fan.
A:Are you a vegetarian?I didn't realize that. Well, we can try something a little more familiar. Would you rather have Chinese or Western food?
B:What about Italian, would that be alright for lunch?There's a pizza place just down the street.
A:Sounds great. I'll meet you there in about an hour?
B:It's a date.
A:瓊,我想今天下午去找你。我們共進午餐吧,你有時間嗎?我一直希望能夠評估一下我們的銷售報告。
B:今天?行,我想我有時間。
A:太好了!你喜歡吃什么?我想去試一下拐角那家新開的泰國餐廳。你有興趣嗎?
B:泰國菜?嗯,我不是那么有冒險精神。當然,對肉食我也不那么迷戀。
A:你是素食主義者嗎?我都不知道。那我們就去熟悉的地方吧。你喜歡吃中餐還是西餐?
B:意大利餐作為午餐行嗎?這條街就有一家比薩店。
A:聽上去不錯。我一個小時后在那里等你?
B:就這么定了。
實景對話2A:Let me suggest the pasta primavera. It's delicious.
B:Thank you.I actually prefer Chinese food, though.
A:Well, the Peking Duck here is excellent. Should we give it a try?
B:Sounds good. Do you like eggplant?We could order stir-fried vegetables.
A:Good.Let's get that too.
B:So tell me more about the Martin account. What are the current developments now?
A:We have already received the go-ahead to move forward. Actually, I wanted to ask your opinion about the legal aspects.
B:Shoot.
A:Well, do you think that our involvement poses a liability for the company?
B:From a legal standpoint, no.
A:Have you always wanted to go into law?What do you think about the place law plays in today's business world?
A:我向您推薦素菜面,非常好吃。
B:謝謝。我還是比較喜歡中餐。
A:好的,這里的北京烤鴨非常棒。我們要嘗嘗嗎?
B:聽上去不錯。你喜歡吃茄子嗎?我們可以點些炒素菜。
A:好的,我們也點那個。
B:告訴我一些關于馬丁賬戶的情況吧?,F(xiàn)在有什么新的進展嗎?
A:我們已經(jīng)得到了進一步發(fā)展的許可。事實上,我想問一下你在法律方面的想法。
B:說吧。
A:好的,你覺得我們的介入會不會構成公司的法律責任?
B:從法律的角度來說,不會。
A:你一直都從事法律行業(yè)嗎?你覺得法律在當今的生意圈里起著什么樣的作用?