怎么跟同事道別?

怎么跟同事道別?

Today, we answer a question about saying goodbye. Our reader, Hideki, works at a high school in Japan with many international coworkers. She writes:

今天，我們回答一個關(guān)于說再見的問題。我們的讀者Hideki在日本的一所高中與許多國際同事一起工作。她寫道：

"After having a short conversation with them … there are many times l come up with nothing to say at the end of the conversation." Hideki notes that she will see her coworkers later in the day at times, as in the first two examples below.

“在和他們進行了簡短的交談之后，…有很多次我在談話結(jié)束時沒有什么可說的。”Hideki說，她將在晚些時候再次見到她的同事，如下面的前兩個例子。

Here are the times when Hideki wants to say goodbye:

下面是Hideki想說再見的時刻：

1.When leaving a coworker in the morning

2.When leaving a coworker in the middle of the day

3.When leaving a coworker as you exit the workplace for the day

1.早上離開同事時

2.中午離開同事

3.當(dāng)你下班離開同事時

Answer: Dear Hideki, I lived in Japan, so I understand why you have this question. In your language, there are specific expressions people always use for such times. In English, though, there are several different things we can say when leaving someone. 親愛的Hideki，我住在日本，所以我理解你為什么有這個問題。在日語中，人們總是在這樣的時候使用一些特定的表達(dá)方式。然而，在英語中，當(dāng)我們離開某人時，我們可以說幾句不同的話。

You said, "Maybe I should have said, 'Have a good one,' 'Nice talking to you,' or 'Enjoy your time off.'" That is right.

你說，“也許我應(yīng)該說，‘祝你愉快’，‘很高興和你交談’，或者‘好好享受你的假期’。” 這都是可以的。

Let's look at situation 1: You are leaving a coworker, but you will see him at lunch time.

情況1：你要離開一個同事，但你會在午餐時間見到他。

In a school, someone may say to a teacher, "Have a good class," or "See you after class." If you are not speaking to a teacher, you can say, “See you at lunch,” “See you a little later,” or simply, “Later.”

在學(xué)校里，有人可能會對老師說：“上課愉快”，或者“下課后見”。如果你不是和老師道別，你可以說，“午餐見”，“待會兒見，”或者簡單地說，Later.”

In situation 2, you had lunch with a coworker and are leaving for the afternoon. Now you can say, “Have a good afternoon.” You can also say “Have a good one.”

在情況2中，你和同事一起吃了午餐，然后離開直到下午才見，你可以說“下午好。”你也可以說“下午愉快。”

Let’s look at situation 3, where you are leaving for the evening or weekend. On Fridays, you can always say, “Have a good weekend.” On any other workday, you can say, “Good night” or “See you tomorrow.”

讓我們看看情況3，晚上或周末與同事道別。周五，你可以說：“周末愉快。”在任何其他工作日，你可以說“晚安”或“明天見”。

There is one more time when you may want to say something. When you leave a meeting, you can say to others, "See you later."

還有寫場合你可能想說些什么，比如當(dāng)你開完會，你可以對其他人說，“回頭見”。

"Nice talking to you" is more common when you don’t talk to someone every day. If you called a friend, for example, whom you have not seen for months, this would be a good way to close the conversation.

如果你不是每天都跟某個人交談，那么“與你交談很愉快”是更常見的說法。如果你打電話給一個你幾個月沒見過的朋友，這將是一個很好的結(jié)束談話的方法。

"Enjoy your time off" is something we often say to people who are taking days off from work for vacation. This would not be said every day.

“享受你的假期”是我們經(jīng)常對那些休假幾天的人說的話，這不是每天都說的。

And, finally, in any work situation, you can also just say, “Bye!”

其實，在任何工作場合，你都可以簡單地說“再見!”