Cultural Exchange Through Business Meetings and Farewell Dinners
In this narrative, we witness the interactions between individuals from different cultural backgrounds as they meet, discuss business arrangements, and share a farewell dinner. The exchange showcases mutual respect, hospitality, and appreciation for each other's customs and cuisines, highlighting the essence of cultural diplomacy in business relationships.
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Unit 7Welcome and Farewell Speech Unit 7Welcome and Farewell Speech
Dialogues At the Airport Mr. Chen meets Mr. Scott at the airport. Mr.Chen=C Mr.Scott=S
C:Excuse me, sir, but aren't you Mr. Scott Malone from Reebook Company? S:Yes,that's right. C:Nice to meet you, Mr. Malone. I'm Chen from Morning star Footwear Corporation and I'm here to meet you. This is my card. S:Thank you,Mr.Chen. That's very kind of you. C:How did you enjoy your flight,Mr. Malone? S:Good. It's my first visit to Shanghai,China and I think it's agreat honor to be invited to your beautiful city. C:It's our pleasure to have you here. You know,Shanghai is the important economic center in China and also a coastal port city opening to the outside.I hope you will have a pleasant stay here. S:Thank you,Mr.Chen,I'm sure I will.
C:This is the itinerary for you in Shanghai,including businesgtalk,visiting and tour. Please have a look.If there is anyomission or new intention,please let me know at any time. S:Much indebted. My activities will be goingon according toyour arrangement. I am afraid my visiting here may cause a lotof trouble to you. C:It doesn't matter,and ask for anything you need.We shoulddo our best to satisfy your demand and provide good servicefor you. S:Thank you. C:I think you should be very tired after such a long journey,so you need a good rest today, and we can talk about the program during your stay here tomorrow. Shall we get inthe car and go to the hotel? I have already booked a roomfor you. S:Thank you.
At the Dinner Mr. Zhang is having a farewell dinner with Mr. Jones at Minjiang Hotel. Mr.Zhang=Z Mr.Jones=J
Z:Mr. Jones, you are going back, home tomorrow..We'd like totreat you to a farewell dinner at Huatian Hotel. J:Thank you. You are being too modest. Z: Shall we go over t the dinner table? J:Yes,I'd be pleased to go. Z:This is Canton cooking. It's best when taken piping hot. J:How delicious,tender and crisp,fresh and tasty! I have nev-er tasted anything like this. Chinese cooking is really fascinating. The color and design of dishes look very inviting.Which one of the Chinese dishes is most famous? Please recommend.
Z:China is a vast country. Each cooked food has a wealth of localspecialties in various areas. Never the less,cooking in China may be grouped into eight major schools. They are Shandong cooking,Sichuan cooking,Hunan cooking ,Jiangsu cooking,Zhejiang cooking, Anhui cooking, Canton cooking and Fujian cooking. Canton cooking may be said to have a greater variety of food than any other school in the world. J:It's really fantastic just to listen to your introduction. Z:Let's raise our glasses and drink to our friendship and success of our talks. J:I'd like to propose a toast. To the success of our talks. Z:It's very kind of you to say so. Mr. Jones, here's a little present for you. I hope you will like it.
J:Oh,it's so beautiful. I love it.Many thanks. Z:Come back to Shanghai any time. Have a nice trip! J:Thank you very much. I'll place orders when I go back. Word List itinerary program treat piping [ tender crisp inviting
Useful Expressions much indebted a farewell dinner treat somebody you are being too modest Canton cooking drink to to propose a toast
Notes 1. But aren't you Mr..., 2.a coastal port city opening to the outside 3.ask for anything you need 4.It's best when taken piping hot. 5.Cooking in China may be grouped into eight major schools.
