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今天的這段對(duì)話,在討論禮物,
收到昂貴的禮物感到苦惱該怎么辦
來聽今天的講解:
A: Hi, Bob, everything okay?
嗨,鮑勃,一切都還好吧?
B: more or less. There;s just one thing bothering me.
還好.就是最近有件事比較煩.
A: oh? What's that?
哦?什么事?
B: well, you know I have some students studying for their master's degree. One of them tried to give me a gift that kinda made me uneasy.
你知道我?guī)Я藥讉€(gè)研究生,有一個(gè)想送我一件禮物,讓我覺得很不舒服.
A: what gift?
什么禮物?
B: it's an Egyptian carpet. The student came to my office the other day and brought the carpet to show his gratitude. Seeing what gift was, I was really uncomfortable. I mean it's too expensive a gift for a student to give a professor. I don't think I've done anything to deserve that gift, so I refused it.
一條埃及地毯.有一天,那個(gè)學(xué)生帶著地毯來我的辦公室,要送給我以表謝意.看到禮物是什么以后,我覺得很別扭,對(duì)學(xué)生而言,這件禮物太昂貴了.我覺得自己沒做什么,不是是不敢當(dāng),所以就拒絕了.
A: you refused the gift? That's terrible.
你拒絕了,這可有點(diǎn)兒不好啊.
B: I know, but I really can't accept such an expensive gift. I explained to him why, but he seemed really upset about it. I think he might have taken it the wrong way.
我知道,但我真的不能接受這樣一件昂貴的禮物.我跟他解釋了為什么,但他看起來很難過.我擔(dān)心他可能誤會(huì)了.
A: perhaps. He probably thinks you considered the gift a bribe for a higher grade.
有可能.他可能認(rèn)為你把這個(gè)禮物看成是他對(duì)你的賄賂,這樣你就會(huì)給他更高的分?jǐn)?shù).
B: that's what I am worried about. I do understand the respect attached with the gift and I am honored. But I really don't think it's proper for a student to spend a fortune in a gift for a professor. I think we need to have a talk to make sure we are on the same page.
我就是擔(dān)心這個(gè).我明白他送我禮物是為了表示尊重,我也覺得很榮幸.但是我確實(shí)覺得學(xué)生花一大筆錢給教授送禮物很不合適.我想我應(yīng)該和他談?wù)?確保我們的理解是一致的.