| In general, Americans (feel) the time before the meal is a better time to talk about business. That’s because everyone will be clearheaded and won’t be drinking. Then you can talk for a while about such things. Once you’re finished, if it’s a happy time for everyone, of course you go out and eat a bit, and drink a bit…celebrate for a while. Generally, they don’t talk about business at the dinner table, because this can influence appetite and the overall mood of everyone together. When eating, they mostly just make small talk. It’s just to make everyone happy and comfortable…especially by making a few jokes and bringing in some humorous topics. And then everyone is able to promote good feelings and affection. There can be even more mutual understanding. As for our part, a lot of people play golf. Golf is typically a way of getting close. With everyone together you can grow closer and see others behave individually. While at the same time you can talk a little business…just a little, not too much. Later, when you’ve finished the game, if there’s time, you can all conveniently go and eat together. Then if there’s time left to gain more understanding of the business, it’s a little bit easier to talk…easier to communicate (effectively). | 啊，美国人通常talk about讲到生意的时候呢，是在吃饭前，比较好一点。啊，因为大家都非常清晰，也不喝酒，然后把生意谈一下子。谈完以后呢，大家，如果特别开心的时候呢，当然去，吃个饭那，喝个酒啊，庆祝一下子。通常不在饭桌上谈生意。因为这个时候呢，会影响食欲，而且影响气氛。大家在一起，他们在吃饭的时候通常就是谈一些，闲聊啊。可以就是，让大家开心一点那。特别是说一些，嗯，嗯，joke就是，好比说一些幽默的东西。然后，大家这样可以促进一些感情。可以去更了解对方。像…在…我们这面，嗯，很多人就是打高尔夫球。高尔夫球呢，通常是一种接近，大家在一起，嗯，接近感情啊，去看对方一个人的行为啊。同时也会谈一点点生意。但是不是谈的很多。然后将来打、打完高尔夫球呢，如果有时间呢，再顺便吃个饭吶。然后有时间在吃完饭以后，然后再聊一点生意啊，比较容易一点，比较容易沟通。 |
| 啊，美國人通常talk about講到生意的時候呢，是在吃飯前，比較好一點。啊，因為大家都非常清晰，也不喝酒，然後把生意談一下子。談完以後呢，大家，如果特別開心的時候呢，當然去，吃個飯那，喝個酒啊，慶祝一下子。通常不在飯桌上談生意。因為這個時候呢，會影響食欲，而且影響氣氛。大家在一起，他們在吃飯的時候通常就是談一些，閒聊啊。可以就是，讓大家開心一點那。特別是說一些，嗯，嗯，joke就是，好比說一些幽默的東西。然後，大家這樣可以促進一些感情。可以去更瞭解對方。像…在…我們這面，嗯，很多人就是打高爾夫球。高爾夫球呢，通常是一種接近，大家在一起，嗯，接近感情啊，去看對方一個人的行為啊。同時也會談一點點生意。但是不是談的很多。然後將來打、打完高爾夫球呢，如果有時間呢，再順便吃個飯吶。然後有時間在吃完飯以後，然後再聊一點生意啊，比較容易一點，比較容易溝通。 | A, Měiguórén tōngcháng talk about jiǎngdao shēngyi de shíhou ne, shì zài chīfàn qián, bǐjiào hǎo yìdiǎn. A, yīnwèi dàjiā dōu fēicháng qīngxī, yěbù hējiǔ, ránhòu bǎ shēngyì tán yíxiazi. Tánwán yǐhòu ne, dàjiā, rúguǒ tèbié kāixīn de shíhou ne, dāngrán qù, chīge fàn ne, hēge jiǔ a, qìngzhù yíxiazi. Tōngcháng búzài fànzhuōshang tán shēngyi. Yīnwèi zhège shíhou ne, huì yǐngxiǎng shíyù, érqiě yǐngxiǎng qìfēn. Dàjiā zài yìqi, Tāmen zài chīfàn de shíhou tōngcháng jiùshì tán yìxiē, xiánliáo a. Kěyǐ jiùshi, ràng dàjiā kāixīn yìdiǎn na. Tèbiéshì shuō yìxiē, n, n, joke, jiùshi, hǎobǐshuō yìxiē yōumò de dōngxi. Ránhòu, dàjiā zhèyang kěyǐ cùjìn yìxiē gǎnqíng. Kěyǐ qù gèng liǎojiě duìfāng. Xiàng…zài, wǒmen zhèmiàn, n, hěnduō rén jiùshi dǎ gāo’ěrfūqiú. Gāo’ěrfūqiú ne, tōngcháng shì yìzhǒng jiējìn, dàjiā zài yìqǐ, n, jiējìn gǎnqíng a, qù kàn duìfāng yígerén de xíngwéi a. Tóngshí yě huìtán yìdiǎndiǎn shēngyì. Dànshì búshì tánde hěnduō. Ránhòu jiānglái dǎ, dǎ wán gāo’ěrfūqiú ne, rúguǒ yǒu shíjiān ne, zài shùnbiàn chīge fàn ne. Ránhòu yǒu shíjiān zài chī wán fàn yǐhòu, ránhòu zài liáo yìdiǎn shēngyì a, bǐjiào róngyì yìdiǎn, bǐjiào róngyì gōutōng. |