Ⅳ.對話篇

Jeff: Hey Joan. Do you want to have lunch with me today?

杰夫：嗨瓊！今天愿意跟我一起吃午餐嗎？

Joan: I would love to, but I have already accepted an invitation to eat with Mr Singh from the marketing department.

瓊：很愿意，可我已經接受了市場部辛格先生的邀請跟他一起吃飯。

Jeff: Isn’t he Indian?

杰夫：他不是印度人嗎？

Joan: Yes, he is from India. What does that matter?

瓊：對，他是從印度來的。這有什么關系嗎？

Jeff: Well, he will want to have hot curries for lunch.

杰夫：他午餐會點熱咖喱。

Joan: I cannot believe how ignorant you are some days. Do you eat hamburgers everyday just because you are an American?

瓊：有的時候我真的不敢相信你是多么無知。就因為你是美國人你就要每天吃漢堡包嗎？

Jeff: Of course not. That would be stupid.

杰夫：當然不是，那樣很愚蠢。

Joan: That’s right! Maybe Mr Singh would enjoy Japanese food for lunch?

瓊：沒錯！也許辛格先生午餐想吃日本菜呢。

Jeff: Great! I love Japanese food. Can I join you?

杰夫：太好了！我很喜歡日本菜。我能跟你們一起去嗎？

Joan: Only if you promise to be culturally sensitive!

瓊：除非你保證對文化敏感一點兒！