diversity at work工作中的背景差異
Dialog
英語情景對話
Jeff: What were you and Richard talking about earlier? It looked intense.
男：早些時候你跟理查德在談論什么，氣氛看起來有點僵呀
Lucy: Yeah, Richard said something to me that I didn't appreciate.
女：噢，他進了些讓我不喜歡的事
Jeff: Oh, no. I know how insensitive he can be. What has he done now?
男：不會吧，我知道他這個人常常無禮又無知，今天他怎么又做這種事了？
Lucy: He asked me how long it took me to learn English.
女：他問我學習英語多少年了
Jeff: But, you were born and raised in California!
男：啊，你可是土生土長的加利福尼亞人呀
Lucy: Yeah, but I get that sometimes. It doesn't matter how many generations my family has lived in the U.S., we'll always
be foreigners in their eyes.
女：我算是明白了，無論我家有幾代人在美國生活過，在有些人的眼里，我們永遠是外國人
Jeff: What a racist! How can you stand working with the guy?
男：真是個種族分子！你如何能忍受與這樣的家伙同事
Lucy: You know, Richard isn't such a bad guy. He made the comment out of ignorance, not malice.
女：你知道的，理查德這個人不壞。他說這些話就是出于無知，而非惡意
Jeff: So, what did you say when he asked you how long it took you to learn English?
男：那么當他問你學了多久英語的時候，你是如何回答他的
Lucy: I told him 28 years. And, he knows I'm 28 years old since I just celebrated my birthday last week. He was puzzled for a minute, and then he got it.
女：我告訴他28年了。他顯然知道我也才28歲因為上周我剛慶賀過我的生日。他一聽愣了一下，隨后就明白我什么意思了。
Jeff: Are you sure he really got the message?
男：你確信他明白了？
Lucy: Yeah, I'm pretty sure since I then asked him how long it took him to learn English.
女：是的，當我問他學習英語多久的時候，我就確信他明白我的意思了
Jeff: That's hilarious! What did he say?
男：真爽，他怎么回答的
Lucy: He said, "36 years," and we both laughed about it. He apologized and now, it's all good.
女：他說，36年了。我們倆接著就都笑了。他為剛才的事道歉，現(xiàn)在一切都挺好
Jeff: I'm glad. I bet he won't make that mistake again.
男：我覺得挺好。我相信他不應該再犯類似的錯誤了。
Dialog
英語情景對話
Jeff: What were you and Richard talking about earlier? It looked intense.
男：早些時候你跟理查德在談論什么，氣氛看起來有點僵呀
Lucy: Yeah, Richard said something to me that I didn't appreciate.
女：噢，他進了些讓我不喜歡的事
Jeff: Oh, no. I know how insensitive he can be. What has he done now?
男：不會吧，我知道他這個人常常無禮又無知，今天他怎么又做這種事了？
Lucy: He asked me how long it took me to learn English.
女：他問我學習英語多少年了
Jeff: But, you were born and raised in California!
男：啊，你可是土生土長的加利福尼亞人呀
Lucy: Yeah, but I get that sometimes. It doesn't matter how many generations my family has lived in the U.S., we'll always
be foreigners in their eyes.
女：我算是明白了，無論我家有幾代人在美國生活過，在有些人的眼里，我們永遠是外國人
Jeff: What a racist! How can you stand working with the guy?
男：真是個種族分子！你如何能忍受與這樣的家伙同事
Lucy: You know, Richard isn't such a bad guy. He made the comment out of ignorance, not malice.
女：你知道的，理查德這個人不壞。他說這些話就是出于無知，而非惡意
Jeff: So, what did you say when he asked you how long it took you to learn English?
男：那么當他問你學了多久英語的時候，你是如何回答他的
Lucy: I told him 28 years. And, he knows I'm 28 years old since I just celebrated my birthday last week. He was puzzled for a minute, and then he got it.
女：我告訴他28年了。他顯然知道我也才28歲因為上周我剛慶賀過我的生日。他一聽愣了一下，隨后就明白我什么意思了。
Jeff: Are you sure he really got the message?
男：你確信他明白了？
Lucy: Yeah, I'm pretty sure since I then asked him how long it took him to learn English.
女：是的，當我問他學習英語多久的時候，我就確信他明白我的意思了
Jeff: That's hilarious! What did he say?
男：真爽，他怎么回答的
Lucy: He said, "36 years," and we both laughed about it. He apologized and now, it's all good.
女：他說，36年了。我們倆接著就都笑了。他為剛才的事道歉，現(xiàn)在一切都挺好
Jeff: I'm glad. I bet he won't make that mistake again.
男：我覺得挺好。我相信他不應該再犯類似的錯誤了。