外貿英語話題王(MP3+中英字幕) 第34期:語言差異

Language differences

語言差異

A:In foreign trade,language differences are very important.

A:在對外貿易中，語言差異是非常重要的。

B: people can not communicate with each other easily,they can not understand each other's way of thinking.

B:是的，如果人們相互交談有困難，那麼他們就無法理解彼此的思維方式。

A:Fortunately,there is a widely-spoken commercial language namely English.

A:幸運的是，有一種被廣泛使用的商業用語英語。

B:Many exporters speak French and German as well.

B:有很多出口商也講法語和德語。

A:In South America, the most common language is Spanish and Portuguese.

A:而在南美最通用的語言是西班牙語和葡萄牙語。

B:Even if the language is accurate,a misunderstanding can not be avoided due to cultural differences.

B:但是有時候由於文化上的不同，即使語言準確無誤，也會產生誤會。

A:Yes, the language is a part of culture. It reflects a nation's character.

A:是的，語言是文化的一部分。語言反映一個民族的特徵。

B:Yes, it not only includes the nation's historical and cultural background, but also contains the nation's view of life way of life and way of thinking.

B:沒錯，它不僅包含着該民族的歷史和文化背景，而且蘊藏着該民族對人生的看法、生活方式和思維方式。

A:So in foreign trade, you must be very clear about language differences.

A:所以在對外貿易中，一定要很清楚語言差異。