M: Now that they’ve sound-proofed this room, it’s a lot easier to work here.
W: You said it.
M: Now that they’ve sound-proofed this room, it’s a lot easier to work here.
W: You said it.
M: Would it be OK to look at your spare room now
W: Would you come here in 20 minutes We’re right in the middle of dinner.
M: Now,Janet, you’ve experienced the negotiation strategies.So what is the most significant
W: I’m iust going to focus on the situations where people are speaking English in international business situations.
M: I see.Now, not everyone speaks English to the same degree of proficiency.
W: Yes, perhaps.Besides, we have negotiations between individuals who belong to distinct cultural traditions.
M: Now some people say this Americanized style has acted as a model for local patterns.
W: Maybe it has;maybe it hasn’t.
M: What is particular about the American style
W: Well, for example, when Americans negotiate with people from Brazil, the American negotiators make their points in a direct, self-explanatory way.
M: I see.
W: While Brazilians make their points in a more indirect way.
M: How
W: Brazilians look straight in the eyes a lot during talking.They spend time on background info
A. English language proficiency.
B. Different cultural practices.
C. Different negotiation tasks.
D. The international Americanized style
M: So, Lily, now that we’ve heard that you work outside. Tell us about what you do on weekends: when you get up, what you have for breakfast, what you do for fun, and things like that. W: Well, I get up very early, around five o’clock, because... M: Five o’clock! Even on weekends Do you do that often W: Oh, yes, nearly every weekend. I never sleep late There is just too much to do. I hate waking up late. Even on weekends. And then I sometimes go for a long swim in my pool, when I don’t go for a run. Exercise is very important to me. M: At five o’clock in the morning you go for a run W: Yes, sometimes, or as I said, sometimes go for a swim. M: OK... and then W: Well, then I have breakfast, and after breakfast I get down to work. M: Oh, you work on weekends, too W: Oh, yes, I always work on weekends. M: But don’t you ever relax W: Relax M: You know, take the day off and have a good time, enjoy yourself Go to a museum or to the park or something.
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