F:Welcome aboard!
　　F:欢迎你老本公司工作！
　　C:Thank you,I'm delighted to be working here,Ms.Buchwald.
　　C:谢谢。我很高性能来这里上班，布华奇先生。
　　F:Call me Buck¹,will you?My name is Reginald Buchwald but everybody call me Buck.It's easier.
　　F:叫我布客就可以了，好吗？我的全名是雷奇纳客.布奇华，但是大家都叫我布客。这样比较方便。
　　C:I would hesitate to call you anything but Mr.Buchwald.Isn't it rather disrespectful to make a nickname² out of the family name?
　　C:除了布奇华先生之外，我不好直呼其他名字，替别人另外取绰号，不是很不礼貌吗？
　　F:Will,President Eisenhower was known as Ike.Everybody in this company all the way up and down the line is called by his or her first name.
　　F:嗯，艾森豪威尔总统也被呢称为艾克。我们公司的上上下下都是直呼每个人的名字。
　　F:It's been our tradition ever since the company was small.And don't worry about the disrespect business.OK?
　　F:在我们公司规模很小的时候这就已经形成传统。不要担心不礼貌的事了，好吗？
　　C:I'll try.
　　C:我会试试看。
　　F:Good.But when there are outsiders,like business people from other companies,it might be good practice to address your higher-ups as Mr.,Ms.orwhatever is appropriate.
　　F:好。不过。如果有外人在时，如其他公司的人，最好能称呼你的上司为先生、小姐或任何适当的称谓。
　　F:To the outside world,our custom may be interpreted³ as a singn of flippancy⁴ or lax discipline.Get it?
　　C:对外人而言，我们的习惯可能会是轻率的和纪律松懈的表现。明白吗？
　　C:Yes,sir.
　　C:是的，先生。
　　F:(laughing)And don't sir me either.Now I'll show you your private office.
　　F:（笑着说）也不要叫我先生。现在，我带你去看你的私人办公室。

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