day 18guests and good manners

unit 3 · talking & getting along

guests and good manners

Welcome important guests, talk about business etiquette and work dinners, and describe things going round and round with X 了 Y，Y 了 X.

today’s words

認錯 rèncuò · admit a mistake, apologize
交談 jiāotán · talk, converse
手勢 shǒushì · hand gesture
談論 tánlùn · talk about, discuss
服從 fúcóng · obey, follow
往來 wǎnglái · have dealings; contact
親熱 qīnrè · affectionate, warm
議論 yìlùn · discuss, comment on (others)
貴賓 guìbīn · VIP, honoured guest
款待 kuǎndài · entertain, treat (guests) well
來賓 láibīn · guest (at an event)
禮節 lǐjié · etiquette, courtesy
探望 tànwàng · visit (someone ill or old)
應酬 yìngchóu · socialize (for work)
交情 jiāoqíng · friendship, acquaintance
默契 mòqì · rapport, tacit understanding
旁人 pángrén · other people, bystanders
圈子 quānzi · circle (of people)
拜會 bàihuì · pay a (formal) call on
盛情 shèngqíng · great kindness, hospitality
邀 yāo · invite
終身 zhōngshēn · lifelong, all one’s life
哼 hēng · hum; humph!

sentences

今天有幾位日本貴賓要來拜會我們公司。 · Some guests from Japan are coming to visit our company today.
歡迎詞我寫了改，改了寫。 · I wrote and rewrote my welcome speech over and over.
小黑每天吃了睡，睡了吃。 · All Xiaohei does is eat and sleep, sleep and eat.
這位客戶跟李經理有二十年的交情。 · This client and Manager Li have known each other for twenty years.
美玲這個週末要回臺南探望奶奶。 · Meiling is going back to Tainan this weekend to visit her grandmother.