A　Matthew, do you know much about body language in countries around the world?

馬修，你了解世界各國(guó)的肢體語言嗎？

B　Sure, I've picked up a few things from travelling around for work. Why?

當(dāng)然。我工作中有很多出差的機(jī)會(huì)，了解到一些這方面的知識(shí)。怎么了？

A　Well, I had a meeting today with a woman from Japan and she wouldn't stop bowing! I didn't know what to do!

好哎，我今天參加了一個(gè)會(huì)議，會(huì)上有個(gè)日本女子總是不停地鞠躬？我不知道該怎么辦！

B　Did you bow back?

你也鞠躬回禮了嗎？

A　No, I tried to shake her hand, but her hand was so limp I was a bit offended.

沒有，我試著和她握手，但是她的手軟弱無力，弄的我都有點(diǎn)不高興了。

B　Well, Japanese businessmen and women typically bow to greet each other in Japan. She might have been offended by your strong handshake.

哦，在日本，談生意的人無論男女一般都會(huì)互相鞠躬致意。你握手那么用力她很可能因此而有點(diǎn)不愉快。

A　But she was in America! Shouldn't she have known that strong handshakes in America signify confidence and respect?

但她這是在美國(guó)！難道她不知道，在美國(guó)用力握手意味著信任和尊重嗎？