Sorry to offend you.
Explain something to me...
跟我解释一下……
 a ton of workIn my opinion...
  No, but you should call me! 就我的观点而言……
 What would you really like to dDifferences in Manners / C
pay attention to...
注意……
 Why don't you follow it?

 You should follow your dreams at all costs!
Jay:            Explain something to me, Catherine.
5.  Well, I had a really great time.
Catherine:  Sure thing, what's up?
 Look who's talking!
Jay:         I joined Kitty, your CEO, the other day for lunch and
差异the most interesting thing happened. She insisted
  I really enjoyed myself.
very strongly on paying for the bill. I mean I could
understand it if it was a business lunch, but it wasn't.
  I had a wonderful evening.
In my opinion, although it was a very kind gesture, it
Jay:
almost seemed as if she was going to get mad at me if
  Thank you for showing me a good time.
Jay:   Hi, Catherine. Congratulations on getting your
I didn't let her pay.
master's last month.
Catherine: Oh, get used to it. You're going to see a lot of that around
  He is cute, but I didn't have a very good time on our
Catherine:   here. This gesture goes beyond business. If you walk Oh thanks, it was date. a ton of work.

into a restaurant, pay attention to what happens near
be more forward than Taiwanese guys.
the cashier. There's bound to be a fight over the bill.
Catherine:   Oh, does that mean they'll also want to move
Jay:       Well, don't you worry, Catherine. I'll never fight with
quickly?
you over the bill. You can pay every time.
Jay:   Yeah, it's possible. The other thing is that

foreigners may seem more open-minded. But
杰：       有件事我搞不清楚，你跟我解释一下把，凯瑟琳。
that's just because they grew up in a different
凯瑟琳：  没问题，什么事？
culture.
杰：      几天前我跟你们的执行官凯蒂一起吃午餐，有趣的事情
atherine:   I've heard that foreign guys are all really romantic
发生了。她强烈地坚持一定要她买单。如果是为了公事
and treat women with great respect.
而共进午餐，我可以理解她为什么这么做，但那并不是。
ay: That is simply a baseless rumor! Just kidding
在我看来，她的举动是出于好意，但好像要是我不让她
though, it actually does tend to hold true...
买单，她会非常生气似的。
generally speaking anyway.
凯瑟琳： 喔，习惯就好，在这里你会经常看到这种情况。这种举
动无关乎做生意。当你走进一家餐厅时，不妨注意一下
收银机附近。绝对有一场账单之争发生。
杰：      别担心，凯瑟琳，我永远不会跟你抢着买单，我们可以
每次都由你付。

It's time we squared up. 
be more forward than Taiwa
咱们该结账了。
Oh, does that mean they'l
It's my treat today, I'll pay. 
quickly?今天我请客，我来付。