今天的这段对话，在讨论礼物，
收到昂贵的礼物感到苦恼该怎么办
来听今天的讲解:
A: Hi, Bob, everything okay?
嗨,鲍勃,一切都还好吧?
B: more or less. There;s just one thing bothering me.
还好.就是最近有件事比较烦.
A: oh? What's that?
哦?什么事?
B: well, you know I have some students studying for their master's degree. One of them tried to give me a gift that kinda made me uneasy.
你知道我带了几个研究生,有一个想送我一件礼物,让我觉得很不舒服.
A: what gift?
什么礼物?
B: it's an Egyptian carpet. The student came to my office the other day and brought the carpet to show his gratitude. Seeing what gift was, I was really uncomfortable. I mean it's too expensive a gift for a student to give a professor. I don't think I've done anything to deserve that gift, so I refused it.
一条埃及地毯.有一天,那个学生带着地毯来我的办公室,要送给我以表谢意.看到礼物是什么以后,我觉得很别扭,对学生而言,这件礼物太昂贵了.我觉得自己没做什么,不是是不敢当,所以就拒绝了.
A: you refused the gift? That's terrible.
你拒绝了,这可有点儿不好啊.
B: I know, but I really can't accept such an expensive gift. I explained to him why, but he seemed really upset about it. I think he might have taken it the wrong way.
我知道,但我真的不能接受这样一件昂贵的礼物.我跟他解释了为什么,但他看起来很难过.我担心他可能误会了.
A: perhaps. He probably thinks you considered the gift a bribe for a higher grade.
有可能.他可能认为你把这个礼物看成是他对你的贿赂,这样你就会给他更高的分数.
B: that's what I am worried about. I do understand the respect attached with the gift and I am honored. But I really don't think it's proper for a student to spend a fortune in a gift for a professor. I think we need to have a talk to make sure we are on the same page.
我就是担心这个.我明白他送我礼物是为了表示尊重,我也觉得很荣幸.但是我确实觉得学生花一大笔钱给教授送礼物很不合适.我想我应该和他谈谈,确保我们的理解是一致的.
收到昂贵的礼物感到苦恼该怎么办
来听今天的讲解:
A: Hi, Bob, everything okay?
嗨,鲍勃,一切都还好吧?
B: more or less. There;s just one thing bothering me.
还好.就是最近有件事比较烦.
A: oh? What's that?
哦?什么事?
B: well, you know I have some students studying for their master's degree. One of them tried to give me a gift that kinda made me uneasy.
你知道我带了几个研究生,有一个想送我一件礼物,让我觉得很不舒服.
A: what gift?
什么礼物?
B: it's an Egyptian carpet. The student came to my office the other day and brought the carpet to show his gratitude. Seeing what gift was, I was really uncomfortable. I mean it's too expensive a gift for a student to give a professor. I don't think I've done anything to deserve that gift, so I refused it.
一条埃及地毯.有一天,那个学生带着地毯来我的办公室,要送给我以表谢意.看到礼物是什么以后,我觉得很别扭,对学生而言,这件礼物太昂贵了.我觉得自己没做什么,不是是不敢当,所以就拒绝了.
A: you refused the gift? That's terrible.
你拒绝了,这可有点儿不好啊.
B: I know, but I really can't accept such an expensive gift. I explained to him why, but he seemed really upset about it. I think he might have taken it the wrong way.
我知道,但我真的不能接受这样一件昂贵的礼物.我跟他解释了为什么,但他看起来很难过.我担心他可能误会了.
A: perhaps. He probably thinks you considered the gift a bribe for a higher grade.
有可能.他可能认为你把这个礼物看成是他对你的贿赂,这样你就会给他更高的分数.
B: that's what I am worried about. I do understand the respect attached with the gift and I am honored. But I really don't think it's proper for a student to spend a fortune in a gift for a professor. I think we need to have a talk to make sure we are on the same page.
我就是担心这个.我明白他送我礼物是为了表示尊重,我也觉得很荣幸.但是我确实觉得学生花一大笔钱给教授送礼物很不合适.我想我应该和他谈谈,确保我们的理解是一致的.
