外國人最想和你聊的時事話題：稱呼的含意

     A doctor has the title "Dr" in front of his name.
     醫(yī)生的名字前有"Dr"這個稱呼。
     Sue is a diminutive of Susan.
     Sue是Susan的親昵稱呼。
     That's a name he may be worthy of.
     這個稱呼他可能當(dāng)之無愧。
     The title of Royal Highness is borne by the Duke of Edinburgh.
     皇家殿下這個稱呼是由愛丁堡公爵創(chuàng)造的。
     The women's liberation movement adopted the designation as its own.
     婦女解放運動采用了這個稱呼。
     What form of address should one use when writing to a bishop?
     給主教寫信應(yīng)該怎樣稱呼？
     How should one address a senator?
     如何稱呼一位議院的參議員？
     How do you address foreigners?
     如何稱呼外國人？
     We should address to judge as Your Honor.
     我們應(yīng)當(dāng)稱呼法官為"閣下(或先生)"。
     Yes, could I have your name please?
     好的，您怎么稱呼？
     How should I address her?
     我該怎么稱呼她？
     He always addresses me with Sir.
     他總是用先生稱呼我。
     An Ambassador is addressed as "Your Excellency".
     面對大使需稱呼"大使閣下"。
     His ordinary designation is Sir William.
     他的一般稱呼是威廉爵士。
     Does Beijing have a special nickname?
     北京有沒有一個特別的稱呼？
     This appellation pleased him.
     這個稱呼很中他的意。
     They always addressed each other by their Christian name.
     他們總是以教名互相稱呼。
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     Ben: Hi, Joy, why do you look so downhearted?
     本：嘿，羅伊，怎么看上去無精打采的呀？
     Joy: I was blamed by our boss.
     羅伊：剛剛被老板責(zé)備了一頓。
     Ben: What a pity! What's happening?
     本：太可憐了！發(fā)生了什么事情？
     Joy: I lost a big client, and make a great loss for our company.
     羅伊：我搞丟了一個大客戶，并為此使得公司損失了很多錢。
     Ben: Did you do anything wrong?
     本：你做錯了什么嗎？
     Joy: Just because a wrong addressing.
     羅伊：只是因為一個稱呼的錯誤。
     Ben: An addressing? Tell me in detail.
     本：一個稱呼？說具體點。
     Joy: A lady was interested in our new development plan and wished to do investment, so our boss asked me to sign a contract with her. I thought she was married when I saw her and called her Mrs. She was very angry and told me that she hadn't got married, and therefore cancel the cooperation.
     羅伊：有一個女士對我們的開發(fā)計劃很有興趣并希望投資這一計劃，老板讓我去和她簽合約。我見到她的時候以為她已經(jīng)結(jié)婚了，就叫她夫人。結(jié)果她很生氣，說自己還沒有結(jié)婚，并因此取消了和我們的合作。
     Ben: Did she seem old?
     本：她看上去年紀很大嗎？
     Joy: At least forty years old.
     羅伊：至少有四十多歲了。
     Ben: Well many aging people don't get married, so it is not enough to make judgment just from their appearances.
     本：不過現(xiàn)在很多年紀比較大的人都沒有結(jié)婚，所以不能僅僅從相貌上判斷稱呼。
     Joy: Well what shall I call her?
     羅伊：那我應(yīng)該怎么稱呼這樣的人呢？
     Ben: As for those women that you're not sure about their marital status, you can just call her Ms.
     本：對于不清楚是否已婚的女人，你只需要稱呼她為女士就可以了。
     Joy: I kwon, but how could this addressing mistake lead to such a serious consequence?
     羅伊：我知道了，不過僅僅一個稱呼的錯誤怎么會導(dǎo)致這么嚴重的后果呢？
     Ben: Different countries and individuals bear different attitudes towards addressing. Some people do care about the wrong title.
     本：不同的國家，不同的個體對于稱呼的看法不同。有些人非常介意被稱呼錯。
     Joy: It seems that I should learn more about it in the future.
     羅伊：看來今后要多了解一些這方面的知識了。
     Ben: That is a fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
     本：就當(dāng)吃一塹長一智了。