去美国出差的19个注意事项.docx

去美国出差的19个注意事项 去美国出差的19个注意事项 到美国出差的“一般性文化注意事项”有8点： 1.Be sensitive to where you can and cannot smoke. Many businesses, restaurants, and public areas are becoming smoke free（留心在哪里可以吸烟哪里不可以吸烟许多商店、餐馆和公共场所禁烟）. 2.A short, informal thank you note is the most appropriate way to show your gratitude for a n invitation to someone's home. A gift of flowers or a bottle of wine when visiting will be app reciated, but not expected（收到到主人家做客的邀请，最好写一个简短和非正式的便条表示感谢做客时可以带上类似鲜花、葡萄酒的礼物，主人会很高兴，但礼物不是必不可少的）. 3.Americans will often open gifts immediately upon receipt（美国人收到礼物后一般会立刻打开）. 4.You are not obliged to accept food or drinks offered at social gatherings - the host will not usually urge you to eat. You are expected to help yourself to however much you would like （在社交场合吃东西、喝饮料可以随意，主人一般不会主动建议，你可以按照自己的需要自取适量食物、饮料）. 5.People often exchange compliments, and often use this as a way to start conversations（人们在交往中往往以互相恭维作为谈话的开始）. 6.Americans often give and receive items using only one hand（美国人递东西、接受东西习惯用一只手）. 7.Two gestures are commonly used to show approval. The "O.K." sign is a circle made with t he thumb and index finger, with the other 3 fingers facing upwards. The "thumbs up" sign is a fist with the thumb pointing upward（美国人习惯用两种手势表示赞同：一是用拇指和食指做圆圈示意OK；握拳向前伸出大拇指表示thumb up）. 8.People form lines pay for items in stores, buy theatre tickets, enter clubs and board public transportation. Even if the line is informal, or if no line is made, people rely on a "first come, first served" mindset. Do not jump or push ahead in line（在商店买东西、剧场买票、进入会所、乘坐公共交通都需要排队。

即使队伍是非正式的，或者根本没有排队，人们依然遵循先来后到的次序不要加赛或者拥挤）. “商务文化注意事项”有11点： 1.Americans shake hands during business introductions（商务交往初次见面美国人一般用握手致意）. 2.Business cards are not always exchanged immediately upon meeting. They are usually exch anged if fu ture contact is indicated（不一定在会面开始交换名片，一般在确认需要继续联系的情况下才交换名片）. 3.Punctuality is important（守时很重要）. 4.Expect traffic delays in large cities and surrounding suburbs, especially in the 'rush hours' b etween 0700 and 0900 and 1600 to 1900. As these hours may vary by city, feel free to ask yo ur American business partners about the typical commuter traffic（在大城市及其郊区交通拥堵，尤其是早7时到9时、下午4时到7时的“尖峰时刻”。

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