Sorry to offend you.
starting to notice...
开始注意到、意识到……
I am a little rushed.It's about time...
. No, but you should call me!是……的时候了
Differences in Manne
Is there any quicker way t
just the other day...
几天前……
You can take...
It depends on...
Jay: You know what, Tom, I've only been here for a few
5. Well, I had a really great time.
days but I'm starting to notice how people from
For the most part...
different cultures behave in different ways.
Tom: It's about time.
It is best not to I really enjoyed myself....
Jay: Just the other day I noticed one of the workers in your
company going through someone else's desk. I went
I had a wonderful evening.
over and asked what he was doing and he told me
Jay:
that he was looking for something. What I meant to
Thank you for showing me a good time.
say was he should stop what he was doing.
Tom: Going through other people's things is considered
He is cute, but I didn't have a very good time on our
Jay: I'm a little rushed. Is there any quicker way to get
rude almost everywhere. Howeverdate. , in some cultures it
there?
Jay: Well, you should know that foreign guys tend to
may be accepted more than in others.
be more forward than Taiwanese guys.
Jay: In America, going through other people's belongings
Catherine: Oh, does that mean they'll also want to move
is illegal. You can be sued for invading other's privacy.
quickly?
Jay: Yeah, it's possible. The other thing is that
杰： 你知道吗，汤姆，我才到这儿几天而已，但是已经发觉
foreigners may seem more open-minded. But
到许多文化差异。
that's just because they grew up in a different
汤姆： 也该是时候了。
culture.
杰： 几天前，我看到一个员工在翻搜另一个人的办公桌。我
Catherine: I've heard that foreign guys are all really romantic
走过去问他在做什么，他说他正在找一样东西。我的意
and treat women with great respect.
思其实是要他停止他当时的举动。
Jay: That is simply a baseless rumor! Just kidding
汤姆： 不论在何处，翻搜别人的东西大概都会被视为无礼的举
though, it actually does tend to hold true...
动，但是在某些文化当中却可以被接受。
generally speaking anyway.
杰： 在美国，乱动别人的私人物品是违法的。侵犯他人的隐
私可能会被告上法庭。