【一天10分鐘 辦公英語通】It is inappropriate to give a clock as a gift. (送禮文化)送時鐘當禮物是不適宜的。

👉🏻 CONVERSATION W: I just bought a gift for my Chinese client. M: What did you buy for your client? W: I bought a very delicate clock for my customer. She is returning to China this Friday. And I meant to give her a gift that she can use either at home or at work. M: Hold on a minute! Did you say that your client is from China? You are making a terrible mistake, you know? It is inappropriate to give a clock as a gift. In the Chinese culture, giving a clock as a gift infers cursing someone to die! W: Oh my goodness! Thank god you reminded me or else I would be doomed. 👉🏻WORDS & PHRASES 1. client [ˋklaɪənt] (n.) 客戶 2. delicate [‘dɛləkət] (adj.) 精緻的 3. return [rɪ’tɝn] (v.) 返回 4. inappropriate [͵ɪnə’proprɪɪt] (adj.) 不適當的 5. curse [kɝs] (v.) 詛咒 6. remind [rɪˋmaɪnd] (v.) 提醒 7. be doomed (phr.) 完蛋了 👉🏻LANGUAGE FOCUSIt is inappropriate to ...《Note》 It is inappropriate to give a clock as a gift. （送時鐘當禮物是很不恰當的事。）《Examples》It is inappropriate to talk while eating.It is inappropriate to eat in the library. 👉🏻EXERCISES A: I want to send my Chinese client a clock as a farewell gift. B: Don’t you know that in Chinese culture, __________. (答案在下方唷) 《Answer Key》 it is inappropriate to send a clock as gift  ----- #第六季辦公英語通每周一更新！ #用新聞學英語「英語Follow me」新頻道每周二、四更新喔！ #喜歡齊斌老師歡迎到Apple Podcast給我們五星好評！ ----- Apple｜Spotify｜Google｜KKBOX｜Firstory｜SoundOn 搜尋訂閱：口說英語通 ----- 🎙教育電臺🎙 📻官網:https://bit.ly/39ISswV 🗺️Channel+學習頻道:https://bit.ly/3HgGgSW 🔗粉絲團:https://bit.ly/nerpodcastlink 🎧線上即時收聽:https://bit.ly/3cyxBhE Powered by Firstory Hosting