molly: how's it going?
gordon: same old same old (so, so).
molly: what are we going to learn today?
gordon: this time we will learn about paul mccartney from the beatles, saying more than no, a practice dialog, and some business english. our guests can also test their understanding of what they have read in an interactive activity. then we will learn the english song yesterday.
莫利：怎么样了？
戈登：老样子。
莫利：今天我们将学些什么呢？
戈登：这次我们会了解披头士乐队中的歌手兼贝斯手mccartney，学习更多表示"no"的用法，一段对话练习，和一些商务英语。你还可以与朋友一起，用我们的小测验，看一看学到了多少。然后，我们将学一首英文歌：yesterday。
new words 生词
1) disgusting (恶心的，丑陋的): (adj) bad, ugly or harmful
the dead dog was disgusting.
那条死狗让人恶心。
2) respect（尊敬，景仰): (v) look up to, give face to, listen to
i respect my teacher because she is extremely intelligent.
我很尊敬我的老师，因为她非常聪明智慧。
3) offer （给，提供): (v) give to, hand over to
chinese people always offer their guests some tea.
中国人总是给客人敬茶。
4) second-hand smoke （间接吸烟): smoke from your cigarette that affects others who don't smoke
second-hand smoke gets in my eyes and makes me smell bad.
别人吸烟的时候烟味进入我的眼睛，让我身上的气味很难闻。
5) quit（放弃): (v) give up, break up, say bye to
i want to quit my girl friend.
我想离开我的女朋友。
lesson: 课文
what is rude, and what is polite is different in every culture. each lesson we will discuss some things that many chinese do that can be considered rude, or not polite in the western business and social world. we will give you advice on you what not to say or do. remember, don't be a rude dude!
什么是粗鲁，什么是礼貌在每种文化里是不同的。每篇课文我们要讨论许多中国人做的事情，这些事情可能被西方商业界或者西方社会认为是粗鲁的，或者是不礼貌的。我们会给你一些建议，（告诉你）什么不应该说或做。记住，不要做粗鲁的人。
1) never say "my english is poor," or "i can't speak english." in the west, people are a little proud of what they learned. plus, if you say you can't speak english, they will walk away. (note: most westerners can only speak one or two languages, so they respect people like you who try to learn a new language.)
gordon: same old same old (so, so).
molly: what are we going to learn today?
gordon: this time we will learn about paul mccartney from the beatles, saying more than no, a practice dialog, and some business english. our guests can also test their understanding of what they have read in an interactive activity. then we will learn the english song yesterday.
莫利：怎么样了？
戈登：老样子。
莫利：今天我们将学些什么呢？
戈登：这次我们会了解披头士乐队中的歌手兼贝斯手mccartney，学习更多表示"no"的用法，一段对话练习，和一些商务英语。你还可以与朋友一起，用我们的小测验，看一看学到了多少。然后，我们将学一首英文歌：yesterday。
new words 生词
1) disgusting (恶心的，丑陋的): (adj) bad, ugly or harmful
the dead dog was disgusting.
那条死狗让人恶心。
2) respect（尊敬，景仰): (v) look up to, give face to, listen to
i respect my teacher because she is extremely intelligent.
我很尊敬我的老师，因为她非常聪明智慧。
3) offer （给，提供): (v) give to, hand over to
chinese people always offer their guests some tea.
中国人总是给客人敬茶。
4) second-hand smoke （间接吸烟): smoke from your cigarette that affects others who don't smoke
second-hand smoke gets in my eyes and makes me smell bad.
别人吸烟的时候烟味进入我的眼睛，让我身上的气味很难闻。
5) quit（放弃): (v) give up, break up, say bye to
i want to quit my girl friend.
我想离开我的女朋友。
lesson: 课文
what is rude, and what is polite is different in every culture. each lesson we will discuss some things that many chinese do that can be considered rude, or not polite in the western business and social world. we will give you advice on you what not to say or do. remember, don't be a rude dude!
什么是粗鲁，什么是礼貌在每种文化里是不同的。每篇课文我们要讨论许多中国人做的事情，这些事情可能被西方商业界或者西方社会认为是粗鲁的，或者是不礼貌的。我们会给你一些建议，（告诉你）什么不应该说或做。记住，不要做粗鲁的人。
1) never say "my english is poor," or "i can't speak english." in the west, people are a little proud of what they learned. plus, if you say you can't speak english, they will walk away. (note: most westerners can only speak one or two languages, so they respect people like you who try to learn a new language.)
