Learn Chinese-Entertaining Clients

♦A:你想喝点什么吗?
Nǐ xiǎng hē diǎn shénme ma?
Would you like to have something to drink?
♦B:喔,那太好了。有热咖啡吗?
Ō, nà tài hǎo le. Yǒu rè kāfēi ma?
Yes,please,that would be very nice .Do you have any hot coffee?
♦A:对不起,我们没有咖啡,茶可以吗?
Duìbùqǐ, wǒmen méiyǒu kāfēi, chá kěyǐ ma?
I’m sorry,we don’t have any coffee,would tea be alright?
♦B:可以,那也不错。
Kěyǐ, nà yě bùcuò.
Yes,that would be fine.
♦A:还要什么东西吗?小点心怎么样?
Hái yào shénme dōngxi ma? Xiǎo diǎnxīn zěnme yàng?
Is there anything else I can offer you?Would you like some light refreshments?
♦B:不用了….真的,如果不太麻烦的话,我喝点儿茶就成了。我午饭吃的太晚,吃得也多,所以午饭以后我不想吃什么东西了。
Bùyòng le…. Zhēn de, rúguǒ bù tài máfan dehuà, wǒ hē diǎn er chá jiù chéng le. Wǒ wǔfàn chī de tài wǎn, chī de yě duō, suǒyǐ wǔfàn yǐhòu wǒ bùxiǎng chī shénme dōngxi le.
No,no,no….Actually,I’ll just have some tea if that is not too much trouble.I had a very late and very large lunch,so I don’t expect to eat anything else for the remainder of the day.
♦A:我知道你在倒时差,但我想什么时间我们应该做一下预算评估。明天你什么时候有空我们见面谈谈?
Wǒ zhīdào nǐ zài dào shíchā, dàn wǒ xiǎng shénme shíjiān wǒmen yīnggāi zuò yīxià yùsuàn pínggū. Míngtiān nǐ shénme shíhou yǒu kòng wǒmen jiànmiàn tán tán?
I know you’re probably fighting off your jet lag,but I’m wondering what time we should set for our budget review.What time are you available tomorrow for our meeting?
♦B:别担心我。我今天尽量早点儿睡觉,明天就没事了。我一早还有一个会,不过10点以后应该有时间。
Bié dānxīn wǒ. Wǒ jīntiān jǐnliàng zǎodiǎn er shuìjiào, míngtiān jiù méishì le. Wǒ yīzǎo hái yǒu yīgè huì, bùguò 10 diǎn yǐhòu yīnggāi yǒu shíjiān.
Don’t worry about me.I’ll try to hit the sack a little early tonight and I’ll be fine by the time tomorrow comes.I have a meeting early on,but I should be available after ten o’clock.