So in conclusion, this quarter has been very profitable 总而言之 我觉得大家在这个季度的发挥都非常好
and as a team, your performance has been excellent. 作为一个团队我们的业绩也是不错的
I think the CEO will be quite impressed 我觉得下周一老板从美国过来的时候
when he arrives on Monday from America. 会对我们大家都相当满意
Yes. He will be in the office at 9AM. 对的 他会在早上9点的时候进办公室
So, before you leave today 所以呢 今天下班之前
please make sure to have your department’s spreadsheet clear 大家需要把所有的报表都整理好
and be sure the numbers are right 然后呢 确保数字没有错误
before sending it for translating. 发过来翻译
This is his first time in the China office 呃 这是老板第一次来中国
so everything needs to be perfect. 所以我们必须确保给他留下一个深刻的印象
Excellent point, Wang Li. 说得非常对 王丽
Let’s make sure to make him feel welcome in China. 我们一定要让他在中国感觉受到欢迎
Any other business to discuss before we wrap up? 那么大家最后还有什么需要讨论的么
I was thinking, 我在想
won’t our names be too difficult for him to pronounce? 我们的中文名字老板是不是都念不出来
Westerners often struggle with this. 老外发音都很烂的
Ah, excellent point, Li Ming. 我觉得你这个说得非常有道理 李明
Though our names are usually one syllable 虽然我们中国人的名字都非常简洁具有结构性
with simple, familiar sounds. 都是由两到三个拼音字节非常规律性的组成
For westerners, our Chinese names 但是能够读懂我们中国人的名字
can be a huge challenge for them. 对于西方人来说反而是个巨大的挑战
How about this, 要不这样吧
just for this one day, we choose some English names 当天大家都用英文名吧
to make it a bit easier for him. 这样让老外好读一些
Oh, but I don't have an English name 哦 我没有英文名字怎么办
what do I choose? 哦 我没有英文名字怎么办
It's very simple. 啊 这个非常简单
Because Western culture is different from China. 因为西方文化和我们中国不一样
in China, we tend to be a bit more creative with our names, 我们在中国 父母对孩子的名字都会进行一些精挑细选
giving each child a unique attribute 比如说根据孩子的一些希望和一些梦想
special for their future wishes. 来给他制定一个非常独特的名字
Whereas in the West, 但是比如说在一个西方的职业场景的话
it is not uncommon to be in a meeting with 其实很常见的是可能有一半的人
14 people named Skylar or Brendon. 可能名字都叫Skylar或者Brendan之类的
Brendon? I’m not familiar with this name. Brendan是什么名字啊
Does it have a special meaning? 什么意思
In fact, to be honest, 其实老实说
I am not so sure what Brendan means. 我并不是很清楚Brendan是什么意思
But what I can tell everyone is 但是我可以告诉大家的是
I knew a man named Brendon once 我曾经认识一个叫Brendan的人
and I would often hear his friends say 然后那时候他的朋友都告诉我
Brendan is douchebag. Brendan就是草包的意思
Ahhh. 哦...
One more thing. 还有一点
Though in China, 我知道我们在中国的话
it is uncommon and often inappropriate 经常会避免
to name yourself after a famous person in history, 让孩子和长辈或者历史人物有同样的名字
this is a fairly common practice in the West. 但是这个其实在西方是相反的
So I suggest you do a bit of research. 所以大家回去可以在周末的时候自己研究一下
Think about what kind of name you want to take. 想一想自己想要取什么样的名字
And remember, 大家一定要记得
even though Shanghai is a major international city, 虽然我们上海是一座国际大城市
foreigners sometimes feel shocked 但是老外来的时候
when they arrive here for the first time. 还是经常会感觉到惊讶和不习惯
So let's try to welcome him, 所以我们一定要尽全力给他一个热烈的欢迎
American style! 美式风格
What does that mean? 怎么做啊
I don’t think we can find guns here. 要给他准备手枪么 这不可能啊
Ah, no no no. 不不不
American culture is more than just guns. 美国文化不光是手枪弹药的
It’s also Big Bang Theory, 其实还有生活大爆炸
hot dogs, 热狗
hamburgers, Coke 其实还有生活大爆炸 热狗 汉堡 可乐
Sprite, Fanta, Burger King... 雪碧 芬达 汉堡王
Anyway, just try your best this weekend. 反正大家周末都努力做做功课
Just go home and study, 研究一下
okay, that's it！ 好吧 就这样了
Okay. 好的
Hi, welcome to Shanghai 嗨 欢迎来到上海
Mr Whiteface. Whiteface先生
That's actually "Whit-fa-say." 其实是Whit-fa-say
Oh! I'm so sorry. 噢 实在是抱歉
I've only seen it on paper before. 因为我只在资料上看到它
Happens all the time, no problem. 经常有这样的误会 不用介意
Okay, uh 好的 呃
The team has been working very hard to do these numbers 我们的团队一直在努力做这些数字
and get the project started. 并开始这个项目
You can take a look. 你可以看一下
I'll be honest, I've been looking at these on the plane 说实话 我一直在飞机上看这些
and they look great. 而且看起来没有问题
Looking forward to meeting the team. 很期待与团队见面
Well, they're right here. 好的 他们就在这里
Let's go. 我们走吧
Let's do it. 那我们开始吧
This is the team. 这就是我们的团队
MAGA. 让美国再次伟大
I'm Tony Stark. 我是托尼 斯塔克
Do you want this? 这个你要吗
Hi! 你好
I'm Optimus Prime. 我是擎天柱
Welcome to China. 欢迎来到中国
MAGA MAGA. 让美国再次伟大
MAGA. 让美国再次伟大
My name is Phoebe-Rachel 我的名字叫菲比-瑞秋
and my favourite TV show is Friends. 我最喜欢的电视节目是老友记
MAGA! 特朗普标志性的口号“让美国再次伟大”
Hey look! 嘿 快看
It's my African-American friend, 这是我的非裔美国朋友
Adam Obama. 亚当 奥巴马
Oh... 哦
I knew this day would come. 我就猜到这一天会来
Sh*t... 我去
Yo is that a fu*kin' MAGA hat!? 那是他*的 特朗普标志性的口号帽子吗
Come on, man. 你不是吧
MAGA. 让美国再次伟大
I left America to escape this bullsh*t. 我就是因为不想听他那些屁话才离开的美国
Shall we sit down? 我们坐下吧
MAGA! 让美国再次伟大
Optimus. 擎天柱
Phoebe-Rachel. 菲比-瑞秋
Tony Stark. 托尼 斯塔克
I've never left the United States. 我以前从来没有离开过美国
And I thought China was going to be very scary. 而且我一直认为中国会非常可怕
But I'll be honest, I'm feeling right at home! 但我现在说实话 这里让我有家的感觉
Yay! 耶
Mmmm. 嗯
Oh, it's Coke! 哦 这是可乐