陈豪这个小伙子在ABC美国公司做得不错。今天老板又给他一个重要的\任务。是什么任务呢？ 你听听就知道了。

C：Hi, Mary. Do you have a minute? I need your help.

M：Sure. What is it?

C：公司的部几位高层领导人这星期从美国到这里来访问。我的老板让我今天晚上陪其中的一位，Mr. Johnson去参加我们客户举行的招待会。

M：Well, aren't you flattered that your boss asked you to do that?

C：Yes, I am. 不过，去招待会我就得把Mr. Johnson介绍给我们的客户和在场的其他公司的同事。 I 'm not confident that I can do it correctly.

M：It's simple. You need to remember three rules. Rule #1: always introduce people of lesser rank to people of greater rank.

C：把级别低的人介绍给级别高的人。OK, rule #2。

M：Rule #2 is to say the name of the most important person first.

C：噢，先说最重要的人的名字。那Mr. Johnson今天就是最重要的人物了。

M：No, 在你把他介绍给我们客户的时候，他就没有客户那么重要了。

C：那倒是。Without clients we would have no business。所以我得先说客户的名字，再把Mr. Johnson介绍给他们。Mary, 让我先回去练练。一会儿我再来找你。

M：No problem!

M：陈豪，你刚才急忙走了，我还没说Rule #3呢！

C：Rule #3是什么呀？

M：在说了最重要的人的名字后，你该说：I would like to introduce so and so to you.

C：让我试一试。要是客户的名字是Smith，我该说：Mr. Smith, I would like to introduce you to Mr. Johnson. 对吗？

M：No, 不对。你应该说：Mr. Smith, I would like to introduce Mr. Johnson to you. 要是你把我介绍给Mr. Johnson你该怎么说？

C：我该说：Mr. Johnson, I would like to introduce Mary to you.

M：That' correct. 这里的差别似乎很微妙，但是很重要。我们再来复习一遍。

C：OK. Rule #1，always introduce people of lesser rank to people of greater rank.

M：对，要是我把你陈豪介绍给Mr. Johnson, 我该说：Mr. Johnson, I would like to introduce Chen Hao to you.

C：这已经符合Rule #2: say the name of the most important person first.

M：Rule #3刚才已经说了。OK, you're all set. Good luck tonight and enjoy!