Before I begin today’s discussion, I’d like to say a few things. China is hot. Shanghai is hot. My apartment which does not have an air conditioner is hot. Thirty one degrees is not common in Canada. Of course, it’s not a record high or anything but for those of you who have been to Canada or in my case, lived in Canada for decades, Shanghai’s wet, humid weather is a killer. The heat simply suffocates any hope of cool wind. And yet, Chinese don’t seem to be bothered or at least are accustomed to the heat. Crazy weather! Incredible people!

 在开始今天的讨论之前，我想先说点别的。中国太热了。上海太热了。我那没装空调的房间真是太热了。加拿大可是很少会出现31摄氏度的情况。当然啦，这样的天气也不算最热，但是对于去过加拿大或者像我一样在加拿大住了很多年的人来说，上海太潮湿了。又闷又湿的天气快要杀死人。天气那么热，没有一丝像要刮点凉风的迹象。可是，尽管如此，中国人看起来却一点也没受到天气困扰。或者也许是大家都习以为常了吧。噢！这让人疯狂的天气！还有这些不可思议的人们！

Here’s a challenge to the readers…Of the following items, which one is not suitable for business dinner?

 A)     Pizza

B)      Sushi

C)     Chinese cake

D)     Ice cream

  下面来个小测验吧。请问以下这些食物中，有哪一个不适合商务餐？

A)     披萨

B)      寿司

C)     中式蛋糕

D)     冰淇淋

 假设你准备和外国老板一起吃饭，那以上哪一样食物会显得不合适呢？

The answer is Pizza. Why is pizza? The reason is actually very simple. Melted cheese is watery. Unlike Chinese consumers, pizzas are normally handled with bare hands instead of forks. When you’re unsure of your foreign boss’ preference, you might want to avoid ordering pizza just in case you have to eat it with your bare hands. Knowledge such as this could help you from getting nowhere in your career to gaining the boss’ attention quickly. Due to my limited blog space, I can’t possibly teach you everything in a few articles. If you want to know more, our friendly costumers’ representatives are waiting for your calls at Kaide Education. 

答案就是披萨。为什么是披萨呢？答案其实非常简单。因为融化以后的奶酪是湿答答的。我们在吃披萨的时候一般会直接用手拿着吃，而不像中国人一样用叉子吃。如果你不确定你的外国老板喜欢吃什么，那你还是不要点披萨为妙。因为否则的话你们就得用手拿着吃了。了解这些细节能帮助你从工作上毫无进展的状态到迅速得到老板注意。鉴于我的博客篇幅有限，我没有办法用区区几篇文章来告诉你们所有这些有用的东西。如果你们想了解更多的话，没关系，我们亲切的凯德英语客服小姐正等着你们的电话呢。