Intermediate - A Business Lunch Invitation (C1774)

A:  快12点了,你说要不要请这个客户吃饭?
kuài shí èr diǎn le, nǐ shuō yào bu yào qǐng zhè ge kèhù chīfàn?
It's almost noon. Do you think we should ask this client out to lunch?
B:  他对我们的产品有兴趣吗?
tā duì wǒmen de chǎnpǐn yǒu xìngqù ma?
Is he interested in our products?
A:  他今天是来参观的,有兴趣,但不一定会下单。
tā jīntiān shì lái cānguān de, yǒu xìngqù, dàn bùyīdìng huì xiàdān.
He came today to check them out. He's interested but isn't necessarily going to place an order.
B:  正好是午餐时间,不请客户吃饭不太礼貌吧?
zhènghǎo shì wǔcān shíjiān, bù qǐng kèhù chīfàn bùtài lǐmào ba?
It's lunchtime now. It's a bit impolite not to take clients out to eat, isn't it?
A:  哦,那就请吧。
ò, nà jiù qǐng ba.
Oh. Ask him, then.
B:  其实在中国,很多生意都是在饭桌上做成的。
qíshí zài Zhōngguó, hěn duō shēngyi dōu shì zài fànzhuō shàng zuòchéng de.
Actually, a lot of business in China is accomplished over meals.
A:  我明白了。
wǒ míngbai le.
I understand.
C:  潘经理,谢谢你带我参观。我下午还有别的事,先走了。
Pān jīnglǐ, xièxie nǐ dài wǒ cānguān. wǒ xiàwǔ hái yǒu bié de shì, xiān zǒu le.
Manager Pan, thanks for showing me around. I have some other things to take care of this afternoon. I'll be going now.
A:  我们一起吃个饭再走吧。
wǒmen yīqǐ chī ge fàn zài zǒu ba.
Let's eat together first.
C:  不用了,谢谢!
bùyòng le, xièxie!
No, that's OK. Thank you!

Key Vocabulary

kuàialmost
客户kèhùclient
duìtowards
产品chǎnpǐnmerchandise
兴趣xìngqùinterest
参观cānguānto visit
不一定bùyīdìngnot necessarily
下单xiàdānto place an order
正好zhènghǎoexactly
午餐wǔcānlunch
礼貌lǐmàopolite
其实qíshíactually
生意shēngyibusiness
饭桌fànzhuōdining table
做成zuòchéngto successfully complete
PānPan (name)
经理jīnglǐmanager
dàito bring
别的bié deother

Supplementary Vocabulary

一定yīdìngdefinitely, certainly
单子dānzibill, invoice
午饭wǔfànlunch
成功chénggōngsuccessful
谈成tánchéngto negotiate successfully
谈生意tán shēngyito discuss business
产品经理chǎnpǐn jīnglǐproduct manager
潜在客户qiánzài kèhùpotential client

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