近读报纸,对国内名片和请柬的议论颇多,于是想起客居巴黎时经常见到的法国人手中的名片和请柬,随笔记下来,似乎不无借鉴之处. 　　Irecentlyreadnewspapers,businesscardsandinvitationsfordomesticargumentsalot,sothinkofaguestinParis,theFrenchoftenseethehandsofbusinesscardsandinvitations,essaysdown,doesnotseemtonotlearnfromthem. 　　在巴黎,名目繁多的酒会,冷餐会是广交朋友的好机会. 　　InParis,numerousreception,buffetisagoodopportunitytomakefriends. 　　在这种场合陌生人相识,如果是亚洲人,他们往往开口之前先毕恭毕敬地用双手把自己的名片呈递给对方,这好像是不可缺少的礼节. 　　Inthisoccasionmetastranger,ifitisAsians,theytendtospeakrespectfullywithbothhandsbeforethecardwashandedtohisotherside,itseemstobeindispensableetiquette. 　　然而,法国人一般却都不大主动递送名片,双方见面寒暄几句,甚至海阔天空地聊一番也就各自走开,只有当双方谈话投机,希望继续交往时,才会主动掏出名片. 　　However,theyarenothingbuttheFrenchgenerallydonottaketheinitiativetodeliverbusinesscards,greetingthetwosidesmetafew,somewillevenbrighterfuturetotheirrespectivechataway,speculationisonlywhenthetwosidestalkingandhopestocontinueexchanges,willtaketheinitiativeoutbusinesscards. 　　二话不说先递名片反倒显得有些勉强 　　Hand,thefirstbusinesscardapartfromanythingelseabitreluctant. 　　这段连起来翻译就是： 　　Irecentlyreadnewspapers,businesscardsandinvitationsfordomesticargumentsalot,sothinkofaguestinParis,theFrenchoftenseethehandsofbusinesscardsandinvitations,essaysdown,doesnotseemtonotlearnfromthem. 　　InParis,numerousreception,buffetisagoodopportunitytomakefriends.Inthisoccasionmetastranger,ifitisAsians,theytendtospeakrespectfullywithbothhandsbeforethecardwashandedtohisotherside,itseemstobeindispensableetiquette.However,theyarenothingbuttheFrenchgenerallydonottaketheinitiativetodeliverbusinesscards,greetingthetwosidesmetafew,somewillevenbrighterfuturetotheirrespectivechataway,speculationisonlywhenthetwosidestalkingandhopestocontinueexchanges,willtaketheinitiativeoutbusinesscards.Hand,thefirstbusinesscardapartfromanythingelseabitreluctant.