中英文访谈实录：外籍专家教你用英语约会

主持人：So, would you please just say a bit about yourself?

　　关于你自己，能不能先说点什么？

J.M.: I'm from the state of Florida in America. I've been in China for about 2 years. You have a wonderful country, very beautiful place. And I'm right now teaching soft skills for business training and some business english as well, in China.

　　我刚才已经说到，我的名字是赵硕，来自美国佛罗里达州，到中国大概2年了。中国是个非常美丽的国家。目前，在中国，我主要进行职业技能培训，也教些商务英语。

主持人：Ok, thank you very much for your wonderful introductory. Today we're having a topic on Dates. when we hear the word date, we normally think of the type of date that a yong guy and girl go on. But there are other types of dates such as a lunch date between collegues. Alright, so let's hear what Josh have to say about dates. Josh, could you tell us about the different types of dates in america?

谢谢你的介绍。今天，我们的话题是“约会”。说到约会，中国人的的第一感觉往往是男女朋友之间的约会，而事实上约会有很多的种类，比如同事间的午餐约会。那么，让我们来听听Josh的看法。Josh，你能不能给我们讲讲在美国各种各样的约会种类？

J.M.: Well, you've mentioned alreay one very popular date, that is not a romantic date, it's a lunch date. For parents who have children, often times they'll set out a play date.

　　恩，你已经提到一种很普遍的约会，就是午餐约会，这并不是男女朋友间的约会。此外，对于那些有孩子的父母亲，他们经常会和孩子有一种“游玩日”的约会。

J.M.: Most of the time in English, there will be confusion on which date is romantic, which date is for business or for other reasons. So sometimes if we ask someone for a date, we would say a date date. A date date means a romantic date. So if I say "would you go on for a lunch date?" You can say "Is it a date date or is it a lunch date?" If I answer "oh, lunch date", then professional.