C: Thank you, I'm delighted to be working here, Mr. Buchwald。

　　謝謝。我很高興能來這里上班，布奇華先生。

　　F: Call me Buck, will you? My name is Reginald Buchwald but everybody calls me Buck. It's easier。

　　叫我布客就可以了。我的全名是雷奇納客·布奇華，但是大家都叫我布客。這樣比較方便。

　　C: I'd prefer to call you Mr. Buchwald. Isn't it rather disrespectful to make a nickname out of one's family name?

　　我更愿意稱呼您布奇華先生。用別人的姓做昵稱，不是很不禮貌嗎?

　　F: Well, President Eisenhower was known as Ike. Everybody in this company all the way up and down the line is called by his or her first name。

　　嗯，艾森豪威爾總統(tǒng)也被呢稱為艾克。我們公司的上上下下都是直呼每個人的姓。

　　F: It's been our tradition ever since the company was small. And don't worry about the 'disrespectful' business. OK?

　　在我們公司規(guī)模很小的時候這就已經形成傳統(tǒng)。不要擔心不禮貌的事了，好嗎?

　　C: I'll try。

　　我會試試看。

　　F: Good. But when there are outsiders, like business people from other companies, it might be good to address your higher-ups as Mr., Ms. or whatever is appropriate. To those outside the company, it may be interpreted as a sign of flippancy or lax discipline. Get it?

　　好。不過。如果有外人在時，比如其他公司的人，最好能稱呼你的上司為先生、女士或任何適當的稱謂。對外人而言，我們的習慣可能會是輕率的和紀律松懈的表現。明白嗎?

　　C: Yes, sir。

　　是的，先生。

　　F: (Laughing) And don't 'sir' me either. Now I'll show you your private office。

　　(笑著說)也不要叫我先生?，F在，我?guī)闳タ茨愕乃饺宿k公室。