hakan 2009-12-19 10:58
日本首相與歐巴馬會見發生的真實故事
ation training before he visits Washington and meets president Barack Obama...
幾天前，日本首相森總理在他訪問華盛頓並且會見歐巴馬總統之前，先行訓練的一些基礎英語談話 ...
The instructor told Mori Prime Minister, when you shake hand with President Obama, please say " how r u ". Then Mr. Obama should say, " I am fine, and you? " Now, you should say " me too ". Afterwards we, translators, will do the work for you."
翻譯官告訴森總理，當你與歐巴馬總統握手時，請說「你好嗎」,然後歐巴馬會回答您「我很好，你呢?」這時您必須回答「我也是」，接下來就交給我們為您做翻譯的工作
It looks quite simple, but the truth is...
看起來相當簡單,但實際情況卻是…
When Mori met Obama , he mistakenly said " who r u? " (Instead of "How r u?".)
"當森總理會見歐巴馬時，他卻誤說成「你是誰?」(原本應該是"你好嗎")
Mr. Obama was a bit shocked but still managed to react with humor: " Well, I'm Michelle's husband, ha-ha...
歐巴馬總統有點驚訝，但仍然設法用幽默來回應︰「我是蜜雪兒的老公，哈哈….」
Then Mori replied " me too, ha-ha.. .".
然後森總理說「我也是，哈哈....」
Then there was a long silence in the meeting room…
接下來會議室裡沈默了很長一段時間...
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這故事告訴我們~想當領導人的英文真的要加油一下