如何得體地拒絕

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人生在世，總是會遇到個把奇葩

但是作為女神的你，對於不喜歡的人的邀請，自然也要優雅的拒絕

一起來看看我們今天的主人公是如何處理這一難題的吧

Politely refusing

Hello! You』re joining us again after Anna』s call from Mr Lime – he asked her to lunch, remember.

大家好！歡迎再次加入我們，之前Anna接到了Mr Lime約她共進午餐的電話，記得嗎？

Now Anna and Denise are flapping.

Anna和Denise這倆人有些小激動呢。

...and before you know it, he』ll be asking you to marry him! Trust me Anna, this has happened to me dozens of times!

…在你知道之前，他會向你求婚！相信我，Anna，我就經歷過很多次。

But I thought he was only interested in the lemons!

可是我以為他是對那些檸檬感興趣呢！

Please promise me you won』t mention this to anyone.

請答應我別向別人提起這件事。

OK, I promise.

好，我答應你。

Oh, shhhh!

噢，噓！

Good morning. What』s going on?

早上好。發生什麼了？

Mr Lime has asked Anna to lunch!

Mr Lime約Anna吃午餐了！

Please…

別說…

And?

然後呢？

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And it』s not to talk business! I saw him looking at her with big eyes, from the moment he first saw her!

不是為了談生意上的事！Mr Lime第一次看見Anna時，就看著Anna的大眼睛！

Denise!

Denise！

Old Slimy Limey eh? Lucky Anna!

又老又虛偽的英國佬？幸運的Anna！

He』s not slimy, it』s just…

他不是虛偽，就是…

Don』t tell me you said yes?!

別跟我說你答應他了？！

Well I didn』t know what to say.

我不知道怎麼說。

You didn』t?

你不知道？

No, no, I said I was busy and would call back.

不，我說我很忙，等會打回去。

I wanted to just say no, but with everyone complaining that I』m not polite on the phone... I just... I didn』t know how to say it politely.

我想拒絕他，但是大家都在說我的接電話不夠有禮貌…我就是…我真不知道怎麼禮貌地拒絕他。

Ha ha, I』ll tell you what to say.

哈哈，讓我來教你吧。

Hang on, let me write it down... why do all the pens keep disappearing?

等一下，我得記下來…筆怎麼都不見了？

Here』s one.

這裡有一支。

Thanks. Okay, I』m listening Tom.

謝謝。好了，我聽著呢，Tom。

Say: go...

就說：走…

(writing) go...

走…

...away... Slimy Limey.

…開…虛偽的英國佬。

Go away Slimy Limey. Are you sure?

走開虛偽的英國佬。你確定嗎？

Of course!

當然！

Don』t listen to him Anna. This is what you should say:

別聽他胡說Anna。你應該這麼說：

Thank you for your offer. But I』m really sorry, I won』t be able to.

謝謝你的邀請。我深感抱歉，我不能去。

Then explain why, say I』m afraid… blah blah blah

然後編個理由，說我恐怕…吧啦吧啦

Blah blah blah?

吧啦吧啦？

Say it』s against company policy to have non-business lunches with clients.

比如說這會違反公司規定，公司不允許員工和客戶有非商業性質的進餐。

Meaning?

什麼意思？

You』re not allowed to if it』s not for business.

如果不是生意上的事，你就不能去了。

Then say: It wouldn』t be appropriate. So, with regret, I』m going to have to say no.

然後說：這很不合理。所以，帶著遺憾的語氣說，我不得不拒絕你。

Okay, I think I』ve got that all down. Thanks. He』ll be waiting for my call.

好，我想我已經明白了。謝謝。他還在等我電話。

Hello, Seb Lime speaking.

你好，我是Seb Lime。

Hello Mr Lime.

你好，Mr Lime。

Anna! Please, call me Seb. So, when can I invite you to lunch?

Anna！請叫我Seb。你打算什麼時候跟我一起吃個午飯？

Thank you for your offer...

謝謝你的邀請。

Well, thank you for your offer. But I』m really sorry, I won』t be able to.

謝謝你的邀請。我深感抱歉，我不能去。

Oh?

噢？

I』m afraid...

我恐怕…

I』m afraid it』s against company policy to have non-business lunches with people.

我恐怕這會違反公司規定，公司不允許員工和客戶有非商業性質的進餐。

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Really? Oh how tedious!

真的嗎？真是太討厭了！

It wouldn』t be-

這是不允許的——

Shhh!

噓！

Pardon?

你說什麼？

No, not shhh you Mr Slimy I meant shhhh Denise!

沒有，我不是噓你Mr Slimy，我是噓Denise！

Mr Slimy?

Mr Slimy？

Oh no! I mean Mr Limey – Lime – er Seb! You see, it wouldn』t be appropriate. So, with regret, I』m going to have to say no.

噢不！我是說Mr Slimy——Lime——額 Seb！你知道，這是很不合理的。所以，很抱歉，我不得不拒絕你。

I think I』ve understood. Goodbye Anna.

我想我懂了。再見，Anna。

Goodbye.

再見。

Oh dear, he didn』t take that too well. But, apart from a little mistake, Anna did well there.

噢天啊，他並沒有完全領會。不過，除去一些小瑕疵，Anna還是做得很好。

Here are the phrases she used to politely refuse the offer of lunch:

下面是Anna得體地拒絕午餐邀請所用到的句子：

Thank you for your offer. But I』m really sorry, I won』t be able to.

謝謝你的邀請。我深感抱歉，我不能去。

I』m afraid it is against company policy…

我恐怕這會違反公司規定…

It wouldn』t be appropriate.

這是很不合理的。

With regret, I』m going to have to say no.

很抱歉，我不得不拒絕你。

Good job Anna, bad luck Mr Slimy!

幹得漂亮Anna，倒霉的Mr Slimy！

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