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c：hi, mary. do you have a minute? i need your help.
m：sure. what is it?
c：公司总部几位高层领导人这星期从美国到这里来访问。我的老板让我今天晚上陪其中的一位，mr. johnson，去参加我们客户举行的招待会。
m：well, aren't you flattered that your boss asked you to do that?
c：yes, i am. 不过，去招待会我就得把mr. johnson介绍给我们的客户和在场的其他公司的同事。 i'm not confident that i can do it correctly.
m：it's simple. you need to remember three rules. rule #1: always introduce people of lesser rank to people of greater rank.
c：把级别低的人介绍给级别高的人。ok, rule #2。
m：rule #2 is to say the name of the most important person first.
c：噢，先说最重要的人的名字。那mr. johnson今天就是最重要的人物了。
m：no, 在你把他介绍给我们客户的时候，他就没有客户那么重要了。
c：那倒是。without clients we would have no business。所以我得先说客户的名字，再把mr. johnson介绍给他们。mary, 让我先回去练练。一会儿我再来找你。
m：no problem。
m：陈豪，你刚才急忙走了，我还没说rule #3呢！
c：rule #3是什么呀？
m：在说了最重要的人的名字后，你该说：i would like to introduce so and so to you。
c：让我试一试。要是客户的名字是smith，我该说：mr. smith, i would like to introduce you to mr. johnson。对吗？
m：no, 不对。你应该说：mr. smith, i would like to introduce mr. johnson to you。要是你把我介绍给mr. johnson你该怎么说？
c：我该说：mr. johnson, i would like to introduce mary to you.
m：that' correct。这里的差别似乎很微妙，但是很重要。我们再来复习一遍。
c：ok。 rule #1，always introduce people of lesser rank to people of greater rank。
m：对，要是我把你陈豪介绍给mr. johnson, 我该说：mr. johnson, i would like to introduce chen hao to you。
c：这已经符合rule #2: say the name of the most important person first。
m：rule #3刚才已经说了。ok, you're all set. good luck tonight and enjoy!