Chinese
　　　
　　The first day on
　　　　　the job

　　
　　Along with China'entry to WTO, more and more foreign companies will do business with us, and set
up companies or factories in China. As a universal language, english will be used widely, so it will beco-
me key that how to use english to communicate with them. Some different language circumstance will be
provided. Now, we will begin with how to say hello with your new colleagues in the first day on the job.

　The first day on the job

F :　Welcome aboard!
C :　Thank you,I'm delighted to be working here,Ms.Buchwald.
F :　Call me Buck,will you?My name is Reginald Buchwald but everybody call me Buck.It's easier.
C :　I would hesitate to call you anything but Mr.Buchwald.Isn't it rather disrespectful to make a nickname out of the family name?
F :　Will,President Eisenhower was known as Ike.Everybody in this com-pany all the way up and down the line is called by his or her first name.
F :　It's been our tradition ever since the company was small.And don't
worry about the disrespect business.OK?
C :　I'll try.
F :　Good.But when there are outsiders,like business people from other companies,it might be good practice to address your higher-ups as Mr.,Ms.orwhatever is appropriate.
F :　To the outside world,our custom may be interpreted as a singn of flippancy or lax discipline.Get it?
C :　Yes,sir.
F :　(laughing)And don't sir me either.Now I'll show you your private office.