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一般說來，美國人是不會在如此輕松的環(huán)境里通過長時間的閑聊來評價他們的客人的，更不用說會在增進相互間信任的過程中帶他們出去吃飯，或帶他們去打高爾夫球。。。

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Don't take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else "wasting" it beyond a certain appropriate point. Many new arrivals in the States will miss the opening exchanges of a business call, for example. They will miss the ritual interaction that goes with a welcoming cup of tea or coffee that may be a convention in their own country. They may miss leisurely business chats in a restaurant or coffee house. Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over extended small talk; much less do they take them out for dinner, or around on the golf course while they develop a sense of trust. Since we generally assess and probe professionally rather than socially, we start talking business very quickly.
不要覺得這是針對你個人的，這是因為人們都非常珍惜時間，而且也不喜歡他人“浪費”時間到不恰當?shù)牡夭健? 許多剛到美國的人會懷念諸如商務拜訪等場合開始時的寒暄。他們也會懷念那種一邊喝茶或喝咖啡一邊進行的禮節(jié)性交流，這也許是他們自己國家的一種習俗。他們也許還會懷念在飯店或咖啡館里談生意時的那種輕松悠閑的交談。一般說來，美國人是不會在如此輕松的環(huán)境里通過長時間的閑聊來評價他們的客人的，更不用說會在增進相互間信任的過程中帶他們出去吃飯，或帶他們去打高爾夫球。既然我們通常是通過工作而不是社交來評估和了解他人，我們就開門見山地談正事。