Yinglu Deng Getting Side Tracked

YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fz6Zpqvtkc

Traditional Chinese

嗯，就是說在商業協談的時候，如果別人在談一些與正題無關的話的時候，那、如果想把拉回正題，是否禮貌，那决定於是怎麽樣的一個協談環境。如果這個協談環境是在很正式的building，那在office裏面，那大家是從頭到尾都是談比較正式的話題，那…如果有人閑聊，你把它拉回來是一件非常正常的事情。但是如果，你們談生意的這個環境是在一個…嗯、休閑的場所，因爲在中國，很多時候談商業的問題都是在比較休閑的地方啊，大家可能在吃飯，喝酒，或者在一些休閑的場所，這樣的的話，大家可能就會穿插一些正式的話題和一些非正式的話題，那…很、很大程度就决定於，嗯…協談者，他是否有一種魅力，或者有一種能力可以把、把大家的那個，整個局面，或者說話題控制在一定的範圍之內。嗯，差不多是這樣的。

Simplified Chinese

嗯，就是说在商业协谈的时候，如果别人在谈一些与正题无关的话的时候，那、如果想把拉回正题，是否礼貌，那决定于是怎么样的一个协谈环境。如果这个协谈环境是在很正式的building，那在office里面，那大家是从头到尾都是谈比较正式的话题，那…如果有人闲聊，你把它拉回来是一件非常正常的事情。但是如果，你们谈生意的这个环境是在一个…嗯、休闲的场所，因为在中国，很多时候谈商业的问题都是在比较休闲的地方啊，大家可能在吃饭，喝酒，或者在一些休闲的场所，这样的的话，大家可能就会穿插一些正式的话题和一些非正式的话题，那…很、很大程度就决定于，嗯…协谈者，他是否有一种魅力，或者有一种能力可以把、把大家的那个，整个局面，或者说话题控制在一定的范围之内。嗯，差不多是这样的。

Pinyin

N, jiùshìshuō zài shāngyè xiétán de shíhou, rúguǒ biérén zài tán yìxiē yǔ zhèngtí wúguānde huà deshíhou, nà, rúguǒ xiǎng bǎ lā huí zhèngtí, shìfǒu lǐmào, nà juédìng yú shì zěnmeyàng de yíge xiétán huánjìng. Rúguǒ zhège xiétán huánjìng shìzài hěn zhèngshì de building, nà zài office lǐmian, nà dàjiā shì cóngtóudàowěi dōushì tán bǐjiào zhèngshì de huàtí, nà. rúguǒ yǒurén xiánliáo, nǐ bǎtā lā huílái shì yíjiàn fēicháng zhèngcháng de shìqing. Dànshì rúguǒ, nǐmen tán shēngyi de zhège huánjìng shìzài yíge…ng, xiūxián de chǎngsuǒ, yīnwèi zài Zhōngguó, hěnduō shíhou tán shāngyè de wèntí dōu shì zài bǐjiào xiūxián de dìfāng a, dàjiā kěnéng zài chīfàn, hējiǔ, huòzhě zài yìxiē xiūxián de chǎngsuǒ, zhèyàng de huà, dàjiā kěnéng jiùhuì chuānchā yìxiē zhèngshì de huàtí hé yìxiē fēizhèngshì de huàtí, nà… hěn, hěn dà chéngdù jiù juédìng yú, n, xiétánzhě, tā shìfǒu yǒu yìzhǒng mèilì, huòzhě yǒu yìzhǒng nénglì kěyǐ bǎ, bǎ dàjiā de nàge, zhěnggè júmiàn, huòzhěshuō huàtí kòngzhì zài yídìng de fànwéi zhīnèi. N, chàbuduō shì zhèyang de.

English

When holding business talks, if someone is talking about something unrelated to the main topic and you’d like to get things back on track, is it polite to pull everyone back to topic? The decision really depends upon the type of discussion environment. If the talks are being held in a formal building or office, then everyone is talking about relatively serious topics from beginning to end. If there are some people who begin to chat casually and you pull them back to the issues at hand, that’s an extremely normal thing. However, what if the environment in which you are discussing business is in a more relaxed place? In China, business talks often take place in more leisurely places. It may be that everyone is eating and drinking wine. If this is the case, then there may be talk of formal matters mixed in with more casual conversation. Then to a large degree it depends upon the speaker; whether or not he/she has a certain charm or ability to control the situation and keep everyone focused within a specific scope or topic. That’s pretty much the way it is.

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