大学英语六级考试巅峰训练一本通 Test2

[25:00.48]Give yourself lots of time and ask lots of questions.
[25:03.61]Patience is an important quality.
[25:06.00]You may have to wait two or three days to
[25:07.90]see high level government officials as they are very busy.
[25:11.61]Give yourself enough time.
[25:13.72]Personal relationships are very important.
[25:16.01]They are the key to do business in Arab countries.
[25:18.96]Try to identify the decision maker regarding your product
[25:22.12]or services immediately and get to know him
[25:24.74]on a friendly basis.
[25:26.59]Do your homework.
[25:27.61]Be prepared to discuss details of your product or proposal.
[25:31.32]Be ready to answer technical questions.
[25:34.41]When an Arab says yes, he may mean “maybe”.
[25:37.87]When he says maybe, he probably means “no”.
[25:41.09]You will seldom get a direct “no” from an Arab
[25:43.67]because it is considered impolite.
[25:45.53]Also, he does not want to close his options.
[25:48.38]Instead of “no”, he will say “inshalah” which means,
[25:52.28]“if God is willing”. On the other hand,
[25:54.82]“yes” does not necessarily mean “yes”.
[25:57.73]A smile and slow nod might seem like an agreement,
[26:01.04]but in fact, your host is being polite.
[26:03.22]An Arab considers it impolite to disagree with a guest.