職場禮節美語83 宗教禁忌
公關部主任Janet Liu召集下屬開會，詢問中東代表團的活動安排。
Janet Liu: Good morning, Silvia. Good morning, Pete. How is my public relations team doing today?
Silvia Kranson: Morning, Ms. Liu.
Pete Chan: Very well, thank you.
J: I called this meeting to check up on preparations for the upcoming visit by the delegation from the Middle East. Any progress?
S: Actually the delegation has been scaled back to just two groups, one from Saudi Arabia and another from Israel.
J: OK...I assume accommodations have been taken care of?
P: Yes, the group from Saudi Arabia will stay at the Golden Palace while the team from Israel is booked at the Twin Oaks Resort.
Silvia告訴Janet說，中東代表團規模減小了，只剩下兩組人，分別來自沙特阿拉伯和以色列。Silvia說的Scale back。 Scale back是縮小規模。
Pete報告說，旅館也定好了。Their accommodations have been taken care of. Accommodations。
讓我們繼續聽一下代表團的日程安排。
J: Can you give me a quick rundown of the schedule for when they're here?
S: The first day is free as they adjust to the time difference. We're planning a trip to our factory on day two, a cultural tour on day three and days four through six are at the seminar and workshop.
P: On the last day we've planned some great meals and we'll top off the evening with some fun at a karaoke bar.
簡單說一下日程安排：A quick rundown of the schedule。第一天倒時差，adjust to the time difference. 第二天參觀工廠，第三天文藝活動，第四天到第六天辦學習班。最後一天吃飯卡拉OK。讓我們聽聽Janet爲什麼不滿意。
S: Yeah, we're taking them to Sam's Super Pork Restaurant for lunch and dinner is at Wang's Seafood Paradise.
J: could be a problem. Have you considered that they might have special dietary needs? Most people in Saudi Arabia are Muslims, and Muslims don't eat pork. In fact, they might only eat Halal food.
Janet提醒說，沙特主要是穆斯林，不吃豬肉。
P: Halal?
J: Yes, Halal means food, especially meat, that's been prepared according to Islamic religious laws. The Israeli group could also be a problem as many of them might be Jewish and keep Kosher.
S: Kosher?
J: It's similar to the Muslim rules, but Kosher is a Jewish system of dietary laws. People who keep Kosher don't eat pork, shrimp or crab.
S: So I guess we will have to reconsider the meals.
Halal是按照伊斯蘭教規準備的肉。Janet還說，以色列是猶太人，要吃Kosher，不吃豬肉、蝦和蟹。Silvia和Pete還犯了一些什麼錯誤，我們下次繼續聽。
