英語里如何稱呼他人——正式稱呼
作者:滬江英語
來源:englishclub
2010-12-24 18:31
In business situations, use formal titles unless the people you meet tell you otherwise. To get someone's attention you can say: "Excuse me, Sir" or "Pardon me, Madam/Ma'am." To greet someone you can say: "Hello Sir" or "Good morning, Madam/Ma'am."
在商業(yè)場合,除非對方告訴你不需要用敬語,否則就得用正式稱呼。當要引起別人注意時可以說"Excuse me, Sir"或者"Pardon me, Madam/Ma'am.";在同別人打招呼時可以說"Hello Sir"或者"Good morning, Madam/Ma'am."
Here are the formal titles English speakers use:
英語國家人常用的正式稱呼:
1. Sir (adult male of any age)
Sir(任何年紀的成年男性)
2. Ma'am (adult female - North American)
Ma'am(成年女性——常用于北美)
3. Madam (adult female)
Ma'am(成年女性)
4. Mr + last name (any man)
Mr + 姓(任何男士)
5. Mrs + last name (married woman who uses her husband's last name)
Mrs + 姓(用丈夫姓的已婚女性)
6. Ms + last name (married or unmarried woman; common in business)
Ms + 姓(已婚、未婚女性皆可,常用于商業(yè)場合)
7. Miss + last name (unmarried woman)
Miss + 姓(未婚女性)
8. Dr + last name (some doctors go by Dr + first name)
Dr + 姓(也有一些醫(yī)生是用“Dr + 名”稱呼的)
9. Professor + last name (in a university setting)
Professor + 姓(用在大學里)
補充:
The phrase "Yes, Sir!" (or "Yes, Madam/Ma'am!") is sometimes used by native speakers in a sarcastic way. For example when a young child tells his father to "close his newspaper" the parent might say, "Yes, sir!" and laugh. You might also hear a mother saying, "No Madam/Ma'am" to her daughter's request for something unreasonable.
"Yes, Sir!"和"Yes, Madam/Ma'am!"這兩個表達有時會被英語國家的人用來表達諷刺的意味。比如一個小孩叫他父親不要看報了,父親也許會說"Yes, sir!",然后大笑。你也可以聽到母親對提出無理要求的女兒說"No Madam/Ma'am"。