6. Business Dinner
Dialogue (中文)
A：请上座。我敬您一杯，感谢支持。B：客气了，一起发财。A：我先干为敬。B：随意，随意。
Dialogue (English)
A: Please take the seat of honor. I toast you—thanks for your support. B: You're too kind; here's to mutual prosperity. A: I'll finish my glass first (as respect). B: As you wish, no pressure.
Key Vocabulary
- 上座 (shàng zuò) — seat of honor
- 敬一杯 (jìng yī bēi) — toast (a drink)
- 干杯 (gān bēi) — cheers / bottoms up
- 先干为敬 (xiān gān wéi jìng) — I drink first (toast etiquette)
- 随意 (suí yì) — as you like (drink at your pace)
Grammar Points
- 敬 + person + 一杯 for toasting.
- 感谢 + noun: 感谢支持.
- 客气了 as humble response.
Practice
- Offer the honored seat.
- Hint: 请上座。
- Toast to thanks and partnership.
- Hint: 敬您一杯，感谢…
- Respond humbly to a toast.
- Hint: 客气了 / 随意