怎么跟同事道别?

怎么跟同事道别?

Today, we answer a question about saying goodbye. Our reader, Hideki, works at a high school in Japan with many international coworkers. She writes:

今天，我们回答一个关于说再见的问题。我们的读者Hideki在日本的一所高中与许多国际同事一起工作。她写道：

"After having a short conversation with them … there are many times l come up with nothing to say at the end of the conversation." Hideki notes that she will see her coworkers later in the day at times, as in the first two examples below.

“在和他们进行了简短的交谈之后，…有很多次我在谈话结束时没有什么可说的。”Hideki说，她将在晚些时候再次见到她的同事，如下面的前两个例子。

Here are the times when Hideki wants to say goodbye:

下面是Hideki想说再见的时刻：

1.When leaving a coworker in the morning

2.When leaving a coworker in the middle of the day

3.When leaving a coworker as you exit the workplace for the day

1.早上离开同事时

2.中午离开同事

3.当你下班离开同事时

Answer: Dear Hideki, I lived in Japan, so I understand why you have this question. In your language, there are specific expressions people always use for such times. In English, though, there are several different things we can say when leaving someone. 亲爱的Hideki，我住在日本，所以我理解你为什么有这个问题。在日语中，人们总是在这样的时候使用一些特定的表达方式。然而，在英语中，当我们离开某人时，我们可以说几句不同的话。

You said, "Maybe I should have said, 'Have a good one,' 'Nice talking to you,' or 'Enjoy your time off.'" That is right.

你说，“也许我应该说，‘祝你愉快’，‘很高兴和你交谈’，或者‘好好享受你的假期’。” 这都是可以的。

Let's look at situation 1: You are leaving a coworker, but you will see him at lunch time.

情况1：你要离开一个同事，但你会在午餐时间见到他。

In a school, someone may say to a teacher, "Have a good class," or "See you after class." If you are not speaking to a teacher, you can say, “See you at lunch,” “See you a little later,” or simply, “Later.”

在学校里，有人可能会对老师说：“上课愉快”，或者“下课后见”。如果你不是和老师道别，你可以说，“午餐见”，“待会儿见，”或者简单地说，Later.”

In situation 2, you had lunch with a coworker and are leaving for the afternoon. Now you can say, “Have a good afternoon.” You can also say “Have a good one.”

在情况2中，你和同事一起吃了午餐，然后离开直到下午才见，你可以说“下午好。”你也可以说“下午愉快。”

Let’s look at situation 3, where you are leaving for the evening or weekend. On Fridays, you can always say, “Have a good weekend.” On any other workday, you can say, “Good night” or “See you tomorrow.”

让我们看看情况3，晚上或周末与同事道别。周五，你可以说：“周末愉快。”在任何其他工作日，你可以说“晚安”或“明天见”。

There is one more time when you may want to say something. When you leave a meeting, you can say to others, "See you later."

还有写场合你可能想说些什么，比如当你开完会，你可以对其他人说，“回头见”。

"Nice talking to you" is more common when you don’t talk to someone every day. If you called a friend, for example, whom you have not seen for months, this would be a good way to close the conversation.

如果你不是每天都跟某个人交谈，那么“与你交谈很愉快”是更常见的说法。如果你打电话给一个你几个月没见过的朋友，这将是一个很好的结束谈话的方法。

"Enjoy your time off" is something we often say to people who are taking days off from work for vacation. This would not be said every day.

“享受你的假期”是我们经常对那些休假几天的人说的话，这不是每天都说的。

And, finally, in any work situation, you can also just say, “Bye!”

其实，在任何工作场合，你都可以简单地说“再见!”