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zhīdao le ，nǐ cháng qù Měiguó ，yě děi shúxī nàr de xíguàn ，shàngcì nǐ bùzhī zěnme le ，yǎnjing dīng zhe yī gè lù rén kàn ，jìde ma ？zhèyàng biérén huì hěn bù shūfu de 。

I know. You go to the US a lot, so you must be familiar with social norms there. I don't know what was up with you last time, remember when you stared at that passerby? Other people would be very uncomfortable with that.

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这…詹老板，你……喝高了吧……奇怪…我有点不舒服…呕......

zhè …Zhān lǎobǎn ，nǐ ……hē gāo le ba ……qíguài …wǒ yǒudiǎnr bù shūfu …ǒu . . . . . .

Eh... Mr Zhan, you... you've managed to throw back a lot there... strange... I feel a bit ill.. Bleurgh...

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对，那最后一种就是变色龙型的老板，他们通晓人情世故，见招拆招，见人说人话，见鬼说鬼话。其实跟这类老板沟通，最舒服，你做好自己就好，他会主动来适应你的。

duì ，nà zuìhòu yīzhǒng jiùshì biànsèlóng xíng de lǎobǎn ，tāmen tōngxiǎo rénqíngshìgù ，jiàn zhāo chāi zhāo ，jiàn rén shuō rén huà ，jiàn guǐ shuō guǐ huà 。qíshí gēn zhèlèi lǎobǎn gōutōng ，zuì shūfu ，nǐ zuò hǎo zìjǐ jiù hǎo ，tā huì zhǔdòng lái shìyìng nǐ de 。

Yes, so the last type is - The Chameleon. They are very sensitive to the ways of the world and have a whole bag of tricks; they can charm whoever they're talking to, regardless of who they are. Actually, communicating with this kind of boss is the best. You just focus on being yourself and they'll come and adapt to you!

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在那种风景里头散步一定非常舒服。

zài nà zhǒng fēngjǐng lǐtou sànbù yīdìng fēicháng shūfu 。

Walking amid that kind of scene must be really nice.

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舒服是舒服，但是秋天在公园散步，很容易觉得寂寞的。

shūfu shì shūfu ，dànshì qiūtiān zài gōngyuán sànbù ，hěn róngyì juéde jìmò de 。

It may be nice, but you often feel lonely while walking in the park in Autumn.

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人家嗓子不舒服，我们可不可以吃点清淡的呀？

rénjiā sǎngzi bù shūfu ，wǒmen kěbùkěyǐ chī diǎn qīngdàn de ya ？

My throat is not well, can we eat food that is less heavy and more bland?

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少量多餐会舒服点儿。四个月后就会好些了。

shǎo liáng duō cān huì shūfu diǎnr 。sì ge yuè hòu jiù huì hǎo xiē le 。

Try having several meals of smaller portions. You will feel better four months after.

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看你这么不舒服，你最好去看一下医生。

kàn nǐ zhème bù shūfu ，nǐ zuìhǎo qù kàn yīxià yīshēng 。

You look so uncomfortable; you better go to see a doctor.

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在东方文化中，我们比较喜欢用不是这么直接的方式来说"不"，让别人听起来比较舒服。

zài Dōngfāng wénhuà zhōng ，wǒmen bǐjiào xǐhuan yòng bùshì zhème zhíjiē de fāngshì lái shuō "bù "，ràng biéren tīng qǐlái bǐjiào shūfu 。

In Eastern culture, we tend to be less straight forward when rejecting others. So that people won’t feel offended.

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听起来像是在找借口，但这样说总比“我不要”听起来还要来得舒服。

tīng qǐlái xiàng shì zài zhǎo jièkǒu ，dàn zhèyàng shuō zǒng bǐ “wǒ bù yào ”tīng qǐlái hái yào láide shūfu 。

It sounds like they’re finding an excuse. But it sounds less offensive than saying “I don’t want to.”

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