English

Somehow or other , he made their

messages sound at least halfway sensible

to Americans. And when there was

something that even George couldn’t

“translate” into American-style sense,

he would write, “ This will sound crazy,

but you should go along with it anyway.”

This is a sensible choice.

2. (of) knowing

aware

I am sensible of your kindness.

in one way or another

Somehow or otherI loved him

at first sight.

agree with accept

support

I cannot go along with you on this point.

It worked the other way around, too. When

the American managers visited Japan, George

accompanied us everywhere to ensure that we

didn’t do or say anything too stupid from the

Japanese viewpoint. Whenever we did that

anyway, he came to the rescue at once: “What

they really mean is …” Whole multitudes of

difficulties never arose thanks to George’s skill

at smoothing over small conflicts before they

became big, emotional and costly.

Thunder accompanies lightening.

We successd all thanks to you.

Since leaving that company in

George’s capable hands, I’ve advised

many firms on international operations.

And my first recommendation is always

the same: Don’t worry about language

problems—the first thing you need is a

cultural translator.

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