By Frank Claeys 由Frank claeys

Most Chinese speak poor English. 大多数中国人讲英语欠佳。 This can create humorous situations. 这可以创造幽默的情况。

Once we went on a trip to Guangzhou with a German colleague. 一旦我们到就前往广州与德国同事。 After a hard day’s work a person has to relax. 经过努力，一天的工作一个人有放宽。 So we all go to the massage parlour in the hotel. 因此，我们所有到按摩院在酒店内。 In these kinds of parlours they have every service; you can get your ears cleaned, your nails cut, a Chinese massage and many other treatments. 在这些种美容院，他们每一项服务;您可以让您的耳朵清洁，您的指甲切断，中国的按摩和许多其他的治疗方法。 Usually the food and beverages are included in the price. 通常是食品和饮料都包括在价格。 Everything is relatively cheap. 一切是相对便宜。

In these parlours the time seems to stop. 在这些美容院的时间似乎停止。 No one is in a rush, you are there to relax. 没有人是在一个繁忙，您是否有放宽。 Lots of people even fall asleep and end up staying the night there. 很多人甚至入睡，并最终在下榻那里过夜。 This is very cheap: you are saving hotel costs while getting all the service. 这是非常便宜的：你是节约酒店成本的同时获得的所有服务。 You walk in there in the evening and before you know it, it is the middle of the night. 你走在有在傍晚之前，你知道，这是半夜。 For the Chinese massage we had to go into separate rooms and lost sight of each other. 为中国按摩，我们已进入单独的房间，并忽略了对方。 It was already past two am when I realized I did not want to take any chances for the next day though, so I went to the hotel reception to ask for a wake up call. 它已经在过去两年时我意识到我不想采取任何的机会，第二天虽然，所以我去了酒店接待想问一个叫醒电话。

No problem. 没有问题。 ‘Room number?’ I show my card and in return the guy from reception picks up the phone and dials a number. '房间号码？ '我查看我的名片及在返回家伙从接待拿起电话，拨一个号码。 After a while he gets a response and says: ‘it’s for you’. 之后，虽然他得到回应，并说： '这是为您' 。 “Why?” I ask surprized. “为什么？ ”我想请问惊讶。 I answer the phone and it is my German colleague. 我回答电话，这是我的德国同事。 He had gone to his room half an hour earlier. 他曾到他的房间半小时前。 We woke him up. 我们惊醒他。 ‘I’m sorry mate, I’m down at the reception. '我很抱歉伴侣，我下来了招待会。 I asked the guy from reception for a wake up call and he phoned you.’ I give him the phone back and tell him that he has dialled the wrong number. 我问家伙从接待一个叫醒电话，他打电话给你。 '我给他回电话，并告诉他，他拨错号码。 He probably had the room next to mine..! 他大概有房间旁边的地雷.. ！ I show him my card again and ask for a morning call, a wake up call for tomorrow morning to wake up. 会去他我的名片，并再次要求一个早晨叫醒，叫醒电话为明天早上醒来。 ‘Ok’, the guy says and apologizes. 选' OK ' ，那个说和道歉。 This time he dails my number and waits. 这一次，他并dails我的电话号码和等待。 After a while he turns to me and says: ‘They are not picking up’ … 之后，虽然他轮流向我说： '他们不落' … …

Luckily the instruction manual of the alarm clock in my room is not in Chinese, I’ll manage. 幸运的指导手册的闹钟在我的房间是不是在中国，我会管理。

Frank Claeys坦率claeys