When you first meet an American and want to be respectful, you can always use "Sir" or "madam" in place of their names.
在你初次与一个美国人会面时，出于尊敬，你常常可单用“先生”或“女士”来代替他们的名字。
Occasionally youmay have a close relationship with someone who typically getscalled Sir, Madam, Mr or Mrs (for example, a business executive, acelebrity, a professor or a person older than yourself).
有时候你可能与某个人有着很亲密的关系，比如一个企业主管、一个名人、一教授或者比你自己年长的人。
Sir And madam, sorry to have kept you waiting. We have a table for you now. Please come this way.
先生，女士，对不起让你们久等了，现在餐台准备好了，请往这边走。
Dear Sir or Madam, I'm writing in response to the advertisement you placed in Chicago Newsdaily for a librarian on Monday, Aug. 23.
我是看到你们8月23日星期一在《芝加哥新闻日报》上招聘图书管理员的广告后才写此信的。
I guess I'm of the Jane Austen school of social conduct that believes "Sir" and "madam," "please" and "pardon me" are proper forms of address in daily discourse.
我猜我在社交行为准则上属于简·奥斯汀派，认为“先生”和“女士”，“请”和“对不起”是日常交流中适直的说法。
Dear Sir Or Madam, as a regular passenger of your train, I am completely disappointed to find that the service you provide is far from satisfactory.
尊敬的先生或女士，作为贵列车的一位常客，我很失望地发现贵方提供的服务远远不能令人满意。
Son't worry, madam, sir. We could pack and ship them to the States for you.
放心，先生，太太，我们可以替你包装及寄运到美国。
I'm terribly sorry, madam / sir. There could have been some mistakes. I'll have it corrected at once. / I'll look into the matter at once.
我非常抱歉，小姐/先生，是我们出差错了，我马上改正过来。/ 我马上去查这件事。
Good morning, Sir/Madam. Welcome to Intercontinental Wuxi! (our hotel), May I assist you with your luggage?
早上好，先生/女士，欢迎光临无锡君来洲际酒店（我们酒店），我可以帮你拿行李吗？
Dear Sir or Madam, Dear teachers, boys and girls, and Dear Grandpas, grandmas, Uncle, Antie.
尊敬的领导，亲爱的老师、同学们以及在座的的各位爷爷奶奶叔叔阿姨。
Now, this is your boiled shrimps with salt and this is your fried peanut, Madam and Sir.
这是你们点的咸水大虾，这是油炸花生米，太太，先生。
Sir Robert Dudley: Why? Madam, is it not perfectly plain to you? It is no easy thing to be loved by the queen. It would corrupt the soul of any man.
罗伯特勋爵：为什么？难道你不明确么，夫人？被女皇所爱不是一件简略事，它能消灭任何一个男人的灵魂。
Hostess should greet guests in front of the entrance of therestaurant. She should welcome guests warmly withsmiles, greet them with"Welcome", "Good Afternoon, Sir/Madam" or "Good Evening, Sir/Madam".
领位站在门口迎接客人，必须先面带微笑热情的与客人打招呼“欢迎光临、中好（晚上好），**先生（**小姐）。”
Jackie: So far, we've looked over some of those situations where you might use very formal language in greetings, such as 'sir' or 'madam'.
到目前为止，我们知道了在什么样的场合下使用‘sir’或者是‘madam’来问候别人。
Note that in UK English if you start with Dear Sir or Dear Madam, you should end with Yours faithfully.
要注意在英式英语中，如果你的邮件以以“尊敬的先生”或”尊敬的女士”开头，那应该以”你忠诚的……“结束。
P. O. Box 745, Beijing Dear Sir or Madam: [1] I have read your advertisement in yesterday's China Daily. I feel I will be fit for the job needed in your company.
参考译文】北京市745信箱尊敬的先生/女士：我在昨天的《中国日报》上看到贵公司的招聘广告，我认为我很适合贵公司的这个职位。
Dear Sir Or Madam: Thank you very much for the nice comments and your continuous support.
尊敬的客人，您好，非常感谢您的入住及点评！很荣幸饭店的性价比可以被再次肯定。
Dear Sir or Madam, I would like to request information about your company to facilitate my research for a school project.
我想向贵公司咨询一些信息，以帮助我进行一个项目研究。
Dear Sir Or Madam, I am writing to ask for resignation, I want to leave my position next month.
我将于下个月离开贵杂志社，特此向您提出辞职申请。
Dear Sir Or Madam, I am writing to ask for resignation, I want to leave my position next month.
我将于下个月离开贵杂志社，特此向您提出辞职申请。
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