欧洲人、非洲人，尤其是阿拉伯人，对北美洲商人在交往中的直率作风感到不快。他们喜欢比较迂回的交际方式。

Europeans, Africans, and Arabs in particular, are put off by the straight-to-the -point style of North American business communication. They prefer a more round-about approach.

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委婉语是用温和、含糊和迂回的说法替代粗俗、生硬和直率的说法，其使用受到语境、对象和意图的制约。

Euphemism is to express one's ideas in a mild, vague and roundabout way instead of rude, rigid and direct means, the application of which is restricted by context, objects and intentions.

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