Try not to contact them after work hours unless it'sasked of you:

除非必要，不要在下班后聯系他們：

If the other party did notsuggest a time to talk after work hours, don't call them or email them after 6or 7 p.m. unless it's an emergency or if the nature of your job requires you tocontact them at night. There's nothing more frustrating than getting a 10 p.m.call to talk about work when it isn't urgent. Many of us like to clock out whenwork ends, so talking about job-related items can bring back unwanted memoriesof the daily grind.

假如對方并沒有要求你在下班后和他們聯系，你就不要在下午6點或7點后給他們打電話發郵件，除非這件事非常緊急或者你工作的性質要求你在晚上聯系他們。再沒有什么比在晚上10點接到電話討論不緊急的工作事務更令人討厭的了。我們很多人都會數著時間下班，所以在下班后討論和工作有關的事情會讓人回想起不愿想起的那些日常瑣事。

Leave their personal accounts alone:

別聯系他們的私人賬戶：

Don't contact them aboutwork through their personal email, cell phone, Facebook, or chat when theyhaven't given you leave to do so. Most people don't like to mix their personaland professional lives, so don't corner them into doing it. However, if theyengage you first through these accounts, it is OK to reply to them.

不要通過他們私人的郵箱、手機、facebook和他們討論工作上的事情。也不要在他們沒有和你約好的時候找他們聊工作。大部分人不喜歡把私人生活和工作生活聯系在一起。所以不要逼著他們這么做。不過，假如他們先用這些賬戶來聯系你，那你回復他們也是可以的。

Keep the punctuations and smiley faces to a minimum:

少用標點和表情符號：

When you don't know someone,it's a bit odd to add five exclamation marks at the end of the sentence and saythings like "thank you a million times!" Don't overwhelm peoplebefore getting to know them. Being overenthusiastic can also come off as beinginsincere. Ease them into it.

如果你不認識某人，你在句子的最后加上五個感嘆號，就比如“萬分感謝！！！！！”這樣會有些奇怪。不要在認識別人之前就給他太多壓力。過于熱情也會顯得不真誠，平和地接觸才是王道。

Give them time to reply:

給他們時間回復：

If you haven't heard backfrom someone, don't start bombarding them with emails, texts, and voicemailmessages all in one day. Give them a little leeway and wait for them to replyyou and try again the next day or even the next week if you have the time towait.

如果你還沒有得到別人的回復，不要就此開始用郵件、短信和語音郵件全天候轟炸他們。給他們留一些余地，等待他們的回復，如果你實在沒時間等了，第二天甚至第二個禮拜再試著聯系他們。

If they say no, don't push it:

如果他們說了不，就不要逼他們：

If they decline you, don'trephrase the same question and ask it again. The answer is no! Instead givethem time to mull it over, present the issue again at a later date, and changethe terms to better suit them. The more you push them, the more they'llwithdraw. Remember, you can't badger someone into agreeing.

如果他們拒絕了你，就不要重復這個問題，反復問。答案永遠是不！相反，應該給他們時間去仔細琢磨一下，在晚點的時候再重新表達一下想法，把內容改得更適合他們一些。你越是逼他們，他們越是會拒絕。記著，強扭的瓜不甜。

Don't backtrack:

不要改變主意：

Plan what you're going to sayand offer carefully. Don't say something, then backtrack and change your words.It's always better to start the relationship off slow because you can thendecide how you want to progress based on the results you're seeing.

計劃好你要說什么，然后謹慎地提出來。不要說了一件事，然后改變主意了，又換一種說法。慢慢地發展關系總是更好的，因為這樣你就能決定在你已經獲得的成果上該如何發展。

Remember that their time is precious:

記住他們的時間很寶貴：

Their time is very valuable,so carefully pick what kind of communication works best. Emails are generallyless disruptive so if you can convey your message via email, opt for that formof communication first.

他們的時間很寶貴，因此你要仔細地選擇哪一種溝通方式是最好的。郵件一般來說不會那么打擾到別人。所以如果你能通過郵件傳達你的信息，它就是你溝通的第一選擇。