The best emerging-market companies have learned a great deal from the West in recent years. It is time for Western multinationals to return the compliment.

近年来新兴市场最优秀的企业们已经如饥似渴的学习了西方经验，现在是西方公司不耻下问的时候了。

The person receiving the compliment will thank you and possibly say something nice about you in return.

接受你赞美的人会向你表示感谢，可能还会对你说一些赞美的话作为回报。

King: And now he has return the compliment.

国王：他现在回报了你的赞美。

Thank you for inviting us round for dinner; we really enjoyed ourselves. We would like to return the compliment, and ask you to come to us Saturday.

谢谢你们邀请我们来赴宴，我们的确过得很快活。我们想回敬你们的盛情，请你们下周六来我们处。

"If I wasn't under oath I'd return the compliment" replied the witness.

目击者回答：如果我没有宣誓，我也会这样赞美你的。

Thee person receiving the compliment will thank you and possibly say something nice about you in return.

接受你赞美的人会向你表示感谢，可能还会对你说一些赞美的话作为回报。

I doubt whether he will return the compliment, and discover her to be a lady. I could not have believed it!

我觉得他是不是也给她说这样的恭维话，发现她是位大家闺秀，我怎么也无法相信。

"If I wasn't under oath, I'd return the compliment," replied the witness.

“如果不是宣过誓的话，我愿意回敬您这句话”证人答道。

We have had dinner at their house so often we really must return the compliment.

我们常在他们家吃饭，我们的确该请他们一顿了。