Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.
在你去另一個國家之前,了解該國的語言和一些風俗多有裨益.
When people meet each other for the rest time in Britain, they say, "How do you do?" and shake hands. Usually they do not shake hands after they haven't met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.
在英國當人們在休閑時間相遇時,他們說,“你好嗎?”并且握手.通常很久未見或?qū)⒁珠_很久的時候不會握手.
Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands, So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that Germans shake hands as often as possible. So they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made all of them laugh.
去年一隊德國學生到英國度假.老師告訴他們英國人幾乎不握手,所以當他們在車站遇到英國朋友時,要背著手.英國學生已經(jīng)知道德國人都盡可能的握手.所以他們把手都放在身前并且準備跟德國朋友握手.這讓他們哄堂大笑.