英語(yǔ)流行話題聽(tīng)力:Unit 22 英國(guó)人的禮貌

[00:00.15] Unit 22 English Manners British people are quite reserved when greeting one another. [00:08.16] Greeting can be a" Hello"" Hi" or" Good morning", when yu arrive at work or at school. [00:14.42] You may also be called many different affectionate names, according to which part of the Britain you are in. [00:21.56] Do not be offended, this is quite normal. [00:24.53] For example, you may be called dear, dearie, flower, love, chick, chuck, duckie, guv, son, ma'am, madam, [00:35.12] miss, or sir, according to your sex and age. [00:39.48] The standard greeting" How do you do" and the reply" How do you do" signal the end of the ritual. [00:47.31] Foreigners who assume that" How do you do" comes with a built in question mark and respond accordingly become socially isolated. [00:57.03] The English do shake hands with each other, but as little as possible. [01:01.57] With acquaintances once in a lifetime is often considered enough. [01:06.24] The preferred English handshake is a brief, vigorous affair with no hint of lingering. [01:12.50] Most Englishmen never hug or kiss other men. [01:16.15] They leave that to football players and foreigners. [01:19.50] Women may kiss on one or both cheeks; if they do, the kisser makes a kissing gesture with appropriate sound effects. [01:28.53] Men may also kiss women in greeting, but only on the cheek. [01:33.57] In public places, the English make great efforts not to touch strangers even by accident. [01:39.44] If such an accident should occur, apologies are fulsome but should never be used as an excuse for further conversation. [01:48.44] On crowded public transport where it is sometimes unavoidable, physical contact with a stranger is permitted, [01:56.05] but in such circumstances, eye contact should be avoided at all costs. [02:02.36] The English like to form orderly queues( standing in line) and wait patiently for their turn. [02:09.39]" Queue jumping" is frowned upon. [02:12.12] The queue is one of the few places where the English are allowed to talk to each other without having been formally introduced. [02:19.43] The others are when taking the dog for a walk. [02:22.21] In Britain if you accidentally bump into someone, say" sorry". [02:28.27] They probably will too, even if it was your fault! [02:32.34] This is a habit and can be seen as very amusing by an" outsider". [02:37.44] Women in Britain are entitled to equal respect and status with men in all areas of life and tend to have more independence and responsibility than in some other cultures. [02:49.09] It is usual for women to go out and about on their own and to travel widely. [02:54.36] It is ok for women to eat alone in a restaurant. [02:58.11] It is ok for women to drink beer. [03:01.14] When being entertained at someone's home it is nice to take a gift for the host and hostess. [03:08.43] A bottle of wine, bunch of flowers or chocolates are all acceptable.

00:00

00:00

MP3下載 文本下載