英語聽力：告訴你一生必知的事07：手機(jī)使用禮節(jié)
Undoubtedly, one of the greatest inventions in the field of communications is the cell phone. You can keep in touch with your friends no matter where and when. However, as there are exceptions to every scenario ( 情節(jié)、情況), the misuses of your cell phone can become a nuisance for other people. Therefore, you must be aware of the following basic "etiquette"( 禮節(jié)).
毫無疑問，對(duì)于通信領(lǐng)域而言，手機(jī)是一項(xiàng)重大的發(fā)明。通過手機(jī)，你可以隨時(shí)隨地與朋友保持聯(lián)系。然而，正如所有的事情都不是完美無缺的一樣，手機(jī)的使用對(duì)于別人而言可能意味著一種麻煩。因此，你必須注意到下面一些基本的使用“禮節(jié)”。
When you are in a public place like shopping mall, theater, restaurant or elevator, please keep your conversations brief and try your best to lower your voice. It is important to understand that the general public is not interested in your private conversations; and your conversations should not disturb the people around you.
當(dāng)你在商場、電影院、餐廳或是電梯等公共場所打電話時(shí)，請(qǐng)盡量言簡意賤，縮短通話時(shí)間井壓低講話聲音。有一點(diǎn)你應(yīng)當(dāng)明白，那就是大家對(duì)于你的私人談話沒有興趣，因此你的談話不應(yīng)當(dāng)對(duì)你周圍的人造成干擾。
You'd better not make a phone call when you are driving, since you are risking the lives of many other people on the road, as well as your own. If there is something emergent, just stop your car near the roadside for a while.
當(dāng)你在駕駛時(shí)，最好不要打電話，因?yàn)槟闶窃谀眠^路行人以及自己的生命開玩笑。如果真的有緊急情況需要打電話時(shí)，請(qǐng)先將車?？吭诼愤叀?/p>
Please turn off your cell phone or keep it in silent mode when you are participating in some interviews, meetings, negotiations and so on.
當(dāng)你參加面試、會(huì)議、談判等活動(dòng)時(shí)，請(qǐng)關(guān)機(jī)或者將手機(jī)調(diào)到靜音模式。
