标准美国英语口语 17 Good manners

Unit 17 Good manners

321.Good manners are important to everyone in the world.

322.Different countries may have different manners.

323.When in Roman,do as the Romans do.

324.Please thank you and excuse me,are three magic freezers that can make good things happen?

325.Say excuse me immediately if you ~

326.Say thank you immediately if someone has done something for you even it is a small favor.

327.Thank you Dad for all the you have done for me.

328.if you accidently step on ~ foot,you should say sorry.

329.Before you past in front of someone,you should say excuse me.

330.Excuse me,would you mind if i close the window?

331.Excuse me,could you tell me the way to the nearest subway station?

332.When you asked someone to do your favor,if a tiny favor,donot forget to say please.

333.When you shake hands,give a firm handshake and smile.

334.Maintain¹ eye contact when you talk to the idividual.

335.In america,and many other countries is impolite to ask adults how old they are.

336.Treat other people the way you want to be treated.

337.Chinese people like to ask"what is your salary"

338.Americans were not usually ask about your salary.

339.Chinese people like to touch the child's head or cheek and say"how lovely you are"

340.Many american kids donot like the strangers to touch their heads or cheeks.

Conversation One Mom,give me a glass of orange juice

What the magic were to say if you want something good to happen?

Oh,sorry mom,i forgot.please give me a glass of orange juice.

Ok,here you are.

Oh,it is nice and cold,definitely good orange juice.

~,you forgot another magic word.

Oh,sorry again,thank you mom.

You are very welcome.

Conversation Two

Mom,why do chinese people like to touch my head?sometimes they even touch my cheeks.

That is a part of chinese culture,if they think you are a lovely child,they touch your head and say "how cute you are".

But i donot like it,not a bit,i am not a pet ,i am a girl.

Well,you get used to it,different countries have different manners.

But i do not like anyone touch my head.

They are just been in friendly,when you are in Roman,do as the Romans do,that means you need to adapt to your enviroment.

What if everybody in the wheres goes crazy?

Then you might need to pretend to be a little crazy.

Does this mean that if i might want those new European bitches,i am supposed to wonder run reget?

Do you think it is a ~got give your brain，use it if you really cannot accept it people touch your head，keep distance from them，why not just wear your big floby hat and ~is anyone get close to you.

That is my work,i will try it.

Conversation Three and Why did you just shake hand only with Mr Johnson are not with Miss wolson?

You donnot shake hands with that woman,and she puts out her hands first.

Who said that?

That is a culture.

Nonsense,in america,your attitude regard as sexist or type of gender² discrimination,why to women differently for man?she was waiting for you to ex~your hand like you did to Mr Johnson,you never even looked it for the whole meeting.

You are right.I will have to change,there will be another meeting tomorrow.

Right,your higher meet to make sure you donnot have any culture problems,i will help you,if you donont make a eye contact,and speak to Miss Whileson，i will nerge one of your angles³.

Do you really think that will motivate me to change？

A good will my black shoes with sharply⁴ pointed⁵ tose.

Maybe i should buy some cowboy boots to protect my angles.

Useless idea,i am an expert in Crady,and i can always find a soft spot to motivate you,trust me,tomorrow you clean up your act, are all start charging you for over time.

Over time?

I will take you to my Crady club,i will train you to treat woman in the same way you treat man.

No need for over time,you are indeed a excellent assitant,i am glad that i hired you,i would do better,thank you for your dedicated⁶ commitment⁷ to the good business manners.

And thank you for listening.

1 maintain   

vt.支撑；赡养，抚养；维持，保有

参考例句：

• He has to maintain a large family on a small salary.他不得不依靠很少的工资养活一家人。
• We must do our best to maintain sales at their usual rate.我们要尽力使销售额保持在平日的水平上。

2 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。

3 angles   

n.角( angle的名词复数 )；[比喻]（考虑、问题的）角度；观点；轮廓鲜明的突出体

参考例句：

• She angles her reports to suit the people she is speaking to. 她带着一定的倾向性作报告以迎合她的听众。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Angles of less than 90 degrees are called acute angles. 小于90度的角叫锐角。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 sharply   

adj.锐利地，急速；adv.严厉地，鲜明地

参考例句：

• The plane dived sharply and rose again.飞机猛然俯冲而后又拉了起来。
• Demand for personal computers has risen sharply.对个人电脑的需求急剧增长。

5 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

6 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

7 commitment   

n.奉献，忠诚，辛劳，委托，实行，承担义务，赞助

参考例句：

• The builder had a commitment to finish the work on time.那个承建商答应过准时完工。
• He made a commitment to pay the rent on time.他保证按时付房租。