【英语时差8,16】Manners 文明礼貌

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complimentary¹ 称赞的

cheers （英国口语）谢谢

ill-mannered 不讲礼貌的

disrespectful 不尊重他人的

split² families 破裂的家庭

role models 榜样

 

Manners 文明礼貌 Good day.Nice to meet you.Pardon? I guess some people do like to use the word ‘thank you’ a lot. Another word we like to use often is ‘cheers’. That can be quite confusing because we also say ‘cheers’ when we clink glasses.And in some English speaking cultures, people say cheers instead of goodbye. A shortening³ for ‘cheerio’. Cheers. Today many go around the streets quarter dressed; people snack when and where they like: walking in the streets, sitting on the Tube or in buses. Ours could not be called a respectful society. Some argue that many people in Britain have become disrespectful.And it is especially young people who are disrespectful. So who is to blame? Suzy Hayman runs a charity for parents called Parent Line Plus. This is what she has to say about bad manners in Britain. There isn’t that much change from 50 years ago, it’s just that we now hear about it more. But I think that one thing that is different, of course, is the pressures on a lot of parents about work and about split families. And that there are a lot of parents who are absolutely struggling. Sue⁴ Kirkham is a head teacher of a school. This is what she thinks. I think young people now are spending more time with children their own age and less time in social settings, whether it be in the family or the community, where you’ve got mixed age people. And the demise⁵ of the family meal, and I think that is an important point, is one aspect of this.

1 complimentary   

adj.赠送的，免费的，赞美的，恭维的

参考例句：

• She made some highly complimentary remarks about their school.她对他们的学校给予高度的评价。
• The supermarket operates a complimentary shuttle service.这家超市提供免费购物班车。

2 split   

n.劈开，裂片，裂口；adj.分散的；v.分离，分开，劈开

参考例句：

• Who told you that Mary and I had split up?谁告诉你玛丽和我已经离婚了？
• The teacher split the class up into six groups.老师把班级分成6个小组。

3 shortening   

n.缩针，简写；酥油/雪白奶油v.弄短，缩短( shorten的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Instead, sarcomere shortening occurs when the thin filaments'slide" by the thick filaments. 此外，肌节的缩短发生于细肌丝沿粗肌丝“滑行”之际。 来自辞典例句
• Use peanut or safflower oil or solid vegetable shortening for frying. 用花生或红花油，或者食用油来起酥。 来自互联网

4 sue   

vt.控告，起诉；vi.请求，追求，起诉

参考例句：

• If you don't pay me the money,I'll sue you.如果你不付给我钱，我就告你。
• The war criminals sue for peace.战犯求和。

5 demise   

n.死亡；v.让渡，遗赠，转让

参考例句：

• He praised the union's aims but predicted its early demise.他赞扬协会的目标，但预期这一协会很快会消亡。
• The war brought about the industry's sudden demise.战争道致这个行业就这么突然垮了。