美国文化脱口秀 第296期:老外最费解的中国习惯

 　　晚上洗澡、喝热水、囤塑料袋，这些我们习以为常的习惯老外尽然觉得很奇怪！？今天，我们就说说10大最让老外费解的中国习惯。

　　关键词：

　　Bizarre Chinese habits incomprehensible to foreigners: 让老外费解的中国怪习惯Bizarre／weird: 古怪

　　Use chopsticks for everything: 一双筷子、万种可能Use chopsticks to beat eggs: 用筷子打蛋

　　Egg beater: 打蛋器

　　But it's so practical to use chopsticks. You don't need another piece of equipment: 可是 用筷子很方便啊，不需要再买一个专门打蛋的工具。

　　Beat eggs: 打蛋

　　Beat someone up: 打人

　　Can't live without hot water: 生活离不开热水Use boiling water to clean bowls and chopsticks: 用热水烫碗筷Love to drink hot water: 爱喝热水

　　I'm half and half with you on this: 我一半一半It depends on the weather: 看天气

　　I'll drink hot water in winter, cold water in summer: 冬天喝热水、夏天喝冷水But most foreigners only drink cold water: 不过大多数外国人只喝冷水You got local: 你已经本土化了

　　Kettle: 烧水壶

　　Love to sterilize¹：热爱消毒

　　Many kitchens have something that looks like an oven, but is a sterilizer²: 很多人厨房里有个像烤箱的东西，其实是消毒柜Foreigners think dish soap is good enough: 老外觉得洗洁精就可以了You need to sterilize utensils³ with boiling water or sterilizer before using them: 洗好的碗筷用之前还是要烫一下消毒老外最费解的中国习惯

　　中国人讲卫生有什么奇怪呢？Jenny受不了，吐槽一下美国人的坏习惯Wash sneakers in washing machines: 美国人把球鞋丢到洗衣机里洗跑题了, 说回我们中国人的习惯

　　Lots of plastic bags at home: 家里都是塑料袋Stock up on plastic bags: 囤积塑料袋

　　hoarder⁴:囤物狂

　　But you can use them as garbage bags: 但是可以当垃圾袋啊Obsessed⁵ with keeping home clean: 绝对注重家里卫生Take off your shoes when visiting other people's homes: 去别人家做客时，要脱鞋I think that makes a lot of sense. It keeps the house clean: 我觉得这很正常，这样脏东西不会踩到房间里Switch clothes after getting home: 回到自己家也要先换衣服Outside clothes are dirty, full of germs. You need to switch them after getting home: 穿出去的衣服很脏，都是细菌。回家要换掉When Americans swicth clothes at home, it's either because they've been working outside or they want to be comfortable, not because of germs: 美国人回家如果换衣服，基本是因为在外面劳作、衣服都是泥土；或者他们想换舒服的居家服，不是怕把细菌带回家Weird exercise habits: 奇怪的保健运动

　　Walk backwards⁶ while clapping hands: 边倒走边拍手It promotes health: 这是养生

　　My take on this is...: 我对这件事的理解是I get it: 噢，我明白了

　　Playgrounds for old people: 社区有老年人健身的小花园We do it to work our joints: 要活动关节

　　So many Americans don't exercise and have to use electronic wheelchairs: 好多美国人不走路、不运动，需要用下面这种电动轮椅车

1 sterilize   

vt.使不结果实；使绝育；使无效；杀菌，消毒

参考例句：

• Antiseptic is used to sterilize the skin before giving an injection.杀菌剂被用于在注射前给皮肤消毒。
• He pricks the blister on his heel with a sterilize needle.他用一根消过毒的针扎破他脚后跟上的水泡。

2 sterilizer   

n.消毒者，消毒器

参考例句：

• Lately, a new type of sterilizer has appeared on the market. 最近，一种新型的灭菌器问世了。 来自辞典例句
• I think it's better to buy a steam sterilizer. 我觉得你最好买个蒸汽的消毒器。 来自互联网

3 utensils   

器具，用具，器皿( utensil的名词复数 )； 器物

参考例句：

• Formerly most of our household utensils were made of brass. 以前我们家庭用的器皿多数是用黄铜做的。
• Some utensils were in a state of decay when they were unearthed. 有些器皿在出土时已经残破。

4 hoarder   

n.囤积者，贮藏者

参考例句：

• Was I becoming an eccentric hoarder? 是我变成了一个古怪的收藏者吗？ 来自互联网

5 obsessed   

adj.心神不宁的,鬼迷心窍的,沉迷的

参考例句：

• He's obsessed by computers. 他迷上了电脑。
• The fear of death obsessed him throughout his old life. 他晚年一直受着死亡恐惧的困扰。

6 backwards   

adv.往回地，向原处，倒，相反，前后倒置地

参考例句：

• He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.他打开电灯并开始走来走去。
• All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.姑娘们迫不及待地为聚会做准备。