英文原版对话1000个:1070 Touch and Contact

 　　Amir: Maybe it's something I have to mention about Iranians, we don't kiss, of course, on the lips. It's only on the cheek.

 

　　Tu: Yes, even on the cheek?

 

　　Amir: Yes, on the cheeks.

 

　　Tu: Even on the cheeks.

 

　　Amir: Well, men in Iran kiss each other on the cheeks.

 

　　Tu: What?

 

　　Amir: Yeah, just like Italian people. We do that.

 

　　Tu: Really? For greeting?

 

　　Amir: For greetings.

 

　　Tu: In public?

 

　　Amir: No, you go in the party, there are like fifty people sitting in the living room, then all of them stand up, and the new guest arrives, and then they shake hands and they have to kiss three times each person on the cheeks. It just takes so long. Sometimes when I'm back from other countries I feel like well, just greet them by just waving my hand, things like that.

 

　　Tu: What about holding hands?

 

　　Amir: Holding hands? We shake hands. Yeah, definitely¹, we shake hands.

 

　　Tu: You don't like hold hands?

 

　　Amir: Ah, hold hands, like a boyfriend and girlfriends holding hands ... well, that really can be done only in the mountainside where it's not so much observed, yeah.

 

　　Tu: Oh, you know what? Actually, in Vietnam we hold hands pretty frequent. I don’t know why, but I got the habit of holding my mom’s hand.

 

　　Amir: Oh, OK.

 

　　Tu: And, so when I first came here, I was so worried that they would say I’m a lesbian. or something. Yeah, but, we do hold hands a lot.

 

　　Amir: Uh, well, when you’re saying holding hands are you mean female² or males you know or who you’re holding hands with?

 

　　Tu: Oh, yeah, actually, you know of course lovers³ hold hands, but usually females⁴. Females, Vietnamese females got the habit of holding hands on the street, you know, going shopping and hanging out, just friends, female friends. I don’t see many men holding hands, but usually females do it quite often.

1 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。

2 female   

adj.雌的，女(性)的；n.雌性的动物，女子

参考例句：

• We only employ female workers.我们只雇用女工。
• The animal in the picture was a female elephant.照片上的动物是头母象。

3 lovers   

爱好者( lover的名词复数 )； 情人； 情夫； 情侣

参考例句：

• They were off-screen lovers. 他们是真实生活中的情侣。
• Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet 罗密欧和朱丽叶这一对莎士比亚笔下命运多舛的恋人

4 females   

n.雌性动物( female的名词复数 )；女人

参考例句：

• The male birds are more colourful than the females. 这种鸟雄性比雌性更加色彩艳丽。
• The males in the herd protect the females and the young. 兽中的雄性动物保护雌性动物和幼崽。 来自《简明英汉词典》