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"Get your gob in gear for a night!" That was the invitation to a recent event in London celebrating the art of kissing.

People were asked to put on lip gloss¹, press their mouths against a piece of card and then write a message describing a memorable² smacker.

One woman mentioned her experience of giving a peck on a baby's cheek.

Another moaned about a sloppy³ kiss she had received from a new boyfriend.

Anthropologists suggest the origins of the snog aren't romantic: in primitive⁴ times mothers chewed food and gave it to their babies mouth-to-mouth.

Today, kissing etiquette⁵ varies according to local customs. In some countries people will greet you with one peck, in others with two or more.

In France, they are so keen on kissing that they have even got a smacker named after them: the French kiss. That's the one where tongues get busy.

But in India a smooch in public could land you in jail. In Germany, you won't be giving your freedom the kiss-off but an inappropriate snog could be the kiss of death for your promotion⁶. The Knigge Society says the practice of greeting work colleagues with a kiss is uncomfortable for many Germans.

The longest continuous snog ever recorded lasted for more than 46 hours. A Thai couple locked lips in a special event in the beach resort of Pattaya.

But what about Britain? Well, we Brits are much less shy than we used to be about kissing in public, but not everyone is keen. In particular, air kissing is seen as an affectation of the rich and beautiful classes. You can even refer to such people as mwahs, which is the sound of a kiss: "Darling! Mwah!"

Quiz 小测验

1. What is a word for a small, quick kiss? 

A peck on the cheek.

2. Does everybody like to receive wet kisses? 

No. The woman mentioned in the text was moaning about the sloppy kiss she received from a new boyfriend.

3. What was the original purpose of kissing, according to researchers? 

It was a way for mothers to feed their babies: they chewed food and gave it to their babies mouth-to-mouth.

4. In which country could you be arrested for kissing people passionately⁷ on the street? 

India.

5. Put these kissing styles in order of extent of contact, from more to less: a smacker, a French kiss, an air kiss. 

Order from more contact to less contact: a French kiss, a smacker, an air kiss.

Glossary 词汇表

a gob （俚语）嘴 

lip gloss 唇彩 

a smacker （俚语）响亮的吻 

a peck （俚语）轻吻 

a sloppy kiss 心不在焉，草率的亲吻 

a snog （英式俚语）长时间的接吻 

a French kiss 法式接吻

a smooch 浪漫地亲吻并拥抱在一起 

to give something the kiss-off （俚语）直接说不要什么东西了 

the kiss of death 死亡之吻 

to lock lips 亲吻 

air kissing 空吻 

affectation 矫揉造作、装模做样

a mwah （原意指亲脸颊发出的声音）一个无诚意的有钱社交名流

1 gloss   

n.光泽，光滑；虚饰；注释；vt.加光泽于；掩饰

参考例句：

• John tried in vain to gloss over his faults.约翰极力想掩饰自己的缺点，但是没有用。
• She rubbed up the silver plates to a high gloss.她把银盘擦得很亮。

2 memorable   

adj.值得回忆的，难忘的，特别的，显著的

参考例句：

• This was indeed the most memorable day of my life.这的确是我一生中最值得怀念的日子。
• The veteran soldier has fought many memorable battles.这个老兵参加过许多难忘的战斗。

3 sloppy   

adj.邋遢的，不整洁的

参考例句：

• If you do such sloppy work again,I promise I'll fail you.要是下次作业你再马马虎虎，我话说在头里，可要给你打不及格了。
• Mother constantly picked at him for being sloppy.母亲不断地批评他懒散。

4 primitive   

adj.原始的；简单的；n.原(始)人，原始事物

参考例句：

• It is a primitive instinct to flee a place of danger.逃离危险的地方是一种原始本能。
• His book describes the march of the civilization of a primitive society.他的著作描述了一个原始社会的开化过程。

5 etiquette   

n.礼仪，礼节；规矩

参考例句：

• The rules of etiquette are not so strict nowadays.如今的礼仪规则已不那么严格了。
• According to etiquette,you should stand up to meet a guest.按照礼节你应该站起来接待客人。

6 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

7 passionately   

ad.热烈地，激烈地

参考例句：

• She could hate as passionately as she could love. 她能恨得咬牙切齿，也能爱得一往情深。
• He was passionately addicted to pop music. 他酷爱流行音乐。