美国文化脱口秀 第296期:老外最费解的中国习惯(在线收听

   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 sterilize:热爱消毒
  Many kitchens have something that looks like an oven, but is a sterilizer: 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 utensils 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
  hoarder:囤物狂
  But you can use them as garbage bags: 但是可以当垃圾袋啊Obsessed 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 backwards 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
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