How was the welcome party for foreign students last night?
昨天晚上給外國留學生辦的歡迎會怎么樣?
Great! I made some new friends. But a funny thing happened.
很棒!我交到了新朋友。但發生一件有趣的事。
What?
什么事?
I met a Japanese boy called Sato, and as soon as I held out my hand, he bowed.
我遇到了一個叫佐藤的日本男孩,就在我伸出手時,他鞠了一躬。
That's how people in Japan are expected to greet each other. It's impolite if you don't bow.
這是日本人彼此問候的方式。如果你不鞠躬是不禮貌的。
I didn't know that. So I just stood there with my hand out. Finally, I returned the bow.
我不知道那些。所以只是伸出手站在那。最后,我也鞠了一躬。
I remember when I first met Marie last year, I did the same thing. I held out my hand and to my surprise, she kissed me on both sides of my face!
我記得去年我第一次遇到瑪麗時,我做過同樣的事。我伸出了手,可讓我吃驚的是,她居然親吻了我的雙頰!
I wouldn't mind that!
我不介意這樣啊!
Very funny. Later I found out French people are supposed to kiss when they see each other.
很有趣。后來我發現法國人見面時應該親吻臉頰。