Before you go to another country, it is helpful to learn about the language and some of the customs of the country.
在你去另一個國家之前,學習該國語言和一些風俗習慣是很有幫助的。
When people meet each other for the first time in England, they say, "How do you do?", and shake hands. However, they do not shake hands if they see each other regularly. They only shake hands after they haven't met for a long time, or when they will be away from each other for a long time. But things can be quite different in other countries.
在英國,人們初次見面時會說“你好嗎?”并握手。但如果經常見面的話,他們就不會握手。他們只在很久不見之后,或者將要分開很長一段時間之前才會握手。但在別的國家就不是如此了。
Last year, a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students, however, had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.
去年,一群德國學生到英國度假。他們的老師告訴他們,英國人很少握手。因此,當他們在站臺見到英國朋友時就把手放在了背后。但英國學生了解到,德國人盡可能多地經常握手,因此他們把手放在前面,準備和他們握手。這一場面令他們雙方都笑了。