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專四題目：
Many tourists when travailing abroad inadvertently off end foreigners by not being familiar with local customs of politeness and etiquette. Write an essay on the importance of etiquette when traveling abroad.
專四范文：
The Importance of Etiquette When Travelling Abroad
出國禮儀很重要。
Knowing how to behave while travelling abroad is now becoming almost as important as remembering to pack your passport. I would like to suggest two reasons why this is so.
熟知國外禮節幾乎與記住帶護照一樣重要。我想講兩點原因。
First, it is important to realize that we are not just lone travellers but representatives of our countries. A British tourist who offends Spanish local mores by acting in an impolite manner is also by proxy offending that country. And it is our nationality that will be remembered more than our personal identity. It is often said that "When in Rome, do as the Romans do." which means that tourists should adopt the local customs by behaving as local people do. Second, we should regard ourselves as guests of our host county. The Chinese are famous for being hospitable to "friends from afar" but how would we feel if our guests rewarded that hospitality with outright contempt for our society's civilized past and present by behaving in anuncouth manner. We would be rightly justified in evicting such "friends" from our homes.
第一，我們一定要記住，我們不代表個人，而是代表國家，這點是非常重要的。一位英國游客在西班牙冒犯了當地的習俗，這位游客做了不禮貌的動作，這也就意味著冒犯了整個國家。我們應該記住我們是代表國家，而不僅僅是個人。人們經常說，入鄉隨俗，意思是說，游客應該適應當地的風俗，行為要與當地人一致。第二，我們應該把我們看成是國家的客人。中國就有“有朋自遠方來，不亦樂乎”的名言，但是如果我們的客人公然蔑視我們的文化，并做一些粗魯的動作，你將會是何種感受呢。我們當然會把這樣的朋友請走。
In conclusion, adopting local customs of etiquette when travelling abroad helps to give foreigners a good impression of our country and reminds us that we are honoured guests who should respect our hosts.
總結，出國旅游時適應當地的習俗，這樣做會給外國人留下好印象，并讓我們知道我們是尊重當地傳統的上賓。
譯文屬可可英語原創，未經允許，不得轉載。
