文档介绍：Good manner
Various ways of greetings
Compliments
Congratulations
Thanks
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……
Taboos in greetings
age
e/ money
Marriage status
price of personal possessions
details of unpleasant illnesses
death of beloved ones
: How old are you?
Am I so old!
Generally speaking, it is impolite to ask a person his or her age. This is particularly true of woman when she is over thirty.
: How much do you earn?
Hijack?(rob)
Salary is regarded as extremely personal and private in the west.
Even within families, people do not often know the exact salary of other family members. This do not mean the family is not close.
: Are you married?
You want to marry me?
: How much did you pay for your skirt?
I am Nicole!
It is not normally acceptable to ask someone directly how much they paid for something.
old-fashioned
[同] dated, outdated, out-of-date
[反] new-fashioned
after a fashion 勉强
她勉强读得些书。She could
read after a fashion.
after / in the fashion of
模仿,照着……的样子
她也像那些被宠坏的富家女
一样把什么都不当回事。
She took everything for granted
after the fashion of wealthy and pampered girls.
New Words
insist
insist upon / on / that 坚持,坚决要求
He insisted on seeing me off at the railway station.
We insist that you accept these gifts.
他坚持要到火车站为我送行。
我们坚决要求您收下这些礼物。
concern
concern oneself about / in / with sth. 忙于; 从事; 关心, 关切
他不仅关心自己的事情,也关心公共事务。
He not only takes care of his own business, but also concerns himself with public work.
concerned adj. 关心的,有关的
concerning prep. 关于