美国人的问候方式
<p><span word="Greetings">Greetings</span></p><p>美国人的问候方式</p><p><span word="East">East</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="East">East</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="West">West</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="twain">twain</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="meet">meet</span>." <span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span>, <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="Rudyard">Rudyard</span> <span word="Kipling">Kipling</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Truth">Truth</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="nowadays">nowadays</span> <span word="Easterners">Easterners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Westerners">Westerners</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="often">often</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="meet">meet</span>, <span word="naturally">naturally</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span> <span word="greeting">greeting</span>. <span word="Aye">Aye</span>, <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rub">rub</span>. <span word="What">What</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="culturally">culturally</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="maxim">maxim</span>, "<span word="When">When</span> <span word="inRome">inRome</span>, <span word="do">do</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Romans">Romans</span> <span word="do">do</span>."</p><p>「东方是东方，西方是西方，两者是不会相会的。」至少，英国短篇小说家吉普林是如此认为。事实上，当今东方人与西方人时常碰面。当他们会面时，自然而然地必须找出一种合适的问候方式。唉，这就麻烦了！在某个文化里可能恰到好处的事，到另一个文化里，就可能过分踰矩。因此，最佳的做法就是遵守这个耳熟能详的行事准则：「入境随俗」。</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="what">what</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span> <span word="salutation">salutation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>? <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, "<span word="How">How</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span>?" <span word="You">You</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="customary">customary</span> <span word="response">response</span>, "<span word="Fine">Fine</span>, <span word="thanks">thanks</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span>?" <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="greeting">greeting</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="American">American</span>-<span word="style">style</span>? <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="trite">trite</span> <span word="greeting">greeting</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>. (<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shock">shock</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="greets">greets</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>.) <span word="But">But</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="informal">informal</span> <span word="settings">settings</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="say">say</span>, "<span word="How">How</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="going">going</span>?" (<span word="which">which</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, "<span word="What">What</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="destination">destination</span>?") <span word="or">or</span> "<span word="What">What</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="up">up</span>?" (<span word="which">which</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inquiry">inquiry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="market">market</span>). <span word="Formal">Formal</span> <span word="situations">situations</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="expressions">expressions</span> <span word="like">like</span> "<span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>" <span word="or">or</span> "<span word="Hello">Hello</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="you">you</span>."</p>
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