Keep your distance? 保持距离
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> "<span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="way">way</span>", <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span>: <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="quarantine">quarantine</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="seasoned">seasoned</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="learner">learner</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="understands">understands</span> <span word="what">what</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> "<span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>".</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gentleman">gentleman</span> (<span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Victorian">Victorian</span>-<span word="era">era</span> <span word="novel">novel</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>) <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="commoner">commoner</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>", <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gentleman">gentleman</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="ordering">ordering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commoner">commoner</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="his">his</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="ordering">ordering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commoner">commoner</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gentleman">gentleman</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span>.</p><p><span word="Class">Class</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="familiarity">familiarity</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="closeness">closeness</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="friendliness">friendliness</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="inappropriate">inappropriate</span>. <span word="Strict">Strict</span> <span word="professionalism">professionalism</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="times">times</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gentleman">gentleman</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="propriety">propriety</span>, <span word="propriety">propriety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span>. <span word="Especially">Especially</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="what">what</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="polite">polite</span> <span word="society">society</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="privacy">privacy</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="privacy">privacy</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="close">close</span>-<span word="knit">knit</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="quadrangle">quadrangle</span> <span word="courtyards">courtyards</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="guard">guard</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fuss">fuss</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="young">young</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="neighbours">neighbours</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>.</p>
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