Chinahas5000yearshistory,PeoplecalledChina'Acountryofpolite'.Chinesepeoplearealwaysveryfriendlyandkind,butwhatyoushouldpayattentiontoisthatChinesepeoplealsohastheirownwaystogetonwithothers.
WhenyoumeetaChinese,ifyouwanttostartatalkingwithhimorher,you'dbetterasklikethis;Haveyoueatyourmeal?ButnotlikeEnglishpeople:What'stheweather?'
YoucanalsoshakehandswithChinesepeoplewhenyoufirstmeethim.WhenyouhavingamealwithChinesepeople,themostimportantthingyoushouldpayattentiontoisdonotputthechopsticksintothebowl,becauseChinesepeopledon'tthinkit'sgood.
InChina8and6arethemostpopularnumber,becausetheymeansearnmoneyandluckyinChina.Chinareallyhaslotsofpolitycultures,Theyarewaitingforyoutofind.
Chinaisacountryofgoodmanners.Doyouknowsometablemanners?1.Don'ttalkloudlyatmealtimes.2.Don'tplaywithyourphonewhileeating.3.Don'tputyourarmsonthetable.4.Don'tplaywithyourfood.5.Don'tpointyourchopsticksatotherpeopleorsticktheminyourfood.6.Don'thittheemptybowl.TherearemanyspecialtablemannersinChina,andtablemannersvaryfromcountrytocountry.Someofthemareverystrange,suchasmakingnoiseswheneating,whichmeansthefoodisdelicious.Also,youcan'teatbreadandfruitdirectly.Youmustcutthemupwithaknifeandeatthem.Evenwithoutanytools,youmusteatwithyourhands.Whilethesetablemannersarestrange,theyrepresentdifferentculturesandshouldberespected.
Chinahas5000yearshistory,PeoplecalledChina'Acountryofpolite'.Chinesepeoplearealwaysveryfriendlyandkind,butwhatyoushouldpayattentiontoisthatChinesepeoplealsohastheirownwaystogetonwithothers.WhenyoumeetaChinese,ifyouwanttostartatalkingwithhimorher,you'dbetterasklikethis;Haveyoueatyourmeal?ButnotlikeEnglishpeople:What'stheweather?'YoucanalsoshakehandswithChinesepeoplewhenyoufirstmeethim.WhenyouhavingamealwithChinesepeople,themostimportantthingyoushouldpayattentiontoisdonotputthechopstickesintothebowl,becauseChinesepeopledon'tthinkit'sgood.InChina8and6arethemostpopularnumber,becausetheymeansearnmoneyandluckyinChina.Chinareallyhaslotsofpolitycultures,Theyarewaitingforyoutofind.
Etiquettetosocietyiswhatapparelistotheindividual.Withoutapparelmenwouldgoinshamefulnuditywhichwouldsurelyleadtothecorruptionofmorals;andwithoutetiquettesocietywouldbeinapitiablestateandthenecessaryintercoursebetweenitsmemberswouldbeinterferedwithbyneedlessoffencesandtroubles.
Ifsocietywereatrain,theetiquettewouldbetherailsalongwhichonlythetraincouldrumbleforth;ifsocietywereastatecoach,theetiquettewouldbethewheelsandaxis,onwhichonlythecoachcouldrollforward.Thelackofproprietieswouldmakethemostintimatefriendsturntobethemostdecidedenemiesandthefriendlyoralliedcountriesdeclarewaragainsteachother.Wecanfindmanyexamplesinthehistoryofmankind.ThereforeIadviseyoutostandonceremonybeforeanyoneelseandtotakepainsnottodoanythingagainstetiquettelestyougiveoffencesormakeenemies.
Asweallknow,differentcountrieshavedifferenttablemanners.Today,I’dliketointroducesomethingaboutChinesetablemanners.It’sverynecessarytolearntablemannersinChina.InChina,tablemannersaretoomuch.Forinstance,youarenotsupposedtoeatwithknivesandforks.Chineseusuallyusechopsticksinstead.Butwearenotsupposedtostickourchopsticksintoourfood.Butwearesupposedtopickupourbowltoeat.Andwearesupposedtolettheoldstarteatingfirst.Andweareallowedtotalkatthetable.However,youcan’ttalktooloudandlaughtoocrazily.Infact,inChina,tablemannersarenotsoserious.so,youdon’tneedtoworryaboutthemsomuch.
我们都知道,不同的国家有不同的'餐桌礼仪。今天,我想介绍一下中国餐桌礼仪。在中国学习餐桌礼仪是非常必要的。在中国,餐桌礼仪太多了。例如,你不应该用刀叉吃饭。中国人通常用筷子。但是我们不应该把筷子插进我们的食物。但我们应该拿起我们的碗吃。我们应该让老开始吃。我们被允许在桌子上讲话。然而,你不能大声说话和笑的太疯狂。事实上,在中国,餐桌礼仪并不那么严重。所以,你不必担心他们这么多。
Chinahasalonghistoryandanexcellentculturewhichisoneofthemostextensiveandprofoundculturesintheworld.TablemannerisanimportantpartoftheChineseculture.Thereisanoldsayinggoes,“Breadisthestalloflife”.Infact,diningisnotonlytomeetthe
basicphysiologicalneeds,butalsokeystepofsocialcontacttoclosetherelationshipbetweenpeople.Underdifferentperiodanddifferentsocialbackgrounds,tablemannersaredifferent.Therearemanyreasonsbehindthedifference.
Accordingtoliteraturerecords,eatingetiquettehasformedasetofquiteperfectsysteminZhoudynasty.IntheQinandHanDynasties,
peopleinthedining,receivingguestsandotherdailyactivities,allsatonground.Itisnotsitcross-leggedbutkneestothegroundandsolesoffeetfaceup.Youshouldkeeptheupperbodyupright,sitonyourheels.Informalsituation,theorderofsatshouldbefollowed.
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请根据下列提示用英语在校园网站上报道该校即将举行的一次主题演讲活动。
主题:文明校园,我的责任
时间:本周六上午
地点:学校操场
演讲者:各年级演讲前两名获胜者
出席人员:全体师生
主要内容:不乱扔废弃物,保持校园清洁;
爱护花草、树木,让校园充满绿色;
不追逐打闹,文明举止;
关爱他人,让校园充满爱。
参考词汇:文明civilize
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TherewillbeaspeechonourschoolplaygroundthisSaturdayafternoon,whosethemeis“Tocivilizeschoolyardismyresponsibility”.Alltheteachersandstudentsarerequiredtoattend.Intheactivity,thefirsttwowinnersineachgradewillgivesuchvaluableadviceasfollows:weshouldnotlitteranywhereinordertokeepourcampusclean;weshouldloveflowers,grassandtreessothateveryonecanenjoythegreenness;weshouldbehavewellinsteadofrunningafteroneanother,quarrelingandfightingnoisily;weshouldcareforotherssothatourschoolwillbefulloflove.Webelieveourschoolwillbecomemoreandmorebeautifulandpeaceful.
TheOlympicsarejustaroundthecorner.TodayIwanttotalkaboutgoodmannersandcourtesy.
WeChinesehavealwaysbeenrespectedandhighlypraisedforgoodmannersandcourtesy,whichhave,aswell,becomeprecioustraditionsofourpeople.Inacoupleofweeksbeyond,alargenumberofforeignfriendswillcometoChinatojoinusinenjoyingtheOlympics.Beforeforeignguests,weshouldhaveaneasymannerandbehavepolitelyandwarm-heartedly.Inpublicplaces,suchuglybehaviorsasuproar,pushingorsqueezingtogether,spittingandsoonshouldbedeterminedlyforbidden.Inasense,eachofuswillnotsimplystandforourselvesbutstandforChina.Therefore,boysandgirls,let’sdoitwellrightnowandtheeyesoftheworldaretoonus!