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We say that a person2 has good manners if he or she is polite3, kind and helpful4 to others5. Every one likes a person with good manners. But no one likes a person with bad or careless6 manners. “yes,” you say , “but what are good manners ?how do I know what to do and what not to do ?”
Here are some examples of these things. They tell you what a person with good manners does or does not do.
He never laughs at people when they are in trouble7. Instead8, he tries to help them. He is always kind, never cruel9, either10 to people or to animals. When people are waiting for a bus, or in a post office, he takes his turn. He does not push12 to the front. On the bus, he gives his seat13 to an old person or a lady. If he, by accident14, knocks15 someone16, or gets in their way, he says, “excuse me” or “I am sorry”.
He says “Please” when he asks somebody17 to help. He says “thank you” when he receives18 something. He stands up when he speaks to a lady or an older person. And he does not sit down when the other person does. He does not speak or laugh loudly in public19.
However20, different countries have different manners. When you enter21 a house in some Asian22 countries, it is good manners to take off11 your shoes. In European23 countries, even24 though25 shoes sometime26 become very dirty, this is not done. In Japan, the guest27 and host28 bow29 each other. But in some other countries they only nod30 or shake31 hands. A guest in a Chinese house never finishes a drink. He leaves32 a little to show that he has had33 enough. In England a guest always finishes a drink to show that he was34 enjoyed it.
But no matter how different the manners are, people all over the world agree35 that good manners really mean to be kind and helpful to others, especially36 those older or weaker than ourselves37. If you remember this, you will not go very far wrong.
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1 manners | |
n.礼貌;规矩 | |
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2 person | |
n.人 | |
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3 polite | |
adj.有礼貌的,客气的;斯文的,有教养的 | |
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4 helpful | |
adj.有帮助的,有用的, | |
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5 others | |
prep.(pl.)另外的人 | |
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6 careless | |
adj.疏忽的,粗心的,不注意的,马马虎虎的 | |
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7 trouble | |
n.苦恼,麻烦;故障;动乱;vt.麻烦 vi.费神 | |
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8 instead | |
adv.代替;顶替 | |
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9 cruel | |
adj.残酷的,残忍的;痛苦的,引起痛苦的 | |
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10 either | |
adj.任一,两方的;prep.任一,随便任一个;conj.或,也 | |
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11 off | |
adj.远的;休假的,空闲的;adv.走开,出发,隔断;prep.离开,脱落,在...之外 | |
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12 push | |
vt.推;使突出,使伸出,使延伸;大力推进,推行;通过,促使;vi.推;推进;伸展 | |
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13 seat | |
n.座,座位,位子,席位;所在地;vt.使坐下,使就座,设座于 | |
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14 accident | |
n.事故,意外的事 | |
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n.短促的敲打(声)( knock的名词复数 );爆震声;敲击声;敲门(或窗等)声v.敲,击,打( knock的第三人称单数 );(心)怦怦跳;把…撞击成(某种状态);批评 | |
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16 someone | |
pron.某人,有人 | |
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17 somebody | |
n.重要人物;pron.某人,有人 | |
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18 receives | |
v.收到( receive的第三人称单数 );接到;接纳;接待 | |
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19 public | |
adj.公开的,众所周知的,公众的;n.公共场合,公众,同好者 | |
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20 however | |
adv.然而;conj.然而,可是,不过 | |
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21 enter | |
vt.进入,参加,开始;vi.进去,参加;n.回车键,输入,回车 | |
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22 Asian | |
adj.亚洲的;n.亚洲人 | |
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adj.欧洲的,发生在欧洲的;n.欧洲人 | |
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24 even | |
adj.平坦的,偶数的,相等的;adv.甚至,恰好,正当 | |
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25 though | |
conj.虽然,尽管;即使;可是,不过,然而;adv.可是,不过,然而 | |
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26 sometime | |
adv.将来某一时候;改天 | |
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27 guest | |
n.客人,宾客,顾客,旅客 | |
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28 host | |
n.主机,主人,主持人,东道主;v.主持,做东 | |
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29 bow | |
n.弓,船头,鞠躬;v.鞠躬,弯腰 | |
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30 nod | |
n.点头,打盹,摆动;v.点头,打盹,使...摆动 | |
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31 shake | |
n./vt.(shook;shaken)震动;颤抖;vi.摇动,摇 | |
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32 leaves | |
n.树叶,花瓣; leaf 的复数; leave 的单数第三人称现在式 | |
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33 had | |
vbl.have的过去式和过去分词;conj.有 | |
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34 was | |
v.(is,am的过去式)是,在 | |
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35 agree | |
vi.同意,赞成,承认,适合;vt.同意 | |
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adv.特别,尤其,格外;专门地,主要地 | |
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37 ourselves | |
pron.我们自己 | |
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