G reetings in Differen t Coun tries

□刘晓妮

G reetings in Differen t Coun tries

□刘晓妮

不同国家与地区的文化背景和风俗习惯不同，问候的方式也不同。在我们国家，见面后我们会互相问好，并习惯地问“要去哪里？吃饭了吗？”而在西方一些讲英语的国家，你如果问别人“要去哪里？”会被认为是打探别人的隐私，让别人很反感；你如果问别人“吃饭了吗？”会被误认为是你要请客。为了避免这些尴尬，让我们一起来看看以下几个国家的人们是怎样互相问候的。

●Great Britain英国

British verbal greetings may be accom panied1by a handshake.A small and quick kiss may be given between females2,or perhaps be⁃tween a female and a male3,but not between two males.

英国的口头问候中可能伴有握手。在女性或者男女性之间还会有一个小而快速的吻礼，但男性之间不会这样。

1.accompany vt.陪伴，陪同；附加，补充；为……伴奏；vi.伴奏。如：

Would you accompany me to the shop this afternoon?你愿意下午和我一起去购物吗？

2.female ad j.女性的；n.女人。3.male ad j.男性的；n.男人。

●America美国

Although sometimes just a smile accompanies the greeting,a firm1handshake is a common greeting between males,and happens(less com⁃monly)between a male and a female,but a short handshake.W omen tend2to shake hands with each other only if they meet for the first time.Female friends often greet each other with a hug.Greetings in Can⁃ada are alike the ones in America.

虽然有时只是一个伴随着微笑的问候，男性之间更常见的问候方式是一个有力的握手，而男性和女性之间也会以握手进行问侯，但时间会更短一些。女性往往只在第一次见面的时候会互相握手，她们之间经常以互相拥抱来问候。在加拿大，问候的方式和美国的很相似。

1.firm ad j.坚固的；坚定的。2.tend vi.倾向；关心。

●France法国

One common French greeting is a light handshake.Another common greeting is a kiss on the left cheek1followed by a kiss on the right cheek.Depending on the situation or the peop le greeting,the kiss may be just a touch of cheeks.

在法国，常见的一种问候方式是轻轻地握手。另一种常见的问候方式是亲吻左脸颊，然后亲吻右脸颊。根据情况或人们的问候方式，亲吻有时也可能只是轻触一下脸颊。

1.cheek n.脸颊

●Mexico墨西哥

Handshakes are common,but a softer,longer handshake.Hand⁃shakes may be accompanied by a hug and a few hearty pats on the back between men if they know each other well.A kiss is also a com⁃mon form of greeting,and is usually just a touch of cheeks w ith a kiss⁃ing sound rather than a real kiss.Unlike the French double-kiss,the kiss greeting in Mexico is just done on one cheek.

握手是很常见的问侯方式，但时间要略长一些，也更温柔一些。男性之间如果彼此很熟悉可能会拥抱并相互拍背。亲吻也是一种常见的问候方式，通常只是接触一下脸颊，与其说是真正的亲吻，还不如说是用亲吻的声音进行问侯。不像法国大多数时候两个面颊都亲吻，在墨西哥的亲吻问候只吻一边的脸颊。

In Japan and South Korea,people usually bow when they meet.It shows respect for others.In Russia,Brazil and other countries,good friends often hug each other when they meet.In India and Thailand,peo⁃p le put hands in the chest and gently bow for greeting.In short,there are a lot of different greeting cultures all over the world.

在日本、韩国，人们见面时通常要鞠躬，表示对别人的尊敬。在俄罗斯、巴西等国，好朋友见面时经常拥抱对方。在印度、泰国，人们打招呼的方式则是把手放在胸前，轻轻地鞠一个躬。总之，全世界有很多不同的问候文化。