爆笑英语口语 第400期:去这些国家一定不要这么做 要不然你可能回不来...

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不要在其他国家地区做的事

Japan 日本

You can't blow your nose in public (restroom is OK)
不可以在公共场合擤鼻涕（厕所是可以的）

Korea 韩国

When you eat in Korea, you shouldn't hold your bowl up
在韩国吃饭的时候不可以把碗举高高

Canada 加拿大

Never ask somebody what their gender¹ or sexual orientation² is
千万不要问大家他们的性别和性取向

China 中国

Don't stick your chopsticks in the rice
不能把筷子插在米饭上面

USA 美国

Don't wear surgical³ masks（cause people would think you are really really sick with something really bad）
没事不要戴口罩(人们会觉得你得了很重很可怕的病)

Hong Kong 中国香港

Don’t give clocks to people as birthday gifts（represent bad luck）
别人过生时千万不要送钟（终）给别人

U.K. 英国

Don't stare at people and you can't point at people
千万不要一直盯着别人看或用手指着别人

German 德国

You Shouldn't come to your German friends house unannounced
不应该不请自来的去德国朋友家里做客


France 法国

Don't cut the salad if you are invited to eat in someone's house, if you cut it while eating, they will be very offended as if they didn't do it right
如果别人邀请你去他们家吃饭，不要在吃饭时切沙拉，他们会感觉被冒犯，因为他们会觉得自己原本切得不太好

1 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。

2 orientation   

n.方向，目标；熟悉，适应，情况介绍

参考例句：

• Children need some orientation when they go to school.小孩子上学时需要适应。
• The traveller found his orientation with the aid of a good map.旅行者借助一幅好地图得知自己的方向。

3 surgical   

adj.外科的，外科医生的，手术上的

参考例句：

• He performs the surgical operations at the Red Cross Hospital.他在红十字会医院做外科手术。
• All surgical instruments must be sterilised before use.所有的外科手术器械在使用之前，必须消毒。