出行礼仪禁忌-爱尔兰(12)

Travel Etiquette¹出行礼仪

 

Ireland

 

爱尔兰

 

 

Don't say "Top of the morning toyou": "I don't know how this phrase became associated with Irish people, perhaps it was used in the distant past. But it's not now, and it'sjust really irritating."

 

 

Don't attempt an Irish accent: "To us there is no Irish accent; there are Cork² accents, Dublin accents, Kerry accents etc. For us an accent contains reams of unspoken information about a person (Urban/Rural, social status) aside from the locational information."

 

 

Don't be cheap: "The classic is in arounds situation at a pub. If someone is offering to buy the first round, it is perfectly³ acceptable to say 'Oh I'm on a budget, I'll get my own.' It is not okto join the round and then not pay for one."

 

Don't call the UK the mainland: "As far as we're concerned,Franceis the mainland."

 

1 etiquette   

n.礼仪，礼节；规矩

参考例句：

• The rules of etiquette are not so strict nowadays.如今的礼仪规则已不那么严格了。
• According to etiquette,you should stand up to meet a guest.按照礼节你应该站起来接待客人。

2 cork   

n.软木，软木塞

参考例句：

• We heard the pop of a cork.我们听见瓶塞砰的一声打开。
• Cork is a very buoyant material.软木是极易浮起的材料。

3 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。