常言道：When in Rome, do as Romans do.看看在美國留學(xué)應(yīng)該怎么與人相處。
1. Never talk about someone's weight—“you are very fat”.
不要談?wù)搫e人的體重——說“你很胖”這樣的話。
2. Never ask“how much did you pay for that”or“how much money do you make”.
不要問“你付了多少錢”或者“你賺了多少錢”。
3. Never smoke indoors (unless given permission).
不要在室內(nèi)吸煙(除非獲得許可)。
4. Never change the TV station, the air conditioner or fan controls in someone else's home. If you are cold, put on a sweater.
不要在別人的房間里按電視機(jī)、空調(diào)或者電風(fēng)扇的遙控器。如果你覺得冷，穿上針織套衫。
5. Never hit anybody—animal or human.
不要攻擊任何人——人或動(dòng)物。
6. Never talk about the bathroom.
不要談?wù)撓词珠g。
7. Never spend more than 5~10 minutes on someone else's phone.
不要占用別人的電話超過5~10分鐘。
8. Never bring a friend with you to a party or dinner-unless you have asked the host if it is okay.
不要帶朋友參加聚會(huì)或宴會(huì)——除非你已經(jīng)征得了主人的同意。
9. Never spend more than 20~30 minutes in the bathroom at one time—others may be waiting.
不要一次使用洗手間超過20~30分鐘——其他人也許正在等候。
10. If you sneeze1 in public, cover your mouth and say“excuse me”.
如果你在公共場(chǎng)合打噴嚏，要遮住嘴說“excuse me”。
11. Always be on time—between 5 minutes early and 5 minutes late, no more.
總要保證準(zhǔn)時(shí)——早到不要超過5分鐘，遲到也不要超過5分鐘。
12. If you say that you will attend something—attend! Don't say“yes”to be nice and then not show up. If for some reason you cannot attend, call the host ahead of time to explain.
如果你說你要參加——記得參加！不要慨然應(yīng)允，到時(shí)不露面。如果因?yàn)槟撤N原因不能參加，提前給主人打電話解釋一下。
13. Use deodorant2 and brush your teeth or use mouthwash. Americans are very sensitive about body odors.
使用除臭劑刷牙，或者用漱口水漱口。美國人對(duì)體臭非常敏感。
14. When driving, do not honk3 the horn4, except in very dangerous emergencies. It is considered very rude, except in New York City.
開車時(shí)不要按喇叭，除非在非常危險(xiǎn)的緊急情況下。按喇叭被認(rèn)為是非常無禮的行為，但是在紐約市除外。
15. Do not flash your lights at someone to tell them to hurry or get out of your way.
不要用對(duì)別人閃燈的方法來催促他們加快速度或者給你讓路。
16. If you are driving on bright lights for better visibility and a car comes toward you, dim your lights.
如果你在駕駛時(shí)為了視線更好而開大燈，這時(shí)如果有車迎面開過來，調(diào)暗你的燈。
17. Be quiet before 8 A.M. and after 9 P.M.. No loud TV or radio.
在早上8點(diǎn)以前和晚上9點(diǎn)以后保持安靜。不要把電視機(jī)或收音機(jī)開到大音量。
18. Do not wipe off your cup or silverware in a restaurant. They are clean. If you see that they are not clean ask the waiter or waitress for a new one.
不要在餐廳擦拭茶杯或鍍銀餐具。它們是干凈的。如果你發(fā)現(xiàn)它們不干凈，可以讓侍者換新的。
19. When moving out of your dorm room or apartment—leave it clean. always leave a place even cleaner than you found it — people will have fond memories of you.
在搬離宿舍或公寓時(shí)把它們打掃干凈——在離開時(shí)要把它們打掃得比入住時(shí)還干凈——這樣你會(huì)給別人留下美好的回憶。
20. Do not address your school teacher as“teacher”. Call him by name: for example, Professor Brown, Mr. Smith, Ms. Jones.
不要稱呼學(xué)校里的老師“teacher”，直接叫名字：如布朗教授、史密斯先生、瓊斯女士。
21. Never throw trash on the ground or out a window—it is illegal. Buy trash bags for your trash and put it out only at the appointed time at the right place.
不要把垃圾丟在地上或扔到窗外——這樣做是違法的。購買垃圾袋，只在約定的時(shí)間把它提出去，并且放在合適的地點(diǎn)。
22. When you have a guest come to visit, turn down, or off the TV set.
有客人來訪時(shí)，調(diào)低電視機(jī)的音量，或者干脆關(guān)掉。
1. Never talk about someone's weight—“you are very fat”.
不要談?wù)搫e人的體重——說“你很胖”這樣的話。
2. Never ask“how much did you pay for that”or“how much money do you make”.
不要問“你付了多少錢”或者“你賺了多少錢”。
3. Never smoke indoors (unless given permission).
不要在室內(nèi)吸煙(除非獲得許可)。
4. Never change the TV station, the air conditioner or fan controls in someone else's home. If you are cold, put on a sweater.
不要在別人的房間里按電視機(jī)、空調(diào)或者電風(fēng)扇的遙控器。如果你覺得冷，穿上針織套衫。
5. Never hit anybody—animal or human.
不要攻擊任何人——人或動(dòng)物。
6. Never talk about the bathroom.
不要談?wù)撓词珠g。
7. Never spend more than 5~10 minutes on someone else's phone.
不要占用別人的電話超過5~10分鐘。
8. Never bring a friend with you to a party or dinner-unless you have asked the host if it is okay.
不要帶朋友參加聚會(huì)或宴會(huì)——除非你已經(jīng)征得了主人的同意。
9. Never spend more than 20~30 minutes in the bathroom at one time—others may be waiting.
不要一次使用洗手間超過20~30分鐘——其他人也許正在等候。
10. If you sneeze1 in public, cover your mouth and say“excuse me”.
如果你在公共場(chǎng)合打噴嚏，要遮住嘴說“excuse me”。
11. Always be on time—between 5 minutes early and 5 minutes late, no more.
總要保證準(zhǔn)時(shí)——早到不要超過5分鐘，遲到也不要超過5分鐘。
12. If you say that you will attend something—attend! Don't say“yes”to be nice and then not show up. If for some reason you cannot attend, call the host ahead of time to explain.
如果你說你要參加——記得參加！不要慨然應(yīng)允，到時(shí)不露面。如果因?yàn)槟撤N原因不能參加，提前給主人打電話解釋一下。
13. Use deodorant2 and brush your teeth or use mouthwash. Americans are very sensitive about body odors.
使用除臭劑刷牙，或者用漱口水漱口。美國人對(duì)體臭非常敏感。
14. When driving, do not honk3 the horn4, except in very dangerous emergencies. It is considered very rude, except in New York City.
開車時(shí)不要按喇叭，除非在非常危險(xiǎn)的緊急情況下。按喇叭被認(rèn)為是非常無禮的行為，但是在紐約市除外。
15. Do not flash your lights at someone to tell them to hurry or get out of your way.
不要用對(duì)別人閃燈的方法來催促他們加快速度或者給你讓路。
16. If you are driving on bright lights for better visibility and a car comes toward you, dim your lights.
如果你在駕駛時(shí)為了視線更好而開大燈，這時(shí)如果有車迎面開過來，調(diào)暗你的燈。
17. Be quiet before 8 A.M. and after 9 P.M.. No loud TV or radio.
在早上8點(diǎn)以前和晚上9點(diǎn)以后保持安靜。不要把電視機(jī)或收音機(jī)開到大音量。
18. Do not wipe off your cup or silverware in a restaurant. They are clean. If you see that they are not clean ask the waiter or waitress for a new one.
不要在餐廳擦拭茶杯或鍍銀餐具。它們是干凈的。如果你發(fā)現(xiàn)它們不干凈，可以讓侍者換新的。
19. When moving out of your dorm room or apartment—leave it clean. always leave a place even cleaner than you found it — people will have fond memories of you.
在搬離宿舍或公寓時(shí)把它們打掃干凈——在離開時(shí)要把它們打掃得比入住時(shí)還干凈——這樣你會(huì)給別人留下美好的回憶。
20. Do not address your school teacher as“teacher”. Call him by name: for example, Professor Brown, Mr. Smith, Ms. Jones.
不要稱呼學(xué)校里的老師“teacher”，直接叫名字：如布朗教授、史密斯先生、瓊斯女士。
21. Never throw trash on the ground or out a window—it is illegal. Buy trash bags for your trash and put it out only at the appointed time at the right place.
不要把垃圾丟在地上或扔到窗外——這樣做是違法的。購買垃圾袋，只在約定的時(shí)間把它提出去，并且放在合適的地點(diǎn)。
22. When you have a guest come to visit, turn down, or off the TV set.
有客人來訪時(shí)，調(diào)低電視機(jī)的音量，或者干脆關(guān)掉。