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No time for formality
American people are always in a hurry.
美国人总是匆匆忙忙的。
It seems they don
’
t have time for formality .
他们似乎没有时间讲
客套。
So American informality is well known.
因此美国人的随便是闻名
的。
But you may still feel somewhat surprised at this lack of respect .
尽管如此，你也许仍然会对这种“缺乏礼节”感到吃惊。
This is especially true in the business world .
在商界这一点尤其普遍。
Most Americans have little concern for rank or title .
大多数美国人
不怎么在乎职位或头衔。
They often use first names upon meeting people for the first time .
他们经常在头一次见面就直呼其名。
They may introduce their friend to you in this way :Li Hong ,this is Mary
Smith
.
他们可能会这样像你介绍他们的朋友；
李红，
这是玛丽史密斯。
In this situation ,you are free to call the lady Mary or Miss Smith .
在这种情况下，你可以随便称这位女士为玛丽或史密斯小姐。
American people do not always shake hands upon meeting strangers .
美国人不总是与头一次见面的生人握手。
They often just smile and say Hi or Hello .To American people such an
informal
greeting
really
means
the
same
things
as
a
formally
hand
shaking.
他们经常只是微笑着说嗨或您好。在美国人看来，这种很随
便的致意与正规的握手是一回事。
Similarly ,American people do not have a formal farewell .
同样，
美国人
也没有正规的告别。
They will just wave good-bye to the whole group. Or perhaps, they will
simply say Bye or So long and then leave.
他们只是对着大家挥挥手表
示再见。或者 ，他们只是简单地说声再见或回头见，然后就离去。
There
are
no
hand
shakes
in
most
cases
.To
American
,a
friendly
,informal relationship
is
the
most
important
thing.
在一般的
情况下是不握手道别的。对于美国人来说，
这种很友好而随便的关系
是很重要的。
Air Travel
Air travel is popular for people who are in a hurry because it
’
s very
convenient .
航空旅行对于时间匆忙的人来说很受欢迎，因为它非常
方便。
Airplanes
carry
passengers
to
various
parts
of
the
world
very
quickly .
飞机能很快把乘客送往世界各地。
I
often
travel
by
air.
A
few
days
ago,
I
had
to
go
to
Paris
on
business .
我经常乘飞机旅行，几天前我到巴黎去出差。
The
trip
was
urgent
so
I
went
by
air.
I
went
to
the
airport
by
a
special bus, which was provided by the airline company.
由于旅程
紧迫，我乘坐了飞机。我乘坐由航空公司专门开设的巴士到了机场。
On the airfield we saw a large plane waiting for us .
在停车场我看
到一架打飞机在等候我们。
We
climbed
into
it,
and
at
exactly
twelve
o
’
clock
it
took
off
smoothly .
我们登机，在
12
点钟，飞机准点顺利起飞。
Shortly
afterwards
our
plane
reached
the
sea
,and
soon
we
saw
the French coast.
不久，
我们的飞机就飞到了海洋的上空。很快我们
就看到了法国海岸。
It wasn
’
t long before we arrived at our destination .
没过多久我们
就到达了目的地。
Our pilot made a perfect landing ,and we got out of the plane.
飞行
员将飞机稳稳着陆后，我们走出飞机。
Shopping places
In
the
United
States,
people
choose
different
shopping
places
according to their economic conditions
在美国，
人们根据自己的经
济条件选择不同的商店进行购物。
Rich people often go to large shopping centers .
有钱人常去大购物
中心购物。
But
many
people
usually
shop
at
discount
stores,
thrift
shops
or
supermarkets because things at these stores are not as expensive .
The prices are more reasonable .
但是许多人通常到廉价商店或超市
买东西，因为这种商店的价格比较合理便宜。
Some
people
prefer
to
buy
second-hand
furniture
or
household
items ,because they are still in good condition and the prices are
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