shake hands 握手
shake handsmeet for the first time 第一次见面
an exchange student 一名交换生
greet sb. the wrong way
以错误的方式和某人打招呼
make some mistakes 犯一些错误
welcome party 欢迎派对
as soon as 一……就……
hold out my hand 伸出我的手
to one's surprise 令某人惊讶的是
kiss sb. on both sides of sb.'s face亲吻某人的脸颊
be relaxed about time时间观念不强
a little / bit late 有点儿晚
enjoy our time slowly慢慢享受我们的时光
value time 珍惜时间
in our everyday lives在我们的日常生活中
drop by 顺便访问；随便进入
be on time 守时
after all 毕竟；终归
get mad 大动肝火；气愤
avoid heavy traffic 避开拥堵的交通
wear a suit and tie 穿西装、打领带
go abroad 出国
clean ... off 把……擦掉
during the winter season 在冬季期间
take off 脱下(衣服)；(飞机等)起飞
pack warm clothes 打包暖和的衣服
eastern European countries 东欧国家
table manners 餐桌礼仪
stick your chopsticks into the food把筷子插进食物里
use your chopsticks to hit an empty bowl用你的筷子敲空碗
point at anyone with your chopsticks用筷子指着任何人
thanks for ... 因……而感谢
host family 寄宿家庭
go out of one's way 特地；格外努力
make ... feel at home使……感到宾至如归
about one's age 和某人年龄相仿
learn how to behave at the dinner table学习如何在餐桌上表现得体
be different from ... 和……不同
cut up 切碎
have a good school year度过一个愉快的学年
behave properly 举止得体
have a safe trip 旅途安全
show up 露面；出现
knock on / at the door 敲门
………………………………………….
get used to doing sth. 习惯于做某事
make plans to do sth. / plan to do sth.计划做某事
be supposed to do sth. 应该做某事
be expected to do sth.被期望 / 要求做某事
keep sb. doing sth. 让某人一直做某事
make an effort to do sth. 努力做某事
It's no big deal! 没什么大不了的！
Mind your manners! 注意你的礼仪！
句型归纳
1. I was supposed to arrive at 7:00, but ...
2. That’s how people in Japan are expected to greet each other.
3. In Switzerland, it’s very important to be on time.
4. If someone invites you to meet him or her at noon, then you’re expected to be there at noon.
5. You wouldn’t believe how quickly my French has improved because of that.
6. I’m very comfortable speaking French now.
7. My biggest challenge is learning how to behave at the dinner table.
8. I don’t find French customs so strange anymore.
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