实用英语：我该什么时候握手

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　　A: I have a real problem when I meet people.
        　　我在和人会面的时候有个问题。
        　　B: What is it? Maybe I can help.
        　　什么疑问?或许我能帮你。
        　　A: I never know when to shake hands and when not to. Can you tell me
something about it?
        　　我不知道该在什么时候握手，什么时候不握手。你能不能告诉我有关这方面的事?
        　　B: Do you come from a country where they shake hands?
        　　你们国家的人握手吗?
        　　A: Oh yes. Men, women, and children shake hands all the time.
        　　握呀。男人、女人、小孩、时时刻刻都在握手。
        　　B: It’s very simple. Men shake hands, women and children don’t.
        　　那很简单。男人握手，女人和小孩不握。
        　　A: But some women do shake hands. And now a lot of children have such good
manners, they shake hands too.
        　　可是有些女人也握手呀。而且现在很多有礼貌的孩子也握手。
        　　B: Well, a good rule to follow is, for men you hold out your hand, for
women and children, you wait and see what they do.
        　　你就遵循这条原则：对男人你先伸手，对女人和孩子就看他们怎么做。
        　　A: That sounds easy enough.
        　　这听上去再简单不过了。
        　　B: Sure. Once you get the hang of it, it’s a piece of cake! It’s nothing to
worry about.
        　　可不是嘛。你一旦掌握了窍门，那就成了小菜一碟!没什么可担心的。