英语翻译The British love to think of themselves as polite,and ev

英语翻译
The British love to think of themselves as polite,and everyone knows how fond they are of their "pleases" and "thank you".Even the simplest business such as buying a train ticket requires at seven or eight of these.Another sign of our good manners is the queue.New-comers to Britain could be forgiven for thinking that queuing rather than football was the true national sport.Finally,of course,Motorists generally stop at crossings.But does all this mean that the British should consider themselves more polite than their European neighbors?I think not.
Take forms of address (称呼) for example.The average English person—unless he happens to work in a hotel or department store --would rather die than call a stranger "Sir" or "Madam".Yet in some European countries this is the most basic of common address.Our universal you for everyone may appear more democratic,but it means that we are forced to seek out complicated ways to express politeness.I am all for returning to the use of "thee" and "thou" ( Thee and thou are old-fashioned poetic words for "you"):"you" would be used for strangers and professional relationships.
And of course,the English find touching and other shows of friendship truly terrifying.Have you noticed how the British hardly ever touch?Personally,I find the Latin habit of shaking hands or a friendly kiss quite charming.Try kissing the average English person,and they will either take two steps backwards in horror; or if their escape is blocked,you will find your lips touching the back of their head.Now what could be ruder

英国人认为他们自己是很有礼貌的,几乎每个人都喜欢他们说“请”和“谢谢”.甚至像买火车票这样最简单的事情,都会有七八分的要求.讲礼貌的另外一个标志就是排队.新来英国人的会认为排队才是英国人真正流行的运动项目,而不是足球.另外,当然开车的人也经常在十字马路上停车.但是难道这就意味着英国人认为他们自己比欧洲人更有礼貌吗?我并不这样认为.
以称呼的形式来举个例子：平均每个英国人宁愿死也不愿意称呼陌生人为“先生”或是“女士”—除非工作在酒店或是商店.然而,在欧洲这样的称呼是最基本的称呼.我们经常说的“你”指“每个人”看起来似乎很平等.但是,这意味着我们应该寻求更复杂的方式来表达我们的礼貌.我们现在开始用“thee”和“thou”(这里指古诗歌里的“你”),然而“你”应该是用来指陌生人和职业的一种关系.
当然,英国人认为接触或是其它形式的友谊是令人恐惧的.不知道你注意到没有英国人几乎是不接触对方的?我个人认为,拉丁人的握手和友谊之吻是非常迷人的.试着去吻每个英国人,他们会惊恐的向后退两步,但是如果逃避没有成功,你会发现你的唇接触到了另一个人的头.这样是无礼的.