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polite, exercise, rush, fail, reason, wait, happy, difference, direct, hate, correct, quick |
My family moved to America last year from a small town in north China.
I had a part-time job as a 1 was serving food to a middle-aged cou in a Chinese restaurant. One day, when Iple, the wife asked me how I could bring their food so 2 . I told her I always respected the elderly. I found her 3 when she heard that. My manager heard my words. He took me aside and told me that Americans were sensitive (敏感的) and 4 the description (描述) of “old”. I then walked back to the table and 5 said sorry to the wife. After they learned about the 6 , they understood that the problem was caused by cultural 7 , so they laughed.
In the USA, people think “growing old” is a problem. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by 8 , like jogging or swimming. When I told the couple I respected the elderly, they got angry because this made them feel they 9 to stay young. They didn’t want to hear that.
Now I have changed the way I treated the elderly. I still respect them, but now in a different, less 10 way.
【回答】
er 2. quickly 3. unhappy
4. hated 5. politely 6. reason
7. differences 8. exercising
9. failed 10. direct
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