A person who has good manners will not push through a crowd, but wait quietly for his turn to pass. He will not interrupt people when they are talking. He will not say anything that will hurt other’s feelings. All these are called good manners, which show a man of high standing.
一个有礼貌的人不会推推搡搡地挤过人群，而是安静地等待，轮到他的时候才过去。他不会在别人讲话时插嘴。他不会说任何伤害别人感情的话。这些都是文明礼貌的表现，是一个人身份的标志。
There would be great people and ordinary people and little people, but the great would always be those who had done great things, and never the idiots whose mothers had spoiled them and whose fathers had left a hundred thousand a year; and the little would be persons of small minds and mean characters, and not the poor persons who had never had a chance.
人有卓越伟大、平庸之辈和碌碌小人之别，但是伟大之人总是那些有所建树的人，而非从小深受母亲溺爱、每年有父亲赠巨额财富之人；碌碌小人总是那些心胸狭隘、品德卑劣之人，而不是从未获得任何机会的可怜虫。
For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day. For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.
若要优美的嘴唇，要说友善的话；若要可爱的眼睛，要看到别人的好处；若要苗条的身材，把你的食物分给饥饿的人；若要美丽的秀发，就让孩子的手指每天穿过它；若要优雅的姿态，要记住行人不只你一个。
Cultural Background
时间就像一条条奔腾的河流，一旦逝去便无法挽回，每个人都应该珍惜时间。在美国，人们的时间观念还是很不错的，都很惜时，也逐渐养成了良好的守时习惯，在美国人看来，准时赴约是理所当然的，姗姗来迟是不礼貌的。无论是私人间的约会还是公众集会，都要明确几点几分开始，如果谁迟到了，便会被认为是懒散的不负责的人，从而失去信任。
在美国，经常会看到行色匆匆的人，用 always on the run （总是不停地奔忙）来形容他们再确切不过了。由于美国人始终处于奔忙中，结果也就养成了他们的时间紧张意识，而这种紧张意识带给他们比较高的办事效率。于是，办事计划是美国人又一个普遍的社会习惯，诸如 schedule （时间表）和 agenda （议事日程）这样的词语在美国人的生活中都广泛应用。
【英语学习1】享受学习的乐趣
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