到东方或亚洲国家旅游时，把手帕留在家中，选择用一次性纸巾吧！在法国以及一些东方国家，如果在就餐过程中你需要擤鼻涕，要先说声“请原谅”再去洗手间。最糟糕的情景是：极为夸张地从餐桌上扭过头去擤鼻涕。还是祈祷自己不要感冒吧！
（三）Talking Over Dinner 就餐时谈话
Where It s Offensive: Africa, Japan, Thailand, China, Finland. 禁忌地：非洲、日本、泰国、芬兰 What s Offensive 禁忌：
In some countries, like China, Japan, and some African nations, the food s the thing, so don t start chatting about your day s adventures while everyone else is
digging into dinner. You ll likely be met with silence--not because your group is unfriendly, but because mealtimes are for eating, not talking. Also avoid conversations in places a country might consider sacred or reflective--churches in Europe, temples in Thailand, and saunas in Finland.
在日本和一些非洲国家，吃饭就是吃饭，所以当其他人都在大快朵颐时，不要谈论你当天的经历。你可能会遭遇沉默——这并非你的同伴不友好，而是因为就餐时间只应吃饭，无需交谈。也要避免在一些被认为是神圣或需要沉思的地方谈话——比如欧洲的教堂、泰国的庙宇和芬兰的桑拿浴室。
What You Should Do Instead 对策： Keep quiet! 保持沉默！
（四）Removing Your Shoes…or Not 脱鞋.....与否
Where It s Offensive: Hawaii, the South Pacific, Korea, China, Thailand. 禁忌地：夏威夷、太平洋群岛、韩国、泰国 What s Offensive 禁忌：
Take off your shoes when arriving at the door of a London dinner party and the hostess will find you uncivilized, but fail to remove your shoes before entering a home in Asia, Hawaii, or the Pacific Islands and you ll be considered
disrespectful. Not only does shoe removal very practically keeps sand and dirt out of the house, it s a sign of leaving the outside world behind.
到伦敦人家里参加宴会时脱掉鞋子，女主人会认为你不文明，但去亚洲、夏威夷或太平洋群岛的居民家中不脱鞋却被认为失礼。脱掉鞋子不仅把沙粒与尘土留在了门外，更意味着把外面的世界抛之脑后。
What You Should Do Instead 对策：
If you see a row of shoes at the door, start undoing your laces. If not, keep the shoes on.
如果你在门口看到一排鞋子，就解开自己的鞋带。否则，就穿鞋进去吧！
（五）Knowing Your Right from Your Left 分清左右手
Where It s Offensive: India, Morocco, Africa, the Middle East. 禁忌地：印度、非洲、中东 What s Offensive 禁忌：
Many cultures still prefer to eat using traditional methods--their hands. In these cases, food is often offered communally, which is why it s important to wash your hands before eating and observe the right-hand-is-for-eating and the left-hand-is-for-other-duties rule. If you eat with your left hand, expect your fellow diners to be mortified. And when partaking from a communal bowl, stick
to a portion that s closest to you. Do not get greedy and plunge your hand into the center.
许多文化依然推崇传统的进食方式——用手吃。在这种情况下，食物往往是众人一起分享的，因此饭前洗手很重要，而且要遵守用右手吃东西的习俗(左手往往有其他用途)。如果你用左手吃，同伴会感觉蒙受羞辱。当大家一起从公共的碗里取食时，就吃离你最近的那部分吧，不要贪婪地把手伸向饭碗中央。 What You Should Do Instead 对策：
Left-handed? Attempt to be ambidextrous--even children who are left-handed in these cultures are taught to eat with their right hand--or at least explain yourself to your fellow diners before plunging in.
你是左撇子吗？还是努力让自己的双手都灵巧吧——在这些文化里，即使是左撇子的孩子也被教会用右手吃饭——或者至少吃饭前向同伴解释一下。
Once you are on the ground of a different country, remain highly sensitive to native behavior. Never be completely surprised by anything; try to take it in stride, and don t feel offended if something seems offensive--like queue jumping. After all, this is a global village, and we are all very different. 一旦你踏上异国的土地，就要对当地人的一举一动高度敏感。千万不要大惊小怪，尽量使自己泰然自若，对一些看似无礼的行为也不要恼火——比如插队。毕竟，我们生活在一个地球村，不同的文化构成了我们共同的家园。
旅游英语：打包行李情景对话
打包行李情景对话：
George: hello, darling, are you all set? We have to go now.
Helen: not yet, George. I m still packing up things.
George: darling, why are you taking such a big suitcase? It s only a 4 day trip. Tell me what you put in here?
Helen: our clothes, of course. I was told that it might be cold on the top of the mountain. So I take our light jackets with us.
George: Why are you taking towels and slippers? There are plenty in the hotel.
Helen: I prefer to use my own.
George: why are you taking so many medicines?
Helen: well, you never know what will happen. Remember you had a diarrhea last time we went to Jiu Zhai Gou. Thank god I brought Imodium with me. So I have a little bit of these and a little bit of that just in case.
George: but darling why are you taking a mini fan with you?
Helen: It s very hot there. At least I can have some air wherever I go.
George: anyway, we got to go or we will be late.
Helen: wait a minute. I forgot the sun lotion. We definitely need it.