A:Well, I can’t believe your uncle and aunt came to stay with us for a week, and they did not even call us in advance.嗯,我真不敢相信你的叔叔和姑妈和我们住了一个星期,甚至他们都没有提前打个招呼。
B:John, they are old-fashioned people from the Chinese countryside. That’s their custom.约翰,他们是从中国农村来的老年人。那是他们的习俗。
A:I know, but it is hard for me to get used to your relatives coming to visit us, and without warning .我知道,但是对我来说很难适应你的亲戚来看我们,连个招呼都不打。
B:Don’t your relatives visit other relatives?你的亲戚难道不去看望其他亲戚的吗?
A:Yes, but Americans never visit without calling in advance, and they almost never stay overnight.去啊,但是美国人从不事先不打个电话就去的,而且几乎都不过夜。
B:I think that maybe Chinese families are closer than your families.我觉得也许中国家庭比你们的家庭要亲密很多。
A:I think you’re right!我想你说得没错!