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贵州省贵阳市青岩贵璜中学2023-2024学年七年级下学期6月质量监测英语试卷(音频暂未更新)
Many cities in the world have underground,such as London,Paris,New York and so on.
The London underground opened in 1863 and it is the oldest underground railway system in the world.Beijing subway opened in 1969.On the wall of some stations in Beijing,there are some pictures of blue and white porcelain.The underground in Athens opened in 2000 and some of the stations are like little museums.You can make a special trip just to look at them because they show their cultures.Paris and Moscow are famous for their beautiful stations,but they don't run for 24 hours.While New York subway never closes,so you can take it at any time of the day or night.
Now people like to use this transport because they can avoid the heavy traffic and move between different places of a city quickly.
Different countries have different greeting customs(习俗). Now let's read this article to know more about the greeting customs in different cultures.
France French people greet each other with a handshake, but close friends kiss each other on both cheeks(面颊) when they meet. They do this when meeting and before leaving. |
Korea In Korea, it is a sign of respect for people to bow when greeting each other. In Korea, a bow is followed by a handshake. However, Korean women do not shake hands with Western men. Instead, they bow slightly (稍微). |
Brazil Kissing women on the cheek is a common way of greeting. In a formal situation, a handshake is often done to show respect. Men should shake hands before and after meeting, and once they have become familiar (熟悉的) with each other, a light hug(拥抱) is often given to each other. |
Ghana In a social situation, it's polite to greet everyone in the room. A handshake is used in greeting, and the palm(手掌) must directly touch the palm of the other. It's considered impolite to touch the back of the hand. |
The AI Government Adviser in Romania Romania recently introduced the world's first AI(人 工 智 能 ) government adviser called Ion. The AI robot Ion looks like a large, smart mirror. It can collect the opinions of Romanians to help the government understand what the people care about. People can visit Ion's website and social media pages, or even meet it face to face to tell their ideas to the AI. Ion will summarize different kinds of needs and questions. | |
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