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Mason: Amanda, when we were out the other night, I was kind of noticing, this is a weird thing, but, you have great manners!

Amanda: Thanks. I was raised that way.

Mason: Where did you learn? Did your parents just teach you?

Amanda: My parents. They beat it into me to always be polite…

Mason: Are you serious?

Amanda: ...that rudeness was the sin of all sins.

Mason: Obviously my parents didn’t do their job because…I’m not kidding…when I was in like 5th grade, they sent me to a manners class.

Amanda: Oh, etiquette, right?

Mason: Yeah, it was like etiquette. It was the old sort of finishing school brought into the 20th century.

Amanda: I actually thought those were only for girls.

Mason: So did I! It was called Spit, Polish and Shine.

Amanda: Okay. What was the one take away for you?

Mason: I’m proud to say…I failed!

Amanda: You’re proud to say you failed?

Mason: I did.

Amanda: Oh.

Mason: But they tried to teach us…the butter spoon...and this knife and that five forks and there was…

Amanda: I suppose there’s different families of manners, but that’s kind of being…what, proper? Versus being not rude and considerate.

Mason: Then there’s holding the door open and saying “bless you” when someone sneezes.

Amanda: Absolutely. Not making your wife sleep in the wet spot.

Mind:pay attention to
=>Mind the wet paint.
=>Would you mind switching the television to channel 8?

snap:speak in an irritated tone

irritate:annoy sb
=>His letter irritated me a littleb

raise:breed ,brought up,take care
=>The baby was raised on soya-bean milk.這孩子是用豆漿餵養大的。

polite:He's always so polite to people
=>polite society 上流社會

chew:bite sth,munch
=>chewing gum
=>chewing the fat:The older women meet to chew the fat with their neighbors every morning.

mess:dirty
=>She messed up on the math test＜br> =>The officers are at mess

appropritae:suitable or fitting
=>She picked up a dress appropriate for the occasion

weird:【口】奇特的;不可思議的

sin:宗教或道德上的)罪,罪孽,罪惡
=>It's a sin to waste food
=>It's a sin to stay indoors on such a fine day

etiquette:proper behavior
=>禮節;禮儀:This is a book on etiquette
=>According to etiquette, you should stand up to meet a guest

spit:吐(唾液等)[(+out)]
=>Spit your gum out before you come into the classroom. 進教室之前把口香糖吐掉

polish:shine發亮;變光滑;變優美

proud of :為...而驕傲
I'm proud of being a member of this class

fork:餐叉
The Chinese use chopsticks instead of knives and forks. 中國人不用刀叉,用筷子

butter: =>Please butter me bread.
=>butter up:討好; 奉承

considerate:thoughtful,mindful of others
=>He was considerate of everyone

sneeze:打噴嚏
I caught a cold and sneezed a lot. 我得了感冒,老是打噴嚏。

absolutely:絕對地,完全地
It's absolutely no business of hers. 這件事與她毫不相關。
【口】(用於對答)一點不錯,完全對

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