On one summer trip to the London HQ I was staying in a nice hotel that included a traditional British breakfast. One morning I was seated near an American family, and thought my goodness they are so loud! I noticed others sometimes glancing at them.
有一年夏天,我出差去伦敦的总部,当时住在一家很不错的酒店里,酒店附送传统的英式早餐。一天早上,我坐在了一个美国家庭的旁边,当时觉得“我的天啊,他们真够吵的!”
The children were all very well behaved but obviously very excited anticipating their first full day exploring London (I eavesdropped a little).
孩子们都挺有礼貌,不过显然对他们第一天的伦敦探险感到非常兴奋。(这是我不小心听到的)
I realized if this had been a restaurant in the USA their speech volume would have been quite normal and acceptable , and I wouldn't have noticed. As I had not been around Americans for several months, I had become used to a lower decibel level while dining without realizing it. This was kind of a re-entry culture shock.
我当时发现,如果这是一家美国餐厅,他们讲话的音量其实挺正常的,完全可以接受,而我也应该不会注意到他们。但由于我已经几个月没有在美国呆过了,我已经习惯了分贝更低的就餐环境,而我自己还没意识到。
I made it a point to introduce myself, that it was refreshing to hear other Americans after so long away, and with a bit of a twinkle said it was very nice to clearly hear how excited they are about the day ahead. The parents picked right up on it, and I later heard them nicely and quietly telling their children they could still hear them even if they spoke more softly..
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