题目内容
Shaking hands, American style
People often shake hands in the United States. American men shake hands with other men. American women often shake hands with men, and sometimes they shake hands with other women. Adults shake hands with children. And some people even teach their dogs to shake hands! ___1.___ How do they shake hands just long enough? Just hard enough? Here are four little rules to remember.
1. Use your right hand.
2. Use good eye contact(眼神交流). Look at the person in the eye while you are shaking hands.
3. Don’t shake too long. __2.___ Then let go and pull your hand back toward you.
4. __3.___ When a handshake is weak, Americans think the person may not be a hard worker or a good leader. When a handshake is too strong, Americans think the person is too rough(粗鲁) or has bad manners.
___4.__ They shake hands when they meet for the first time. They shake hands to say congratulations. They shake hands when they meet after not seeing each other for a while. And they often shake hands when they say good-bye. In business, shaking hands shows agreement and honesty.
Handshakes are good everywhere. ___5.__ So make sure to shake plenty of hands.
A. Offer you hand first.
B. Shake for no more than three seconds.
C. How do people shake hands correctly?
D. Don’t shake too strongly or too weakly.
E. It is not polite to refuse a person’s hand.
F. When do people in the United States shake hands?
G. Make sure your hands aren’t sweaty when you do this.
