20个让英国人最感尴尬的社交场合

时间：2016-09-29 09:02:36

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1. Greeting someone who used to be in a relationship with your partner

2. Greeting a new business contact

3. Meeting your partner's parents for the first time

4. Going on a first date

5. Talking to someone you find attractive

6. Bumping into someone you've previously¹ had confrontation² with

7. Meeting up with someone you met online

8. Greeting a room full of people in a business situation

9. Greeting a room full of people in a social situation

10. Bumping in to someone you know reasonably well in the street

11. Bumping into someone you've previously had a relationship with

12. Meeting your idol³ / a celebrity

13. Being interviewed for a new job / role

14. Dancing with someone

15. A first kiss

16. Standing⁴ up to someone you disagree with

17. Receiving a compliment from someone

18. Being told by someone you have something on your face or teeth

19. Introducing someone when you've forgotten their name

20. Having to stand in someone's personal space on a packed train or bus

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1 previously
adv.以前，先前（地）
参考例句：
The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。 Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

2 confrontation
n.对抗，对峙，冲突
参考例句：
We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。 After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。

3 idol
n.偶像，红人，宠儿
参考例句：
As an only child he was the idol of his parents.作为独子，他是父母的宠儿。 Blind worship of this idol must be ended.对这个偶像的盲目崇拜应该结束了。

4 standing
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。 They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。