几百年间,握手被更为“等级化”的问候方式取代了——比如鞠躬。
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握手的历史回顾一个流传较广的假说认为,克雷兰德反对鞠躬的声明其实是想回到欧洲传统的问候方式(尽管鲜有记载)。
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" I'm very glad to meet you,'said Ames, bowing politely to Carrie.
“ 见到你很高兴, "艾姆斯说, 礼貌地对嘉莉鞠了鞠躬.
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Use a payphone and an image of a uniformed woman appears, bowing.
使用投币电话时,显示屏上会出现一位身穿服的妇女, 向你鞠躬.
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Some shops are bowing to consumer pressure and stocking organically grown vegetables.
一些商店迫于顾客的压力,开始供应有机蔬菜。
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过了五分钟,侍从武官走回来,他特别恭敬地弯腰鞠躬,让安德烈公爵在前面走,带领他穿过走廊进入军务倥偬的军政大臣的办公室。
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Kevin Rudd, the prime minister, was accused of bowing to populist pressure in an election year.
总理陆克文被指责在大选之年向民众压力低头。
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