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Your Highness.

Kowtow may seem simple,

but there is a technique to it.

Your Highness has
never once did it right.

You must kneel in an upright manner.

Knees, kept together, not spread.

Hands, kept on top of each other,

and placed in front of yourself.

As you bow,

the forehead touches
the back of your hands,

but not the ground,

that's only done by servants,

not princesses.

Please kowtow once more,
Your Highness.

Incorrect, Your Highness.

Both hands must not be
placed on each side of the body.

Please kowtow once more,
Your Highness.

That is also incorrect, Your Highness.

Both hands must overlap like this.

Please kowtow once more,
Your Highness.

How many times will I have to do
before you're satisfied?

Until you do it correctly.

There is a right way to sit,
as well as a right way to stand.

Even sitting down
has its own etiquette.

Approach your seat slowly...

and sit down softly.

While the knees are kept together.

Both hands on top of each other
and placed at the knee.

Please sit, Your Highness.

Your Highness,
please rise and do it again.

When sitting down,

the chair must not make any noises.

Please rise, Your Highness.

Maintain an upright posture.

Both feet must be
tucked under the chair.

Please do it again, Your Highness.

Please do it again, Your Highness.

Please do it again, Your Highness.

Please do it again, Your Highness.

Whoa! I can finally eat!

I'm so hungry, I can eat a whole cow!

I'm starving!

Come, let's eat together!

You must be tired and starving too!

How can I finish all this food alone?

Dig in!

Being tired is nothing,
being hungry is a big deal!

Please put down the chopsticks,
Your Highness.

Why?

Aren't you done with the etiquette?

I'm having my meal!

Can't you let me eat in peace?

There is etiquette to eating as well.

You must neither speak
with your mouth full.

Nor are servants allowed
to share meals with you.

Servants will remain servants.

Your Highness is of noble status.

And shall not be treated
equally as the servants!

That is a big taboo.

Your Highness is also holding
the chopsticks incorrectly.

The chopsticks must
not cross each other.

They mustn't make noises
from collision with other cutlery.

When drinking soup,
slurping noises mustn't be made.

Please put down the chopsticks,
Your Highness.

And do it again.

I quit! Okay?

I've had enough!

I quit being the Pearl Princess!
What nonsense is this?


知识点

重点词汇
softly [ˈsɒftli] adv. 温柔地;柔和地;柔软地;静静地 {cet4 cet6 :3081}

hungry [ˈhʌŋgri] adj. 饥饿的;渴望的;荒年的;不毛的 {zk gk :3181}

correctly [kə'rektlɪ] adv. 正确地;得体地 {cet6 :3624}

forehead [ˈfɔ:hed] n. 额,前额 {gk cet4 cet6 ky :3788}

nonsense [ˈnɒnsns] n. 胡说;废话 adj. 荒谬的 int. 胡说! {cet4 cet6 ky toefl :4088}

bow [bəʊ] n. 弓;鞠躬;船首 adj. 弯曲的 vi. 鞠躬;弯腰 vt. 鞠躬;弯腰 n. (Bow)人名;(东南亚国家华语)茂;(英)鲍 {gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl :4098}

tucked [tʌkt] vt. 盘(腿);盘(头发);使有褶裥;使折叠;收拢(tuck的过去分词) vi. 缝褶裥;折叠(tuck的过去分词) { :4115}

noble [ˈnəʊbl] adj. 高尚的;贵族的;惰性的;宏伟的 n. 贵族 vt. 抓住;逮捕 n. (Noble)人名;(英、法、意)诺布尔;(西)诺夫莱;(阿拉伯)努布莱 {gk cet4 cet6 ky ielts :4808}

kneel [ni:l] vi. 跪下,跪 {cet4 cet6 ky :4938}

posture [ˈpɒstʃə(r)] n. 姿势;态度;情形 vt. 作…的姿势 vi. 摆姿势 {ky toefl ielts gre :5406}

collision [kəˈlɪʒn] n. 碰撞;冲突;(意见,看法)的抵触;(政党等的)倾轧 {gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :5633}

upright [ˈʌpraɪt] n. 垂直;竖立 adj. 正直的,诚实的;垂直的,直立的;笔直的;合乎正道的 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :6573}

overlap [ˌəʊvəˈlæp] n. 重叠;重复 vi. 部分重叠;部分的同时发生 vt. 与…重叠;与…同时发生 {cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :6707}

incorrect [ˌɪnkəˈrekt] adj. 错误的,不正确的;不适当的;不真实的 {gk cet4 cet6 :7053}

whoa [wəʊ] int. 惊叹声;咳! { :7334}

starving ['stɑ:vɪŋ] v. 挨饿(starve的ing形式);使饿死 adj. 饥饿的;挨饿的 { :7450}


难点词汇
taboo [təˈbu:] n. 禁忌;禁止 adj. 禁忌的;忌讳的 vt. 禁忌;禁止 {ky ielts gre :10404}

incorrectly [ˌɪnkə'rektlɪ] adv. 错误地;不适当地 { :11146}

etiquette [ˈetɪket] n. 礼节,礼仪;规矩 {toefl ielts gre :11679}

cutlery [ˈkʌtləri] n. 餐具;刀剑制造业 {gre :12080}

highness ['haɪnəs] n. 殿下,阁下;高度,高位;高尚,高贵 { :12870}

chopsticks ['tʃɒp.stɪk] n. 筷子 {zk gk :17509}

slurping [slə:pɪŋ] 啜食(slurp的现在分词) { :19312}

kowtow [ˌkaʊˈtaʊ] vi. 叩头;卑躬屈膝 n. 叩头 { :27978}


复习词汇
servants ['sɜ:vənts] n. 仆人;服务员(servant的复数) { :1878}


词组
be hungry [ ] [网络] 饥饿;饿了;饥饿的

dig ... in [ ] na. 挖进;戳进;苦学;坚持主张 [网络] 开始吃吧;掘进;插入

dig in [diɡ in] na. 挖进;戳进;苦学;坚持主张 [网络] 开始吃吧;掘进;插入

i quit [ai kwit] [网络] 我不干了;我退出;我放弃

made noise [ ] 制造噪音,发出令人不愉快的声音;吵闹、发出嘈杂声

make noise [meik nɔiz] [网络] 制造噪音;发出噪音;发出声音

tuck under [ ] un. 缩进;自动俯冲 [网络] 下俯

upright posture [ ] 直立姿势

Your Highness [ ] na. “His Highness”的变体 [网络] 王子殿下;国王殿下;我的殿下


惯用语
please do it again
please kowtow once more
your highness



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