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When traveling abroad, it is always important to follow the local customs. Here are some tips to make sure you don’t upset someone on your travels. For example, if you have dinner at a friend’s house in Germany, be polite enough to eat everything,    (22)or  the host will think you didn’t enjoy the meal. In Korea, while taking public transport, passengers should always keep quiet. Being noisy    (23)is considered   to be very rude. When visiting Saudi Arabia, be sure to eat with your right hand because most people there use their left hand for the bathroom. In Pakistan, you don’t want to be  (24)on time . This is because guests are expected to be fifteen minutes late for a meal. (25)In contrast   , if you are visiting a friend’s house in Denmark, don’t be late. People in Denmark think it is impolite to be late. With so many different customs  (26)around    the world, it is impossible to know them all. If you mistakenly upset someone, make sure to say sorry.

在國外旅行時，遵守當地習俗總是很重要的。 這裡有一些提示，可確保您不會在旅途中惹惱他人。 例如，如果您在德國的朋友家吃飯，請禮貌地吃所有東西，否則主人會認為您不喜歡這頓飯。 在韓國，乘坐公共交通工具時，乘客應始終保持安靜。 吵鬧被認為是非常粗魯的。 訪問沙特阿拉伯時，一定要用右手吃飯，因為那裡的大多數人都用左手上廁所。 在巴基斯坦，你不想準時。 這是因為客人用餐預計會遲到十五分鐘。 相比之下，如果你去丹麥拜訪朋友家，千萬不要遲到。 丹麥人認為遲到是不禮貌的。 世界上有這麼多不同的習俗，要全部了解它們是不可能的。 如果您錯誤地惹惱了某人，請務必說聲抱歉。

(D) In contrast

in contrast

片語

相比、相較之下

In contrast 用來比較兩個事物，In contrast 後面可以接to 或是 with。

Julia is an optimistic person. In contrast, Josh is pessimistic.  Julia是個樂觀的人。相反地，Josh則很悲觀。

In contrast to her sister, she is very tall.  與姐姐相比，她很高。