Hey, look at these paintings on the wall! Aren’t they beautiful? Linda bought some good paintings.

喂，看墙上这些画！它们难道不漂亮吗？琳达买的油画真不错。

Sure, they’re very colorful.

当然，它们很鲜艳。

You know the first thing most Chinese students would ask is how much did this painting cost?

你知道大部分中国学生第一件会问的事便是,这画多少钱？

That’s true. Most Chinese do that. I don’t know why. It’s just a habit. I’ve noticed that foreigners often make compliments soon after they see a product someone has bought - even if they don’t really mean it.

的确是这样。许多中国人都这样做。我不知道为什么。只是个习惯。我注意到了外国人看见别人买的东西常常会马上称赞一番——即使他们并不真正发自内心。

No, we don’t do that. At least very few people I know do that.

不，我们不这么做。至少我认识的人中很少人会这样。

Cindy, please don’t misunderstand. We’re not saying that one way is better than another. They’re just different, that’s all.

辛迪，你不要误会。我们不是在说哪一个比另一个好。它们只是不同，就这样。

We do, most of the time. Sometimes we tell our loved ones that we’re proud of them too. Words are important.

大部分时间，我们是说真的。有时候我们也告诉我们爱着的人我们很为他们自豪。言语是重要的。