The latest etiquette books say that smoking dope is proper and right if it's offered by an older family member.
最新版的礼仪书说倘若长辈递烟给你,吸烟就是得体的反应。He is an attractive child, but someone ought to put him in his place.
这孩子倒很讨人喜欢,不过应该教他尊敬长辈,不要这么没大没小的。In-laws or older individuals may give you a bit of a hard time today.
你另一半的家人或者长辈可能找你麻烦。Don't you think it a matter of course to respect our elders?
难道你不认为尊敬长辈是天经地义的事吗?You've been thinking about an elder you were close to and wondering what they're up to.
你一直在想着你通常亲近的长辈,并且不知道他们在做些什么。but I do not turn for protection to dreary cliches about respect for elders-as if mere age were a reason for respect.
但我不会而求助于尊重长辈之类的陈词滥调-似乎只要年老受到尊重的理由。We held a week of a debate, the topic is "the main responsibility is to the elder generation gap, or junior" is our responsibility.
大致内容是:上周我们系内举行了一场辩论赛丶题目是“代沟的主要责任在于长辈还是晚辈”我们是反方。The office room of our elders was a sort of club where laughter and conversation were freely mixed with matters of business.
我们的长辈们的办公室有点像俱乐部,欢声笑语和交谈正经事完全混在一起。As long as the eldership have a serious talk with me, and then they would think I am mature in thought, they would look at me with new eyes.
有和我认真聊过天的大人们或是长辈们都会觉得我是个思想挺成熟的女孩子,都有一种刮目相看的感觉。