A：Well, I can’t believe your uncle and aunt came to stay with us for a week, and they did not even call us in advance.嗯，我真不敢相信你的叔叔和姑媽和我們住了一個(gè)星期，甚至他們都沒有提前打個(gè)招呼。

B：John, they are old-fashioned people from the Chinese countryside. That’s their custom.約翰，他們是從中國農(nóng)村來的老年人。那是他們的習(xí)俗。

A：I know, but it is hard for me to get used to your relatives coming to visit us, and without warning .我知道，但是對(duì)我來說很難適應(yīng)你的親戚來看我們，連個(gè)招呼都不打。

B：Don’t your relatives visit other relatives?你的親戚難道不去看望其他親戚的嗎?

A：Yes, but Americans never visit without calling in advance, and they almost never stay overnight.去啊，但是美國人從不事先不打個(gè)電話就去的，而且?guī)缀醵疾贿^夜。

B：I think that maybe Chinese families are closer than your families.我覺得也許中國家庭比你們的家庭要親密很多。

A：I think you’re right!我想你說得沒錯(cuò)!