参考范文：Describe a polite person that you met

1. Do young and old people have the same attitude towards politeness? 年轻人和老年人都表现得礼貌吗?

Well, I wouldn’t say they do. Unfortunately, many young people nowadays are quite surly, rude and disrespectful. A lot of them lack morals and values. I think that the main reason for that is the fact that they are more stressed and, as a result, more likely to run out of patience. What is more, young people are more self-absorbed the days. They take criticism too far and use it as a weapon to devalue others. As far as old people are concerned, they are usually well-mannered and helpful. I think it’s because their parents placed lot of value on teaching them correct behavior when they were young. They care about feelings of others and are always respectful both to people they, know well and strangers. So, there is no doubt that the young and the old treat politeness differently.

2. Are people today as polite as people were in the past? 人们和过去一样有礼貌吗?

Well, I would say it depends on the age of people. Nowadays young people are definitely more surly, rude and disrespectful than their peers a co decades ago. It’s mainly because of stressful lifestyle they have these days which leads to the fact that they run out of patience and snap. It can also be connected with their self-absorption. They care only about themselves and their feelings often taking criticism too far and using it as a weapon to devalue others. In the meantime, old people are as polite as they were when they were young. They have the same good manners as in the past and always, respect to people around.

3. Are people more polite with non-family members than they are with their parents? 人们对非家庭成员比家庭成员更礼貌吗?

Unfortunately, yes. I guess it’s because they know their family members will love them no matter what. People often take their parents and significant others for granted not always caring about their feelings and at times being very disrespectful to them. They feel that they can behave the way they want with their close people being sure they will forgive them even after showing bald rudeness in communication with them. However, people always try to be polite with strangers either because they just want to be liked by them or because they need to get something from them.

4. Do you think politeness is different in different countries and parts of the world? 你认为不同国家的礼貌的方式是不同的吗?

Oh, yeah, customs and etiquette differ from one culture to another. Each country has its own specific customs and politeness rules. What may be perfectly, innocuous in one place may be hideously offensive in another and, vice versa, something that sounds rude in one country may be the most polite thing to do in another. So, yeah, politeness rules vary in different parts of the world making a person with a certain type of behaviour either polite or not.

5. How do people show politeness in your country? 你们国家的人是如何表达礼貌的?

Well, people in my country usually greet each other with a warm handshake and ready smile. They try to stick to neutral topics of conversation with others keeping their voice low and quiet. When visiting other people they usually bring gifts such as chocolate or flowers, which shows their respect to the hosts. They also try to be punctual coming to meetings and appointments on time. To show politeness my fellow-countrymen often say ’please’ and ’thank you’, avoid taking too much eye contact and maintain a respectable distance. They also do their best to ensure proper table manners, for example, never speak when their mouth is full and never blow their nose at the dining table.

6. Are there any differences between urban and rural people concerning politeness? 农村和城市的人对礼貌的关注有什么不同?

Oh, yeah, definitely there are some. I think that people in densely populated cities are more rude either by nature or simply because they don’t have time to be overly friendly and polite to everyone. Their pace of life makes them go ahead giving them time to care only about themselves and their closest people. At the same time people in rural areas are more polite ’cause they do not live under such pressure. What is more, everyone in villages and small towns knows everyone else, which makes them polite to each other.