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Cell phone courtesy month 手机礼貌月

It's time to keep things private and avoid "cell yell." Josh Levs gives cell phone etiquette tips.

You often hear safety rules about how not to use your cell phone. What about etiquette rules for restaurants or other places?

Actually it just happened, I was in the bathroom when some guy in the next urinal was taking a call.

This guy suffers on the subway. Just the other day, this lady was talking to her doctor about some ailment she had and I was flaring back up.

Sprint's Etiquette Spokeswoman Jacqueline Whitmore declared a National Cell Phone Courtesy Month because it was time to drill in some basics.

She says even her masseuse once took a call.

This went on for 5 minutes while she was massaging my one shoulder with her one hand.

Rules for the annual event include: keep calls private, avoid "cell yell" and let some calls go to voicemail.

We show people the rules.

It’s all kind of common sense, you would think. She was put to the test. I don't answer, if I know that I'm doing something. It’s ringing right now, isn't it? It is. It's ringing right now. I just ignored it, cuz I'm doing something.

Courtesy Month's founder says most people do the right thing like this guy who lowered his phone before ordering, but plenty don't.

They are here, they're always, they'll never look at you and they’re always right here.

Will Courtesy Month catch on?

I think maybe you should start with a day like a no-smoking day, something like that. An Annual National Cell Phone Courtesy Day will be better.

There you go.

That would at least be a step in a country that now has more than 250 million wireless subscribers.

Josh Levs, CNN, Atlanta.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. etiquette : n-uncount

Etiquette is a set of customs and rules for polite behaviour, especially among a particular class of people or in a particular profession.

2. urinal : n-count

A urinal is a bowl fixed to the wall of a men's public toilet for men to urinate in.

3. aliment : n-count

An ailment is an illness, especially one that is not very serious.

文本参考中文翻译

现在应该尊重个人隐私，不要打电话时大吼大叫。Josh Levs给出了一些手机礼仪小贴士。

你经常听说关于怎样使用手机的安全规则。那么，在餐厅或者其他场合使用手机的礼仪规范呢？

实际上，刚刚就发生了一幕。我正在洗手间，突然隔壁的一个家伙接了一个电话。

这个家伙在地铁上受尽折磨。另外一天，一位夫人打电话跟她的一声唠叨她的小病。我简直气不打一处来。

Sprint's Etiquette发言人Jacqueline Whitmore宣布即将举行全国手机礼貌月，因为是时候采取一些措施了。

她说，曾经有一次按摩女在帮她按摩的时候都接听电话。

她一只手给我按摩肩膀，另一只手拿着电话讲了五分钟。

这个一年一度的礼貌月的基本规则包括：保持电话内容私人化，不要大喊大叫，有些电话可以转到语音信箱。

我们向人们展示了这些规则的内容。

这是常识，你可能会想。她正在进行测试。如果我知道我在做一些重要的事情，我不会接听电话的。现在铃声就在响，是吗？是的。现在手机在响。我会忽略它，因为我正在做事。

礼貌月的发起人说，大部分人都向这个小伙子一样提前把手机声音调低，但是也有很多人不会。

他们就在这里，他们总是这样，从来不顾别人的感受。

礼貌月的行为能流行起来吗？

我认为或许你可以像无烟日一样开始，大概像那样。如果能举行一年一度的全国手机礼貌月更好了。

现在你们已经开始行动了。

对一个拥有2亿5千万手机用户的国家来说，这至少是一个开始。

单词注解：

1.etiquette 不可数名词 礼仪规范，尤其是对特定阶层或者特定职业的人来说

2.urinal 可数名词 便池

3.aliment 不可数名词 小的疾病