英语翻译WhenmyfamilymovedtoAmericafromasmallvillageinGuangdong,China,webroughtnotonlyourluggage,butalsoourvillagerules,customsandculture.Oneoftherulesisthatyoungpeopleshouldalwaysrespect（尊敬）elders.Unluckily

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　　WhenmyfamilymovedtoAmericafromasmallvillageinGuangdong,China,webroughtnotonlyourluggage,butalsoourvillagerules,customsandculture.Oneoftherulesisthatyoungpeopleshouldalwaysrespect（尊敬）elders.Unluckily,thisruleledtomyveryfirstembarrassment（尴尬）intheUnitedStates.

　　Ihadapart-timejobasawaiterinaChineserestaurant.Onetime,whenIwasservingfoodtoanoldcouple（夫妇）,thewifeaskedmehowtheycouldgetthefoodmorequickly.Itoldherthattheyweresuretogetitmorequicklybecausetheyweretheelderly——theelderlyshouldbefirst.AssoonasIsaidthat,herfaceshowedgreatunhappiness.Mymanager,whohappenedtohearwhatIsaid,tookmeasideandtoldmeabouthowsensitive（敏感）Americansareandhowtheydislikethedescription“old”.Ithenwalkedbacktothetableandsaidsorrytothewife.Afterthecoupleheardmyreason,theyunderstoodthattheproblemwascausedbyculturaldifferences,sotheylaughedandwerenolongerangry.

　　InmyvillageinChina,peopleareproudofbeingold.Notsomanypeoplelivetobeseventyoreighty,andpeoplewhoreachsuchanagehavethemostknowledgeandexperience.Youngpeoplealwaysrespectolderpeoplebecausetheyknowtheycanlearnfromtheirrichexperience.

　　However,intheUnitedStates,peoplethink“growingold”isaproblemsince“old”showsthatapersonisgoingtobe“out”orthatthebodyisnotworkingwell.Heremanypeopletrytokeepthemselvesawayfromgrowingoldbydoingexerciseorjogging,andwomenputonmakeup,hopingtolookyoung.WhenItoldthecoupleintherestaurantthatIrespecttheelderly,theygotangrybecausethiscausedthemtofeeltheyhadfailedtostayyoung.Ihadtoldthemsomethingtheydidn’twanttohear.

　　Afterthat,IchangedthewayIhadbeenwitholderpeople.ItisnotthatIdon’trespectthemanymore;Istillrespectthem,butnowIdon’tshowmyfeelingsthroughwords.

　　ByJack