Whenyoucoughorsneezepleaseturnyourheadawayfromothersandcoveryourmouthwiththefullpartofyourhand.Afterwardsyoushouldsay”Excuseme.”ThisisaruleIsetformystudents
Itissosimplebutmanykindshaveneverbeentoldtodothis.InfactInoticeadultscoughandsneezeinpublicwithoutputtingahandoverthemouth.Ihatetravelingbysubway(地铁)inNewYorkduringcoldandfluseasonbecauseitiscertainthatsomeoneisgoingtostandrightbehindmeandcoughorsneezeonmyneck.
OneimportantthingIpointouttothekidsisthataftertheysneezeorcoughontheirhandtheyshouldwashtheirhandsassoonaspossible.Otherwisetheywillbepassingthosegerms(病菌)alongtoeverythingandeveryonetheytouch.
InordertohelpthekidsrememberthisruleItellthemaboutanoldstory.Itsaysthatwhenyousneezeevilspiritsjumpintoyourbody.Ifyoudon’tcoveryourmouththespiritswillenterbutifyoucoveryourmouthyouwillkeepthemoutWesay“Godblessyou”whensomeonesneezesandinGermanyyoushouldsay“Gesundheit”.Thatmeans“Goodhealthtoyou.“Bothexpressionsaresaidjustincaseyoudidn’tcoveryourmouthintimeandthespiritswereabletoenteryourbody.Thekidslovefindingouttheorigins(起源)oftheseexpressionsanditencouragethemtoputtheadvicetousemoreoften.
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