People in the UK Say Sorry for Many Uses
lf a person burps（打嗝) at the dinner table or runs into someone, you'll probably hear "Oops, I'm so sorry!"
Us scientist Robert Trivers gave a possible answer in his studies. He said that we are polite because we need to belong and be included in society to live. So we be have well, help each other and say sorry, hoping that we can be treated well and be safe.
In the UK. politeness could be, as the Great British Mag put it, "a throwback （符合旧时代的事物)to the British class system. ".
Does this mean that when British people say sorry, they don't mean it?But saying sorry has its uses. Ilf you're ever in the UK, remember a little "sorry" can go a long way.
A. Perhaps it does sometimes. B. we say sorry to show people of a higher class, or level, respect, and to stay out of trouble. C. But why do we say sorry so much? D. I wonder when people in the UK say sorry. E. We can't help saying sorry in the UK. |
What does the writer mean by concluding "If you're ever in the UK, remember a little sorry' can go a long way. " ( answer with no more than 15 words. )
