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打噴嚏的禮貌禮儀

We are talking with our friend，when suddenly（突然），“Achoo（噴嚏聲）！” You sneeze（打噴嚏）. What happens（發(fā)生） next（接下來）？

In the UK and North America，people will say “Excuse me” after they sneeze. We do this to apologize（道歉）. And your friend will usually say，“Bless（保佑） you.”

We cant really “bless” people. There are many myths（傳說） about this. For example，hundreds of years ago we said it to keep bad spirits away（趕走霉運） from the sneezer（打噴嚏的人）. Today，we just say it to make sure you are fine.