初中英语作文900字：An Improper Greeting-不恰当的问候

初中英语作文900字：An Improper Greeting-不恰当的问候

an improper greeting
it happened during my first year in my junior middle school.
one evening, after supper, i went out for a walk with several friends. on the way we saw a few americans coming towards us. when they came near, i said good night to them. they smiled and answered good evening. after that we talked for a while.
on my way home, iwas curious to know why they didnt use the same epression. so as soon as i got home, i looked the epression up in the dictionary. only at that time did i know that good night shouldnt be used when people met in the evening. good night is an epression used when people depart in the evening instead good evening is the very greeting epression.
不恰当的问候
这件事发生在我初中一年级的时候。
一天晚饭后，我和几个朋友一起散步。在路上，我看到几个美国人迎面走来。当他们走近的时候，我对他们说：“good night”。他们笑着对我说：“good evening”，之后我们聊了一会儿。
在回家的路上，我好奇地想他们为什么不用相同的表达方式呢。一到家，我就在词典中查找这种表达方式。直到那时我才知道good night不能用于晚上人们相遇的时候，它是人们在晚上分别时的一种用法。相反“good evening才是正确的问候方式。