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打喷嚏的礼貌礼儀

We are talking with our friend，when suddenly（突然），“Achoo（喷嚏声）！” You sneeze（打喷嚏）. What happens（发生） next（接下来）？

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（传说） about this. For example，hundreds of years ago we said it to keep bad spirits away（赶走霉运） from the sneezer（打喷嚏的人）. Today，we just say it to make sure you are fine.