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CNN • Updated 17th April 2020
(CNN) — Dr. Anthony Fauci has declared the handshake dead. All that close physical contact is just not what you want when there's a respiratory-borne pandemic going around.
（美国有线电视新闻网）美国疾控中心(CDC)顶级传染病专家安东尼·福西博士声明见面时大家不要握手。在呼吸系统流行疾病肆虐时任何身体接触都是不能接受的。
But look around you. The world's got plenty of alternatives with zero touching and all of the intended warmth.
不然看看四周。世上有很多其他零接触却能传达温情的方式。
Namaste合十礼
Namaste, a traditional Hindu greeting, means, "The Divine within me bows to the same Divine within you" in Sanskrit, according to the Hindu American Foundation. Clearly, the gesture is a poetic step up from clammy handshakes.
合十礼，是印度人传统的打招呼方式，美国印度教基金会解释这种姿势用梵文解释是“我內在最珍貴的神性佛性，向你內在至高无上的神性佛性顶礼致敬”。这显然是湿冷的握手升华成诗一般姿势。
To do it, bow slightly, palms pressed together toward your chest, with your fingertips pointing up.
做这姿势时，身体微曲，双掌合十在胸，指尖朝上。
Wai bow 鞠躬
Several East Asian countries have their own variations of bowing in respect that require zero physical contact — in Thailand, it's called a wai.
至于零接触的礼节，东亚国家有他们自己不同的鞠躬方式。如：泰国的叫做“WAI”。
Young people are the ones who wai to people older than them or those they respect, like parents and teachers. Bonus points if you keep at least six feet of distance while you do it!
年轻人要给他们尊敬的长辈，如父母，老师，行鞠躬礼。如果行礼时离对方保持至少六英尺远的话那就锦上添花了。
To greet someone you respect, press your palms together near your chest, lower your head and raise your hands until your thumb touches your nose and your index finger touches your head between your eyebrows. Bring your hands to your head while you bow.
对尊敬的人行礼时，首先双掌合十靠近胸口，低下头，然后抬起手来，大拇指触碰自己的鼻子，食指触碰眉间额头。鞠躬时双手伸向头部（注意手不能高过前额）。
To greet an older person or someone your age, do the same, but touch your nose with your index finger instead.
给年龄大点的或是同龄人行礼时，动作相同，但是用食指触碰你的鼻子。
If someone greets you with a wai, you can return it -- just place your palms together in front of your chest.
对方给你鞠躬时，你回礼时，只需双掌合十在胸前就可以。
Hand over heart单手捂心口
Popular in predominantly Muslim nations, bringing your hand to your heart is a respectful way to greet someone you've just met who isn't accustomed to your touch.
这种主要是在穆斯林国家流行，单手放心口打招呼是在你刚遇到对方，而对方不习惯触碰时，为了向对方表示尊敬的一种方式。
Sign language wave挥手
To say hello in American Sign Language, bring one hand to the top of your forehead as though you're about to salute, then flick your wrist away from your head like a small wave.
美国打招呼的手语：一只手放至头顶，就好像要敬礼一样，然后轻快地把手腕挥开头顶，动作有点像波浪。
Shaka sign沙卡手势
Before surfer dudes adopted it, the shaka sign was a symbol of gratitude and friendship.
冲浪爱好者们采用前，沙卡手势是一种象征感激和友情的方式（表达"你好"、"放轻松"等意思）。
According to the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, it originated with a Hawaiian man named Hamana Kalili, who lost his three middle fingers in an accident at an Oahu sugar mill. The shaka sign became a symbol he used to communicate with his coworkers as a security guard.
据《檀香山星报》所叙，这种手势来源于一位名叫Hamana Kalili的夏威夷男士，他在一家欧胡岛的糖厂发生事故后一只手失去了中间三个指头。沙卡手势就成了他做保安时与同事交流的手势。
To show your own shaka, curl your three middle fingers and extend your thumb and pinky finger. You can shake your hand back and forth, knuckles facing out, for emphasis.
你要做沙卡手势，先卷曲你中间三个指头，然后伸直大拇指和小拇指。把手前后晃动，指关节朝外以示强调。
节选英语原文链接：
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/handshake-alternatives-gestures-around-world-trnd/index.html
生词表：
CNN：美国有线电视新闻网（Cable News Network）
respiratory： /ˈrespərətri/呼吸的
pandemic：/pænˈdɛmɪk/流行病
alternative： /ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv/ 替换物；两者挑一的
namaste：/ˈnʌməsteɪ/合十礼
Sanskrit： /ˈsænskrɪt/ 梵文
predominantly： /prɪˈdɒmɪnəntli/ 主要地占主导地位的，卓越的
编者有话要说：英语原文只是例举了世界上几个国家行礼打招呼的方式。各国文化迥异，待人处事的方式也有不同。我想说我们中国的作揖也是一种很不错的零接触打招呼方式。但要注意作揖的基本手势是男子要右手握拳，左手成掌，对右拳或包或盖，这样的作揖手势是"吉拜"，反之则为凶拜，可用于吊丧。女性作揖的手势和男性是相反的。此外还有拱手礼，抱拳礼。
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