A：Well, I can’t believe your uncle and aunt came to stay with us for a week, and they did not even call us in advance.嗯，我真不敢相信你的叔叔和姑妈和我们住了一个星期，甚至他们都没有提前打个招呼。

B：John, they are old-fashioned people from the Chinese countryside. That’s their custom.约翰，他们是从中国农村来的老年人。那是他们的习俗。

A：I know, but it is hard for me to get used to your relatives coming to visit us, and without warning .我知道，但是对我来说很难适应你的亲戚来看我们，连个招呼都不打。

B：Don’t your relatives visit other relatives?你的亲戚难道不去看望其他亲戚的吗?

A：Yes, but Americans never visit without calling in advance, and they almost never stay overnight.去啊，但是美国人从不事先不打个电话就去的，而且几乎都不过夜。

B：I think that maybe Chinese families are closer than your families.我觉得也许中国家庭比你们的家庭要亲密很多。

A：I think you’re right!我想你说得没错!