1. What’s the proper way to greet people there, Jenny?

  1). proper作形容词, 意为“符合习 俗的; 正确的”，副词：properly。反义词为“improper.”

   e.g He could not come up with a proper answer.

  2). greet 为动词，意为“问候，打招呼”。其名词形式为“greeting”。

   e.g They greet each other with a hug and say Merry Christmas!

2. Well, British people say “hello” or “nice to meet you” and shake your hand when they meet you for the first time.

  shake one’s hands 意为“与某人握手”。也可简略为“shake hands”。其中shake的过去式为shook,过去分词为“shaken”。

  e.g Should I shake his hand when I meet an American boy?

  for the first time意为“第一次”，对应短语为for the last time, 意为“最后一次”。

  e.g I went to a baseball game for the first time last Saturday.

3. British people only greet relatives or close friends with a kiss.

close作形容词时，意为“紧密的；亲密的”，其比较级为closer, 最高级为closest.

e.g She is a close friend of theirs.