新編大學英語跨文化交際教程Unit2PassageAEnglishCharacterEnglishCharacterObjectivesreserveToknowthegeneralcharacteroftheEnglishpeople.ToknowhowtogetalongwithanEnglishman.

KeyConceptcoldnessmodesty

Englishhumorsportsmanship導

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TheHatandtheSkirtWhyarethethreegirls’reactionssodifferentfromeachother?Lead-inStoryOnthesunnybeach,threegirlsfromAmerica,JapanandChinarespectivelywereleisurelystrollingaround.Eachofthemwaselegantlydressedinabeautifulskirtwithadelicatehat.Theybecameeyeballattractionsonthecrowdedbeach.TheHatandtheSkirtSuddenlyagustofwindblewacrosstheseatothem,makingboththeirskirtsandhatsalmostflying.Atthatmoment,theAmericangirljustranafterherhatwhichwasblownaway,lettingherskirtflyinginthewind.TheHatandtheSkirtTheJapanesegirlpressedherhandsonherskirtassoonaspossible,totallyignoringherhat.TheHatandtheSkirtAstotheChinesegirl,sheputonehandonherhatandtheotheronherskirtimmediately,keepingbothsafe.TheHatandtheSkirtThedifferentreactionsofthethreegirlsareduetothefactthattheyarebroughtupindifferentcultures.AmericanpeoplearequiteopenwhileJapanesepeoplearewellknownfortheircomparatively

conservativepersonality.

ForChinesegirls,theyareusuallytaughttobedecentinpublic.ThatiswhytheChinesegirlinthestorypaidattentiontobothherhatandskirt.CultureNoteQueenElizabethIISirWinstonLeonardSpencerChurchill

DavidBeckhamPrincessDianaWhatdoyouknowsomeEnglishcelebrities?QueenElizabethII(1926-)ThecurrentChiefofState(國家元首)whosucceededtothethroneon6February1952."GodSavetheQueen",isthenationalanthemoftheUnitedKingdom.WinstonChurchillLaterPrimeMinister(1940-1945,1951-1955).Heisapolitician,militaristandwriter,andwontheNobelPrizeforliteraturein1953.DavidBeckhamOneoftheworldgreatestsoccerplayers,heiswell-knownfortheBeckham’sfreekicks.(貝式任意球)PrincessDianaOnJulythe29th,1981,ashy19year-old,DianaSpencer,marriedCharles,thePrinceofWalesinLondon.Buttheirunhappymarriageendedin1996.Diana’slifeendedtragicallyinacarcrashinFranceonAugustthe31st,1997.Sheisstillrememberedforthelovesheshowedforothers,andformanywillalwaysbethepeople’sprincess.GroupDiscussionInyourmind,whatisanEnglishmanlike?GroupTaskconservativemodestself-conceitedcoldpolitesportsmanshiphumorouspracticalreservedmodesthumoroussportsmanshiptheEnglishcharacterKeywords:

AreservedpersonWorkingtogetherwithhimforyears,youmaynotknow1.doesnottalkverymuchtostrangers2.doesnotshowmuchemotion3.seldomgetexcitedwherehelives.howmanychildrenhehas.whathisinterestsare.

AmodestmanDonotpraisehimself--Youareaverygoodtennisplayer!--Yes.Iam.--I’mnotbad.--IthinkI’mverygood.Well,I’mkeenontennis./I’mveryfondofit.Humorous—highlyprizedBasedon:self-dispraiseconceitObject:theabilitytolaughatoneself:atone’sownfault,one’sownfailure,one’sownideals.Itisanattitudetolife:nevercruelordisrespectfulormaliciousMarriageProposaltoBernardShaw

Onceabeautifulanddissolute(放蕩的、風流的)BritishactresswrotetoproposemarriagetoBernardShaw.ShesaidshedidnotmindBernardShaw'soldageanduglinessbecausehewasagenius.Andiftheycouldcombinethebeautyofthewomanwiththetalentsofthegreatman,thatwouldbegreatlyharmonious.“Withyourwisdomandmyappearance,ourchildrenmustbeperfect.”HumorBernardShawanswered,inaletter,thatherimaginationwassplendid,“But,whatifthechildrentakemyappearanceandyourwisdom?”英國式幽默往往表現(xiàn)于一兩句漫不經(jīng)心和輕描淡寫中。二戰(zhàn)期間英國遭受德軍飛機轟炸，一家商店貼出告示“Openasusual."過了兩天該商店被炸了一個大窟窿，商店把告示改動了兩個字，變成："Moreopenthanusual."英國人的幽默感使英國人在社交場合保持溫文爾雅、彬彬有禮的紳士風度。它是消除劍拔弩張的人際關系的潤滑油。而且英國人的幽默感是自信心和優(yōu)越感的表現(xiàn)形式之一。因此，英國人對自己的幽默感也十分自豪。如果當面對一個人說：“你沒有幽默感?！笨赡芫褪菍λ蟮奈耆琛?/p>

DiscussionWhenyoumeetwithanEnglishman,howtogetalongwithhim?

SuggestionsforgettingalongwithEnglishpersonalquestionslike“Howoldareyou?”oreven“Whatisyourname?”arenoteasilyasked.Questionslike“Wheredidyoubuyyourwatch?”or“Whatisyoursalary?”arealmostimpossible.Similarly,conversationinBritainisingeneralquietandrestrainedandloudspeechisconsideredill-bred(缺乏教養(yǎng)的).ItisalwaysperfectlyallrighttotalkabouttheweatherinBritain:everyonedoesit,andalthoughitisusuallyjustawayofmaintainingsmalltalk,itisakeyaspectofBritishlife.Ifyouareinvitedintoaperson'shome,itisnotpolitetoarriveearly.Yourhostesswillbepreparingforyou,andwillbemostembarrassedifyouarrivebeforesheisquiteready.Tenminuteslateisexcellent.Halfanhourlateisexcessiveandrequiresapologies.Englishpeopleattachimportancetoactioninsteadofemptytalk.SotheyarecalledManofAction.(行動之人)Theyalsolikedoingthingsbasedontheirownexperienceandwhichmakesthemconservative.

SuggestionsforgettingalongwithEnglishSportsmanshipSportsoriginatedinBritainboxing,rugby,football,hockey,tennis,cricketSportsmanship:(1)topracticeasportaccordingtoitsrules(2)showinggenerositytoone’sopponent(3)goodtemperindefeatfairplay公平競爭straightfromtheshoulder

adv.

狠狠地,直截了當?shù)?一針見血地e.g.Ipreferapersonwhospeaksstraightfromtheshoulder,becausethenIknewexactlywhathemeans.belowthebelt

拳擊手腰帶以下部位(擊此部位為犯規(guī)行為)strikebelowthebelt.1.玩弄卑鄙手段，給人以陰險的打擊

e.g.Herremarkwasabitbelowthebelt.她的話有點不太公正。e.g.Mostofthecriticismhitbelowthebelt.大多數(shù)批評屬惡意中傷。neverhitamanwhenheisdown

Sportstermsinlifetokickoff=tostart.Themeetingkickedoffwiththedirector'sspeech.theballisinyourcourt=it'syourturn,it'syourdecision.Wealreadydecidedwhattodo,nowtheballisinyourcourt.outofleftfield=unexpected.Sheiladidn'tknowwhattodowhenshewasaskedthatquestionoutofleftfield.toplaythegame=toaccepttherules,todothingsintheexpectedorusualway.Ifyouwanttobepromoted,youhavetoplaythegame.

SportstermsinlifeThebirthofRugbyYoucannottalkabouttherugbyballwithoutfirsttalkingabouttheinventionofrugby,andyoucannottalkaboutthebirthofrugbywithouttalkingaboutWilliamWebbEllis.In1823WebbElliswasastudentatRugbyUniversity.Hepickeduptheballduringafootballgameandranwithitthrou