英语高级口语 Lesson 12.docx
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英语高级口语Lesson12
Lesson12
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ALittleGoodWillCanHelpPeopleUnderstandEachOther
TodaywehadanAmericanfamily,theRobinsons,forSundaydinner.
ThemanisinChinaonajointprojectwiththedepartmentwhereMumworks.TheyworkinthesameofficeandasMumknowsalittleEnglishsheofteninterpretesforhimtoo,sotheygottoknoweachotherverywell.
Hehadoftenexpressedhiswishofmeetingherfamily,butMumhardlydaredtoinvitehimtoouroldslumofaplace.Nowthat.we'vemovedtoournewapartmentwehaveamoreorlesspresentableplacetoentertainhimandhisfamily.Grannywastheonlyonewhohadanymisgivingsabouthaving"highnosedforeigners"inourhouse.
Theycameabouttwelve-Mr.&Mrs.RobinsonandtheirtwoyoungdaughtersaboutXiaoHong'sage.Mrs.RobinsongaveMumabunchoffreshflowers,bringingcolour,freshnessandtheirgoodwill.Mumdidtheintroductionanditwaslefttoourselvestogettoknoweachother.AswasnaturalXiaoHongsoongotonverywellwiththetwogirlsJudyandAnnie.TheyallhadacommonloveforXiaoHong'slittlekittenandtheyhadendlessfunwithit.
Mrs.Robinsonwasmuchyoungerthanherhusband,butshewasfriendlyandkindlyandknowsalittleChinese.TherewasamomentofembarrassmentwhenGrannyaskedherage.MumwasabouttoapologizewhenMrs.Robinsonlaughedandsaiditwasquiteallright,thatshehadbeenherelongenoughtoknowitwastheChinesecustom.Shequiteblandlytoldusthatshewasthirty-two,almosttwentyyearsherhusband's junior.WhentheylearnedthatMumwasalmosttenyearshersenior,theyweregenuinelysurprised,forMumdoeslookquiteyoung."Nowonderyouaresogoodandexperiencedatyourwork.Ihadthoughtyouwerefreshfrom.college!
"Mr.Robinsonsaid,perhapsalittleflatteringly.
Andofcoursetheythoroughlyenjoyedthedinner.IikeaperfectChinesehostessMumandespeciallyGrannykeptstuffingthemwithfoodandurgingthemtoeatandtodrink,apologizingallthetimethat"it's-allverymeagerandcoarsefare."TheRobinsons,ontheotherhand,wereloudintheirpraisesandprotestations."WeusedtohearaboutChinesehospitalityandnowweknowwhatit'sreallylike.Howcanyoudescribesuchalavishmealasmeagerandcoarse?
AnyhostessintheWestwouldbeproudofsuchafeastinsteadofapologizingforit,"Mrs.RobinsonsaidtoMum.
"Andanotherthingwedon'tdointheWestistourgethegueststoeatanddrink,"Mr.Robinsonadded."WithsomuchgoodthingsbeforemeIcertainlydon'tneedanyurging.Theproblemisratherhowtopreventmyselffromover-eating!
ButbackathomeIoftenhadtoaskforasecondhelpingandmyhostesswouldfeelflatteredthatIshouldwantmoreofherstuff.Hereyoudon'tevengivemeachancetoaskfor,more!
"Weallburstoutlaughingatthat.
Whentheyrosetoleavetheythankedusprofuselynotonlyfor'theexcellentdinner,butforgivingthemsuchanicetime."LivinginFriendship.Hotelisn'treallylivinginChina.TodaywefeelwearereallyinChina.We'velearntmuchmoreabouttheChinesepeopleandChinesewayoflifetodaythanhalfayearintheFriendshipHotel.Youmustallcometovisitusoneday.Orbetterstill,comeandseeusintheStatesonday."
JudyandAnniewerereluctanttogo.TheymadeXiaoHongpromisetovisitthematFriendshipHotel,tellinghernottoforgetbringingthekittenwithher!
Theyinsistedongivingeveryoneofusahugandakiss,whichquiteembarrassedme.IthinkGrannywasreallytouchedwhentheykissedher.Allhermisgivingshadbeendispelled.
It'ssurprisinghowalittlegoodwillonbothsidescanbreaklanguageandculturalbarriers.
II.Read
Readthefollowingpassages.Underlinetheimportantviewpointswhilereading.
l.TheTouristTradeContributesAbsolutelyNothing
toIncreasingUnderstandingbetweenNations
Thetouristtradeisbooming.Withallthiscemingandgoing,you'dexpectgreaterunderstandingtodevelopbetweenthenationsoftheworld.Notabitofit!
Superbsystemsofcommunicationbyair,seaandlandmakeitpossibleforustovisiteachother'scountriesatamoderatecost.Whatwasoncethe"grandtour",reservedforonlytheveryrich,isnowwithineverybody'sgrasp.Thepackagetourandcharteredflightsarenottobesneeredat.Moderntravellersenjoyalevelofcomfortwhichthelordsandladiesongrandtoursintheolddayscouldn'thavedreamedof.Butwhat'sthesenseofthismassexchangeofpopulationsifthenationsoftheworldremainbasicallyignorantofeachother?
Manytouristorganizationsaredirectlyresponsibleforthisstateofaffairs.Theydeliberatelysetouttoprotecttheirclientsfromtoomuchcontactwiththelocalpopulation.Themoderntouristleadsacosseted,shelteredlife.Helivesatinternationalhotels,whereheeatshisinternationalfoodand.sipshisinternationaldrinkwhilehegazesatthenativesfromadistance.Conductedtourstoplacesofinterestarecarefullycensored.Thetouristisallowedtoseeorilywhattheorganizerswanthimtoseeandnomore.
Astrictschedulemakesitimpossibleforthetouristtowanderoffonhisown~andanyway,languageisalwaysabarrier,soheisonlytoohappytobeprotectedinthisway.Atitsveryworst,thisleadstoanewandhideouskindofcolonisation.Thesummerquartersoftheinhabitantsoftheciteuniversitairaretemporarilyre-establishedontheislandofCorfu.BlackpoolisrecreatedatTorremolinoswherethetravellergoesnottoeat'paella,butfishandchips.
Thesadthingaboutthissituationisthatitleadstothepersistenceofnationalstereotypes.Wedon'tseethepeopleofothernationsastheyreallyare,butaswehavebeenbroughtuptobelievetheyare.Youcantestthisforyourself.Takefivenationalities,say,French,German,English,AmericanandItalian.Nowinyourmind,matchthemwiththesefiveadjectives:
musical,amorous,cold,pedantic,naive.Farfromprovidinguswithanyinsightintothenationalcharacteristicsofthepeoplejustmentioned,theseadjectivesactuallyactasbarriers.
Sowhenyousetoutonyour,travels,theonlycharacteristicsyounoticearethosewhichconfirmyourpreconceptions.Youcomeawaywiththehighlyunoriginalandinaccurateimpressionthat,say,"Anglo-Saxonsarehypocriies"orthat"Latinpeoplesshoutalot",Youonlyhavetomakeafewforeignfriendstounderstandhowabsurdandharmfulnationalstereotypesare.Buthowcanyoumakeforeignfriendswhenthetouristtradedoesitsbesttopreventyou?
Carriedtoanextreme,stereotypescanbepositivelydangerous.Wildgeneralisationsstirupracialhatredandblindustothebasicfacthow.triteitsoundsl-thatallpeoplearehuman.Weareallsimilartoeachotherandatthesametimeallunique.
2.LeavingwithaLoveofChina
VerysoonIwillbeleavingChina.Iamwellawarethatthreeandahalfyearsisnotenoughtimeto"understand"China.ButIwanttoexpressmyappreciationforwhathasbeenamarvellousexperience,madeevenricherbecauseIworkedfortheCoalIndustryMinistryatShandongMiningCollege,firstatJinan,andforthepast21/2yearsatTai'an.LivingoncampusinthesmallcityofTai'an,atthefootofTaishan,wasaprivilege.ItgavemeaviewofChinawhichcanneverbeaffordedtothosewholiveinBeijingorShanghaioranylargecity.Afterall,BeijingisnotChina,anymorethanNewYorkCityistheUnitedStates.
Ofcoursetherehavebeenhardships,frustrationsanddifficulties.Butthat,slife,anywhere.
Thecourtesy,considerationandfriendlinesswhichhavebeenextendedtome,daily,arepreciousandlasting.IhavetraveledovermuchofChina.Mostofall,morethanalltheantiquities,battlefields,scenery,coalmines,factories,temples,operas,andtherest,itistheChinesepeoplewhocapturedmyheart-sincere,warm,incrediblyindustrious,unsophisticated,andcapableofdeeper,truerfriendshipthanmostWesternerscanevenimagine.
IhavebeenwelcomedintothehomesofmanyChinese.Ihavefriendsfrom3to83,peasants,workers,professors,doctors,cooks,drivers.Ihaveknownpeopleastheysufferandstruggleandlaughandweepandargueandhavefun-likeallhumanbeings.Ihavealwaystriednotto"lookthroughAmericaneyes",buttoseeChineseaspeople.
Isuggesttothoseshallowelitistswho.can'tlivewithouttheirgolf"exercise",thattheycometoTai'anandcarry100poundsofcementonashoulderpoleupthe7,000stepsofTaishan.Wonderfulexercise,andyoucanearn2yuanaday.ThosewhocomplainaboutYransportationdifficultiesofanykindcanwatchthelaotaitai-theoldladieswithboundfeet-whowalkfromtheirvillagesandmakethearduousascentofTaishan,cheerfulandspry.OrrideabusinanyChinesecityattherushhour,astheChinesemustdoeveryday.(OranyAmericancity;ordealwithaManhattancabbie.)AndthosewhocomplainofthebureaucracyshouldtrygoingtotheSocialSecurityAdministrationintheUSwhenyouareoneofthepoorandpowerless.
IhopetocomebacktoChinasomeday.But.nomatterwhat,IwillneverlosewhatI,vebeengivenhere.
MythankstoallChineseforshowingmeanew,higherstandardofstrengthofcharacterandkindness.AndmythanksparticularlytothepeopleofShandongMiningCollegefortheirunlimited,unstintedlovingcare.
3.YunnanMakesEffortstoBoostTourism
Startingfromscratch,tourisminYunnanProvincehasmad
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