1/4【視聽空間】Thedifferencesbetweenpeoplefromvariouscountry配套文本和練習配套文本Peter:Whatisthisbookabout?彼得:這書寫的什么？Martin:Myfatherisreadingitforwork.Itisaboutthedifferencesbetweenpeoplefromvariouscountries.Ihavestartedtoreaditmyselfbecauseitissointeresting.馬丁:我爸爸出于工作需要正在讀它。是有關不同國家的人們之間的差異。我也開始讀了，因為太有意思了。Peter:Whataresomeofthedifferences?彼得:有些什么差異呢？Martin:Well,therearesomanybutsomeIrememberverywell.馬丁:嗯，太多了，但有一些我記得可清楚呢。Peter:Likewhat?彼得:比如說？Martin:Forexample,mostpeoplenodtheirheadwhentheyagreeoraresaying"yes".馬丁:例如，大多數人表示同意或要說“是”的時候會點頭。Peter:Ofcourse.彼得:當然了。Martin:Butinsomecountriespeoplemovetheirheadbackandforthsidewayswhentheymeanyes.馬丁:但是有一些國家的人在表示同意時會左右搖頭。Peter:Thatmustbeconfusing.彼得:那一定會使人感到迷惑不解。Martin:Ifyoudon’tknowthatfactaheadoftime,itisconfusing.馬丁:如果你事先不知道，的確會感到很茫然。Peter:Whatelse?彼得:還有其它的嗎？Martin:Spittingisverycommoninsomecountriesbutitisagainstthelawinothers.馬丁:吐痰在一些國家是很常見的，但在另一些國家卻是違法的。Peter:Yes,Ihaveseensignsthatsay"NoSpitting."彼得:是的，我見過“禁止吐痰”的標志。Martin:AndsomeplaceslikeEngland,forexample,theyhavesignsthatsay"Pleasestandinline."Butinmanycountriespeoplejustpushandshovetothefront.馬丁:在有些地方，像英格蘭，它們會有“請排隊”的標志。但是在許多別的國家，人們會連推帶擠的往前擁。Peter:Weusedtohaveadogthatwasverykindandgentlebutourneighboursdidn’tlikehim.彼得:我們曾經養了一只狗，非常溫柔，但是鄰居卻不喜歡它。Martin:Whynot?馬丁:為什么不喜歡呢？Peter:Ithinkintheirculturedogswerewildandnottrainedandsometimesbitpeople.Sowheneverourneighbour’ssonsawourdoghewouldsay,"I’mafraidofthatdog."彼得:我覺得在他們的文化中，狗是野性的，未經馴化的，而且有時會咬人。所以鄰居的兒子一看到我們的狗就會說：“我怕那只狗。”Martin:Ithinkthebiggestdifferenceinculturesisthewaypeopleeatandwhatfoodtheyeat.馬丁:我想文化中最大的差異應該是人們吃東西的方式和所吃的東西。Peter:Iagree.彼得:我同意。Martin:Somepeopleeatwithaknifeandfork,someusechopsticks,andsomejustusetheirfingers.馬丁:有些人吃飯用刀、叉，有些人用筷子，而有些人就用他們的手指。Peter:Andeverycountryhasdifferentkindsoffoodthattheylikebest.彼得:而且每個國家都有各不相同的最喜歡的食物。Martin:Iguesswhatwegrowupeatingiswhatwelikebest.馬丁:我覺得我們吃什么長大的，就最喜歡吃什么。Peter:Butthemorewetravelandlearnaboutotherfood,themoreweappreciateit.彼得:但是我們游歷的地方越多，越了解其他的食物，就越能夠欣賞它們。Martin:Exactly.馬丁:確實是。Peter:Thisbookisveryinteresting.Readingbookslikethishelpsustoknowmoreaboutothercountries.彼得:這本書真有趣。讀這樣的書可以幫助我們更多地了解其他國家的情況。Martin:Butthebestwaytolearnistoexperiencethemforyourself.That’swhytravelissogreat.馬丁:但是最好的學習方法就是親身感受它們。所以旅游是件非常好的事情。Peter:Butifyoucan’taffordtotravel,abookwillhavetodo.彼得:可假如你沒錢去旅游的話，看看書就可以了。

情景劇練習Inwhatway,whichisdifferentfromours,dosomepeopleshowagreemen?a)Theysay"yes".b)Theynodtheirheadupanddown.c)Theymovetheirheadbackandforthsideways.WhydidPeter’sneighboursnotlikehisdog?a)Hisdogwaswild.b)Hisdogwasuntrained.c)Theythoughthewouldbitethem.WhyisthebookMartinisreadinggood?a)Itissointeresting.b)Itisbetterthantravelingtoothercountries.c)Ithelpspeopleknowmoreaboutothercultures.Whataretheboysmainlytalkingabout?a)Aninterestingbook.b)P