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关于中西文化习俗差异例题解析16-20

2008-06-13 11:09:57 来源:巨人英语网 作者:佚名 [打印] [评论]

例题(16)

On the wedding day , people send all the presents to____ home and the bride(新娘) is in ______.
A. bridegroom’s (新郎) red     B. bride’s white
C. their parents’, green        D. their new, yellow
析:外国人崇尚白色,新娘穿白衣,所送的礼也要用白纸包好,并系以白绸带。双方的礼品均送往新娘的家里去。故此题的正确选项是B。

例题(17)

There are lots of dishes on the table. They are delicious. But you say to the foreigners.“Sorry, there aren’t many dishes. They are not nice.” When the foreigners hear this, they will feel________.
A. happy   B. angry   C. strange    D. unhappy
析:中国人请别人吃饭,分明一桌子菜,硬说没有菜,而且说菜不好吃,在中国已成习惯,主客互相客气了事。而外国人听了会觉得奇怪,他们会认为是一种侮辱,因为既然是不好吃的菜,为什么要请他们来吃呢?还有,菜够多了,偏要说少,岂非虚伪?故此题的正确选项是C。

例题(18)

When you come to your guest’s home, the hostess asks you to sit down, you had better________.
A、say “thanks” and sit down quickly  
B. say nothing and sit down quickly
C. stand up for a while               
D. stand talking with the hostess
析:你到客人家后,主人要你坐下,你只稍答一声thank you,便可坐下。因外国做主人的总希望客人到家能够觉得舒服。你若受拘束,会使主人不安。故此题的正确选项是A。

例题(19)

When you call on somebody, you had better stay at his home for_______.
A. as long as you like     B. one or two hours   
C. 20 or 30 minutes     D. a short while
析:外国人正式的访问一般不超过二三十分钟。若主人拿茶点来吃,则可稍延长时间,但不得超过一小时,以免使主人感到讨厌。故此题的正确选项是C。

例题(20)

When you want to go to W.C at your guest’s home, you had better stand up and say “______” or _______
A. where the W.C is …“I don’t know it” 
B. Excuse me, “where the W.C is”
C.Excuse me, rub your hands(搓搓手)
D. Excuse me, “something wrong with me”
析:外国人对厕所一词是决不启齿的,故往往用代名词。(Ladies , Gentlemens’ rest room, toilet, Lavatory and so on.)遇到必要上厕所时,站起身来,说一声Excuse me,或搓搓手,表示想去厕所的样子。女主人会意,就会指示你的途径。从厕所出来,不需说sorry,悄悄地回原处做事就是了。故此题的正确选项是C。
 

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