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Toward the end of my three-week trip, I was invited by my Russian friend Nicolai Vasilevich and his wife Yulya out to dinner. At the end of a wonderful meal, Yulya asked if I would like a banana. I politely declined(婉谢) and thanked her, and explained I was most satisfied with the meal. But my mind was racing: "What should I do? Should I offer her a banana though they are as close to her as they are to me? What is the polite thing to do?"
"Would you like a banana?" I asked Yulya.
"Yes," she smiled, but didn't try to take any of the three bananas in the fruit basket.
"Which one would you like?" I asked again.
"That one," she pointed at one of the bananas. So thinking about Russian politeness, f picked the banana Yulya had pointed at. Then I peeled it half way and handed it to her.Smiles on Yulya's and Nicolai's faces told me I had done the right thing. Alter this experience, I spent much time letting the world know that in Russia, the polite thing was to peel bananas for ladies.
However, sometime during my third trip i learned I was wrong.
"Oh no, David," a Russian politely corrected me. "In Russia, when a man peels a banana for a lady, it means he has a romantic interest in her." How embarrassed (尴尬) I felt.
So to communicate properly with people of different cultures, we should watch carefully how people of the same culture communicate with each other. Besides, don’t be afraid to ask questions about their culture.
小题1:Before his first visit to Russia, the writer learned Russian gentlemen are polite to____.
| A.foreigners | B.strangers | C.friends | D.women |
| A.took the skin off something |
| B.put something hack |
| C.made something clean |
| D.cut something in two |
| A.The writer's third trip lasted about three weeks. |
| B.Russian gentlemen never peel bananas for ladies. |
| C.The writer tried to follow Russians~ behavior in Russia. |
| D.Yulya was pleased with the writer's behavior but Nicolai wasn't. |
| A.show us how polite Russian people are |
| B.tell us his funny experience in Russia |
| C.ask us to care about cultural differences |
| D.remind us what we should do in Russia |
Dear Peter,
My name is Frank. I am from America. Here is a picture of my friends. We are in the same grade. Look at the picture, in the middle, you can see my friend Jimmy. He likes all the sports. He likes to eat apples and French fries. You can see Helen in the picture, too. Helen likes math. Her favorite food is meat. But Sandra doesn’t like math. Look, Sandra is here in the picture. She can speak French. She likes ping-pong. Behind her, there is a girl. She is Sally. She is a black girl. She likes to swim. And she likes to eat ice cream. Maria and Rick are behind Jimmy. Maria likes computer very much. She plays computer games very well. Rick is fun. He can play soccer ball. He likes strawberries best. I like math, too. I like to eat bananas. All of us think Beijing Opera is fun. So we go to see it. But we can’t understand the words. So we don’t want to see it again. But my father likes it very much. He often watches it. He can understand it. One interesting thing:two of my English friends can understand it, too. They are Maya and Kelsey. They are not in the picture. They often go to see Beijing Opera like my father.
Can you send me a picture of your friends.
Yours,
Frank
【小题1】 Frank has__________ friends in the picture.
| A.seven | B.six | C.five | D.eight |
| A.Sally | B.Sandra | C.Frank | D.Peter |
| A.Jimmy, Sandra and Sally | B.Maria, Rick and Jimmy |
| C.Sally, Rick, Jimmy and Sandra | D.Helen, Frank and Rick |
| A.喜欢 | B.理解 | C.听说 | D.观看 |
| A.Because Beijing Opera is boring | B.Because Beijing Opera is bad |
| C.Because Beijing Opera is fun | D.Because they can’t understand it. |
Dear Peter,
My name is Frank. I am from America. Here is a picture of my friends. We are in the same grade. Look at the picture, in the middle, you can see my friend Jimmy. He likes all the sports. He likes to eat apples and French fries. You can see Helen in the picture, too. Helen likes math. Her favorite food is meat. But Sandra doesn’t like math. Look, Sandra is here in the picture. She can speak French. She likes ping-pong. Behind her, there is a girl. She is Sally. She is a black girl. She likes to swim. And she likes to eat ice cream. Maria and Rick are behind Jimmy. Maria likes computer very much. She plays computer games very well. Rick is fun. He can play soccer ball. He likes strawberries best. I like math, too. I like to eat bananas. All of us think Beijing Opera is fun. So we go to see it. But we can’t understand the words. So we don’t want to see it again. But my father likes it very much. He often watches it. He can understand it. One interesting thing:two of my English friends can understand it, too. They are Maya and Kelsey. They are not in the picture. They often go to see Beijing Opera like my father.
Can you send me a picture of your friends.
Yours,
Frank
小题1: Frank has__________ friends in the picture.
| A.seven | B.six | C.five | D.eight |
| A.Sally | B.Sandra | C.Frank | D.Peter |
| A.Jimmy, Sandra and Sally | B.Maria, Rick and Jimmy |
| C.Sally, Rick, Jimmy and Sandra | D.Helen, Frank and Rick |
| A.喜欢 | B.理解 | C.听说 | D.观看 |
| A.Because Beijing Opera is boring | B.Because Beijing Opera is bad |
| C.Because Beijing Opera is fun | D.Because they can’t understand it. |
Dear Peter,
My name is Frank. I am from America. Here is a picture of my friends. We are in the same grade. Look at the picture, in the middle, you can see my friend Jimmy. He likes all the sports. He likes to eat apples and French fries. You can see Helen in the picture, too. Helen likes math. Her favorite food is meat. But Sandra doesn’t like math. Look, Sandra is here in the picture. She can speak French. She likes ping-pong. Behind her, there is a girl. She is Sally. She is a black girl. She likes to swim. And she likes to eat ice cream. Maria and Rick are behind Jimmy. Maria likes computer very much. She plays computer games very well. Rick is fun. He can play soccer ball. He likes strawberries best. I like math, too. I like to eat bananas. All of us think Beijing Opera is fun. So we go to see it. But we can’t understand the words. So we don’t want to see it again. But my father likes it very much. He often watches it. He can understand it. One interesting thing:two of my English friends can understand it, too. They are Maya and Kelsey. They are not in the picture. They often go to see Beijing Opera like my father.
Can you send me a picture of your friends.
Yours,
Frank
- 1.
Frank has______ friends in the picture.
- A.seven
- B.six
- C.five
- D.eight
- A.
- 2.
This e-mail(电子邮件) is for______.
- A.Sally
- B.Sandra
- C.Frank
- D.Peter
- A.
- 3.
______like sports.
- A.Jimmy, Sandra and Sally
- B.Maria, Rick and Jimmy
- C.Sally, Rick, Jimmy and Sandra
- D.Helen, Frank and Rick
- A.
- 4.
“understand” means(意思是)_______ in Chinese.
- A.喜欢
- B.理解
- C.听说
- D.观看
- A.
- 5.
Why don’t Frank and his friends in the picture want to see Beijing Opera again?
- A.Because Beijing Opera is boring
- B.Because Beijing Opera is bad
- C.Because Beijing Opera is fun
- D.Because they can’t understand it.
- A.