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12 机上寒暄 Chatting During the Journey

长时间的旅行着实让人觉得很乏味,即使飞机上提供了一些娱乐设备也平复不了烦躁的情绪,还是找个人随便聊聊有意思。

必备应急句

How do you like cyber songs?

你觉得网络歌曲怎么样?

You've got lost in the paper.What's new today?

你读报都入迷了,有什么新闻吗?

I do regret missing such a wonderful game.我真后悔错过了这样一场精彩的比赛。

What's your opinion of people smoking in public?

你对于人们在公众场合吸烟怎么看?

I wonder why cyber songs could be so popular within a short time?

为什么网络歌曲会在短时间内流行起来呢?

More and more, the techniques of plastic surgery have been used to satisfy people's vanity.

越来越多的整形手术技术被用来满足人们的虚荣心了。

At the moment, most people living in cities are under great pressure by the uprising of housing prices.

现在,大多数的城市居民都在承受着由于房屋涨价而带来的巨大压力。

实用情景对话

Man:Look, there is a great variety of cosmetic surgery ads.

男士:瞧,杂志上全都是美容手术的广告。

Lillian:You're making a fuss.More and more, the techniques of plastic surgery have been used to satisfy people's vanity.

莉莲:你太大惊小怪了。越来越多的整形手术技术被用来满足人们的虚荣心了。

Man:A lot of people now tend to change something about themselves within a few hours or a few days of surgery.Would you like to follow suit?

男士:现在许多人愿意通过几小时或几天的手术来改变自己。你愿意效仿吗?

Lillian:Definitely not.Everybody is different and unique.

莉莲:当然不会。每个人都不同,都是独一无二的。

Man:I agree.Inner beauty is a lot more important than outer beauty.And I always think plastic survey can only change the appearance but not personality.

男士:我同意。内在美比外在美更重要。我始终认为手术改变的只是外表而不是品性。

Lillian:Yes.An individual's personality can have as much influence on their beauty as their physical appearance.

莉莲:是的。一个人的品质和外表一样都会对美产生很大影响。

Man:Then why do those people accept the notion of cosmetic surgery? It seems that our bodies have now become commodities.

男士:那么为什么那些人会接受美容手术的观念呢?似乎我们的身体已经变成了商品。

Lillian:Maybe it's due to the influence and exploitation of the media.

莉莲:或许是因为媒体的影响和宣传。

Man:That's it.Media trend plays a certain role in attracting people to spend money pursuing the artificial beauty.

男士:没错。媒体导向在吸引人们花钱去追求人造美上起到了一定的作用。

Lillian:Anyway, it is a fact that external beauty will be gone sooner or later.So if people choose cosmetic surgeries ,when they grow old, their faces will still have winkles and all their money will be wasted.

莉莲:无论如何,事实是外在美迟早会消失。那么,如果选择了美容手术,当他们变老时,脸上仍然会有皱纹,所有的钱也自然就会白白浪费掉了。

Man:That's true.I'll never try it.

男士:说得对。我永远不会尝试的。

词汇补给

ban [bæn]vt.禁止

cyber [ˈsaibə]adj.网络的

rein [ren]n.控制手段

vanity [ˈvæniti]n.虚荣

fuss [fʌs]n.小题大做

teammate [ˈtimˌmet]n.队友

cosmetic surgery整形手术

lineup [ˈlainˌʌp]n.阵容

real estate market 房地产市场

prevail [priˈvel]v.流行

lyrics [ˈliriks]n.歌词

download [ˈdaʊnˌləud]v.下载

medium [ˈmidiəm]adj.中等的

investment [inˈvɛstmənt]n.投资

artificial [ˌɑrtəˈfiʃəl]adj.人工的

overnight [ˈovɚˌnait]adj.一夜间的

uprising [ˈʌpˌraiziŋ]n.起义,上升

affordable [əˈfɔrdəbəl]adj.付得起的

performance [pɚˈfɔrməns]n.演出,行为

exploitation [ˌɛksplɔiˈteiʃən]n.开发,宣传广告

文化链接

避免让西方人厌烦的小常识

1.不要称呼黑人为“Negro”

“Negro”是英语“黑人”的意思,原指从非洲被贩卖到美国为奴的黑人。所以在西方千万不要把黑人称为“Negro”,跟白人交谈如此,跟黑人交谈更需如此。否则,黑人会认为你蔑视他。说到黑人,最好用“black”一词,黑人对这个称呼会坦然接受。

2.不要过分谦虚

跟西方人交往时,应该大胆说出自己的能力,有一是一。不必谦虚客气,否则反而事与愿违。

3.莫在别人面前脱鞋

在西方,若是在别人面前脱鞋或赤脚,会被视为不知礼节的野蛮人。只有在卧室里,或是热恋的男女之间,才能脱下鞋子。

4.不可在别人面前伸舌头

西方人认为在别人面前伸舌头是一件既不雅观又不礼貌的行为,给人以庸俗、下流的感觉,甚至可以解释为瞧不起人。

5.不为别人付账

中国人的习惯是,几个好友一道出门时,总是抢着付钱买车票、门票等。但如果对西方人这样做,却不会得到他们的感激。这种做法会使他们觉得欠了人情债,心理上很难受。他们一起外出,总是各付各的费用,车费、饭费、小费无不如此。

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