首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
财经
When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our
When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our
admin
2015-02-08
79
问题
When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.
I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive Americans are and how they dislike the description "old". I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.
In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.
However, in the United States, people think "growing old" is a problem since "old" shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn’ t want to hear.
After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’ t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don’ t show my feelings through words.
By Jack
When Jack called the couple "elderly", they became______.
选项
A、nervous
B、satisfied
C、unhappy
D、excited
答案
C
解析
根据第二段中的“As soon as I said that,her face showed great displeasure”可知他们听到Jack称他们为老者时,一点也不高兴。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/Utgc777K
本试题收录于:
英语题库银行系统招聘考试分类
0
英语
银行系统招聘考试
相关试题推荐
杯中原有浓度为18%的盐水溶液100ml,重复以下操作2次,加入100ml水,充分配合后,倒出100ml溶液,问杯中盐水溶液的浓度变成了多少?()
(A)Thoughitwasraininghard,(B)butthechildren(C)practicedfootballon(D)theplayground.
Ifsustainablecompetitiveadvantagedependsonwork-forceskills.Americanfirmshaveaproblem.Human-resourcemanagementisno
Manyrecruiterssaytheolddisgraceisfadingfortopperformers.Thefinancialcrisishasmadeitmoreacceptabletobebetween
Slaverywas_________inCanadain1833,andCanadianauthoritiesencouragedtheslaves,whoescapedfromAmerica,tosettleonits
Thehumannoseisanunderratedtool.Humansareoftenthoughttobeinsensitivesmellerscomparedwithanimals,【C11】______this
Iextendmysincere______tothefamilyandfriendsofJohnMiller,whohassuddenlyleftusattheageof54.
Marketresearchshowsthatfewconsumersactually______pricesbeforeselectingtheirgroceriesinthestore.
Outofallthepeople____tospeakatthemeeting,onlyoneadvocatedchangingthefirm’scurrentfinancialpolicies.
I’dratheryou______makeanycommentontheissueforthetimebeing.
随机试题
方案创造常用的方法是()。
下列描述中正确的是()。
资料:(1)国有控股公司甲公司与私营企业乙公司之间为长期往来业务单位。甲公司资金充足,乙公司资金周转出现暂时困难,向甲公司提出借款要求。甲公司为照顾客户关系,同时充分利用闲置资金同意乙公司的借款请求,双方于2001年3月8日签订借款合同,甲公司同意向乙公
下列不属于运动员心脏结构功能特点的是()。
“科学技术是第一生产力”是巩固和发展社会主义制度的重要保证。()
计算机辅助设计的简称是________。
Whenhespeaksatbanquets,hemakesapointofgoingintothekitchenandtoshakehandswitheverywaiterandwaitress.
Womenweremorelikelythanmentoreporthavingunderstandingsaboutsaferbehavior,suchasagreeingnottogetdrunk(23per
BackinthecarefreedaysoftheNoughtiesboom,Britain’syoungstersweresweptalongbythebuy-now-pay-latercultureembraced
A、Itishigherthanthedoctors’.B、Itisprettylow.C、Itispassable.D、Itisthesameasthefarmers’.A本题问的是莫斯科麦当劳员工的薪资水平怎么样
最新回复
(
0
)