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
专升本
The other day I heard an American say to a Chinese student of English "You speak very good English." But the student answered, "
The other day I heard an American say to a Chinese student of English "You speak very good English." But the student answered, "
admin
2011-05-26
53
问题
The other day I heard an American say to a Chinese student of English "You speak very good English." But the student answered, "No, no. My English is very poor." the foreigner was quite surprised at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself understood or the student had not heard him clearly, he said, "Yes indeed, you speak English very well." But the Chinese student still kept saying "No. "In the end the foreigner gave up and was at a loss what to say. What’s wrong with the student’s answer? It is because he did not accept a compliment<赞美的话>as the English people do. He should have said "Thank you" instead of "no". He actually understood what the American had said. But he thought he should be modest. If he said "Thank you", that would mean he was too proud. According to the western culture, if someone says the dishes you have cooked are very delicious, you should say "Thank you". If someone says to a woman "You look so beautiful with the new clothes on", she should be very happy and answer "Thank you". In our country we think being modest is a virtue and showing off a bad thing. But in the west, if you are modest and say" No, I’m afraid I can’t do it well", then the others will take it for granted that you really cannot do it. If you often say "no", you will certainly be looked down upon by others. If asking for a job, one says something like "Let me have a try on the job" instead of "Yes, I can certainly do it," he or she will never expect to get it. So in the west one should always be confident. Without self-confidence, he cannot go anywhere. Confidence is of great importance to one in a country where competition is quite keen.
As the student kept saying "no", the American ______.
选项
A、became disappointed
B、got angry
C、lost interest
D、could not continue the conversation because he did not know what else he could say
答案
D
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/VSqC777K
本试题收录于:
英语题库成考专升本分类
0
英语
成考专升本
相关试题推荐
WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE,accordingtotheauthor?Accordingtotheauthor,whoofthefollowingwouldbelabe
Bytheendofthismonthwesurely______asatisfactorysolutiontotheproblem.
Takethisbaggageand______youcanfindenoughroom.
Hewaswelloverthirtybeforehe(取得……资格)adoctor.
Onlybyreadingextensively______yourhorizons.
DemandsforstrongerprotectionforwildlifeinBritainsometimeshidethefactthatsimilarneedsareleftintherestofEurop
Thefireis______,althoughthesmellofsmokeisstillstrong.
Ilikeblackcoffeeverymuch.Thestrongeritis,
—Don’tlookdownuponBobHehashisownadvantages—Oh,yes_____othersareweak,heisstrong.
ChristineEvertLloydisanAmericantennischampionandoneofthetopwomenplayersintheworld.Sheisnotedforherstrong
随机试题
体层摄影最常用于
桡神经损伤后一个最主要的表现是
2008年上半年贵州城乡居民收入2008年上半年贵州农民人均生活现金消费支出为700.92元,考虑价格因素增长5.5%;城镇居民人均生活消费支出为4086.28元,比上年同期名义增长8.46%。支出增加的同时其结构也发生了一些变化。2008年上半年贵
下列法律部门中,属于经济法的是()。
办理变更税务登记的情形有()。
A上市公司20×7年度适用的所得税税率为25%,按净利润的15%计提法定盈余公积和任意盈余公积。有关事项如下:(1)由于技术进步的原因,A上市公司某生产线20×7年12月31日计提减值准备60000元,同时使用年限改为3年,但预计净残值保持不变。该套
绩效管理总体设计流程不包括()。
设有如下一段程序:PrivateSubCommandl_Click()StaticaAsVarianta=Array(”one”,”two”,”three”,”four”,”five”)
InternationalDiningEtiquette1.AsiaRulesofusingchopsticksRestthemonaplateora【T1】【T1】______Avoidtorestthem【T2】a
NewresearchconductedbybrainresearcherAviKarnioftheUniversityofHaifainIsraelexploresthepossibilitythatnapshel
最新回复
(
0
)