英语高级口语 Lesson 12.docx

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英语高级口语Lesson12

Lesson12

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          ALittleGoodWillCanHelpPeopleUnderstandEachOther

   TodaywehadanAmericanfamily,theRobinsons,forSundaydinner.

   ThemanisinChinaonajointprojectwiththedepartmentwhereMumworks.TheyworkinthesameofficeandasMumknowsalittleEnglishsheofteninterpretesforhimtoo,sotheygottoknoweachotherverywell.

Hehadoftenexpressedhiswishofmeetingherfamily,butMumhardlydaredtoinvitehimtoouroldslumofaplace.Nowthat.we'vemovedtoournewapartmentwehaveamoreorlesspresentableplacetoentertainhimandhisfamily.Grannywastheonlyonewhohadanymisgivingsabouthaving"highnosedforeigners"inourhouse.

   Theycameabouttwelve-Mr.&Mrs.RobinsonandtheirtwoyoungdaughtersaboutXiaoHong'sage.Mrs.RobinsongaveMumabunchoffreshflowers,bringingcolour,freshnessandtheirgoodwill.Mumdidtheintroductionanditwaslefttoourselvestogettoknoweachother.AswasnaturalXiaoHongsoongotonverywellwiththetwogirlsJudyandAnnie.TheyallhadacommonloveforXiaoHong'slittlekittenandtheyhadendlessfunwithit.

   Mrs.Robinsonwasmuchyoungerthanherhusband,butshewasfriendlyandkindlyandknowsalittleChinese.TherewasamomentofembarrassmentwhenGrannyaskedherage.MumwasabouttoapologizewhenMrs.Robinsonlaughedandsaiditwasquiteallright,thatshehadbeenherelongenoughtoknowitwastheChinesecustom.Shequiteblandlytoldusthatshewasthirty-two,almosttwentyyearsherhusband's junior.WhentheylearnedthatMumwasalmosttenyearshersenior,theyweregenuinelysurprised,forMumdoeslookquiteyoung."Nowonderyouaresogoodandexperiencedatyourwork.Ihadthoughtyouwerefreshfrom.college!

"Mr.Robinsonsaid,perhapsalittleflatteringly.

   Andofcoursetheythoroughlyenjoyedthedinner.IikeaperfectChinesehostessMumandespeciallyGrannykeptstuffingthemwithfoodandurgingthemtoeatandtodrink,apologizingallthetimethat"it's-allverymeagerandcoarsefare."TheRobinsons,ontheotherhand,wereloudintheirpraisesandprotestations."WeusedtohearaboutChinesehospitalityandnowweknowwhatit'sreallylike.Howcanyoudescribesuchalavishmealasmeagerandcoarse?

AnyhostessintheWestwouldbeproudofsuchafeastinsteadofapologizingforit,"Mrs.RobinsonsaidtoMum.

   "Andanotherthingwedon'tdointheWestistourgethegueststoeatanddrink,"Mr.Robinsonadded."WithsomuchgoodthingsbeforemeIcertainlydon'tneedanyurging.Theproblemisratherhowtopreventmyselffromover-eating!

ButbackathomeIoftenhadtoaskforasecondhelpingandmyhostesswouldfeelflatteredthatIshouldwantmoreofherstuff.Hereyoudon'tevengivemeachancetoaskfor,more!

"Weallburstoutlaughingatthat.

   Whentheyrosetoleavetheythankedusprofuselynotonlyfor'theexcellentdinner,butforgivingthemsuchanicetime."LivinginFriendship.Hotelisn'treallylivinginChina.TodaywefeelwearereallyinChina.We'velearntmuchmoreabouttheChinesepeopleandChinesewayoflifetodaythanhalfayearintheFriendshipHotel.Youmustallcometovisitusoneday.Orbetterstill,comeandseeusintheStatesonday."

   JudyandAnniewerereluctanttogo.TheymadeXiaoHongpromisetovisitthematFriendshipHotel,tellinghernottoforgetbringingthekittenwithher!

Theyinsistedongivingeveryoneofusahugandakiss,whichquiteembarrassedme.IthinkGrannywasreallytouchedwhentheykissedher.Allhermisgivingshadbeendispelled.

    It'ssurprisinghowalittlegoodwillonbothsidescanbreaklanguageandculturalbarriers.

II.Read

   Readthefollowingpassages.Underlinetheimportantviewpointswhilereading.

           l.TheTouristTradeContributesAbsolutelyNothing

              toIncreasingUnderstandingbetweenNations

   Thetouristtradeisbooming.Withallthiscemingandgoing,you'dexpectgreaterunderstandingtodevelopbetweenthenationsoftheworld.Notabitofit!

Superbsystemsofcommunicationbyair,seaandlandmakeitpossibleforustovisiteachother'scountriesatamoderatecost.Whatwasoncethe"grandtour",reservedforonlytheveryrich,isnowwithineverybody'sgrasp.Thepackagetourandcharteredflightsarenottobesneeredat.Moderntravellersenjoyalevelofcomfortwhichthelordsandladiesongrandtoursintheolddayscouldn'thavedreamedof.Butwhat'sthesenseofthismassexchangeofpopulationsifthenationsoftheworldremainbasicallyignorantofeachother?

   Manytouristorganizationsaredirectlyresponsibleforthisstateofaffairs.Theydeliberatelysetouttoprotecttheirclientsfromtoomuchcontactwiththelocalpopulation.Themoderntouristleadsacosseted,shelteredlife.Helivesatinternationalhotels,whereheeatshisinternationalfoodand.sipshisinternationaldrinkwhilehegazesatthenativesfromadistance.Conductedtourstoplacesofinterestarecarefullycensored.Thetouristisallowedtoseeorilywhattheorganizerswanthimtoseeandnomore.

 Astrictschedulemakesitimpossibleforthetouristtowanderoffonhisown~andanyway,languageisalwaysabarrier,soheisonlytoohappytobeprotectedinthisway.Atitsveryworst,thisleadstoanewandhideouskindofcolonisation.Thesummerquartersoftheinhabitantsoftheciteuniversitairaretemporarilyre-establishedontheislandofCorfu.BlackpoolisrecreatedatTorremolinoswherethetravellergoesnottoeat'paella,butfishandchips.

   Thesadthingaboutthissituationisthatitleadstothepersistenceofnationalstereotypes.Wedon'tseethepeopleofothernationsastheyreallyare,butaswehavebeenbroughtuptobelievetheyare.Youcantestthisforyourself.Takefivenationalities,say,French,German,English,AmericanandItalian.Nowinyourmind,matchthemwiththesefiveadjectives:

musical,amorous,cold,pedantic,naive.Farfromprovidinguswithanyinsightintothenationalcharacteristicsofthepeoplejustmentioned,theseadjectivesactuallyactasbarriers.

 Sowhenyousetoutonyour,travels,theonlycharacteristicsyounoticearethosewhichconfirmyourpreconceptions.Youcomeawaywiththehighlyunoriginalandinaccurateimpressionthat,say,"Anglo-Saxonsarehypocriies"orthat"Latinpeoplesshoutalot",Youonlyhavetomakeafewforeignfriendstounderstandhowabsurdandharmfulnationalstereotypesare.Buthowcanyoumakeforeignfriendswhenthetouristtradedoesitsbesttopreventyou?

   Carriedtoanextreme,stereotypescanbepositivelydangerous.Wildgeneralisationsstirupracialhatredandblindustothebasicfacthow.triteitsoundsl-thatallpeoplearehuman.Weareallsimilartoeachotherandatthesametimeallunique.

                      2.LeavingwithaLoveofChina

   VerysoonIwillbeleavingChina.Iamwellawarethatthreeandahalfyearsisnotenoughtimeto"understand"China.ButIwanttoexpressmyappreciationforwhathasbeenamarvellousexperience,madeevenricherbecauseIworkedfortheCoalIndustryMinistryatShandongMiningCollege,firstatJinan,andforthepast21/2yearsatTai'an.LivingoncampusinthesmallcityofTai'an,atthefootofTaishan,wasaprivilege.ItgavemeaviewofChinawhichcanneverbeaffordedtothosewholiveinBeijingorShanghaioranylargecity.Afterall,BeijingisnotChina,anymorethanNewYorkCityistheUnitedStates.

   Ofcoursetherehavebeenhardships,frustrationsanddifficulties.Butthat,slife,anywhere.

   Thecourtesy,considerationandfriendlinesswhichhavebeenextendedtome,daily,arepreciousandlasting.IhavetraveledovermuchofChina.Mostofall,morethanalltheantiquities,battlefields,scenery,coalmines,factories,temples,operas,andtherest,itistheChinesepeoplewhocapturedmyheart-sincere,warm,incrediblyindustrious,unsophisticated,andcapableofdeeper,truerfriendshipthanmostWesternerscanevenimagine.

   IhavebeenwelcomedintothehomesofmanyChinese.Ihavefriendsfrom3to83,peasants,workers,professors,doctors,cooks,drivers.Ihaveknownpeopleastheysufferandstruggleandlaughandweepandargueandhavefun-likeallhumanbeings.Ihavealwaystriednotto"lookthroughAmericaneyes",buttoseeChineseaspeople.

   Isuggesttothoseshallowelitistswho.can'tlivewithouttheirgolf"exercise",thattheycometoTai'anandcarry100poundsofcementonashoulderpoleupthe7,000stepsofTaishan.Wonderfulexercise,andyoucanearn2yuanaday.ThosewhocomplainaboutYransportationdifficultiesofanykindcanwatchthelaotaitai-theoldladieswithboundfeet-whowalkfromtheirvillagesandmakethearduousascentofTaishan,cheerfulandspry.OrrideabusinanyChinesecityattherushhour,astheChinesemustdoeveryday.（OranyAmericancity;ordealwithaManhattancabbie.）AndthosewhocomplainofthebureaucracyshouldtrygoingtotheSocialSecurityAdministrationintheUSwhenyouareoneofthepoorandpowerless.

   IhopetocomebacktoChinasomeday.But.nomatterwhat,IwillneverlosewhatI,vebeengivenhere.

   MythankstoallChineseforshowingmeanew,higherstandardofstrengthofcharacterandkindness.AndmythanksparticularlytothepeopleofShandongMiningCollegefortheirunlimited,unstintedlovingcare.

                  3.YunnanMakesEffortstoBoostTourism

   Startingfromscratch,tourisminYunnanProvincehasmad