【正文】 d check your answers.然后聽錄音并檢查你的答案Mmm, the man on the right, the one with glasses, looks kind嗯，右邊戴眼鏡的那個男士看起來很親切he looks sort of serious, but also as if he might be helpful.他看起來有些嚴(yán)肅，但是又好像樂于助人Do you know what I mean?你明白我的意思嗎？The woman sitting in the back, the one in the black jacket with her arms crossed坐在后面穿黑色夾克雙手交叉的那位女性she looks a bit, er, kind of shy.看起來有點，呃，有點害羞Yes, or maybe she39。s cold.是的，或者可能還有點冷Yes, perhaps the airconditioning is on too high.是的，可能是空調(diào)開得太熱了What do you think they39。re doing?你認(rèn)為他們在干什么？I think the second man on the right with the glasses must be a teacher我覺得右邊戴眼鏡的第二個男士肯定是老師and he39。s showing his students something funny on the laptop.他在筆記本電腦上給學(xué)生們看一些有趣的東西Mmm, but why would the man with the camera be filming?是，但是為什么拿著DV的那個人在錄像呢？He doesn39。t look like a student.他看起來不像學(xué)生You39。re right.你說對了He might be filming to make an advertisement for the school.他可能是來為這所學(xué)校拍攝一段廣告Culture Personalities and National Types.性格和國家類型Some people believe that your nationality can influence your personality!一些人認(rèn)為一個人的國籍會影響一個人的性格This is why you might hear someone saying這就是為什么你可能會聽到有人說He39。s a typical American or She39。s so Spanish.“他是個典型的美國人” 或者 “她太西班牙人”O(jiān)f course, it is impossible that every person from a certain country has the same personality當(dāng)然，來自同一個國家的每個人性格一樣是不可能的but it seems that people of the same nationality但是同一個國家的人do sometimes share certain personality characteristics.有時確實有著相同的性格特征This has led to the idea of national types.這就有了國家類型的說法These are general ideas about a nationality that can be positive or negative!這些是關(guān)于一個國家的人積極或者消極的一個大體說法As long as national types are not taken too seriously在國家類型區(qū)分不是特別嚴(yán)格時it39。s fun trying to guess a person39。s nationality from their personality.根據(jù)一個人的性格來猜測其國籍是件很有趣的事情Italian and Spanish.意大利人和西班牙人Italian and Spanish people are generally seen as outgoing意大利人和西班牙人一般都比較外向friendly people with a great love for life.友好，熱愛生活They are usually darkhaired and darkeyed他們通常是黑頭發(fā)、黑眼睛and are considered excellent singers and dancers.被認(rèn)為是卓越的歌者和舞者They are often described as being great lovers of food and wine他們常常被描述為美味的事物和酒的愛好者and they never hesitate to show how they feel.而且毫不遲疑地表現(xiàn)出他們的感受British.英國人Perhaps the opposite of the above is the way the British are seen.或許與上述描述相反的就是英國人所表現(xiàn)出來的方式They are often described as being reserved and cold.他們常常被描述為保守、冷酷They have a saying about keeping a stiff upper lip.他們有一種說法叫“堅定不移”This means not crying or showing any feeling in difficult or sad situations.意思是說是在艱難或悲傷的情況下不哭或是不表現(xiàn)任何的感覺As a result, they are also seen as being very brave.所以，他們也被看作是非常勇敢的Americans.美國人Americans are often described as very loud美國人常常被描述為非常吵鬧but they are also seen as being very friendly不過他們同樣被看成是非常友好and interested in talking to other people.有興趣與人交談的This is probably because they are often very confident and secure.這可能是因為他們非常自信、毫無顧慮Chinese.中國人Chinese are generally seen as friendly people who are extremely hardworking and motivated.中國通常被看成是友好、及其勤奮、上進的人They are also seen as very polite他們還非常有禮貌because of the fact that they are careful about saving face when dealing with other people.因為在跟其他人處理事情時，他們很愛面子，這是個事實Australians.澳大利亞人Australians are merry people who spend a lot of time outdoors.澳大利亞人很快樂，他們花很多時間在戶外They are therefore seen as very casual people who enjoy a slower pace of life.因此他們也被看成是非常隨便享受慢節(jié)奏生活的人They like to laugh a lot他們喜歡大笑but sometimes people think they are loud and rude.但有時也會被認(rèn)為太吵、粗魯Germans.德國人Germans are often described as being very serious and rigid.德國人經(jīng)常被描述為非常嚴(yán)肅、刻板They are seen as hard workers who are very careful他們被看成是勤勞的工人，很細(xì)心and pay a lot of attention to detail.太注重細(xì)節(jié)A German would never be late for an appointment or dial a wrong number!一個德國人絕不會約會遲到或者是撥錯電話號碼的However, Germans are sometimes accused of not having a sense of humour.然而，德國人有時被指責(zé)沒有幽默感All these national types can be true in certain cases, but very wrong in others.在某些場合這些國家類型是對的，但是在其他情況不正確了。For example, you might meet a German who39。s a confident dancer with a great sense of humour比如，你可能遇到一個非常幽默又自信的舞者是德國人or an American who is shy and quiet!或者一個害羞又安靜的美國人Nationalities may influence personalities國籍可能會影響性格but at the end of the day但是一天結(jié)束時people are themselves, no matter where they e from.不管你來自哪里，你還是你自己