【正文】 e was nothing I could do as the library was closed.可是已經(jīng)無濟(jì)于事了，因?yàn)閳D書館早已關(guān)門了。d left my book in the library珍妮告訴我說她發(fā)現(xiàn)我把書落在了圖書館and as my name was in it因?yàn)闀嫌形业拿謘he39。t live far away她還說她住的不遠(yuǎn)and could bring it around for me if I needed it.如果我急用這本書的話，她可以給我送過來I sighed with relief and agreed to meet her at the convenience store down the road. I was so grateful!我如釋重負(fù)，我感激萬分，與她約好在沿著這條街的一個(gè)便利店見面Of course you39。d also left my glare in the library!我把自己的不快也留在了圖書館I couldn39。ve been best friends.我們相處得很好，從那以后，我們就成了好朋友We39。t been a kind person who was willing to forgive my shortings.如果珍妮不是那么善良、寬容的話I would never have experienced such true friendship.我就不會(huì)經(jīng)歷這段真正的友誼。s cold.是的，或者可能還有點(diǎn)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。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(gè)人在錄像呢？He doesn39。re right.你說對(duì)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(gè)人的國籍會(huì)影響一個(gè)人的性格This is why you might hear someone saying這就是為什么你可能會(huì)聽到有人說He39。s so Spanish.“他是個(gè)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(gè)國家的每個(gè)人性格一樣是不可能的but it seems that people of the same nationality但是同一個(gè)國家的人do sometimes share certain personality characteristics.有時(shí)確實(shí)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(gè)國家的人積極或者消極的一個(gè)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(shí)it39。s nationality from their personality.根據(jù)一個(gè)人的性格來猜測(cè)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(jiān)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?yàn)樗麄兎浅Ｗ孕?、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(jìn)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?yàn)樵诟渌颂幚硎虑闀r(shí)，他們很愛面子，這是個(gè)事實(shí)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(shí)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(shí)也會(huì)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(gè)德國人絕不會(huì)約會(huì)遲到或者是撥錯(cuò)電話號(hào)碼的However, Germans are sometimes accused of not having a sense of humour.然而，德國人有時(shí)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(chǎng)合這些國家類型是對(duì)的，但是在其他情況不正確了。s a confident dancer with a great sense of humour比如，你可能遇到一個(gè)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(gè)害羞又安靜的美國人Nationalities may influence personalities國籍可能會(huì)影響性格but at the end of the day但是一天結(jié)束時(shí)people are themselves, no matter where they e from.不管你來自哪里，你還是你自己