时间:2019-02-19 作者:英语课 分类:英语畅谈中国文化


英语课

  15. Beijing’s Identity

A: Are you a Beijinger?

B: Not really. I was born in Shandong, but was raised in Hubei. I came to Beijing when I was ten and have lived here ever since. So, you tell me if I qualify as a Beijinger?

A: No, you are not a real Beijinger.

B: It’s no hard to find a family that has lived in Beijing for more than three generations.

A: Some people say that Beijing is very generous and open-minded. Do you agree?

B: Generous, maybe. A friend of mine had a small accident once. Her car got stuck in a ditch. Four young men, all non-Beijingers, happened to pass by. They refused to help. Then an old man came over. He was a Beijinger. Without any hesitation 1, he helped my friend pull the car out. He also told her to drive carefully.

A: That’s a typical Beijinger. Such a person is always ready to help when someone is in need.

B: I guess this has something to do with the fact that Beijing has been a capital city for several dynasties. People living here always feel obligated by a sense of honor. Also, face is very important for a Beijinger. When doing business, especially with a friend, a Beijinger doesn’t want to appear too fussy 2 about the contract or making concessions 3. He cares more about friendship and esteem 4.

A: Tolerant may not be the right word to describe a Beijinger. About twenty years ago, Beijing residence usually looked down upon non-Beijingers, believing them to be rustic 5 and ignorant.

B: That’s true. Beijing has used to look down upon outsiders. In the past, due to strict residential 6 permit requirement, it was extremely difficult to become a Beijing resident. There’s more mobility 7 now, and anyone can find a job in Beijing. Pick someone in the street a most likely that person isn’t a real Beijinger. True Beijingers do not have a feeling of superiority, and that may be why they appear to be more tolerant nowadays.

A: This is quite similar to New York. There are fewer and fewer real Americans there. Some say New York is no longer a city of Americans. I think the same is true with Beijing.



n.犹豫,踌躇
  • After a long hesitation, he told the truth at last.踌躇了半天,他终于直说了。
  • There was a certain hesitation in her manner.她的态度有些犹豫不决。
adj.为琐事担忧的,过分装饰的,爱挑剔的
  • He is fussy about the way his food's cooked.他过分计较食物的烹调。
  • The little girl dislikes her fussy parents.小女孩讨厌她那过分操心的父母。
n.(尤指由政府或雇主给予的)特许权( concession的名词复数 );承认;减价;(在某地的)特许经营权
  • The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. 要想避免罢工,公司将不得不作出一些让步。
  • The concessions did little to placate the students. 让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。
n.尊敬,尊重;vt.尊重,敬重;把…看作
  • I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
  • The veteran worker ranks high in public love and esteem.那位老工人深受大伙的爱戴。
adj.乡村的,有乡村特色的;n.乡下人,乡巴佬
  • It was nearly seven months of leisurely rustic living before Michael felt real boredom.这种悠闲的乡村生活过了差不多七个月之后,迈克尔开始感到烦闷。
  • We hoped the fresh air and rustic atmosphere would help him adjust.我们希望新鲜的空气和乡村的氛围能帮他调整自己。
adj.提供住宿的;居住的;住宅的
  • The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
  • The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。
n.可动性,变动性,情感不定
  • The difference in regional house prices acts as an obstacle to mobility of labour.不同地区房价的差异阻碍了劳动力的流动。
  • Mobility is very important in guerrilla warfare.机动性在游击战中至关重要。
学英语单词
a bobby
Acanlthophis antarctica
accured interest patable
agglomerator section
agricultural pollution
alternating-current main
apexcardiogram
Apleury
apparent area
assessment of results
augustinian hermitss
blenkiron
boat hull buoy
bookpoints
British lndustrialist Union
brush-shifting speed
chinese hibiscuss
chrysophoron
Chugunash
chutes-the-chutes
cloque
cobridge-head
commit something to paper
condurango
cost for control
coupled reflectance
Cuproartinite
daskele
deferred compensation plan
dial face
Diatrin
dicranocephalus uenoi uenoi
down train
Draba melanopus
dress blues
ecims
encounters
endocrine function
enterknowledge
ephebe
excessive stock
flexible ventilation ducting
flyrodder
forter
Giacomuzzo
gift horse
green fly
gun elevation
heal-dog
Hoanib
housenger
icing liver
immunity reaction
isochasmic
jarless
Jeameses
job openings
kir-
leberschutz
magazine spring
manometric thermometre
matrix of coefficient
maximum-modulus principle
meyenburg's disease
mongrelizer
moonrises
Morgins
mowerless
natural radiation environment
near linear dependency
nonintermediate
Odadjian
outer rabbet line
outsailing
overshadowing
past-due
permeating medium
playgoing
polyangles
porpice
pressure response factor
quarry-faced
radio detecting and ranging (radar)
reciprocity property
reclaim sb from error
Rigenox
roat
scale relation
single shuttle box
snuff users
southpaw
specific language
splaying
Syntaxian
term value
theodolite reading
thumb-latch
trichechuss
troikatron
Yertsevo
zona cartilaginea
zygal