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Lesson 10 Culture

第十课 文化

October 22

10月22日

Customs¹ and Cultures

习俗与文化

Read it!

读读看！

Jim practices his Spanish with his friend.

吉姆和他的朋友练习西班牙文，

His friend is from Latin² America.

他的朋友来自拉丁美洲，

People in many Latin American countries speak Spanish.

很多拉丁美洲国家的人都说西班牙文。

Latin American culture is different from American culture.

拉丁美洲的文化有别于美国文化，

Many families are very big.

很多家庭都是大家庭。

Latin Americans can have some interesting customs, too.

拉丁美洲人也有一些有趣的习俗，

Sometimes they shake hands to greet each other.

有时候他们握手向彼此问候，

Sometimes they hug or kiss each other on the cheek.

有时则拥抱或亲对方的脸颊。

Conversation A

会话A

Hola, Mark. Hola, Susie.

喔啦，马克； 喔啦，苏希。

Hola, Jim.

喔啦，吉姆。

Hola, Jim.

喔啦，吉姆。

Are you practicing your Spanish?

你在练习西班牙文吗？

I am. Spanish is fun.

是啊。西班牙文很好玩，

I'm learning³ a lot.

我学到很多东西。

Do you practice your Spanish with other people, too?

你也和其他人练习西班牙文吗？

Yes. I practice with my friend.

有啊，我和我的朋友练习，

He's from Latin America.

他是从拉丁美洲来的。

That's cool.

很棒啊！

People speak Spanish in a lot of countries.

很多国家的人都说西班牙文。

Yeah. People in many Latin American countries speak Spanish.

对呀，很多拉丁美洲国家的人都说西班牙文。

Conversation B

会话B

They have some very interesting customs, too.

他们还有一些很有趣的习俗。

Really?

真的吗？

Yes. Latin American culture and American culture are different.

对，拉丁美洲的文化和美国文化很不一样。

What do you mean?

你这话怎么说？

Family is very important to Latin Americans.

家庭对拉丁美洲人来说是非常重要的，

They spend a lot of time with their families.

他们花很多的时间跟家人在一起。

Well, family is important to Americans, too.

可是，家庭对美国人也很重要啊。

You're right.

妳说得没错。

But Latin American families can be big.

但是拉丁美洲人的家庭可能挺大的，

They often have many cousins, uncles and other relatives.

他们常常有很多堂表亲、叔伯和其他的亲戚。

Conversation C

会话C

Some Latin Americans greet each other differently, too.

有些拉丁美洲人打招呼的方式也不一样，

Americans shake hands.

美国人会握手。

What do Latin Americans do?

拉丁美洲人怎么做？

Latin Americans sometimes shake hands.

拉丁美洲人有时候握手，

But sometimes they hug or kiss each other on the cheek.

不过有时候会拥抱或是亲吻对方的脸颊。

Yes! They love to hug.

没错！他们很爱拥抱。

That is interesting.

真有意思。

There really are some culture differences.

真的是有一些文化上的差异，

Can you guys tell me more?

你们可以多告诉我一些吗？

Sure. Let's meet after work.

当然可以。我们下班后见，

We can get Mexican food!

我们可以去吃墨西哥菜！

1 customs   

n.海关，关税

参考例句：

• The customs officials turned the man over to the French police.海关官员把那个人移交给了法国警察。
• They are collecting customs.他们正在收缴关税。

2 Latin   

adj.拉丁的，拉丁语的，拉丁人的；n.拉丁语

参考例句：

• She learned Latin without a master.她无师自通学会了拉丁语。
• Please use only Latin characters.请仅使用拉丁文字符。

3 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。