留学生在中国 第21期 Exchange Ideas 交流思想

 　　Chapter 21 Exchanging Ideas with Foreigners与老外交流You：It's very common nowadays to see foreigners and have a chance to exchange ideas with them.

　　现在对我们来说，见到外国人并且和他们交流已经不是什么新鲜事儿了。

　　David：Exchange?

　　怎么交流呢？

　　You：We can learn lots from foreigners because they know a lot about the latest technologies and because they have different social and cultural customs and attitudes.

　　我们能从外国人那里学到许多新的技术，而且他们的社会文化习惯以及对事物的看法都和我们不同。

　　David:I have traveled in the United States, Europe, and South America, and generally speaking Chinese people are relatively¹ friendlier to foreigners.

　　我觉得中国人很有礼貌，也很和气。我去过美国，欧洲，南美等地。总的来说，中国人对外国人更加友善一些。

　　You：Chinese people and foreigners may not understand each other very well when they meet for the first time, so naturally Chinese people give the appearance of being polite. After they get to know each other, Chinese people will be even more welcoming. In fact, politeness is a virtue² in China.

　　是呀，当中国人和外国人还不是很熟悉时，第一次见面是表现得比较客气；而当他们很熟之后，人们常会表现得更为热情。礼貌待人是中华民族的传统美德。

　　David：I also think politeness is a virtue, but generally speaking Americans are not as polite as Chinese are to foreigners. People from the U.S. could learn from the Chinese people's example.

　　我一直认为礼貌待人应当是一种美德。但一般来讲，美国人对待外国人就没有中国人对待外国人那么热情了。美国人应当向中国人民学习。

1 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

2 virtue   

n.德行，美德；贞操；优点；功效，效力

参考例句：

• He was considered to be a paragon of virtue.他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范。
• You need to decorate your mind with virtue.你应该用德行美化心灵。