【大家说英语】习俗与文化(1)

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。

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。