【英语时差8,16】英国美国大不同-下

William: In terms of cultural differences Joe, I mean like there are lots and lots of cultural differences aren't there between the UK and the States... Joe: Yeah. I think it was Bill Bryson who said that Americans live like they're never going to die, whereas¹ the British live like they're gonna die tomorrow. And I think what that's a reference² to is the fact that in the United States we are almost obsessed³ with trying to be as healthy as we can, to build up big homes, big cars, earn as much money as we can. And I think one of the things that I really loved about living in England is that people here really enjoy the simpler things like good beer, good conversation in a pub and enjoying yourself, you know, while you... while you can.

1 whereas   

conj.而，却，反之

参考例句：

• They want a house,whereas we would rather live in a flat.他们想要一座房子，而我们宁愿住在一套房间里。
• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。

2 reference   

n.提到，说到，暗示，查看，查阅

参考例句：

• We spent days going through all related reference material.我们花了好多天功夫查阅所有有关的参考资料。
• I like to have my reference books within my reach.我喜欢把参考书放到伸手可取的地方。

3 obsessed   

adj.心神不宁的,鬼迷心窍的,沉迷的

参考例句：

• He's obsessed by computers. 他迷上了电脑。
• The fear of death obsessed him throughout his old life. 他晚年一直受着死亡恐惧的困扰。