留學生在中國 第19期 Friendly Country 友好的國度

Chapter 20 Chinese Welcome All Foreigners

中國歡迎你

You：Most Chinese are polite to foreigners. We Chinese are polite and kind to people from all nations, and we are pleased to welcome them to our country.

大多數中國人對外國人都還是很有禮貌的。中國人對來自各國的人都很友好，和氣，我們歡迎他們來中國。

David：I agree, Chinese people are very welcoming to foreign guests. Do you think Chinese people treat all foreign guests the same?

的確是這樣，中國人民真的待人很熱情。是不是所有的外國人都受歡迎呢？

You：Yes, generally speaking.

基本上是這樣。

David：What about people with darker skin? In the United States, those people are sometimes treated unfairly because of their skin colour.

那黑人呢？在美國，有色人種在某種程度上會受到不公正的待遇。

You：Sometimes Chinese people may feel curious towards black people because they do not have the same skin color as we do. They do not hold any ill will towards them. Most Chinese simply see the different skin tone, which makes foreigners seem interesting. In fact, Chinese people have been known as a friendly people since ancient times.

很多中國人只是覺得黑人的膚色與我們不同而感覺有些好奇罷了，他們沒有不友好的意思。他們只是因爲外國人膚色不同而感覺很有趣。中華民族自古以來就以友好待人著稱。

David：Very interesting. In that case, China will certainly be a great stage for the 2008 Olympic Games.

真有趣。正因爲如此，在中國舉辦的2008年奧運會將會獲得巨大的成功。