和老外聊天的地道口語第80期:中國人不講究隱私?
P: have you adapted to the lifestyle in China?
K: yeah,almost. But there is one thing.
P: what?
K: I still wonder what privacy meant for Chinese people. I don't mean to say that there's no privacy in China, but...
P: what is it?
K: some of my Chinese colleagues just share their personal stories in front of others.
P: that makes you feel uncomfortable?
K: yeah. we never do that in a public office.
P: perhaps that's because we hold different ideas about privacy.
K: i have felt that. One day when i was in a queue, reading a newspaper story, the man behind me peered through my shoulder and stared at the newspaper I was holding.
P: well, that's not rare. I've seen people reading at others' newspaper while takng a metro or a bus.
K: just stare at the newspaper holding in the hands of the one next to him?
P: yeah.
K: Oh, I'm shocked.
你適應了中國的生活方式了嗎?
嗯,差不多,只是...
只是什麼呢?
我還是不明白隱私對中國人到底意味着什麼.當然我並不是說中國沒有隱私,只是...
怎麼了?
有些中國同事在別人面前還談論私人的事情.
讓你感覺很不舒服?
是啊.我們從來不再公共辦公室裏談論私事.
也許是因爲我們的隱私的認識不一樣吧.
我已經感覺到了.有一天我排隊的時候在讀報紙,站在我身後的人就隔着我的肩膀,看起我手中的報紙.
哦,這可不新奇.我就看到過有人坐地鐵或公交車的時候讀別人的報紙.
就盯着旁邊那人手裏的報紙那樣看?
對.
哦,我覺得挺吃驚的.
想一想再看
vt. 比 ... 活得長，倖免於難，艱難度過
聯想記憶X單詞survive聯想記憶：
sur下面，vive＝live－在下面活着－倖存
想一想再看
n. 渴望，憧憬 adj. 渴望的
聯想記憶X單詞longing聯想記憶：long（adj 長的；v 渴望） stare[steə(r)]
想一想再看
v. 凝視，盯着看
n. 凝視
peer[piə]
想一想再看
n. 同等的人，同輩，貴族
vi. 凝視，窺視
想一想再看
n. 隱私，隱居，祕密
聯想記憶X單詞privacy聯想記憶：priv單個+acy→隱私 uncomfortable[ʌn'kʌmftəbl]
想一想再看
adj. 不舒服的，不自在的
rare[rɛə]想一想再看
adj. 稀罕的，稀薄的，罕見的，珍貴的
ad
想一想再看
n. 肩膀，肩部
v. 扛，肩負，承擔，(用肩
想一想再看
vt. 使適應，改編
vi. 適應，適合
ad一再＋apt適應，能力→一再適應〔環境〕→使適應，適應(環境)
adapt:to change your behaviour in order to deal more successfully with a new situation 適應(新情況) ~ (yourself) (to sth)
We have had to adapt quickly to the new system.
我們不得不迅速適應了新制度.
A large organization can be slow to adapt to change.
大機構可能應變遲緩.
The organisms were forced to adapt in order to survive.
生物被逼適應,以求生存.
It's amazing how soon you adapt.
你這麼快就適應了,真是令人驚奇.
It took him a while to adapt himself to his new surroundings.
他過了好一陣子才適應了新環境.
privacy:the state of being alone and not watched or disturbed by other people 隱私;私密
She was longing for some peace and privacy.
她渴望過清靜的私人生活.
I value my privacy.
我重視自己的隱私.
He read the letter later in the privacy of his own room.
稍後,他在自己房間裏私下讀了那封信.
peer:to look closely or carefully at something, especially when you cannot see it clearly 仔細看;端詳
We peered into the shadows.
我們往陰暗處仔細瞧.
He went to the window and peered out.
他走到窗前仔細往外瞧.
She kept peering over her shoulder.
她不停地回頭看.
He peered closely at the photograph.
他聚精會神地端詳着相片.
重點單詞查看全部解釋survive[sə'vaiv]
想一想再看
vt. 比 ... 活得長，倖免於難，艱難度過
聯想記憶X單詞survive聯想記憶：
sur下面，vive＝live－在下面活着－倖存
想一想再看
n. 渴望，憧憬 adj. 渴望的
聯想記憶X單詞longing聯想記憶：long（adj 長的；v 渴望） stare[steə(r)]
想一想再看
v. 凝視，盯着看
n. 凝視
peer[piə]
想一想再看
n. 同等的人，同輩，貴族
vi. 凝視，窺視
想一想再看
n. 隱私，隱居，祕密
聯想記憶X單詞privacy聯想記憶：priv單個+acy→隱私 uncomfortable[ʌn'kʌmftəbl]
想一想再看
adj. 不舒服的，不自在的
rare[rɛə]想一想再看
adj. 稀罕的，稀薄的，罕見的，珍貴的
ad
想一想再看
n. 肩膀，肩部
v. 扛，肩負，承擔，(用肩
想一想再看
vt. 使適應，改編
vi. 適應，適合
ad一再＋apt適應，能力→一再適應〔環境〕→使適應，適應(環境)
