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1、Characterofthe EnglishTypicalEnglishcharacterreservedmodesthumoroussportsmanshipconservative1Thebest-knownqualityoftheEnglishisbeingreserved.★1threservedreserved:adj.(ofapersonorhischaracter)slowtoshowfeelingsorexpressopinions,disposition,manner,etc.寡言的；矜持的；ReservedPersonTheEnglishseemtobequietmosto
2、fthetime.Whenmakingajourney,theymaytrytheirbesttofindanemptyseatorcompartment.(车厢)However,theyarereallyhumanandpleasedwhenotherpeoplesucceedinbreakingthesilence.★2thmodest2Withintheirhearts,theEnglishareperhapsnolessconceitedthananybodyelse,butintheirrelationswithotherstheyvalueatleastashowofmodesty
3、.Modest：Adj.谦虚的，谦逊的，谦恭的modestyCloselyrelatedtoEnglishreserveisEnglishmodesty.Withintheirhearts,theEnglishareperhapsnolessconceitedthananybodyelse,butintheirrelationswithotherstheyvalueatleastashowofmodesty.Self-praiseisfelttobeimpolite.与英国人的缄默密切相关的是英国人的谦虚。在英国人的内心，他们的自负不亚于任何其他的民族。但在与别人交往时，他们注重谦虚，起码要表
4、现出一种谦虚的姿态。自夸被认为是不礼貌的。“I’mnotbad.”“IthinkI’mverygood.”“Well,I’mveryfondofit.”Ifapersonisverygoodattennisandsomeoneaskshimifheisagoodplayer,hewillseldomreply“Yes,”becausepeoplewillthinkhimconceited.Hewillprobablygiveananswerlike,“I’mnotbad,”or“Well,I’mverykeenontennis.”Evenifhehadmanagedtoreachthefina
5、lsinlastyear’slocalchampionships,hewouldsayitinsuchawayastosuggestthatitwasonlyduetoapieceofgoodluck.如果一个人网球打得很好，当有人问他是不是一个网球好手时，他很少会回答说“是”，因为如果他回答“是”，人们会认为他很自负。他很可能会这样回答：“还不错。”或者“我觉得我还行。”或者“嗯，我挺喜欢打网球。”即使他在去年当地的网球锦标赛上打入了决赛，他也许会说只是碰上了好运气。"IknowthetroubleIamcausingyou,butwouldyoumind。。。?""Idon'treally
6、liketoaskyou,but。。。"3TheconservativenessoftheEnglishisfamousallovertheworld.However,theEnglishneverthinkitisimproper.Conservative:Adj.守旧的，保守的★3thconservativeTheconservativenessof theEnglishTheEnglishdoesnotusemetricsystemwhichworksasacommoncriterionintheworld,instead,theyusemile.Englandisoneofthefew
7、countrieswhostillkeepsthemonarchy（君主政体）.theEnglishrefusedtousecentralheating,theypreferfireplaceandelectricstove.★4thHumorous4ThesenseofhumorishighlyvaluedinEngland.Itsstarting-pointisself-dispraise,a
