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1、Englandmembers:Jenny,Wing,Bolly,Christina,Nancy,EllenWeatherTalkThethingabouttheweatherintheBritishIslesisthat“thereisn’tmuchofit.”Itisannoyingandunpredictable.Youneverknowwhenyougooutdressedforraininthemorningwhetheritwillbecomewarmandsunnylater.However,thecomfortingt
2、hingabouttheweatherhereisthat,despiteGlobalWarmingandtheGreenhouseEffect,therearefewextremes;therearenohurricanes,cyclonesandblizzards,noearthquakesordroughts.Britishweatherisboring.theweatherintheborderofScotlandandEngland.Infact,talkingabouttheweatherisjustawayofstri
3、kingupaconversationorgreetingsomeone.It’sjustawayofsaying,“Hi,Iwanttotalktoyou”or“Let’skeepchatting”,andconsistofritual,choreographedexchangeswhichreflectwhatisimportantinthelocalculture.InBritain,theseculturalnormsaresocialdistance,politeness,humor,subtlety,understate
4、ment,moderationandrestraint—andalsothatgreatBritishcapacityformoaningorcomplainingpolitelyandironically.Youshouldrememberthis:“youmustnevercontradictanybodywhendiscussingtheweather,andifyouareaforeigneryoushouldnevercriticizeBritishweather.”Theonlycontradictionorcompla
5、intsyouwillhearintheweathertalkareself-deprecatingandapologeticoneslike,“Mr.Wang,Iamsosorryabouttheweather!”.FairPlayAtraditionEnglishcriticismofunsportsmanlikeorunethicalbehavioris,“It’snotcricket”.Thisisbecausethegameofcricketissupposedtoepitomiseeverythingthatismora
6、landupstandinginanEnglishgentleman’sbehavior;tocheatortoactinthebadfaithisoneoftheworstthingsyoucanbeaccusedof.Thisis,perhaps,bestexemplifiedbyBritishattitudestoqueuing.TocutorpushintoaqueueispossiblytheworstsocialcrimeyoucancommitinBritain,anditisalmostimpossibletodes
7、cribejustseriousanoffenceitis.Peoplewhodothisareconsideredcompletelybeyondtheboundsofcivilizedsociety.TheBritishliketothinkthatnotionoffairplayextendstotheworldsofinternationalpoliticsandbusinessaswell.Therefore,tocheatoractdishonestlyinbusinessisconsidereddemeaning,as
8、isunderhandpoliticalbehavior,andpeoplewhodisplaythisbehavioraredeemedtobeofbadcharacter.Thankyouverymuch!
