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1、外国专家之家ATTHEHOMESOFFOREIGNEXPERTS中国的左撇子ArethereIeft-handedChinese?ByAlexOlah译/朱珊瓜天晚上轮到我主持英语角了'一共来了48个学生。Inm嘞。n7和学生聊天的过程中,我提到美国总统奥巴马是DuringthediscussionsInotedthatPresidentObamawasleft—左撇子。我说我在谷歌上看到一些文章,有10%的美国handed.Isaidthatarticles1foundthroughGooglesuggested入是左撇子,
2、但是来中国3个月了,还没见过一个左撇子thatabout10%ofAmericansareleft-handed,but1hadnotno—呢。ticedanyleft-handedpeopleinmy3monthsinChina我1司学生:“中国有左撇子吗?”Iaskedthestudents:Arethereleft-handedpeopleinChina?Fourstudentsindicatedthattheywereleft—handed,about8%of有4个学生自称左撇子,大约占了在场人数的8%,这thosep
3、resent,whichisroughlyinlinewithAmerica.个比例和美国的大致相符。Thestudentsexplainedthattheywritewiththeirrighthands一左撇子的学生说,他们写字还是用右手的,因为老ncouragedtodoSObytheirteachers.ThreeoutofthefOUralso师鼓励他们这么做。44-学生中有3个吃饭时用右手拿筷eatusingchopsticksintheirrighthands.Theysaidtheirparents子,他们的父
4、母更愿意让他们用右手,而且他们从很,J、起preferredthemtousetheirrighthandstoeatandtheyhaddone就养成习惯了c(后来我听说,中国周代有一_本讲礼仪的SOsinceanearlyage.(1wastoldlaterthatabookonetiquettepublishedintheZhouDynastystipulatedthateatingwiththe书,规定用右手吃饭是“正统”,于是这个传统沿袭了几righthandwasproper',SOthistraditionisc
5、enturiesold).干年)。SothatSwhy1haventnoticedanyleft-handedpeoplehere.Itis正是因为如此,在中国,我没发现左撇子,因为大多notaseasyasintheWesttoidentifyleft-handedpeoplebecause数人都用右手写字和吃饭,没有像在西方国家那么容易thevmostlywriteandeatwiththeirrighthands.YouWOUldre—allyonlyseeitwhenwatchingpeopleplaysport,or
6、ifyousaw辨识左撇子。只有在运动、做饭或做针线活的时候,你才someonecookingorsewingandrealisedthatthe}preferredUS—会意识到原来有些人偏好用左手。ingtheirlefthands.学生的话让我明白了一点,中国人对左撇子并无禁Thestudentsassuredmethatthereisnosocialstigmaattachedto忌(不像穆斯林对左撇子有所忌讳),只是他们认为用右beingleft-handedinChina(as,forexample,istheca
7、seinMoslem手写字和吃饭是天经地义的。countries),butwritingandeatingareregardedasproperlyright—handfunctions.实际上,学生们评论说在中国人们通常会认为左撇InfactthestudentscommentedthatinChinaleft—handedpeople子很聪明,因为较使用右手的人而言,左撇子的右脑得aregenerallyregardedas'clever',basedonthebeliefthattheyuse到了更多的发展。therig
8、htsideoftheirbrainsmorethanright—handedpeople.我谈到我在谷歌上查找的资料显示,成就较高的Isaidthatmygoogle—basedresearchsuggestedthatadispropor—tionatenumberofl
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