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1、Unit1TheEnglishCharacterWhenIthinkofBritain,Ithinkof…Lead-inPatienceLead-inLead-inLead-inLead-inRefusaltoAdmitDefeatLead-inLead-inAdaptabilitytoForeignConditionsLead-inPara1Lead-inLead-inLead-inLead-inInyourmind,whatisanEnglishlike?politeReserved(conservative
2、)humoroussportsmanshipcoldmodestBritishCharacterLead-inTheBritonsVS.theAmericansenergetic,reserved,optimistic,self-reliant,proud,adventurous,modest,extrovert,romantic,out-going,polite,patientYourchoicesare:(A)_________,_________,___________(B)_________,______
3、___,___________Lead-intheEnglish,theWelsh,theScots,theIrishTheBritons,differentpeoplesPreservetheirownlanguage,emotional,lessreservedSerious,cautious,thrifty,inventive,mysticalHot-tempered,open-heartedLead-inTextATheEnglishCharacter(I)Becauseofgeography,histo
4、ry,cultureandotherreasons,thevariousnationalitiesintheworld,differentfromtheotherethniccharacter.Britishisnoexception,afterseveralyearsofsocialchange,theyformedtheiruniquewayofthinkingandbehavior,withpeopleofothercountrieswithdifferentqualityandcharacteristic
5、s.Sumup,therearethefollowingcharactertraits.Para11Thebest-knownqualityoftheEnglishisbeingreserved.★1threservedreserved:adj.(ofapersonorhischaracter)slowtoshowfeelingsorexpressopinions,disposition,manner,etc.寡言的；矜持的；Para1Reserved(Conservative)Thebest-knownqual
6、ityoftheEnglish.Andtheyarealsonotedforthecharacter.TheBritishviewtheirwayofdoingthingsisthebestandmostreasonable.ThemajorityoftheBritishareunwillingtoacceptnewthingsbutold-fashionedconservativeideology.WhentheinventionofcentralairconditionerwasborninAmerica,t
7、heBritishrefusedtoacceptitbutcontinuetousefireplacesandelectricstoves.Para1ReservedThecharacteristicsofbeingreserved:Don’tlike—talktostrangers,showemotion;talkaboutpersonalmatters.Howdosuchpeopleimpressyou?theyareindifferent,exclusive,aloof,coldHowever,theyar
8、eperfectlyhumanbehindtheirbarrierofreserve.Para1Whenmakingajourney,theymaytrytheirbesttofindanemptyseatorcompartment.(车厢)Para2Inaddition,eventhecolleagueswhohaveworkatthesameofficeinmanyy
