首页
登录
职称英语
" How far is it to the next village?" the American asks a man sitting by the
" How far is it to the next village?" the American asks a man sitting by the
游客
2025-07-16
9
管理
问题
" How far is it to the next village?" the American asks a man sitting by the side of the road. In some countries, because the man realizes that the traveler is tired and eager to get to his destination(目的地), he will politely say "Just down the road". He thinks this is more encouraging, gentler , and therefore the wanted answer. So the American drives through the night, getting more and more angry, feeling " tricked". He thinks the man purposely cheated him, for obviously he must have known the distance quite well.
Had conditions been turned over, the American would have felt he was "cheating" the driver if he had said the next town was close when he knew it was really 15 miles further on. Though, he, too, would be sympathetic(同情的)to the weary driver, he would say "You have a good way to go yet; it is at least 15 miles". The driver might be disappointed, but he would know what to expect.
Whether to be correct or polite leads to many misunderstandings between people of different cultures. If you are aware of the situation in advance, it is sometimes easier to recognize the problem. [br] The man at the roadside tells the American it is close to the next village because______.
选项
A、he is playing a trick on him
B、the American expects the answer
C、he doesn’ t know the exact distance at all
D、he wants to encourage him to go further
答案
D
解析
事实细节题。从文章第一段第三句,He thinks this is moreencouraging,gentler,and therefore the wanted answer可知,他这样说是因为他想鼓励那个疲劳的美国人。所以正确的答案为D。
转载请注明原文地址:http://tihaiku.com/zcyy/4163906.html
相关试题推荐
Itwasasunnyday.Alittleboy’sfatherwassittingonthecouch,drinking
Itwasasunnyday.Alittleboy’sfatherwassittingonthecouch,drinking
Itwasasunnyday.Alittleboy’sfatherwassittingonthecouch,drinking
Itwasasunnyday.Alittleboy’sfatherwassittingonthecouch,drinking
Itwasasunnyday.Alittleboy’sfatherwassittingonthecouch,drinking
Itwasasunnyday.Alittleboy’sfatherwassittingonthecouch,drinking
"NewYorkCityisnotAmerica."That’swhatAmericanfriendsaresuretoyo
"NewYorkCityisnotAmerica."That’swhatAmericanfriendsaresuretoyo
Americansusemanyexpressionswiththeword"dog".PeopleintheUnitedSta
Americansusemanyexpressionswiththeword"dog".PeopleintheUnitedSta
随机试题
It’sreleasedthatbytheendofthisyeartherateofunemploymentinthatnati
TheChoiceMythLastweek,TheWashingtonPostranafr
W:Howwasthejobinterview?Ithinkyoumakeagoodjournalist(记者).M:______A
在有时限的工程网络计划中,工作的最迟完成时限是指( )。A.该工作必须在某个特
A.莱菔子 B.山楂 C.麦芽 D.鸡内金 E.神曲功能运脾消食,固精止
在信息系统集成项目开发的开始阶段,如果项目存在很多不确定性因素且项目的参与人员还
前置血管常发生于下列哪种胎盘A.副胎盘 B.胎盘血管瘤 C.双叶胎盘 D.
公安执法监督的核心是对公安机关及其人民警察履行职责、行使职权活动合法性、合理性的
发行监管制度的核心内容是股票发行决定权的归属。()
关于沉井下沉监控测量的说法,错误的是()。A.下沉时标高、轴线位移每班至少
最新回复
(
0
)