首页
登录
职称英语
Falling down a manhole is not the best way to make a good impression. Or so
Falling down a manhole is not the best way to make a good impression. Or so
游客
2024-02-14
54
管理
问题
Falling down a manhole is not the best way to make a good impression. Or so I thought before coming to China. One day, 【B1】______ on Heping Li Xijie—a potholed street crowded with taxis, bicycles, three wheel 【B2】______, and fruit and vegetable sellers, my front wheel 【B3】______ down a hole and threw me over the handlebars. 【B4】______, I waited for the unkind laughing comments of 【B5】______. But when I rearranged myself and 【B6】______ to laugh at my accident, a crowd of onlookers broke into a round of 【B7】______ and gave me a double thumbs up. So I was able to ride away without 【B8】______ of face.
But 【B9】____________. Perhaps it’s because I’m a foreigner—considered more of a spectator sport, than a respected member of the human race. 【B10】____________—mianzi. Had I been Chinese, or perhaps nose-dived in a less exaggerated way, people would not have registered my fall at all.
Stopping to help someone draws attention to the fact that they’re lying on the street in a terribly embarrassed manner. But, 【B11】____________. Yes, they may be physically injured, but their pride is held in one piece.
Falling down a manhole is not the best way to make a good impression. Or so I thought before coming to China. One day, cycling on Heping Li Xijie—a potholed street crowded with taxis, bicycles, three-wheel carts, and fruit and vegetable sellers, my front wheel disappeared down a hole and threw me over the handlebars. Embarrassed, I waited for the unkind laughing comments of passers-by. But when I rearranged myself and managed to laugh at my accident, a crowd of onlookers broke into a round of applause and gave me a double thumbs up. So I was able to ride away without loss of face.
But I was surprised that no one tried to help me up, or offered to pull my bike out of the hole. Perhaps it’s because I’m a foreigner—considered more of a spectator sport, than a respected member of the human race. It was later explained to me, however, that by not helping, the onlookers were allowing me to save face—mianzi. Had I been Chinese, or perhaps nose-dived in a less exaggerated way, people would not have registered my fall at all.
Stopping to help someone draws attention to the fact that they’re lying on the street in a terribly embarrassed manner. But, by pretending not to notice, passers-by allow them to recover themselves and continue their journey. Yes, they may be physically injured, but their pride is held in one piece.
选项
答案
cycling
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3450967.html
相关试题推荐
【B1】[br]【B10】[originaltext]Fallingdownamanholeisnotthebestwayto
【B1】[br]【B8】[originaltext]Fallingdownamanholeisnotthebestwaytom
【B1】[br]【B3】[originaltext]Fallingdownamanholeisnotthebestwaytom
【B1】[br]【B17】A、fallingB、fallC、failingD、failureA上下文理解。risingandfalling升降。
WatchoutforFallingSatellitesWhatIsHappening?
WatchoutforFallingSatellitesWhatIsHappening?
WatchoutforFallingSatellitesWhatIsHappening?
WatchoutforFallingSatellitesWhatIsHappening?
WatchoutforFallingSatellitesWhatIsHappening?
WatchoutforFallingSatellitesWhatIsHappening?
随机试题
Lookatthenotebelow.Youwillhearamanwhowantstobuysilktalkswiththe
WhatisthepercentageofalltheadultswhoarenowHIV-positiveinBotswana?[
InSaoPaulo,ababyboyissmiling,unawarethatacourtisdecidinghisfa
要素主义理论
关于流行性腮腺炎,下列说法正确的是A.并发睾丸炎易导致不育症 B.局部疼痛不明
某新建高速公路交工验收,沥青混凝土路面采用横向力系数测试车检测,己知该路面的抗滑
“画为心迹,境由心生”,艺术创作是一种心灵历程,是艺术家内心对自然与社会的真实体
下列关于会计职业道德和会计法律制度的区别表述中,不正确的是()。A、违反会计法
下边四个图形中,只有一个是由上边的四个图形拼合(只能通过上、下、左、右平移)而成
下列费用中,属于工程建设其他费的有()。A.研究试验费 B.建设管理费 C.
最新回复
(
0
)