首页
登录
职称英语
【B1】 [br] 【B8】 [originaltext] Falling down a manhole is not the best way to m
【B1】 [br] 【B8】 [originaltext] Falling down a manhole is not the best way to m
游客
2024-02-14
17
管理
问题
【B1】 [br] 【B8】
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
loss
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3450974.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Medicine,law,andtheologyareknownasthelearnedprofessi
[originaltext]IgrewupinahousewheretheTVwasseldomturnedonandwi
[originaltext]IgrewupinahousewheretheTVwasseldomturnedonandwi
[originaltext]IgrewupinahousewheretheTVwasseldomturnedonandwi
[originaltext]MenandwomenintheUnitedStateswhowanttobecomedoctors
[originaltext]Youngteacher:I’msorry,I’mlateagain.Thetrafficisterrible
[originaltext]Membersofthecitycouncilanddistinguishedguests,itism
[originaltext]Membersofthecitycouncilanddistinguishedguests,itism
[originaltext]Membersofthecitycouncilanddistinguishedguests,itism
[originaltext]MoreandmorepeopleareimmigratingintotheUnitedStates.
随机试题
在下列( )情况下,适宜采用直接销售的方式。A.旅行社在客源地的声誉尚未确立
肝损伤病人手术后最常见的并发症是A.出血 B.肠梗阻 C.胆瘘 D.膈下脓
A.0kN·m B. C.4kN·m(外侧受拉) D.4kN·m(内侧受拉
下列成分的水溶液,经振摇能产生肥皂样泡沫的是A.皂苷 B.蒽醌 C.生物碱
对该患者紧急处理措施中首要的是A、积极补充血容量 B、立即采取止血措施 C、
研究显示,约200万年前,人类开始使用石器处理食物,例如切肉和捣碎植物。与此同时
男,7岁。右下后牙疼痛1周,脸肿3天。检查,大面积龋坏,II度松动,叩疼(++)
某货运公司购入10辆斯太尔卡车,汽车销售商以购货发票金额为这些卡车投保50万元,
某市博览中心的机电工程由某安装公司总承包,合同约定安装公司负责设备釆购、施工和试
22岁未婚女性,最近阴道少量出血一周,2天来右下腹疼痛伴恶心,平时月经规律,末次
最新回复
(
0
)