We all know that Britain and the US are two countries connected by a common language. But in fact, the differences are more fun to observe, as BBC did in a recent story called 8 Situations When Britons Behave Differently From Americans. Below Teens has picked out four for you. Take a look.
眾所周知，英國(guó)與美國(guó)因?yàn)槭褂猛环N語(yǔ)言而有諸多相似之處。但事實(shí)上，探尋英美文化間的差異更加有趣。近日，BBC就刊登了一篇文章，題為“八種情境：英美人的不同表現(xiàn)”。下面我們就來(lái)看看其中的四種情況：
1. When someone knocks into you
被撞后什么反應(yīng)？
If someone bumps into an American, the victim will most likely look the accidental aggressor in the face and expect an apology. If, however, the victim happens to be British, chances are that the victim will say “sorry” before the other can make his or her own apology.
如果被撞的是美國(guó)人，他們大都會(huì)直視冒失者，希望對(duì)方道歉。而相反，如果被撞的碰巧是英國(guó)人，他們則很可能會(huì)在撞人者開(kāi)口道歉之前先說(shuō)“對(duì)不起”。
2. When you get dressed for dinner
晚宴穿什么？
Britons don’t all change into evening dress for supper like what you may have seen in popular TV shows like Downton Abbey. But they do tend to make an effort when going out for dinner somewhere nice. Americans, however, will probably wear a casual shirt to a fancy eatery.
享用晚餐時(shí)，英國(guó)人雖然不會(huì)像熱門英劇《唐頓莊園》中那樣人人身著晚禮服，但在去高級(jí)餐廳就餐時(shí)也會(huì)在穿著上頗下一番功夫。而美國(guó)人則可能穿一件休閑襯衫就出入高級(jí)餐館。
3. When you don’t finish your food
飯菜沒(méi)吃完時(shí)怎么辦？
Britons wouldn’t think to take the leftovers home when dining out at a restaurant. They think the food is somehow “tainted” once they’ve poked at it with a knife and fork. In the US, wrapping it up to take home is a standard practice.
外出就餐時(shí)，英國(guó)人不會(huì)將剩飯剩菜打包帶走，因?yàn)樵谒麄兛磥?lái)食物一旦被刀叉“染指”后便被“玷污”了。然而對(duì)美國(guó)人而言，打包剩菜則是一種慣例。
4. When you get into a taxi
乘出租車時(shí)什么表現(xiàn)？
Britons will give the cab driver an address, then assume that’s it for the interaction until it’s time to pay. Even if they’re being taken in a roundabout way, they’re very unlikely to say anything. In the US, however, most passengers think nothing of telling the driver what route to take after telling him or her the destination.
英國(guó)人在告訴司機(jī)目的地之后就會(huì)秉承全程“零交流”的原則，直至下車付錢才開(kāi)口。甚至在看見(jiàn)司機(jī)繞路時(shí)，他們也會(huì)一言不發(fā)。而美國(guó)人則恰恰相反，大多數(shù)乘客都會(huì)在告訴司機(jī)目的地后，自己指揮行車路線；并且覺(jué)得這并無(wú)不妥。
