奥运英语文化交流与礼仪部分：关于他们的国家

　　内容选自《北京奥运会志愿者培训教材》—英语

　　二.文化交流与礼仪部分

　　第一节 关于他们国家的人民 about the People in Other Country

　　【C＝Chinese, W=Westerner】

　　1. C: Do most people in your country value their family or career more?

　　你们国家大多数的人是以家庭为重还是以事业为重？

　　W1: Personally, I value my career more. But I think most people give family and career equal value.

　　就我个人来说，我更重视事业。但是我觉得大部分人都是事业与家庭并重。

　　W2: It's hard to say. Everyone is different.

　　很难说。每个人都不一样。

　　2.C: What do the people my age love to do the most in your country?

　　你们国家像我这样年纪的人最喜欢做什么？

　　W1: They love to have fun. They love to have parties and spend time with their friends.

　　他们爱玩，喜欢各种聚会，跟朋友们在一起。

　　W2: They are crazy about sports. They love to practice them and they love to watch them.

　　他们热爱体育运动，喜欢观看也喜欢参与其中。

　　3.C:How are the people in your country different from the people in China?

　　你们国家的人和中国人有什么不同？

　　W:The people here care about their families more than people in my country do.

　　中国人比我们国家的人更顾家。

　　4. C: What's the population of your city?

　　你所在城市的人口是多少？

　　W1: I really don't know.

　　我真的不知道。

　　W2:About four million. It seems small compared to Beijing.

　　大约有四百万吧。跟北京的人口比起来恐怕要少。