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1、M6 U3 Reading 阅读材料中英文对照版Hi, everyone. My names Ma Li. I need some help with my homework-itsabout cultural differences. Can I sit down and talk to you?Hi, Ma Li, Im Waled from Brunei.And Im Peter, from the UK. Nice to meet you.Nice to meet you, too. Can you tell me about some cultural differences you
2、have found?Waled, why dont you tell her about the British teacher who opened thepresent as soon as he received it at the end-of-term ceremony?Oh, I already know about that one. My American friend Jack did the samething.Well, its what we do in the West. Its rude not to open a present whensomeone give
3、s you one. We like to see how the person reacts. We think itsstrange not to open it! What would be another cultural difference . let methink. Well, I once went to an acquaintances wedding in Korea and I wasvery surprised.Why was that?Well, they had a live hen and a rooster as a part of the wedding c
4、eremony.Live chickens?Yes. Roosters are supposed to drive bad spirits away from the weddingceremony, and hens are thought to ensure good luck for the marriage. Duringthe ceremony, the hen laid an egg, and everyone congratulated the new couplebecause it was considered very lucky.Thats interesting! In
5、 Brunei, at wedding receptions men and women have tosit in separate areas-the men with the bridegroom, and the women with thebride. Another difference is that while we serve food, soft drinks, tea andcoffee, alcohol is not permitted at the wedding reception-in fact, alcohol isaltogether prohibited i
6、n Brunei. And you probably wouldnt get much sleep ifyou lived near where a wedding reception was being held. Thats because weplay loud drums to celebrate the wedding for hours afterwards, and sometimeseven throughout the night!Throughout the night?Yeah, people get used to it.So what other things do
7、you do in your country that are different from othercountries, Waled?Well, you know in many countries people point with their first finger.However, in Brunei that can cause offence, so we use our thumb to point. Itsquite funny watching the new foreign teachers trying to adjust to doing that.Another
8、thing is, if you came to Brunei, you would have to take off yourshoes before going into someones house. Many foreigners have troublegetting accustomed to it.But what is really interesting is that there are sometimes great culturaldifferences even between native English speakers. I am always amazed a
9、t howAmericans are so different from us Brits. Even though we share the samelanguage-with different accents, of course-our customs are not always alike.Really?Yes. For example, I have fond childhood memories of Bonfire Night, but myAmerican friends are not familiar with that particular festival.Well
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