―Do you think our basketballers played very well yesterday? ---―――――――. A. They were not nervous at all B. They were still young
C. They played naturally D. They couldn’t have done better
汉英碰撞: 不少同学会误选B选项,因为按照中国人的习惯,如果觉得队员表现得不好,可能会很含蓄地说:“他们还很年轻”或“他们还很嫩”。但西方人就比较直接,打得好他们会直接表扬,打得不好他们也会直接批评。A、C选项则都没有直接回答问题。(答案为D)
―Shall I help you with that suitcase?
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A. It’s all right, thanks
B. Yes, go ahead please
C. I do not want to trouble you too much
D. No, please do not do it
汉英碰撞: 当别人想要帮助你而你也需要别人帮助,但又不好意思直接说时,中国人一般会说“那样太麻烦你了”之类的话,所以同学很容易误选C。而西方人则要就要,不要就不要。A选项表示接受帮助并表示感谢,B、D选项则都不礼貌。(答案为A)