双语阅读PowerofPersonality性格的力量

PowerofPersonality性格的力量Abidemi:SoRory,inthelast conversation weweretalkingaboutchanging yourpersonality andyouneversaidwhatyouthoughtofthat.阿比德米：罗瑞，上次我们讨论了改变个性，可是你没有说你的想法。Rory:Well,Ithink,Ithink whenyoulearn alanguageoftenyour personalitydoeschange. Inoticewithmystudentsthatthey oftenseemquitedifferentwhentheyspeakEnglishtowhentheyspeakJapanese. rmnotsureifthat'saIanguage thingoracultural thingButImeanyouspeakmorethan oneIanguage.罗瑞：我认为，在学习其他语言以后，你的个性就会发生改变。我注意到，我的学生在说英语和日语时完全不同。我不确定这是否与语言或文化有关。我知道，你不只会一种语言。Abidemi:Yes,Ido.阿比德米：没错。Rory: Doyouthinkyourpersonality isdifferentineachIanguage?罗瑞：你在说不同语言时性格有不同吗？Abidemi:That'sareallygoodquestion. Justthinkingofitright now, Ithinkmaybeforme it'smoreaquestionofthe culturebecauseIthink when Iam inanenvironmentwhereI'mexpectedtobemoreextroverted,Itendtotrytoliveuptothat.阿比德米：这是一个非常好的问题。就目前来说，我认为这是文化问题，因为当我在一个应该更外向的环境中时，我会尽量达到这一预期。Rory: Right.罗瑞：好。Abidemi: Itendtotrytobemorecheerful,moreopen,morefriendlyorfriendlier,Ishouldsay.ButwhenrmsomewherewhereIknowthatit's expectedofmetobequieter,Idotendtobecomemorequiet.阿比德米：我会尽量更开朗、更开放、更友好。但是当我在应该更安静的环境中时，我会保持安静。Rory: Right.罗瑞：好。Abidemi:SoIdon'tknow.That'sareallygoodquestion.阿比德米：我也不太清楚。不过这是个好问题。Rory:Anddoyouthinktheremightbesomethinginlanguageswhichmakethemlikeamoreextroverted Ianguageoramoreintroverted Ianguage? LikeIthinkabout Italians-maybeit'sastereotypeofItalians, buttheyseemtobeveryextrovertedandthe Ianguageseemstohelptheminthatextroversion罗瑞：在你看来，是不是语言中的某些东西让人们的性格发生了变化？比如更外向的语言或更内向的语言？我认为意大利人，也许这是人们对意大利人的刻板印象，不过意大利人看起来非常外向，而且看起来意大利语助推了意大利人的外向性格。Abidemi: That'strue.That'sverytrue.That'sagoodquestion becauseI'mjusttryingtothinkofculture andlanguagesingeneral, andthere's that debate ofhow culturesandIanguagesare intertwined.Is itthe culture thatcamefirstorisitthe Ianguage thatmadetheculturethewayitis.SoI don't know.Ireallydon'tknow.ButIwouldlovetoreadmoreresearch andfindout.阿比德米：没错。的确是这样。这是一个很好的问题，我在从总体上来考虑文化和语言，人们在辩论文化和语言是如何互相交织在一起的。是先有文化还是语言塑造了文化？我也不知道。虽然我不知道，但是我很想阅读更多研究，找出答案。Rory:Yeah.Imean,InoticedsinceImovedtoAsia,tocountries like JapanandKorea,thepeople do seemmoreintrovertedandtheIanguage alsoseemsmoreintrovertedSoIwonder if theIanguageor likeyou say,Iwonderwhichcamefirst,theIanguageortheculture?罗瑞：嗯。我搬到亚洲以后发现，日本和韩国等国家的民众看起来更内向，他们的语言也更内向。就像你说的，我也想知道是先有语言还是先有文化？Abidemi:AndIthinktoaddontothat,when1thinkofAsian studentsthatI'venoticedspeakingEnglish,whichtosomepeopleisamoreextrovertedIanguage,theyalwaysseemmoreconfident.阿比德米：除此之外，我注意到，因为英语是偏外向的语言，所以亚洲学生在说英语时，看上去也更自信。Rory:Yeah.罗瑞：对。AbidemiTheyseemfriendlier.Theyseemmoreopentotalkingaboutthemselves,theirfamily life.ButwhenyoutalktothemintheirnativeIanguage, itseemsliketheyrevertbacktotheirculturalnormswhichwouldprobablybeless...阿比德米：他们看上去更友好。更愿意谈论自己的情况和家庭生活。但是当你用他们的母语和他们谈话时，他们会回归他们的文化规范，不太愿意谈太多。Rory: Right,yes.罗瑞：对，没错。Abidemi:Yeah,somaybethereissomethingthere.阿比德米：对，也许有值得研究的东西。Rory:Yeah.AndIguessthecultureoverhereinAsiancountries ispeoplearelesslikelytoshare information.There'sless-Imean,intheWestespecially recently, there'squiteapressureonyoutobemoreopen.罗瑞：对。我认为这是亚洲国家的文化，人们不太愿意共享信息。在西方国家尤其是最近，人们面临着很大压力，要越来越开放。Abidemi:That'strue.阿比德米：没错。Rory:Whereasmaybein Korea,JapanandChina, peoplearemoreclosed andjust havedifferent boundaries.罗瑞：可是在韩国、日本和中国等国，人们更为封闭，有不同的界限。Abidemi: I'mjust trying to think ofAfricancountries,likebeingaNigerian myself,we'vehadtheissueofcolonization andwheretheWesternBritishcultureisvalorized.Socomingfromthataspect,Iwonderbeforehowwewere.Werewemoreintroverted?Becauseinalotofwayswe'reverysimilartoAsiancultures andAsian values.Wehavealotofthataswell. Butnowit's truethatbeing abletospeakEnglishandexpressyourself inamoreWesternwayisalot.Itweighsalot. Itmeansalot,sopeoplereallyenjoythat.Peoplereallytaketheirvaluefromthat.阿比德米：我在想非洲国家的情况，我是尼日利亚人，我们有殖民问题，政府推行西方国家英国的文化。所以从这方面来看，我想知道我们以前是什么样子的。我们更内向吗？因为我们的很多生活方式和亚洲国家以及亚洲价值观更相似。我们也有很多亚洲的文化。但是现在我们说英语，用更西方的方式表达自己。现在西方的文化更盛行。人们很喜欢。人们从西方文化中获取价值观。Rory: Right.罗瑞：好。Abidemi:Soyeah,I think it'sareally interesting topic.阿比德米：我认为这是一个值得深思的话题。Rory:BecauseImeanpeopleoftenseeEnglandorBritishpeopleasabit introverted andabitquiet, abitcoldandyetwesharethesameIanguageasAmerica.Andpeopletendtothinkthat peoplefromNorthAmericaarequitebrashandextroverted.罗瑞：人们通常认为英国人更内向，很安静，有点冷漠，可是我们和美国说同样的语言。人们倾向于认为北美人很傲慢，更外向。Abidemi:That'strue.阿比德米：没错。Rory:SolikeIsaidit'smoreculturaltha