英国人的性格英文(The-Character-of-the-English)

Characterofthe

EnglishTypicalEnglishcharacterreservedmodesthumoroussportsmanshipconservative1Thebest-knownqualityoftheEnglishisbeingreserved.

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reservedreserved:adj.(ofapersonorhischaracter)slowtoshowfeelingsorexpressopinions,disposition,manner,etc.寡言的；矜持的；

ReservedPersonTheEnglishseemtobequietmostofthetime.Whenmakingajourney,theymaytrytheirbesttofindanemptyseatorcompartment.(车厢)However,theyarereallyhumanandpleasedwhenotherpeoplesucceedinbreakingthesilence.★2th

modest

2Withintheirhearts,theEnglishareperhapsnolessconceitedthananybodyelse,butintheirrelationswithotherstheyvalueatleastashowofmodesty.

Modest：Adj.谦虚的，谦逊的，谦恭的

modestyCloselyrelatedtoEnglishreserveisEnglishmodesty.Withintheirhearts,theEnglishareperhapsnolessconceitedthananybodyelse,butintheirrelationswithotherstheyvalueatleastashowofmodesty.Self-praiseisfelttobeimpolite.与英国人的缄默密切相关的是英国人的谦虚。在英国人的内心，他们的自负不亚于任何其他的民族。但在与别人交往时，他们注重谦虚，起码要表现出一种谦虚的姿态。自夸被认为是不礼貌的。“I’mnotbad.”

“IthinkI’mverygood.”

“Well,I’mveryfondofit.”Ifapersonisverygoodattennisandsomeoneaskshimifheisagoodplayer,hewillseldomreply“Yes,”becausepeoplewillthinkhimconceited.Hewillprobablygiveananswerlike,“I’mnotbad,”or“Well,I’mverykeenontennis.”Evenifhehadmanagedtoreachthefinalsinlastyear’slocalchampionships,hewouldsayitinsuchawayastosuggestthatitwasonlyduetoapieceofgoodluck.

如果一个人网球打得很好，当有人问他是不是一个网球好手时，他很少会回答说“是”，因为如果他回答“是”，人们会认为他很自负。他很可能会这样回答：“还不错。”或者“我觉得我还行。”或者“嗯，我挺喜欢打网球。”即使他在去年当地的网球锦标赛上打入了决赛，他也许会说只是碰上了好运气。

"IknowthetroubleIamcausingyou,butwouldyoumind。。。?"

"Idon'treallyliketoaskyou,but。。。"

3TheconservativenessoftheEnglishisfamousallovertheworld.However,theEnglishneverthinkitisimproper.

Conservative:Adj.守旧的，保守的

★3thconservativeTheconservativenessof

theEnglishTheEnglishdoesnotusemetricsystemwhichworksasacommoncriterionintheworld,instead,theyusemile.

Englandisoneofthefewcountrieswhostillkeepsthemonarchy（君主政体）.theEnglishrefusedtousecentralheating,theypreferfireplaceandelectricstove.

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Humorous4ThesenseofhumorishighlyvaluedinEngland.

Itsstarting-pointisself-dispraise,anditsgreatenemyisconceit.Itsobjectistheabilitytolaughatoneself---atone’sownfaults,one’sownfailure,evenatone’sownideals.BritishHumorEnglishhumorAmanaskedforamealinarestaurant.Thewaiterbroughtthefoodandputitonthetable.Afteramoment,themancalledthewaiterandsaid:----"Waiter!Waiter!There'saflyinmysoup!"----"Pleasedon'tspeaksoloudly,sir,"saidthewaiter,"oreveryonewillwantone."EnglishhumorAnEnglishteacherwrotethesewordsonthewhiteboard:"womanwithouthermanisnothing".Theteacherthenaskedthestudentstopunctuatethewordscorrectly.Themenwrote:"Woman,withoutherman,isnothing."Thewomenwrote:"Woman!Withouther,manisnothing."Mr.Bean(搞笑）憨豆先生在火车上（Mr.BeanonaTrain)_标清.flv★5thsportsmanship5Likeasenseofhumor,thisisanEnglishidealwhichnotallEnglishmenliveupto.sportsmanship：n.运动精神Boxing,rugby（英式橄榄球）,football,hockey（曲棍球）,tennisandcricket（板球）

wereallfirstorganizedandgivenrulesinBritain.Rulesaretheessenceofsport,andsportsmanshipistheabilitytopracticeasportaccordingtoitsrules,whilealsoshowinggenerositytoone’sopponentandgoodtemperindefeat.Sportsmanship“straightfromtheshoulder”isusedtodescribeawell-aimed,strongcriticism“belowthebelt”isusedtodescribeanunfaircriticismOneofthemostelementaryrulesoflifeis“neverhitamanwhenhe’sdown”

SportsmanshipHesecretlylooksdownonmoreexcitablenations,andlikestothinkofhimselfasmorereliablethanthey.

Hedoesn’ttrustbigpromisesandopenshowsoffe