英国人的性格英文版

1、Character of theEnglish,In your mind, what is an English like?,Typical English character, 1th reserved,reserved: adj. (of a person or his character) slow to show feelings or express opinions, disposition, manner, etc. 寡言的；矜持的；,Reserved Person,The English seem to be quiet most of the time.,When makin

2、g a journey, they may try their best to find an empty seat or compartment. ( 车厢 ),However, they are really human and pleased when other people succeed in breaking the silence., 2th modest,Modest： Adj. 谦虚的，谦逊的，谦恭的,“Im not bad.”,“I think Im very good.”,“Well, Im very fond of it.”,I know the trouble I

3、am causing you, but would you mind。? ,I dont really like to ask you, but。,Conservative: Adj. 守旧的，保守的, 3th conservative,The conservativeness ofthe English,The English does not use metric system which works as a common criterion in the world, instead, they use mile. England is one of the few countries

4、 who still keeps the monarchy（君主政体）. the English refused to use central heating , they prefer fireplace and electric stove., 4th Humorous,Its starting-point is self-dispraise, and its great enemy is conceit. Its object is the ability to laugh at oneself-at ones own faults, ones own failure, even at

5、ones own ideals.,The Englishs Humor,English humor,A man asked for a meal in a restaurant. The waiter brought the food and put it on the table. After a moment, the man called the waiter and said: -Waiter! Waiter! Theres a fly in my soup! -Please dont speak so loudly, sir, said the waiter, or everyone

6、 will want one.,English humor,An English teacher wrote these words on the whiteboard: woman without her man is nothing. The teacher then asked the students to punctuate the words correctly. The men wrote: Woman, without her man, is nothing. The women wrote: Woman! Without her, man is nothing.,5th sp

7、ortsmanship,Like a sense of humor, this is an English ideal which not all Englishmen live up to.,sportsmanship ： n. 运动精神,Boxing, rugby（英式橄榄球）, football, hockey（曲棍球）, tennis and cricket（板球） were all first organized and given rules in Britain.,Rules are the essence of sport, and sportsmanship is the a

8、bility to practice a sport according to its rules, while also showing generosity to ones opponent and good temper in defeat.,Sportsmanship,“straight from the shoulder” is used to describe a well-aimed, strong criticism,“below the belt” is used to describe an unfair criticism,One of the most elementary rules of life is “never hit a man when hes down”,Sportsmanship,He secretly looks down on more excitable nations, and likes to think of himself as more reliable than they. He doesnt trust big promises and open shows of feelings. To those who are fond of flowery expressions, the Engli