英国人的性格英文(The Character of the English)
lecture4英国人的性格英国节日英国与ppt课件
• ‘Sorry’ expresses regret for an accidental disturbance or breach of manners.
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Politeness in Britain (2)
• Politeness towards women is less observed today than it used to be. It is still considered polite to give up one’s seat to a woman who is standing, to open doors for her, to help her on & off with the coat, to help her alight from the bus, to allow her to exit from the elevators first, to carry things for her, to protect her from the traffic, & so on. The maxim ‘Lady first’ is well known.
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• Self-praise is felt to be ill-bred. Self-depreciation is typically English, & mixed with their reserve, it often produces a sort of general air of indifference which appears to foreigners as a pose, difficult to understand & even irritating.
高考英语常考英美文化阅读理解专练：英国人性格特点+英国新年前夜+圣帕特里克节
8.The character of English people英国人的性格特征养成良好的答题习惯，是决定高考英语成败的决定性因素之一。
做题前，要认真阅读题目要求、题干和选项，并对答案内容作出合理预测;答题时，切忌跟着感觉走，最好按照题目序号来做，不会的或存在疑问的，要做好标记，要善于发现，找到题目的题眼所在，规范答题，书写工整;答题完毕时，要认真检查，查漏补缺，纠正错误。
The English have the reputation of being very different from all other nationalities. It is claimed that livingon an island separated from the rest of Europe has much to do with it. Whateverthe reasons, it may be fairly stated that the Englishman has developed someattitudes and habits distinguishing him from other nationalities.Broadly speaking, the Englishman is a quiet, shy, reserved person amongpeople he knows well. Before strangers he often seems inhibited, evenembarrassed. You have only to witness a railway compartment any morningor evening to see the truth. Serious-looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or dozing in a corner; no one speaks. An English wit once suggested to overseas visitors, "On entering a railway compartment shake hands with all the passengers.”Needless to say, he was not being serious. There is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior, which, if broken, makes the person immediately the object of suspicion.It is well known that the English seldom show openly extremes of enthusiasm, emotion etc. Of course, an Englishman feels no less than any other nationality. Imagine a mancommenting on the great beauty of a young girl, A man of moreemotional temperament might describe her as “a marvelous jewel",while the Englishman will flatly state “Um, she's all right". AnEnglishman may recommend a highly successful and enjoyable film tofriends by commenting, "It's not bad." The overseas visitors must not bedisappointed by this apparent lack of interest; he must realize that “allright", "not bad" are very often used with the sense of "first class", "excellent". This special use of language is particularly common in English. (277 words)◆Helper:reputation声誉claim声称，断言state说, 陈述distinguishing有区别的embarrassed 不安的doze 打盹wit风趣的人suspicion[səs'piʃən]猜疑, 怀疑temperament ['tempərəmənt] 性格flatly 平淡地◆Brief Introduction:英国处在一个与欧洲大陆相隔离的群岛上。
The English Character
S PEED READINGThe English Character 英国人的性格The English, as a race, have the reputation of being very different from all other nationalities, including their closest neighbors, the French, Belgians and Dutch. It is claimed that living on an island separated from the rest of Europe has much to do with it. Whatever the reasons it may be fairly stated that the Englishman has developed many attitudes and habits which distinguish him from other nationalities. 作为一个种族，英国人有着与所有其他民族---包括与离他们最靠近的邻国的法国人、比利时人和荷兰人，都有着非常不同的声誉。
据称，这与英国人生活在一个与欧洲其他地区分开的岛上有很大的关系。
无论是什么原因，可以公平地说，英国人已经养成了许多使他们区别于其他民族的态度和习惯。
Broadly speaking, the Englishman is a quiet,shy ,reserved person who is fully relaxed only among peopl e he knows well. In the presence of strangers or foreigners he often seems inhibited, even embarrassed. You have only to witness a commuter train any morning or evening to see the truth of this. Serious-l ooking businessmen and women sitreading their newspapers or d ozing in a corner; no one speaks. In fact, to do so woul d seem most unusual. An English wit, pretending to be giving advice to overseas visitors, once suggested, “On entering a railway compartment shake hands with all the passengers.” Needl ess to say, he was not being serious. There is an unwritten but clearly understood cod e of behavior which, if broken, makes the person immediately the object of suspicion. 一般来说，英国人是安静、害羞、保守的的人，只有对熟悉的人，他才会完全放松。
英国人的性格特征
组员：凌远翼、王慧云、任诗宇、阮芳、黄辰状
What is the English Character?
conservative 保守的 Polite 礼貌的 Modest
端庄的
Humorous 幽默的
selfconceited 自命不凡的
Individual 个人的
礼貌对于每个国家都很重要，特别是在英国。英国人待人彬彬有礼,讲话十分客气,"谢谢"。对英国人讲话也要客气,不 论他们是服务员还是司机,都要以礼相待。
Modest 端庄的
Princess Kate was a dignified and elegant temperament, to a certain extent reflects the British dignified temperament.
英国喜剧泰斗罗温· 艾金森，他创造了一种英国式的无厘头。一般人的喜剧都要笑中有泪，或笑中有针砭社会时事，《Mr.Bean》的笑中 只有笑，没有政治，也没有批评社会，但一点不令人觉得单纯搞笑。
Gentlemen
The English Genttish gentleman is composed of the knight spirit evolved, has now become the world 's a men's code of conduct. For example: Beckham, Jude Law, Leonardo – Dicaprio
Gentleman 绅士的
Tolerant 宽容的
From Churchill and Mrs Thatcher
保守与统一党（Conservative and Unionist Party），简 称保守党（Conservative Party），是英国历史最悠久的 政党，也是全国拥有最多党员的政党。
character of Englishman
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。
The British character
1，reserve保守刻板 ， 保守刻板 2, modesty谦虚谨慎 3， humor风趣幽默 4， sportsmanship体育风范 5，politeness文明友好
reserve保守刻板 保守刻板
Quality of the British, and in particular of the English, is “reserved.” A reserved person is one who does not talk very much to strangers, does not show much emotion, and seldom gets excited. It is difficult to get to know a reserved person: he never tells you anything about himself, and you may work with him for years without ever knowing where he lives, how many children he has, and what his interests are. English people tend to be like that. 在其他的欧洲人看来，英 国人，尤其是英格兰人的 最明显的特点是“沉默寡 言”。一个沉默寡言的人 不大同陌生人说话，情感 不大外露，也很少激动。 要想了解一个沉默寡言的 人很困难：他从不谈及他 的身世，即使你与他工作 数年，也许你不知道他家 住在哪里，有几个子女， 有些什么兴趣爱好。英国 人往往就是这样。
The English character英国人的性格特征
The English characterTo othe Europeans, the best known quality of the British is "reserve".A reserved person is one who does not talk very much to strangers, does not show much emotion, and seldom gets excited. It is difficult to get to know a reserved person; he never tells you anything about himself, and you may work with him for years without ever knowing where he lives, how many children he has, and what his interests are. English people tend to be like that. If they are making a journey by bus, they will do their best to find an empty seat; if by train, an empty compartment. If they have to share the compartment with a stranger, they may travel many miles without starting a conversation. If a conversation does start, personal questions like "How old are you?" or even "What is your name?" are not easily asked. Questions like "Where did you buy your watch?" or "What is your salary?" are almost impossible. Similarly, conversation in Britain is in general quiet and restrained and loud speech is considered ill-bred. This unwillingness to communicate with others is an unfortunate quality in some ways, since it tends to give the impression of coldness, and it is true that the English (except perhaps in the North) are not noted for their generosity and hospitality. On the other hand, they are perfectly human behind their barrier of reserve, and may be quite pleased when a friendly stranger or foreigner succeeds for a time in breaking the barrier down.Closely related to English reserve is English modesty. Within their hearts, the English are perhaps no less conceited than anybody else, but in their relations with others they value at least a show of modesty. Self-praise is felt to be ill-bred. If a person is, let us say, very good at tennis, and someone asks him if he is a good player, he will seldom reply "Yes," because people will think him conceited. He will probably give an answer like, "I'm not bad," or "Well, I'm very keen on tennis." This self-deprecation is typically English, and, mixed with theirreserve, it often produces a sort of general air of indifference which appears to foreigners difficult to understand and even irritating.The famous English sense of humor is similar. Its starting-point is self-deprecation, and its great enemy is conce it. It’s ideal is the ability to laugh at oneself —at one's own faults, one's own failures and embarrassments, even at one's own ideals. The criticism, "He has no sense of humor," is very commonly heard in Britain, where humor is so highly prized. A sense of humor is an attitude to life rather than the mere ability to laugh at jokes. This attitude is never cruel or disrespectful or malicious. The English do not laugh at a cripple or a madman, a tragedy or an honorable failure. Sympathy or admiration for artistic skill are felt to be stronger than laughter.Like a sense of humor, sportsmanship is an English ideal which not all Englishmen live up to. It must be realized that sport in its modern form is almost entirely a British invention. Boxing, association football, tennis and cricket were all first organized and given rules in Britain. Rules are the essence of sport, and sportsmanship is the ability to practise a sport in obedience to its rules, while also showing generosity to one's opponent and good temper in defeat. Moreover, sportsmanship as an ideal is applied to life in general. One of the most elementary rules of life is "never hit a man when he's down"─in other words, never take advantage of another person's misfortune. English school-boys often show this sense of sportsmanship to a surprisingly high degree in their relations with each other.。
大学英语课前演讲——英国人的性格文化PPT
The majority of British people are unwilling to accept new things but old-fashioned conservative ideology. British Conservative known around the world, the British view their way of doing things is the best and most reasonable. Some say the British need 20 to 40 years to accept the United States is a new thing, though a bit exaggerated remark, but not unreasonable. Britain has so far no common metric used in the world still use miles, until 1971 will be changed to decimal currency. Britain is a relatively small number of the world, one of the countries to maintain the monarchy and its conservative evident. When the invention of central air conditioning when the Americans, the British refused to be harmful to accept new things, continue to use the fireplace and electric stove.
Character of Englishmen英国人的性格
Character of EnglishmenQuality of the British, and in particular of the English, is “reserved.” A reserved perso n is one who does not talk very much to strangers, does not show much emotion, and seldom gets excited. It is difficult to get to know a reserved person: he never tells you anything about himself, and you may work with him for years without ever knowing where he lives, how many children he has, and what his interests are. English people t end to be like that. 在其他的欧洲人看来，英国人，尤其是英格兰人的最明显的特点是“沉默寡言”。
一个沉默寡言的人不大同陌生人说话，情感不大外露，也很少激动。
要想了解一个沉默寡言的人很困难：他从不谈及他的身世，即使你与他工作数年，也许你不知道他家住在哪里，有几个子女，有些什么兴趣爱好。
英国人往往就是这样。
If they are making a journey by bus they will do their best to find an empty seat; if by train, an empty compartment. If they have to share the compartment with a stranger, t hey may travel many miles without starting a conversation. If a conversation does star t, personal questions like “How old are you?” or even “What is your name?” are not e asily asked. 乘公共汽车旅行时，他们会尽量找到一个空座位；乘火车旅行时，他们会尽量找到一个空隔间。
课文 notes on the english character 英国人的性格特点 译文
英国人的性格特点E·M·福斯特1.首先，我最好和盘托出并且点明我的观点，从根本上来说，英国人的性格特点是中产阶级的性格特点。
此观点拥有详实的历史渊源，因为自18世纪末起中产阶级就成为了英国社会的主导阶级。
中产阶级凭借工业革命发家，凭借1832年的《改革法案》掌权，他们与大英帝国的崛起和构成休戚相关，他们也是19世纪文学的缔造者。
稳重、谨慎、正直、高效、缺乏想像力、虚伪是每个国家中产阶级的特点，然而在英国，上述特点也是全体英国人的特点，因为只有英国的中产阶级掌权长达150年。
拿破仑无礼地称我们为“店老板民族”。
而我们更喜欢称自己为“伟大的商业民族99后者听起来更有尊严，但是二者在本质上是相同的。
当然，英国社会还包括其他阶级，贵族阶级与贫苦阶级。
然而，批评家的眼睛只盯着中产阶级，正如他们只盯着俄国的贫苦阶级与日本的贵族阶级一样。
俄国的典型形象是农民和工人，日本的典型形象是武士，英国的典型形象是布尔先生，他头戴高顶大礼帽，身穿合体的衣服，挺着大肚皮，数着银行的大笔存款。
圣·乔治也许会蹦蹦跳跳地举起标语，发表政治演说，而约翰·布尔则会去送货。
如果基博的观点是正确的，甚至圣·乔治也曾戴上高顶大礼帽，他是一位军火承包商，并且供应质量低劣的熏肉。
最终的结果都是一样的。
2.其次，正如中产阶级是英国的核心一样，公学制度是中产阶级的核心。
这种超乎寻常的体制具有地域性，它还没有扩展到英伦三岛。
爱尔兰和苏格兰都不存在这种体制(这两个国家不在我的调查之列)，尽管这样有利于其他优秀体制的出现，比如仅限于美国某些学校所采用的阿里加体制，因为它产生于安格鲁一萨克逊中产阶级，而且只能在上述阶级中实行。
英国公学制度比充满社会与精神复杂性的大学更充分地体现了中产阶级的特性。
学生寄宿、必修运动项目、高年级同学在差使低年级同学为自己办事时必须对其行为负责，以及高度重视身材与团队精神是英国公学制度的四大特点，正是这些特点使公学的学生具有超乎寻常的影响力。
各国人民性格一览表
各国人民性格一览表世界大了，什么人都有。
因为历史、文化、环境之不同，各国人民的民族性格自然有很大差异，每一个民族也都以自己的民族性格为骄傲，而事实上，有的该骄傲——比如那些找到了科学和民主的民族；有的就不该骄傲——比如至今仍然在专制和愚昧的泥潭里自得其乐的民族。
法国人：法国人是急性子，充满革命精神和浪漫主义情怀，作为一个民族，他们的集体性格是先作，作了再想。
这就带来一种后果，没有想好，却已经捅了大漏子，只好事后慢慢弥补，法国大革命就是这种结局。
英国人：英国人讲究程序，有绅士风度，他们的集体性格是：一边想一边做。
这样有两种便利，既不落伍，也不出风头。
有了好处，自己能得益；有了坏处，自己随时可以向后转，这一点很有中国人的智慧——骑驴看唱本走着瞧。
德国人：德国人长于思考，任何一件事情，在他们没有想明白之前，是不会轻易动手的，他们的规则是：想明白了，再作；没想明白，接着想。
因此，德国人思考的时间远比干活儿的时间长，就像一杯啤酒泡沫远远多于啤酒一样——虚拟的多，务实的少。
但这不表示他们进步慢，一旦他们想清楚了，身手也是非常敏捷的。
在英国、法国都建立了自己的民族国家时，德国依然是一个四分五裂的诸侯集合，可是，当他们决定建立自己的国家之后，他们就飞快地崛起了。
美国人：美国是一个典型的实用主义国家，他们做一件事情之前，要首先建立一个模型，验证之后，再去实施。
如果做错了，他们就修正模型，从头再来。
意大利人：意大利是一个艺术化的国家。
在这里，一半是艺术家，另一半是艺术评论家，即：一半人做事，另一半人评论事情做得怎么样。
这个国家，因此而进步。
西班牙人：西班牙是一个懒散的民族，自从在南美洲掠夺了一些金银财宝之后，他们就无所事事了。
在这个国家，1/3的干活儿，1/3的人看着，另外1/3的人发牢骚。
俄罗斯人：曾经，俄罗斯是一个伟大的民族，但是现在他们又回到了起点。
原因是，在这个国家，一半人干活儿，另一半人搞破坏，两者相抵消，等于什么也没干。
英国人得性格
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Exclusiveness
UK is an island country ,English Channel separate this country from others. King James Authorized Version of the Bible and Shakespeare’s play have a very deep influence to the world .The British are proud of these achievements.
Victorian era
The Victorian era of the UnitedKingdom was the period of Queen Victoria’s Victoria’ reign from June 1837 until her death on the 22nd of January 1901. In this period ,this country finished it’s first industry it’ revolution and had a great improvement in literature . Modesty has become a main stream for they coming into a civilized times .
reserve
People in UK is reserved just like his nickname . They do not talk very much to strangers, do not show much emotion, and seldom gets excited. Britain is still a constitutional monarchy and never change it .ຫໍສະໝຸດ Queen Elizabeth
英国人的性格(英文)
第一章
为什么需要管理情绪
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Temperament
Conservatism
Conservatism
Self-control Self-control
Self-control, the quality of not being excited, not losing one’s temper, is extraordinarily highly valued in Britain. Quarrelsomeness, violence, truculence, trouble-making these are profoundly taboo.
第一章
为什么需要管理情绪
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Temperament
Conservatism
Self-control
The traditional opening times of pubs
Conservatism
10 am - 2pm
Self-control
5pm - 11pm
第一章
为什么需要管理情绪
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Temperament
The British Character
第一章
为什么需要管理情绪
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第一章
为什么需要管理情绪
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Conservatism
The British people are usually considered rather conservative. Their conservative attitude usually includes two aspects; an acceptance of things that are familiar, and an inclination to be suspicious of anything that is strange or foreign.
课文 notes on the english character 英国人的性格特点 译文
英国人的性格特点E·M·福斯特1.首先，我最好和盘托出并且点明我的观点，从根本上来说，英国人的性格特点是中产阶级的性格特点。
此观点拥有详实的历史渊源，因为自18世纪末起中产阶级就成为了英国社会的主导阶级。
中产阶级凭借工业革命发家，凭借1832年的《改革法案》掌权，他们与大英帝国的崛起和构成休戚相关，他们也是19世纪文学的缔造者。
稳重、谨慎、正直、高效、缺乏想像力、虚伪是每个国家中产阶级的特点，然而在英国，上述特点也是全体英国人的特点，因为只有英国的中产阶级掌权长达150年。
拿破仑无礼地称我们为“店老板民族”。
而我们更喜欢称自己为“伟大的商业民族99后者听起来更有尊严，但是二者在本质上是相同的。
当然，英国社会还包括其他阶级，贵族阶级与贫苦阶级。
然而，批评家的眼睛只盯着中产阶级，正如他们只盯着俄国的贫苦阶级与日本的贵族阶级一样。
俄国的典型形象是农民和工人，日本的典型形象是武士，英国的典型形象是布尔先生，他头戴高顶大礼帽，身穿合体的衣服，挺着大肚皮，数着银行的大笔存款。
圣·乔治也许会蹦蹦跳跳地举起标语，发表政治演说，而约翰·布尔则会去送货。
如果基博的观点是正确的，甚至圣·乔治也曾戴上高顶大礼帽，他是一位军火承包商，并且供应质量低劣的熏肉。
最终的结果都是一样的。
2.其次，正如中产阶级是英国的核心一样，公学制度是中产阶级的核心。
这种超乎寻常的体制具有地域性，它还没有扩展到英伦三岛。
爱尔兰和苏格兰都不存在这种体制(这两个国家不在我的调查之列)，尽管这样有利于其他优秀体制的出现，比如仅限于美国某些学校所采用的阿里加体制，因为它产生于安格鲁一萨克逊中产阶级，而且只能在上述阶级中实行。
英国公学制度比充满社会与精神复杂性的大学更充分地体现了中产阶级的特性。
学生寄宿、必修运动项目、高年级同学在差使低年级同学为自己办事时必须对其行为负责，以及高度重视身材与团队精神是英国公学制度的四大特点，正是这些特点使公学的学生具有超乎寻常的影响力。
英国人性格特点
Layout of the assignmentEssay writing of Unit 1 the English CharacterWhich aspect of the English character impresses you the most? Why?The Character of the British--Conservative邹扬英语学院2015级14班学号：150111421Part One: ConservativeWhen it comes to the British characters, I’ll think many aspects, including modesty, humor and so on. What impresses me most is conservative.The English people have strong belief in conservative. They are unwilling to accept new things but old-fashioned conservative ideology. Here are some examples to show it.Firstly, England is one of the few countries who still keep the monarchy, and the monarchy as nominal head of the state still exists in the highly developed capitalist country. Besides, as the first country to complete the industrial revolution, Britain refused to introduce decimal system, and they doesn’t use metric system which works as a common criterion in the world, instead, they use mile. In addition to the well-known fact that they still use their traditional system of weights and measurements, for example when the invention of central air conditioner was born in America, the British refused to accept it but continue to use fireplaces and electric stoves. So it’s difficult to say goodbye to the past for Britain.Part Two: The possible causes of conservativeAs the former mentions, we know various examples formed the British conservation, and various causes come together to produce the British character.On one hand is the cause of the location. As we know, England is an island, cut off the English C hannel it and outside world, British didn’t even see themselves as Europeans. So the less communication they start, the more difficult they will accept new things. On the other hand, British history of this nation are very proud of, they are so devout believes in their nation that they think their things are best and wonderful. In their opinion, change isn’t useful.In a word, Social geographical location and unique history of civilization makes the country the British created the current characterPart Three: ConclusionAll in all, it’s the British conservative, which makes an important role in British life. But I think British should realize the importance of learning new things, and try to learn something new on the basis of its original to improve. Anyway, the British character, conservative, is necessary to be improved.。
高级英语6 lesson10 英国人的性格笔记
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人物密切关联，代表着与传统农业相联系、根植于家乡土 地并与大自然和谐共处的生存方式，也代表着古老英国的
土地资产和精神传统。
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Maurice is something from forster`s bottom drawer.It was writen in 1913-1914, but not published until after his
would imagine he could have been more honest and therefore more successful.
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Hale Waihona Puke 5.《印度之旅》1924 A Passage to India
6.《莫瑞斯 》
1971 Maurice
7.《小说的几个方面》
1927 Aspects of the Novel
8.《阿宾哲收获集》
1936 Abinger Harvest,
A Passage to India is Forster`s masterpiece
《印度之行》是现实主义、象征意境和哲学洞察力 的完美结合。小说标题取自美国诗人沃尔特・惠特曼 的诗歌《印度之 行》(APassagetoIndia)。诗中的印 度象征着灵魂的归宿,而福斯特笔下的印度也同样超 越了其地理含义,它代表着浩瀚的宇宙。小说家通过 “阐释人类在一个我们迄今尚无法理解 的宇宙世界 中所面临的困境”来找寻“一个 更加持久的人类之 家”。 • 小说情节的发展是借助英印双方为消除彼此隔阂而作 出的各种尝试和努力来展开的。第一次是由英国官方 组织的“联谊会”:会上英国人和印度人之间相互排 斥、隔离的场面强化了人类群体互不相容的感觉。双 方的敌意和缺少沟通使这一次“联接”以失败告终— ——英国人与印度人之间的鸿沟进一步加深。
TheEnglishCharacter分析
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一个保守的人不大与
陌生人交谈，感情不大外 露，也很少情绪激昂。要 了解一个保守的人很难。 他从不告诉你关于他自己 的任何情况。你有可能和 这样一个人在一起工作多 年，而不知他住在哪里， 有几个孩子，对什么感兴 趣。英国人往往就是这样。
how long time, all people
毫无怨言。 )
still quiet, have no complaint.
• British people keen on charity, across the country big or small charitable shops selling through donated items to charity work for all kinds of fundraising.
2、Polite文明友好
1.civilzed 2.consecratory （奉献的）
• The UK in Eurothe
• (英国是欧洲公认的"君 子国"，社会文明有序，
"hypocrite ", the society is
井井有条。在公车站、
it is also of interest to the
United States , Britain,
European countries or the
former British colony.
This also reflects the
British arrogant attitude
即使有报道，也
美文——英国性格
The English CharacterTo other Europeans, the best known quality of the British,and in particular of the English, is “reserved”.A reserved person is one who does not talk very much to strangers,does not show much emotion, and seldom gets excited.It is difficult to get to know a reserved person:he never tells you anything about himself,and you may work with him for years without ever knowing where he lives,how many children he has, and what his interests are.English people tend to be like that.Closely related to English reserve is English modesty.Within their hearts, the English are perhaps no less conceited than anybody else,but in their relations with others they value at least a show of modesty.Self－praise is felt to be impolite.If a person is, let us say,very good at tennis and someone asks him if he is a good player,he will seldom reply “Y es,”because people will think him conceited.He will probably give an answer like,“I’m not bad,” o r “I think I’m very good,” or “Well, I’m very keen on tennis.”Even if he had managed to reach the finals in last year’s local championships,he would say it in such a way as to suggest that it was only due to a piece of good luck.Since reserve and modesty are part of his own nature,the typical English tends to expect them in others.He secretly looks down on more excitable nations,and likes to think of himself as more reliable than they are.He doesn’t trust big promises and open shows of feelings,especially i f they are expressed in flowery language.He doesn’t trust self－praise of any kind.This applies not only to what other people may tell him about themselves orally,but to the letters they may write to him.To those who are fond of flowery expressions,the Englishman may appear uncomfortably cold.。
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★ 4th
Humorous
4
The sense of humor is highly valued in England.
Its starting-point is self-dispraise, and its great enemy is conceit. Its object is the ability to laugh at oneself---at one’s own faults, one’s own failure, even at one’s own ideals.
reserved
modest
conservative
humorous
sportsmanship
★ 1th reserved
1 The best-known quality of the English is being 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； 寡言的；矜持的；
Character of the English
In your mind, what is an English like?
conservative
polite
gentle
humorous
selfconceited
sportsman ship
cold
practical
Typical English character
★5th sportsmanship
5 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, （英式橄榄球） hockey（曲棍球）, tennis and cricket（板球） （曲棍球） （板球） were all first organized and given rules in Britain.
Why are the English like that?
Geographic location History
Thank you !
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 he’s down”
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."
Reserved Person
The English seem to be quiet most of the time.
When making a journey, they may try their best to find an empty seat or compartment. ( 车厢 )
What a typical Englishman think? • He secretly looks down on more excitable nations, and likes to think of himself as more reliable than they. • He doesn’t trust big promises and open shows of feelings. • To those who are fond of flowery expressions, the Englishman may appear uncomfortably cold.
However, they are really human and pleased when other people succeed in breaking the silence.
★ 2th modest
2 Within their hearts, the English are perhaps no less conceited than anybody else, but in their relations with others they value at least a show of modesty.
The conservativeness of the 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 who still keeps the monarchy（君主政体）. • the English refused to use central heating , they prefer fireplace and electric stove.
Sportsmanship
Rules are the essence of sport, and sportsmanship is the ability to practice a sport according to its rules, while also showing generosity to one’s opponent and good temper in defeat.
★ 3th conservative
3 The conservativeness of the English is famous all over the world. However, the English never think it is 守旧的，保守的
Modest： ：
Adj. 谦虚的，谦逊的， 谦虚的，谦逊的，谦恭的
“I’m not bad.” “I think I’m very good.” “Well, I’m very fond of it.”
"I know the trouble I am causing you, but would you mind。。。 " 。。。? 。。。 "I don't really like to ask you, but。。。 。。。" 。。。
The English’s 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! There's a fly in my soup!" ----"Please don't speak so loudly, sir," said the waiter, "or everyone will want one."