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W: Our topic today is about something that foreigners nearly always say when they visit Britain. It's "Why are the British so cold?" And they're talking about the British personality— the famous British "reserve". It means that we aren't very friendly...we aren't very open.
女：我們今天的話題有關于最近外國人到英國之后常說的一件事。就是“為什么英國人都很冷漠？”他們說的是英國人的性格--著名的英式“保守”。意思是我們不怎么友好……不怎么開放。
M: So, do you think it's true?
男：那么，你覺得是真的嗎？
W: It's a difficult one. So many people who visit Britain say it's difficult to make friends with British people. They say we're cold, reserved, unfriendly...
女：很難說。所以很多到英國的人都說不容易跟英國人交朋友。他們會說我們冷漠，保守，不友好……
M: I think it's true. Look at Americans or Australians. They speak the same language, but they're much more open. And you see it when you travel, people--I mean strangers-- speak to you on the street or on the train. British people seldom speak on the train, or the bus. Not in London, anyway.
男：我覺得這是真的。看看美國人和澳大利亞人。他們同樣說英語，但是他們要更開放。而且你旅行的時候會看到，人們--我是說陌生人--會在大街上或者火車上跟你搭話。而英國人在火車上或者公交車上很少說話。至少在倫敦是這樣。
W: "Not in London". That's it. Capital cities are full of tourists and are never friendly. People are different in other parts of the country.
女：“至少在倫敦。”那就是了。首都城市全是游客，而且從來不友好。在英國其他地方的人們不一樣。
M: Not completely. I met a woman once, an Italian. She'd been working in Manchester for two years, and no one--not one of her colleagues--had ever invited her to their home. They were friendly to her at work, but nothing else. She couldn't believe it. She said that would never happen in Italy.
男：不完全是。我有一次遇到一位女士，意大利人。她在曼徹斯特工作了兩年，沒有人--一個同事都沒有--曾經邀請她去他們家做客過。他們在工作中對她很友好，但是到此為止。她簡直不能相信。她說在意大利這從來不會發生。
W: You know what they say— "an Englishman's home is his castle". It's really difficult to get inside.
女：他們都說--“一位英國紳士的家就是他的城堡。”確實很難進去。
M: Yeah. It's about being private. You go home to your house and your garden and you close the door. It's your place.
男：是的，這有關隱私。你回到帶花園的家中，關上門。就是你的天地了。
W: That's why the British don't like flats. They prefer to live in houses.
女：這就是為什么英國人不喜歡公寓。他們更喜歡住在大房子里。
M: That's true.
男：沒錯。
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
請根據你剛剛聽到的對話回答問題12至問題15。
Question 12.What do foreigners generally think of British people according to the woman?
問題12.根據那位女士所說，外國人普遍怎么認為英國人？
Question 13.What may British people typically do on a train according to the man?
問題13.男士說典型的英國人在火車上會怎么樣？
Question 14.What does the man say about the Italian woman working in Manchester?
問題14.男士怎么說那位在曼徹斯特工作的意大利女士？
Question 15.Why do British people prefer houses to flats?
問題15.相比公寓，英國人為什么更喜歡房子？
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