UNIT 3 Pardon Me!
第三單元 原諒我！
Lesson 19: Sayings
第19課：諺語
Every society has sayings.
每個社會都有諺語。
What are sayings?
諺語是什么呢？
They are short sentences that describe something people believe to be true about life.
諺語是人們用言簡意賅的語言來表達一些生活的真理。
But is life the same or different from society to society?
但是不同社會的生活是相同的還是不同的呢？
Certainly,people hope for,and fear,many of the same things.
當然，人們所希望的和害怕的大部分事情是一樣的。
But societies have their own customs,and their own languages,too.
但是不同社會有自己的風俗習慣，也有自己的語言。
So what about sayings?
那么諺語呢？
Are they different from culture to culture,or are they the same?
它們是因文化不同而不同，還是相同的呢？
That's an interesting question,isn't it?
那是一個有趣的問題，不是嗎？
Here are some sayings in English.
這里有一些英語諺語。
Many people who speak English know these sayings and know what they mean.
許多說英語的人都知道這些諺語以及它們的意思。
Are there any Chinese sayings like these?
漢語有像這樣的諺語嗎？
A penny saved is a penny earned.
省一分就是賺一分。
A watched pot never boils.
心急吃不了熱豆腐。
Actions speak louder than words.
事實勝于雄辯。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
一天一蘋果，醫生遠離我。
Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
不要過早地盲目樂觀。
Don't judge a book by its cover.
人不可貌相。
Good things come in small packages.
濃縮的都是精品。
He who laughs last,laughs best.
誰笑到最后，誰笑得最好。
In the land of the blind,the one-eyed man is king.
山中無老虎,猴子稱霸王。
It's not whether you win or lose,it's how you play the game.
過程比結果更重要。
Many hands make light work.
眾人拾柴火焰高。
Money can't buy happiness.
金錢不是萬能的。
One man's meat is another man's poison.
蘿卜青菜，各有所愛。
Prevention is the best cure.
預防是最好的治療。
The early bird gets the worm.
早起的鳥兒有蟲吃。
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
這山望著那山高。
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
人多誤事。
You can lead a horse to water,but you can't make him drink.
牽馬到河易,讓馬飲水難。
You'll catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
寬容比尖刻更有人緣。
At the Chinese Restaurant
在中餐館——
Part One: Too Much Food
第一部分： 太多的食物
The Chinese restaurant was full of people.
中餐館中人都坐滿了。
Nick walked behind his friend Wu Yang to a big round table.
尼克跟著他的朋友吳陽到了一個大圓桌旁。
Nick smiled as Wu Yang introduced him to all his family.
在吳陽把他介紹給全家時尼克沖大家微笑著。
"Sit here," said Wu Yang's grandmother loudly,in Chinese.
“坐在這兒，”吳陽的奶奶用漢語大聲說。
She pointed to the chair beside her.
她指著她旁邊的椅子。
"She wants you to sit there," Wu Yang explained to Nick.
“她想讓你坐在那兒，”吳陽對尼克解釋道。
"But maybe I should sit beside her.
“但是或許我應該坐在她旁邊。
She doesn't speak any English and ..."
她不會說英語并且……”
"Why?" said Nick."I'll be okay."
“為什么？”尼克說，“沒事的。”
He sat down.
他坐下了。
Wu Yang's grandmother put a dumpling in her bowl.
吳陽的奶奶把一個餃子放在她的碗里。
Then she put two in Nick's.
然后她在尼克的碗里放了兩個餃子。
Nick ate both his dumplings.
尼克把兩個餃子都吃了。
Then he had some rice and chicken.
然后他吃了一些米飯和雞肉。
It was delicious!
非常好吃！
Nick ate it all up.
尼克都吃光了。
The grandmother put some more food in his bowl.
奶奶在他的碗里放了更多的食物。
He ate that,too.
他也吃了。
He was starting to feel full.
他開始感覺飽了。
But as soon as his bowl was empty,the grandmother put more in it.
但是他的碗一空，奶奶又放了些食物。
Nick ate everything in his bowl,again and again,
尼克又把他碗里的東西吃光了，一次又一次，
and the grandmother kept giving him more.
奶奶不斷地再給他添東西。
Nick looked up.
尼克抬起頭來。
Nobody else was eating.
其他人都不吃了。
Wu Yang's little sister giggled.
吳陽的小妹妹咯咯地笑了。
Wu Yang was trying not to smile.
吳陽強忍著笑。
As the grandmother put another big spoonful of rice in Nick's bowl,
奶奶在把一大勺米飯放進尼克碗里時，
she said something loudly in Chinese.
她用漢語大聲說了些什么。
Wu Yang stopped smiling.
吳陽不笑了。
People at the next table looked around.
鄰桌的人們朝四周看了看。
Nick knew something was wrong.
尼克知道有些不對。
What was Wu Yang thinking?
吳陽在想什么？
What was Nick thinking?
尼克在想什么？
You can find out in your Activity Book/Reader.
你可以在活動手冊或課本中找到答案。
PROJECT HOW WILL IT END?
任務 怎么結尾？
Read the story above.
讀上面的故事。
The people in the story have a problem:
故事里的人們有一個問題：
they don't understand each other very well.
他們不是很了解彼此。
They want to be polite,but they are making mistakes!
他們想禮貌一點，但他們犯錯了！
Are they important mistakes?
這些錯誤重要嗎？
What will happen?
會發生什么事？
What will they think of each other?
他們會對彼此怎么想？
Write an ending for the story.
給故事寫一個結尾。
On another piece of paper,explain why you chose your ending.
在另一張紙上解釋為什么你要選擇那樣的結尾。
Find facts about manners in your Student Book and Activity Book/Reader to help you.
在學生用書和活動手冊讀物上找出有關禮貌的事實來幫助你。