小地宫哥.docx

小地宫哥.docx

《小地宫哥.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《小地宫哥.docx（21页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

小地宫哥

1.NapoleonfamouslydescribetheBritishasanationalshopkeeper.Thesedaysitwouldbeequallytodescribethemasanationofshoppers.Eitherway,LondonistheUK’sshoppingmecca;ifyoucan’tfindithereyouprobablycan’tfinditatall.

SomeLondonshopsaremoreorlessisarealtouristattractionintheirownright.FewvisitorscomeawaywithoutpoppingintoHarrods,evenifonlytogawp.,Thisfamousstoreisarealone-off.Thetoiletsarefab,thefoodhallenoughtomakeyouswoon,andiftheyhaven’tgotwhatyouwant,itprobablydoesn’texist.Nootherstorehassuchasenseofsheer,outrageousabundance.SinceAbsolutelyFabulousbroughtEdinaandPastysteamingontoourscreens,HarveyNicolshasbecomeanothermust-seeattraction.Itboastsagreatfoodhall,anextravagantperfumedepartmentandjewellerytosaveupfor.ButwithallthebignamesfromMiyaketoLaurentoCalvinKleinandawholefloorofup-to-the–minutemenswear.It’sfashionthatHarveyNicholsdoesalthoughthesalesoffersomegreatbargains,andthestore’sownclothinglineisreasonable.

Manytouristattractionshaveexcellentshopssellinggoods-qualitysouvenirslikemugs,pens,pencils,stationeryandT-shirts,oftenwiththemtomatchtheircontents.Bybuyingfromtheseshopsyouhelpcontributethbuilding’smaintenance,especiallyimportantinthecaseofthosewithoutentrycharges.

2.

Magic

Magicorconjuring,isafamousformofentertainmentsthatisbasedonthepretendingtodothingswhichareimpossible.Themagicianisaspeciallytrainedactor.Hetriestomaketheaudiencesbelievethathehasthepowertodothethingswhichareagainstthelawofthenature.

Magicshoesareentertainingaslongastheaudiencesdoesnotdiscoverhowthetricksaredone.Themagicianalwaystriestokeephistricksasecret.

Themagicianusuallydependsonhisskillswithhishand,onhisknowledgeofpsychology,and,sometimes,onmechanicaldevices,Sincemagictricksaremeanttofoolpeople,theuseofpsychologyisimportant.Themagicianmustkeeppeopleformnoticingallthemovementsofhishandandformthinkingaboutthesecretpartsofhisequipment.Hemustalsoleadtheaudiencetodrawfalseconclusions.Themagician’ssuccessdependsonthefactsthatmanythingseenbytheeyedonotregisterontheirmind.

Modernmagicdidnotreallystartuntilthe1800s,ItsfatherisconsidertobeJeanHoudinaFrenchmen,whodevelopedrulesforconjuring.Houdinwasalsoahighlyskilledmechanicandwatchmaker.Todaymodernmagiciancanperformfeatsofmagicthatwouldhavebeenimpossibleyearsagobecausetheynowhavebettermechanicalequipmentandgreaterknowledgeoftheaudiencepsychology.

3.Lastweekend,myaunt,asanurse,wifeandmother,wasburnedout,shehastotakealongtimeresttorecoverfromsub-health.Sheneverstoppedcaringforothers,”Iworkedinthehospitalduringtheweek,”shesays“attendedgraduateschoolontheweekends,wenttomyson’ssoccergamesandalwaysmadesuredinnerwasonthedinner.”Butafteradecadesofdedication,sheranoutofsteam.’Ihadtotakeamonthsoff.Ididn’thaveenoughenergytoeventogetoutofthebedandcleanmyhouse.”Theself-describedsupermanwasburnedout.

Nowdays,weareallunderagreatdealofstress,ononeisimmune,regardlessofage,genderorjob.

Justwanttoescapefromthiscondition,thoughIonlycometoworklessthanoneyear,butalltheburdenfromthelife,makemefellbad.

3.primaryschool

WhenIfirstwenttoschoolattheageofthefour,Kindergartenswerenotplayschools.Iplayedintheplayground,butbeforeIgottoprimaryschoolIhadlearnedtoreadandwrite.Attheprimaryschool,therewere52childrenintheclass:

nowdays,theaverageis25.Wehadregulartests,withmarks,anddisciplinewasstrict.Theteacherhasacane,whichheuseifanyonetalkedordidnotpayattention.Wedidnotwereuniforms,likethechildrenatpreparatoryschool,exceptaimwastopreparechildrenforthe11-plusexam.Inthedaysbeforecomprehensivewereintroduced,allthechildreninthecountrytookthis,andaccordingtotheresults,weresenttodifferenttypesofsecondaryschool.Iwenttowhatwascalledadirect-grandschool;thiswasapublishschoolthatacceptedover80%ofitsintakefromstateprimaryschool;theLocalEducetionAuthoritypaidthefees,insteadoftheparents.

4.Publicschool

LifeatpublicschoolwasquitedifferentformPrimarySchool.Wehaduniforms,andifwedidnotwearourcaps,wewereputindetentionorgivenextraworkorsomeotherformpunishment.Insteadofhoursofarithmeticandreadingandwriting,wehave45-minuteperiodsofvarioussubjects.Wewenttoschoolsixdaysaweek,andthereacompulsorygamesonWednesdayandSaturdays,alwaysthesametwogames,rugbyandcricket,Wehadanhour’shomeworkeverynight,andsometimesittakeslongerbecausewehadtolearnspeechesfromShakespearebyheart,Butthehourswentshort,Icycledthefivekilometerstoschoolandwasusuallyhomeby4.15,Inonerespect,thisschoolwaslikeapublicschoolinthosedays;itwasverycompetitive,thoughatpublicthosewhogotthebestmarksgotprizes.Allofuswereexcepttospecializeatanearlyageinordertoconcentrateonthesubjectsthatwewouldneedgotuniversityentrance.AsaresultsIcancountalmostasfastasapocketcalculator–Ilearnedthatatprimaryschool–butIknownothingofalgebraorgeometryorphysicsorphysicsorchemistry.

5.Whatleadstotheculturaldifference?

TheculturesoftheEastandtheWestreallydistinguisheachotheralot.Thisisbecausetheculturesystemsaretwoseparatesystemsonthewhole.

Thinkofthesituationsbelow.Yourmotherisbusyinthekitchen.Shesuddenlyasksyoutofetchabowlforher.Youdoso.What’llyourmother’sresponsebe?

Probablyshe’lljustcontinuedoingthecooking.Afterawhile,thedinnerisready.Yourmotherhandsyouyourbowlofrice.What’syourresponse?

Probablyjustbegintoeat.

That’swhatIwanttosay.InChinesefamilies,werarelysay“Thankyou”tootherfamilymembersforreceivinghelporservice.Neitherwillwesaysobetweengoodfriends.It’ssuchanunpopularresponsethatifyousayit,thecounterpartwillthinkyouaretreatinghimasastranger,otherwiseyouarelackingofintimacy.

ButintheWest,"thankyou"isoneofthemostfrequentlyusedsentences.Teacherswillthankastudentforansweringaquestion;husbandswillthankhiswifeformakingacoffee.

However,asaninterestingphenomenon,it’sacustomtosay"thankyou"inJapan.Nomatterinfamilyoramongfriends,Japanesechronicallyuseitalltheday.Thisisprobablytheaberranceoftheculture.

4.CULTURE DIFFERENCE" BETWEEN AUSTRALIA&CHINA

Australiagetshis‘immigration-culture’from5,000yearsago

Australiaisatypicalcountryofimmigration.SinceBritishimmigrantssetfootonthisbeautifullandofthedate,therehavebeen120countriesfromallovertheworldtoAustraliatomakealivinganddevelopment.Asearlyas1979,adheringtothe‘non-discriminatoryimmigrationpolicy;’theAustralianinstituteofmulticulturalismaffairstosetupanditspurposeistoraiseawarenessofculturaldiversity,enhancesocialcohesioninAustraliantopromoteunderstandingandtolerance

 Over2%ofAustraliangovernmentfundingisusedforthedevelopmentofcultureandthearts（convictcreation）. Themajorityofthisfundingissupportingthetraditionalartsandmuseums,libraries,artgalleriesandotherculturalfacilitiesandinstitutions.

 Theindigenousculturecantracebackto50,000yearsago.Theygotnotonlykindsoforal-stories,dancewithrituals,butalsohavethemostfamousdrawing,whichisusedforrecordinghistoryormyth,continuingcultureandpostingthecustoms.Themainstylesofindigenouspicturescombine‘stonewallspainting’,‘barkpainting’and‘sandstonepainting’withbrownandwhiteasthemaincolour

 Australianoperahaveagreatinfluenceintheworld,evenitoriginatedfromItalian,butAustraliangiveitanewconnotation,fromNellieMelbatoJoanSutherland,Australiangivepeoplemanygreatoperasingers（cultureportal,2007）.

 Australianliterarywordsgetahighreputation.Currently,thesewordsrelatedtotherecognitionofthesignificantthatallAustraliangroupsworktogethereffectively（convictcreation）.

 Australianpeoplelovesmusic,theyget8large-scaleorchestras.Intermofpopularmusic,Australiangetthefourthlargestamountofmusic,andhisrockmusicisgrowingstrong.Australianemploys3,360,000peopletoworkonart,earningupto$13,000,000,000peryear.

 Australianlikewatchdramaandartexhibitions.Australiangetsthemostconsumptioninbooksandmagazines.SydneyOperaHousemayberegardedasAustralianmostuniquebuildingsinthecitylogo.Andtheyget1,300ofartgalleries,theatresandlibrariestostoretheirculture（convictcreation）.

Chinagetsher‘5,000experiencingculture’                     

Chinesegetherowncomplexculturewithabout5,000yearshistory.Shehasherownsystemsofculturalvaluesandtheculturalaccumulationofdifferentdynasties.Inchina,onecanfindthatalmosteverythingbeingrelatedtoherhistory,likepeople’sfamilyname,festivalcelebrating,thehabitusingwords.

 Chinagets56nationalities,amongthem,onenamed‘han’,alsotheaboriginal,getsthemostpopulationwith92%ofthewhole.Other55races,beingnamedas‘minorities’,mergedintochinaduringher5,000experience.Eachnationalityhasitsowncustomandculture（Wikipedia,2009）.

 Insocialethics,ConfuciuseffectsChineseverymuch,heemphasis‘YanOi’（Wikipedia,2009）,inphilosophies,Lao-tzuteachpeopleseektherealworld,the