—Do you think our basketballers played very well yesterday?

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A. They were not nervous at all B. They were still young

C. They played naturally D. They couldnt have done better

漢英碰撞: 不少同學(xué)會誤選B選項,因為按照中國人的習(xí)慣,如果覺得隊員表現(xiàn)得不好,可能會很含蓄地說:“他們還很年輕”或“他們還很嫩”。但西方人就比較直接,打得好他們會直接表揚,打得不好他們也會直接批評。A、C選項則都沒有直接回答問題。(答案為D)

—Shall I help you with that suitcase?

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A. Its all right, thanks

B. Yes, go ahead please

C. I do not want to trouble you too much

D. No, please do not do it

漢英碰撞: 當(dāng)別人想要幫助你而你也需要別人幫助,但又不好意思直接說時,中國人一般會說“那樣太麻煩你了”之類的話,所以同學(xué)很容易誤選C。而西方人則要就要,不要就不要。A選項表示接受幫助并表示感謝,B、D選項則都不禮貌。(答案為A)