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1、eenAmericanstakesaformthatcanbecalledrepartee.Noonespeaksforverylong.Speakerstaketurnsfrequently,oftenafteronlyafewsentenceshavebeenspoken.“WatchingaconversationbetweentwoAmericansislikewatchingatabletennisgame,”aBritishobserversaid.“Yourheadgoesbackandforthandbackandforthsofastitalmostmakesy
2、ourneckhurt.”Americanstendtobeimpatientwithpeoplewhotakelongturns.Suchpeoplearesaidto“talktoomuch.”ManyAmericanshavedifficultypayingattentiontosomeonewhospeaksmorethanafewsentencesatatime,asNigerians,Arabs,andsomeothersdo.Americansadmireconciseness,orwhattheycall“gettingtothepoint.”Americanse
3、ngageinlittleritualinteraction(礼仪式的交流).Onlyafewritualgreetingsarecommon:“Howareyou?”“I’mfine,thankyou,”“Nicetomeetyou,”and“Hopetoseeyouagain.”ThesethingsaresaidincertainsituationsAmericanslearntorecognize,and,likeanyritualgreetings,areconcernedmorewithformthanwithsubstance.Thatis,thequestions
4、aresupposedtobeaskedandthestatementsaresupposedtobemadeinparticularsituations,nomatterwhatthepeopleinvolvedarefeelingorwhattheyreallyhaveinmind.InmanyAmerican’sopinions,peoplewhorelyheavilyonritualgreetingsare“tooshy”or“toopolite,”unwillingtorevealtheirtruenaturesandideas.Americansaregenerall
5、yimpatientwithlongritualgreetingsaboutfamilymembers’health—commonamongLatinAmericans—consideringthemawasteoftime.26.DuringatypicalconversationbetweenAmericans,peopletrytobe________.a.politeb.interestedc.concised.friendly27.BycomparingaconversationbetweentwoAmericanstoatabletennisgame,theBriti
6、shobservermeansthat_________.a.Americansliketotakeshortturnsinaconversationb.Americansenjoytalkingaswellaswatchingatabletennisgamec.Americansgetexcitedeasilyd.Americanstalkwithgreatexpression28.Americans___________whentheytalkwithArabs.a.maylosetheirpatienceb.havetolistenverycarefullyc.talkto
7、omuchd.neveruseEnglish29.IntheUnitedStates,ritualgreetings__________.a.areverycommoninpeople’sconversationsb.aresuitableinallsituationsc.helptoleadtoaseriousconversationd.havelittlesubstance30.Accordingtothispassage,Americanshavealowopinionof
