Beithistoricaltradition,faithandculture,orsocialsystem,.doc

Be it historical tradition, faith and culture, or social system, values and level of development, those courtries or regions are often different from one another.各个国家和地区，无论是历史传统，宗教信仰和文化背景，还是社会制度，价值观念和发展程度，往往存在这样那的差异。Be it....中的 be 是古英语虚拟语气的遗留形式.Be it 是谓语提前的倒装用法．it 是形式主语. 这里不指代具体某个词, 某件事．这里 Be it 可译为: (正)是(由于, 因为)No matter how great the talent or efforts, some things just take time. You cant produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant. (Warren Buffett) 无论你多有天分，也无论你多么努力，有些事情就是需要时间。让九个女人同时怀孕，小孩也不可能在一个月内出生。 ——巴菲特 Never ask a barber if you need a haircut. 永远不要问理发师你是否需要理发。 ——巴菲特 If you’ve been playing poker for half an hour and you still don’t know who the patsy is, you‘re the patsy. 如果你打了半小时牌，仍然不知道谁是菜鸟，那么你就是。 ——巴菲特 A?continental?breakfast?is a light morning meal that is provided by many hotels and motels. It traditionally includes bread products, fruit juice and hot beverages. Some lodging facilities also include other types of food, such as?cereal, fruit, meat and eggs. The meal typically is presented in a?buffet, from which guests can help themselves, rather than being served to the guests like it would be in a restaurant. The quality and amount of food that is provided can vary widely and often depends on the quality of the establishment, with high-end hotels that attract business travelers typically providing better?continental?breakfast?food than roadside motels that attract families who are vacationing on tight budgets. 一个美国留学生的忠告：如何与老外有效交流 韦青青 来自: 韦青青 2011-05-26 17:36:10 本文转自于：海外华人留学生服务社区 一个美国留学生的忠告：如何与老外有效交流？ 北美学习、生活的几年，既学到了很多东西，也因中西方文化冲突，长了不少教训。现 在贡献出来，与国内的朋友们分享。希望各位今后在和外国人（英语是母语）交往中更富有 成效；也使那些为学好英语而苦恼的朋友少走一些弯路，更快、更好的学好、用好英语。 　中国人在学习英语上花的时间最长，效果也最差。这和学习和应用英语方面存在重大误区 有关，一是长期的“填鸭式的”教育方法，使很多人认为学英语是为了考试，其英语实际水 平可想而知