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高级英语7 1-4课翻译（71-4 translation of advanced English） Unit 1 the concept of space between English and Americans Edward T. Hall People say that the British and Americans are two great nations separated by the same language. Between the ethnic differences between American and British English has been a lot of criticism, however, these differences may be attributed to the language should not be too much, but should be attributed to other levels of communication: English pronunciation and intonation from so many Americans feel contrived to different methods of treatment time, self centered space and objects. If there are two different cultures in the world, the specific content of spatial relations is quite different, that is, between the educated (private school) British and middle class americans. One of the fundamental reasons for this great difference is that in the United States, people use the size of the space to categorize people or things, and in Britain its social hierarchy that determines your identity. In the United States, your address can be a good indication of your status (not only for your home address, but also for your business address). Live in Newport and Palm Beach, people than Broolyn and the people of Miami are much more noble fashion. Greenwich and Cape Cod have little resemblance to Newark and Miami. Companies located on Madison Avenue and Garden Avenue are more emotional than those located on Seventh Avenue and eighth avenue. Corner offices are more respectable than offices near the elevator or at the end of the corridor. And the British were born and grew up under the social hierarchy. No matter where you see him, he is still a noble, even in the fishmonger stalls behind the counter. Apart from class differences, there are differences between British and us in how to allocate space. Growing up in the United States, middle class Americans feel entitled to own their own rooms, or at least part of the room. When I asked my American subjects to dra