《最新中考英语阅读理解50篇》详解.pdf

《最新中考英语阅读理解 50 篇》详解 《最新中考英语阅读理解 50 篇》详解 中考英语阅读理解 ·”老 ” 字趣谈 每个国家都有各自的文化习惯，而这种文化上的差异往往会引起一定 的误会，不过只要熟悉对方的风俗习惯做到入乡随俗，一切就 OK 啦！ When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect( 尊敬 ) elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States. I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive( 敏感 ) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old I then walked back to the table and apologized to the”. wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry. In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience. However, in the United States, people think “growingold ”is a problem