【OnedayasIwassittinginacoffeeshop,Inoticedagirlworkingonherlaptop.Twopeople(A)passedbyandaccidentallyknockedoverherdrink.Toavoidtheembarrassment(困窘),thegirlpretended(假装)that(B)___had】
OnedayasIwassittinginacoffeeshop,Inoticedagirlworkingonherlaptop.Twopeople (A)passed byandaccidentallyknockedoverherdrink.Toavoidtheembarrassment (困窘),thegirlpretended (假装) that (B)___hadhappenedandcontinuedworkingonhercomputer.
ThisremindedmethatbothinChinaandBritain,whensomethingstrangehappensaroundyouorwhenyouareinanembarrassingsituation,(C)peopletend(倾向于)tousethiscommonwaytonotcatchotherpeopledattention.
Alotofthetime,Britonsuseself-depreciatinghumor (自嘲式的幽默).Thisisawell-knownBritishcharacteristic.Forexample,imaginewalking (D)___yourfriendsandyoufallover.Yourfriendmayjustsay (E)“旅途愉快!”Oryoumayjustlaughabouthowclumsy (笨拙的) youare.FormanyBritons,makingfunofyourselfisawayofshowingyourstrengthofcharacter.
Also,Britishareconsideratewhenitcomestoembarrassingothers.Forexample,students (F)usually haveabirthdaypartyeveryyear.Soduringtheschoolday,astudentwillgiveoutinvitationstotheclass.Ifonepersondoesn’tgetaninvitation,buttherestoftheclassdoes,heorshewillfeelembarrassed.Toavoidit,it’scommonforstudentstoeveninvitepeoplewhoaren’t (G) their friends.
86.写出文中划线部分 (A) 和 (F) 的同义词或近义词:___
87.在文中 (B) 和 (D) 的空白处填入适当的单词:___
88.将文中划线部分 (C) 改写为:peopletendtousethiscommonway___otherpeoplewon’tnoticeit.
89.将文中划线部分 (E) 译成英语:___
90.文中划线部分 (G) 指代的是:___.