外国人到英国后感受到的文化冲击

时间：2015-11-18 06:33:33

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Confusing accents and odd public transport habits have been listed among the biggest culture shocks for people moving to the UK.

难懂的口音和奇怪的公共交通习惯双双跻身外国人到英国后感受到的最大文化冲击之列。

Users of online message board Reddit were asked "What is biggest 'culture shock' you've ever received either after moving or while vacationing to a new place?" by user thechosenone16 - and responded with a number of humourous observations about life in Britain.

"There are no closets in the UK," posted user SurfeitOfPenguins in one entry.

"Livable space of houses is maybe a one-foot radius¹ around each radiator². Either the sky is completely overcast³, or the sky is blue with one single cloud and that cloud is raining.

"Accents are a big deal. A native Brit can pinpoint⁴ a person's place of birth, annual salary, and parentage going back three generations within moments of hearing another Brit speak."

Redditor Dondo666 also pointed⁵ out the difference between the British accents as depicted⁶ onscreen, and how they are in real life.

ListenDry, an Indian user from UAE, reported on Britons' obsession⁷ with manners, having visited London in 2012.

For French Redditor pompompompompom, it was British toilets that made for a source of cultural confusion.

Coming from further afield, a Tawainese Redditor made observations about British dining habits on public transport.

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1 radius
n.半径，半径范围；有效航程，范围，界限
参考例句：
He has visited every shop within a radius of two miles.周围两英里以内的店铺他都去过。 We are measuring the radius of the circle.我们正在测量圆的半径。

2 radiator
n.暖气片，散热器
参考例句：
The two ends of the pipeline are connected with the radiator.管道的两端与暖气片相连接。 Top up the radiator before making a long journey.在长途旅行前加满散热器。

3 overcast
adj.阴天的，阴暗的，愁闷的；v.遮盖，（使）变暗，包边缝；n.覆盖，阴天
参考例句：
The overcast and rainy weather found out his arthritis.阴雨天使他的关节炎发作了。 The sky is overcast with dark clouds.乌云满天。

4 pinpoint
vt.准确地确定；用针标出…的精确位置
参考例句：
It is difficult to pinpoint when water problems of the modern age began.很难准确地指出，现代用水的问题是什么时候出现的。 I could pinpoint his precise location on a map.我能在地图上指明他的准确位置。

5 pointed
adj.尖的，直截了当的
参考例句：
He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。 She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

6 depicted
描绘，描画( depict的过去式和过去分词 )；描述
参考例句：
Other animals were depicted on the periphery of the group. 其他动物在群像的外围加以修饰。 They depicted the thrilling situation to us in great detail. 他们向我们详细地描述了那激动人心的场面。

7 obsession
n.困扰，无法摆脱的思想(或情感)
参考例句：
I was suffering from obsession that my career would be ended.那时的我陷入了我的事业有可能就此终止的困扰当中。 She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher.她会努力忘记对克里斯托弗的迷恋。