22.Asking the way in different places I travel a lot,and I find out different"styles"of giving directions(方向)every time I ask"How can I get to the post office?" In Japan,people use landmarks(地面標(biāo)志性建筑物)in their directions(59)
most streets don't have names.For example,the Japanese will say to travelers,"Go straight ahead and turn left at the hotel.The post office is across from the bus stop." In the countryside of the American Midwest,there are no towns or buildings in many places.Instead of landmarks,people will tell you directions and (60)
.In Kansas,for example,people will say,"Go north two miles(英里).Turn east,and then go another mile." People in Los Angeles,California,have (61)
idea of distance.They measure(測量)distance in time,not miles."How far away is the post office?"you ask."Oh,"they answer,"it's about five minutes from here." It's true that a person doesn't know the answer sometimes.What (62)
in such a situation?A New Yorker might say,"Sorry I don't know."But in Yucatan,Mexico,no one answers"I don't know"People in Yucatan believe that"I don't know"is impolite.They usually give an answer,often a(63)
23.假如你是 Lingling, 你的美國朋友 Betty 要來中國旅游,她需要你的幫助.下面是 Betty 寫給你的一 封信,請根據(jù)信的內(nèi)容給她回一封信,80 詞左右,信的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出,不計(jì)入總詞數(shù). Dear Lingling, I'm preparing for a trip to China, and I'm making a list of things for my trip, but I don't know what I should take. I'm leaving at the end of August. I'm going to stay there for three weeks. What clothes should I take? Which places of interest can I visit? What else should I pay attention to? Can you give me some advice? Yours, BettyDear Betty, I'm very happy that you can come to China for a trip. . Yours, Lingling