英國人的性格

1、Para ：6-7 Para：6-7Main idea：an anecdote to illustrate his pointPara 6The conclusion of the anecdote : instructive . authors opinion scolds Indian friend：its wrong to display so much upon so light an occasion (inappropriate).simileadmits to measure emotion like potatoes better thanslope them about li

2、ke water from a pail. Indian friends opinioncontradicts author: measure out emotions like potatoes(simile)thinks authors whole attitude toward emotion is wrongemotions appropriateness()sincere()part foreverPara 7.Hesperian typical example( author)could not agree with & valued emotion equally &am

3、p; used it differentlybe afraid of having none left for the great ones (bankrupt , the crises of life) about the remarktoward resourceJohn Bull feels his are finitematerial resources: the Oriental is unwise; money is not endlessspirit resource: the Oriental is right; the emotion is endless(prudent m

4、iddle-class nation).the Oriental(the Indian friend)tradition: kingly munificence and splendortoward resourcematerial resource: endlessspirit resource: endless.Shelleys opinionthe wealth of the spirit is endless express emotion copiously, passionately, alwaysnever feel sorrow or joy too acutely財經(jīng)時報從國

5、民性來看，英國人和中國人多少有些相似：冷靜、克制，不失理智。英國人曾一度自稱“一個偉大的商業(yè)民族”，而中國人的“實用理性”同樣全球聞名。即便是兩國人民的幽默感，也在有節(jié)制的嘲諷和樂觀方面有著異曲同工之妙。 英國人感覺遲緩的特征是很多人都知道的事，即便是英國人自己也承認這一點。對于這一點，我在最近的一次去新加坡的旅行中有了更深的感觸。 這次去新加坡是和一個英國人、一個印度人同行。因為都是IT同行，此前又在國內(nèi)共同合作了一個項目，所以大家相處十分愉快。一個星期過去了，很快就要分手了，大家都要回到各自的國家，而此時各人的表現(xiàn)卻大相徑庭。 作為中國人，我自然是中國傳統(tǒng)的“相見時難別亦難”式的感傷，英國

6、人的表現(xiàn)則要克制得多，雖然也感傷，但因為有著對未來相聚的期待而顯得樂觀，反應(yīng)最強烈的要算是那個印度人了。Percy Bysshe Shelley ( 4 August 1792 8 July 1822) was one of the major English Romantic poets, and is regarded by some as among the finest lyric, as well as epic, poets in the English language. A radical in his poetry as well as in his political an

7、d social views, Shelley did not see fame during his lifetime, but recognition for his poetry grew steadily following his death. Shelley was a key member of a close circle of visionary poets and writers that included Lord Byron（拜倫）; Leigh Hunt（李亨特）; Thomas Love Peacock（托馬斯洛夫皮科克）; and his own second w

8、ife, Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein弗蘭肯斯坦.Percy Bysshe Shelley(珀西比希雪萊) WorksShelley is perhaps best known for such classic poems as The Irishman s song(愛爾蘭人之歌,1809) , War（戰(zhàn)爭，1810）,Ode to the West Wind（西風(fēng)頌，1819), To a Skylark(致云雀，1820）, The Sensitive Plant(含羞草1820), Lines（一盞破碎的明燈，1822） . His

9、 other major works include a groundbreaking verse drama(開創(chuàng)性的詩劇）The Cenci (倩契1819) and long, visionary poems such as Queen Mab(麥布女王） (later reworked as The Daemon of the World), The Revolt of Islam(伊斯蘭的反叛), Adonas(阿童尼), Prometheus Unbound (解放了的普羅米修斯)(1820)widely considered to be his masterpieceHellas

10、(希臘): A Lyrical Drama (1821), and his final, unfinished work, The Triumph of Life (生之凱旋)(1822).True Love in this differs from gold and clay,That to divide is not to take away.Love is like understanding, that grows bright,Gazing on many truths; tis like thy light,Imagination! which from earth and sky

11、,And from the depths of human phantasy,As from a thousand prisms and mirrors, fillsThe Universe with glorious beams, and killsError, the worm, with many a sun-like arrowOf its reverberated lightning. NarrowThe heart that loves, the brain that contemplates,The life that wears,the spirit that createsO

12、ne object, and one form, and builds therebyA sepulchre for its eternity.Epipsychidion(心之靈) - Percy Bysshe Shelley (1820)Epipsychidion is a love lyric of 604 lines, written for Emilia Viviani (艾米利亞維維安尼), whom Percy Bysshe Shelley met while she was “imprisoned” by her family in a convent near Pisa, It

13、aly, in 1820. The title is Greek for “concerning a little soul.”Epipsychidion opens with an invocation to Emilia as a spiritual sister of the speaker. He addresses her as a “captive bird,” for whose nest his poem will be soft rose petals. He calls her an angel of light, the light of the moon seen th

14、rough mortal clouds, a star beyond all storms, and a mirror like the. For generally speaking, after Chinese people have money they always do two things: buy house, have a family. While in Western they pay money to the country and humanity. Chinese people like to save money, but Europeans and America

15、ns is in contrary, they think that money spent only when useful or just a good-looking sheets of paper. No longer of this world really belongs to someone, even if you paid for bought, but also temporary use only.中國人有錢后一般做兩件事：中國人有錢后一般做兩件事：購房置業(yè)、養(yǎng)娶女人。而西購房置業(yè)、養(yǎng)娶女人。而西方有錢后是為國家或全人類方有錢后是為國家或全人類花錢。中國人喜歡存錢，歐花錢

16、。中國人喜歡存錢，歐美人恰相反，他們認為錢只美人恰相反，他們認為錢只有在花時才有用，否則只是有在花時才有用，否則只是張好看的紙。再之這個世上張好看的紙。再之這個世上沒什么真正屬于某人，即使沒什么真正屬于某人，即使你付了款買下了，也不過暫你付了款買下了，也不過暫時使用而已時使用而已 . .Peoples value about money is very carefully, when Conduct financial transactions, the Chinese count clearly on face to face. Chinese investment, regardless

17、of how much was sure, will not spot closed. Chinese people also hate debt. When Chinese people borrow money, usually do not need guarantee, because the Chinese have good reputation. Like to save money has become a part of Chinese life, when they have money, the Chinese people will be save . 中國人的金錢觀念

18、非常謹慎。進行金錢交易時，中國人注重當面點清。中中國人的金錢觀念非常謹慎。進行金錢交易時，中國人注重當面點清。中國人投資時，不管當時多么有把握，都不會當場拍板。中國人也很忌諱欠國人投資時，不管當時多么有把握，都不會當場拍板。中國人也很忌諱欠債。如果有欠錢的情況，中國人一定會把錢還上。中國人借錢時，通常不債。如果有欠錢的情況，中國人一定會把錢還上。中國人借錢時，通常不需要有人擔(dān)保，因為中國人相信信譽。喜歡存錢儲蓄已經(jīng)成為了中國人生需要有人擔(dān)保，因為中國人相信信譽。喜歡存錢儲蓄已經(jīng)成為了中國人生活的一部分，每當手中有了錢，中國人都會先存起來活的一部分，每當手中有了錢，中國人都會先存起來。The concept of money in Chinese is conservative. Chinese Pay attention on saving, but Westerners pay attention on spending. Chinese people emphasize on saving, Westerners emphasize on consuming. Chinese people used to spend the money in the past, Westerners used to spend future money. This fully