外國人最想和你聊的時事話題：隱私與親密

     I beg pardon, I shouldn't have mentioned other's secrets.
     請原諒，我不應該提人家的隱私。
     Our privacy should not be violated.
     我們的隱私不容侵犯。
     It is bad manners to tell tales.
     揭人隱私是缺乏教養(yǎng)的。
     She has been living in a goldfish bowl since she won the beauty contest.
     自從她選美獲勝后，她就像活在金魚缸中，任人參觀，毫無隱私。
     We must respect other's privacy.
     我們應該尊重別人的隱私。我們不該打聽別人的私事。
     He has a private matter which he will never tell anyone.
     他有一個絕對不能告訴任何人的隱私。
     The Research of the Protection on the Right to Individual Privacy in Cyber Space should be paid more attention.
     網(wǎng)絡空間隱私侵權探析應當受到重視。
     Why everyone be in favor of the privacy of the famous persons?
     為什么普通人喜歡知道名人的隱私？
     Everyone has his own privacy.
     每個人都有自己的隱私。
     Your medical-seeking privacy will be protected.
     您的就醫(yī)隱私會受到保護。
     If that privacy is of tort, so does privacy still get legal protection?
     假如那個隱私是侵權的，那么隱私還受法律的保護嗎？
     These issues not intervene in personal or private topics.
     這些問題不涉及私人話題或隱私。
     I object to our privacy being invaded.
     我反對我們的隱私權受到侵害。
     They showed a brazen disregard for her privacy.
     他們明目張膽地無視她的隱私權。
     Mrs Brown is known for her hospitality.
     布郎太太以好客聞名。
     We are a hospitable nation.
     我們是好客的民族。
     The islanders are known for their hospitality.
     島上的居民以好客聞名。
     I am obliged to you for your gracious hospitality.
     我很感謝你的熱情好客。
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     Jerry: I don't like my Chinese friends calling me "Lao Wai". It makes me feel that I am not one of them.
     杰瑞：我不喜歡中國的朋友叫我"老外"。這讓我感覺我不屬于他們中的一份子。
     Li Ming: Actually, Chinese people want to treat you as one of us. The word "lao" always implies respect and closeness when used to address someone. For example, senior people are often addressed as "lao Wang" or "lao Li".
     李明：事實上，中國人是希望把你當作自己人看待。用"老"字稱呼某人通常包含尊敬和親近的意思。例如，年紀大的人通常被稱為"老王"或"老李"。
     Jerry: I see. Many people are learning English nowadays. But it's a bit weird to hear people say hello to me in the street. That's the word you use to answer phone. So it feels like everybody in the street is on the phone.
     杰瑞：我知道了。許多人如今都在學英語。但是當我在街道上聽到有人對我說哈羅的時候感覺有點怪異。這個詞通常用于打電話。所以這讓我感覺街上的所有人都在打電話。
     Li Ming: Chinese people are friendly. We are also curious about people from afar. What you've just said is an example of such a feeling.
     李明：中國人都非常友善。我們通常對于遠方來的人很好奇。你剛剛說的恰恰就是一例。
     Jerry: But occasionally, some people tend to be over-enthusiastic. I was reading in a subway one hot summer day when a young man looked at my arm and asked, "Don't you feel hot with so much hair on your arm?" I have a five-year-old son. And sometimes people like to touch his face or even hold him up in the arms. He doesn't like that. So I have to explain to him that is the Chinese way of showing affection.
     杰瑞：但是有時候，一些人過度熱情了。記得在一個炎熱的夏天，當我在地鐵站看報紙的時候有個年輕人看著我的手臂問："你的手臂那么多汗毛不覺得熱嗎？"我有一個五歲的兒子。有時人們喜歡摸他的臉，甚至把他抱在胳膊上。他不喜歡這樣，所以我不得不向他解釋說這是中國人表達喜愛的方式。
     Li Ming: That's just like what we read in "A neighbor is more dependable than a distant relative." Today's China has evolved from its agricultural origins, where there was limited mobility. Those old traditions have given rise to a unique level of human relationship, which doesn't accommodate personal privacy. People treat each other like one big family. The level of closeness is easily visible in everyday greetings such as "Have you eaten?" and "Where are you going?" Even during first encounters, Chinese people may still ask such questions as "Are you married?" "How old are you?" or other questions which may be very personal to westerner. Or you should learn to appreciate it rather than feeling offended.
     李明：這就像我們所說的"遠親不如近鄰"。中國的發(fā)展源自于流動性很低的農(nóng)業(yè)。那些傳統(tǒng)導致了這種獨一無二的人際關系，即不太顧及個人隱私。人們對待彼此就像一家人。這種親近很容易在每天的打招呼中看出來，比如"吃了嗎？"和"你去哪兒？"。甚至在第一次見面時，中國人仍然會提出諸如"你結婚了嗎？""你多大了"或者其他一些在西方人看來非常私人的問題?；蛟S你應當學著去理解他而非感到被侵犯。
     Jerry: I've got it. This is Chinese hospitality just like the person who shared your newspaper. I remember some of my western friends telling me that sometimes they will either charge less or offer more when doing the grocery shopping. Again this is all about Chinese hospitality.
     杰瑞：我知道了。就像有的人和你共享報紙是中國好客的表現(xiàn)。我記得一些西方朋友曾告訴我他們購物時有時會少付錢或獲得更多的東西，這也是中國好客的表現(xiàn)。
     Li Ming: Well, it seems I am an unlucky person because I've never been in a situation where people are willing to charge me less.
     李明：這么看起來我是個不走運的人，因為我沒有遇到過少付錢的狀況。