Question

I am from Siberia and I am now living in the US．My old friend，Valentina，came to visit me last week，and I decided to take her to visit the“Big Apple”．I stayed with Jonathan，the son of an American friend of mine．When Valentina and I were leaving for the“Big Apple”on the first morning，Jonathan asked us where we were going．I told him that we were going to see the“Big Apple”．

He asked me if I knew how to get there．He seemed surprised when I said that I didn’t know how to get there．

Then he asked me if I had a map and I said that I ________．He seemed shocked．

Then he invited us back to the house．He said he could draw us a map．Then we went into the living room．He carefully drew us a map and gave us very clear directions．

We explained to him that in Siberia we do not prepare for our trips like the Americans．Americans always take maps and make preparations before going out．We just ask people along the way until we arrive at the place．That’s what we were planning to do in New York：just ask people until we get to the“Big Apple”．However，that is clearly not the American Way．

1．從文中找出與下句意義相近的句子。

He was surprised that I was going out without knowing the right directions．

2．根據文章內容回答問題。

Why didn’t the author take a map or make any preparations?

3．根據文章內容，將第三段第一句補充完整。

4．將文中畫線句子翻譯成漢語。

5．根據短文內容，為文章擬定一個合適的標題。

Answer 1

1．He seemed surprised when I said that I didn’t know how to get there．

2．Because in Siberia people do not prepare for their trips（like the Americans）．／Because that’s what people do in Siberia．

3．didn’t have one（a map）

4．我們只要邊走邊問就能到。

5．A Cultural Difference