英国的习俗休闲文化 英语课件.ppt

5.非常忌讳“13”这个数字，认为这是个不吉祥的数字，日常生活中尽量避免“13”这个数字。用餐时，不准13个人同桌。如果13日又是星期五的话，认为是双倍的不吉利。 very dislike number 13,think its an unlucky number, usually try best to avoid 13 in life. cant have 13 people sitting at the same table for a mail. if the 13th is a Friday, then its believe to be twice unlucky. ? 6.忌讳百合花，并把百合花看作是死亡的象征。 dislike the flower lilies, think its a symbol of death. ? 7.忌讳在众人面前相互耳语，认为这是一种失礼的行为。 dislike whispering in front of many people, think its not a polite thing to do. ? 8.有些英国人认为，在吃饭时如果刀叉碰响了水杯而任它发响不去制止，便会带来不幸。因此，在英国人家里作客、吃饭时要尽量避免刀叉器皿碰撞出声，万一碰了杯子发出小铃般的响声时，也要赶快用手按一下叫它停止作响，以免主人介意。 some English people thinks, if the knife or fork happen to hit the cup and not to stop it from ringing, it will bring misfortune. so, when being guests at English friends house, try best to make any noise with the cup, if the cup get hit and starts to ring, quickly hold it to stop from ringing, in case if the owner cares about it. 9.在饮食上不愿意吃带粘汁和过辣的菜肴，忌用味精调味，也不吃狗肉。 dont eat food that are too spicy or has dipping sauce, dislike use of MSG (monosodium glutamate), no dog meat either. ? 10.同别人谈话时不喜欢距离过近，一般以保持5O公分以上为宜。吸烟的友人遇到一起，请不要一次点三支烟，据说这样也会给三个人中的某人招来不幸。 dont like to be too close to each other when talking, usually keep about 50cm apart. when smoker friends get together, please dont light up three cigarettes together, its said that this will bring bad luck to one of the three people. Major Cities (I) London Its dominant position: London is political, commercial, financial, cultural center of Britain A modern city with historical significance 无忧PPT整理发布 Unit 4 leisure Activities Festivals Traditional leisurely activity Drink at pub, walk in countryside, garden work, ball game British are family people Influence of religion Sunday (day for church) —shops and pubs are shut Unit 4 leisure Activities Festivals Afternoon tea: In the time of Victorian in England on 1840, British Duchess Bader Anna, who always prepared a few slices of toast, cream and tea to deal