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CharacteroftheEnglishInyourmind,whatisanEnglishlike?conservativegentleself-conceitedcoldpolitepracticalsportsmanshiphumorousTypicalEnglishcharacterreservedmodesthumoroussportsmanshipconservative1Thebest-knownqualityoftheEnglishisbeingreserved.★1threservedreserved:adj.(ofapersonorhischaracter)slowtoshowfeelingsorexpressopinions,disposition,manner,etc.寡言的；矜持的；ReservedPersonTheEnglishseemtobequietmostofthetime.Whenmakingajourney,theymaytrytheirbesttofindanemptyseatorcompartment.(车厢)However,theyarereallyhumanandpleasedwhenotherpeoplesucceedinbreakingthesilence.★2thmodest2Withintheirhearts,theEnglishareperhapsnolessconceitedthananybodyelse,butintheirrelationswithotherstheyvalueatleastashowofmodesty.Modest：Adj.谦虚的，谦逊的，谦恭的“I’mnotbad.”“IthinkI’mverygood.”“Well,I’mveryfondofit.”IknowthetroubleIamcausingyou,butwouldyoumind。。。?Idon'treallyliketoaskyou,but。。。3TheconservativenessoftheEnglishisfamousallovertheworld.However,theEnglishneverthinkitisimproper.Conservative:Adj.守旧的，保守的★3thconservativeTheconservativenessoftheEnglish•TheEnglishdoesnotusemetricsystemwhichworksasacommoncriterionintheworld,instead,theyusemile.•Englandisoneofthefewcountrieswhostillkeepsthemonarchy（君主政体）.•theEnglishrefusedtousecentralheating,theypreferfireplaceandelectricstove.★4thHumorous4ThesenseofhumorishighlyvaluedinEngland.Itsstarting-pointisself-dispraise,anditsgreatenemyisconceit.Itsobjectistheabilitytolaughatoneself---atone’sownfaults,one’sownfailure,evenatone’sownideals.TheEnglish’sHumorEnglishhumor•Amanaskedforamealinarestaurant.Thewaiterbroughtthefoodandputitonthetable.Afteramoment,themancalledthewaiterandsaid:----Waiter!Waiter!There'saflyinmysoup!----Pleasedon'tspeaksoloudly,sir,saidthewaiter,oreveryonewillwantone.Englishhumor•AnEnglishteacherwrotethesewordsonthewhiteboard:womanwithouthermanisnothing.Theteacherthenaskedthestudentstopunctuatethewordscorrectly.Themenwrote:Woman,withoutherman,isnothing.Thewomenwrote:Woman!Withouther,manisnothing.★5thsportsmanship5Likeasenseofhumor,thisisanEnglishidealwhichnotallEnglishmenliveupto.sportsmanship：n.运动精神Boxing,rugby（英式橄榄球）,football,hockey（曲棍球）,tennisandcricket（板球）wereallfirstorganizedandgivenrulesinBritain.Rulesaretheessenceofsport,andsportsmanshipistheabilitytopracticeasportaccordingtoitsrules,whilealsoshowinggenerositytoone’sopponentandgoodtemperindefeat.Sportsmanship“straightfromtheshoulder”isusedtodescribeawell-aimed,strongcriticism“belowthebelt”isusedtodescribeanunfaircriticismOneofthemostelementaryrulesoflifeis“neverhitamanwhenhe’sdown”Sportsmanship•Hesecretlylooksdownonmoreexcitablenations,andlikestothinkofhimselfasmorereliablethanthey.•Hedoesn’ttrustbigpromisesandopenshowsoffeelings.•Tothosewhoarefondoffloweryexpressions,theEnglishmanmayappearuncomfortablycold.WhatatypicalEnglishmanthink?WhyaretheEnglishlikethat?GeographiclocationHistoryThankyou!