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@ 50297 崇洋媚外
A 你前段時間幹嗎去了？都見不到你的人影。
nǐ qiánduàn shíjiān gàn ma qù le? dōu jiàn bùdào nǐ de rényǐng.
What have you been off doing lately? I haven't seen the slightest trace of you!
B 嘿嘿，我去歐洲旅遊了，真爽！
hāi hāi, wǒ qù Oūzhōu lǚyóu le, zhēn shuǎng!
Ha-ha, I went traveling in Europe. It was really cool!
A 不錯嘛！國外好玩嗎？
bùcuò ma! guówài hǎowán ma?
Great! How was it over there?
B 還行，風景很不錯，我特別喜歡歐洲古式建築的風格，真是別有一番風情。可是到了國外後才發現，這裡並不像有些人說的那樣遍地都是黃金，有些小鎮的生活也很樸實。
hái xíng, fēngjǐng hěn bùcuò, wǒ tèbié xǐhuan Oūzhōu gǔ shì jiànzhù de fēnggé, zhēnshì biéyǒuyīfānfēngqíng. kěshì dào le guówài hòu cái fāxiàn, zhèlǐ bìng bù xiàng yǒuxiē rén shuō de nàyàng biàndì dōu shì huángjīn, yǒuxiē xiǎozhèn de shēnghuó yě hěn pǔshí.
Not bad-- the scenery was great. I really like the old-style architecture in Europe. It's really a very different atmosphere. But only when I got outside of China did I realize that it's not like some people say. Everything isn't made of gold over there. There are some little towns where people live very simply.
A 我一直覺得人們說國外遍地是黃金太誇張了。樸實的生活也沒什麼不好，只要過得舒服和安逸就行。
wǒ yīzhí juéde rénmen shuō guówài biàndì shì huángjīn tài kuāzhāng le. pǔshí de shēnghuó yě méishénme bù hǎo, zhǐyào guò de shūfu hé ānyì jiù xíng.
I always felt that people were exaggerating when they said that everything abroad was made of gold. And there's nothing wrong with a simple, honest life. As long as your life is easy and comfortable, it's fine.
B 沒錯。其實我們都誤解了，以為國外都是發達的大都市，到處是摩天大樓、高速公路、繁華商場和林蔭草坪，其實現在這些景物在北京、上海等大城市也隨處可見，在歐洲更吸引我的反倒是山間那些宏偉、輝煌的古堡。
méicuò. qíshí wǒmen dōu wùjiě le, yǐwéi guówài dōu shì fādá de dàdūshì, dàochù shì mótiāndàlóu, gāosùgōnglù, fánhuá shāngchǎng hé línyīn cǎopíng, qíshí xiànzài zhèxiē jǐngwù zài Běijīng, Shànghǎi děng dàchéngshì yě suíchǔ kějiàn, zài Oūzhōu gèng xīyǐn wǒ de fǎndàoshì shānjiān nàxiē hóngwěi, huīhuáng de gǔbǎo.
Yeah. Actually, we've all had some misconceptions. We thought that overseas it was all well-developed metropolises and skyscrapers, highways and bustling shopping malls. Actually, these days, you can see all that stuff in Beijing, Shanghai and other big cities. The things that really appealed to me in Europe were actually the splendid old mountain fortresses.
A 就是。老實說，我很反感有些人出國回來，就說什麼都是國外的好，連月亮都是國外的比較圓，真是典型的崇洋媚外。
jiùshì. lǎoshí shuō, wǒ hěn fǎngǎn yǒuxiē rén chūguó huílai, jiù shuō shénme dōu shì guówài de hǎo, lián yuèliang dōu shì guówài de bǐjiào yuán, zhēnshì diǎnxíng de chóngyángmèiwài.
That's for sure. Frankly, I really can't stand some of these people who come back from overseas and say that everything over there is better. They even say that the moon is rounder in foreign countries. It's typical blind admiration of foreign things.
B 呵呵。我可沒這麼崇洋媚外，不過也不得不承認，西方發達國家的確有很多值得我們學習和借鑑的地方。這次我去歐洲，就對他們公共交通系統折服不已，線路複雜卻有序，非常便利。
hēhē. wǒ kě méi zhème chóngyángmèiwài, bùguò yě bù dé bù chéngrèn, xīfāng fādá guójiā díquè yǒu hěn duō zhídé wǒmen xuéxí hé jièjiàn de dìfang. zhècì wǒ qù Oūzhōu, jiù duì tāmen gōnggòngjiāotōng xìtǒng zhéfú bùyǐ, xiànlù fùzá què yǒuxù, fēicháng biànlì.
Ha-ha. I don't blindly worship foreigners. But there's no denying, there is a lot about developed Western countries that is worth our studying and emulating. During this trip to Europe, I was endlessly impressed by their public transportation. There are tons of routes, and they're so orderly. It's extremely convenient.
A 這倒是。該學習的地方是要多學習，但如果誰要是說什麼東西都是國外的好，我可是第一個就要反對。我也不主張什麼都學習國外的那一套，畢竟中國的國情和其他國家不一樣，就算國外的東西再先進，也不能什麼都從國外照搬。
zhè dàoshì. gāi xuéxí de dìfang shì yào duō xuéxí, dàn rúguǒ shéi yàoshì shuō shénma dōngxi dōu shì guówài de hǎo, wǒ kěshì dì yī ge jiù yào fǎnduì. wǒ yě bù zhǔzhāng shénme dōu xuéxí guówài de nà yītào, bìjìng Zhōngguó de guóqíng hé qítā guójiā bùyīyàng, jiùsuàn guówài de dōngxi zài xiānjìn, yě bùnéng shénme dōu cóng guówài zhàobān.
True. We should learn from the things that we should learn from. But if anyone says that everything is better overseas, I'll be the first one to say, ``No way!" And I don't advocate emulating everything about foreign countries. After all, China's national situation is different from theirs. No matter how advanced things are overseas, we can't just import everything unchanged from abroad.
B 哈哈，我贊同。就拿吃的來說，老外們的食物雖然也很有特色，但我覺得還是國內的豐富。雖然我才去歐洲十幾天，已經開始想念中國的各色菜餚和小吃。
hāhā, wǒ zàntóng. jiù ná chī de láishuō, lǎowàimen de shíwù suīrán yě hěnyǒu tèsè, dàn wǒ juéde hái shì guónèi de fēngfù. suīrán wǒ cái qù Oūzhōu shí jǐ tiān, yǐjīng kāishǐ xiǎngniàn Zhōngguó de gèsè càiyáo hé xiǎochī.
Ha ha, I agree. Let's just use food as an example. Although foreigners' eating habits are very distinctive, I still think that there's a better selection of stuff in China. Although I was only in Europe for about ten days, I was already starting to think fondly of all the different cuisines and snacks in China.
A 哈哈。在歐洲你可就是老外了。可能我們通常習慣把歐美人叫老外，到國外還是難以改口。其實亞洲其他國家“老外”的食物，我還是很習慣的，畢竟口味相近。
hāhā. zài Oūzhōu nǐ kě jiùshì lǎowài le. kěnéng wǒmen tōngcháng xíguàn bǎ Oūměi rén jiào lǎowài, dào guówài hái shì nányǐ gǎikǒu. qíshí Yàzhōu qítā guójiā `` lǎowài" de shíwù, wǒ hái shì hěn xíguàn de, bìjìng kǒuwèi xiāngjìn.
Ha ha. In Europe, you're the foreigner. Maybe because we're accustomed to calling Europeans and North Americans ``foreigners," it's hard for us to change our habit when we go abroad. Actually, I'm really accustomed to the foods eaten in other ``foreign" Asian countries. After all, their tastes are very similar.
B 也是。其實現在各國之間的交流越來越緊密，很多以前在國外才買得到的東西，現在都被引入中國市場，想崇洋媚外也難呀。不過出國旅遊還是很不錯的，可以體驗不同的文化和民族風情，有機會你也去逛逛。
yě shì. qíshí xiànzài gèguó zhījiān de jiāoliú yuèláiyuè jǐnmì, hěn duō yǐqián zài guówài cái mǎidedào de dōngxi, xiànzài dōu bèi yǐnrù Zhōngguó shìcháng, xiǎng chóngyángmèiwài yě nán yā. bùguò chūguó lǚyóu hái shì hěn bùcuò de, kěyǐ tǐyàn bùtóng de wénhuà hé mínzú fēngqíng, yǒu jīhuì nǐ yě qù guàngguang.
That's also true. Actually, these days, the relationships among all different countries are getting closer and closer. Now you can buy a lot of things you used to only be able to buy overseas are on the Chinese market. It's hard to blindly worship foreigners now. But traveling abroad is still great. You can experience different cultures and national atmospheres. If you get a chance, you should go, too!
Key Vocabulary
崇洋媚外 chóngyángmèiwài to worship foreign things and be obsequious to foreigners
別有一番風情 biéyǒuyīfānfēngqíng to have other special feelings
樸實 pǔshí plain
安逸 ānyì easy and comfortable
誤解 wùjiě to misunderstand
摩天大樓 mótiāndàlóu skyscraper
林蔭 línyīn the shade of a tree
草坪 cǎopíng lawn
古堡 gǔbǎo ancient castle
反感 fǎngǎn strongly dislike
借鑑 jièjiàn to learn from others' experience
折服 zhéfú to be convinced of superiority
不已 bùyǐ endlessly
國情 guóqíng state of the nation
照搬 zhàobān to copy
菜餚 càiyáo cooked food
Supplementary Vocabulary
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