英语背后的故事

出版时间：2008-5  作者：捷进可一  页数：185  字数：245000  

内容概要

　　一个小女孩第一次去美国的学校上学，打扮得漂漂亮亮，没想到招来老师和同学异样的目光；被美国人邀请去家里吃饭，却发现居然要自己带看做的菜过去；精心为朋友准备了生日礼物，可是却被对方拒绝。这一切到底是为什么呢？如果想知道原因的话，就请你打开这本《英语背后的故事——Ovr Own Stories》吧。 　　本书精选20篇在美国生活的外国移民学生的习作，讲述了他们在成长过程中曾经发生过的一些故事，有误会，有尴尬，还有几分淡然的无奈。也许文笔有些略显稚嫩，但正是那份青涩的感觉让人读起来不仅趣味盎然，而且很容易让有类似背景和经历的人产生共鸣，堪称青春版的《喜福会》。对生活在大洋另一端的中国学生来说也同样具有很好的借鉴意义。

书籍目录

Unit 1　Clothing　Reading: The Dress of LaceUnit 2  Holidays  Reading: Trick or Treat?Unit 3  Health and Illness  Reading: CoiningUnit 4  Food Taboos  Reading: HamburgersUnit 5  Eating out  Reading: Eating the Western WayUnit 6  Guests and Hosts  Reading: PotluckUnit 7  Confusing Phrases  Reading: Quit Pulling My LegUnit 8  Greetings  Reading: Hand KissingUnit 9  Forms of Address  Reading: What Should I Call You?Unit 10  Body Language  Reading: An Eye for an EyeUnit 11  Touching in Public  Reading: I Want to Hold Your HandUnit 12  Dating  Reading: Breaking upUnit 13  Weddings  Reading: Lady in RedUnit 14  Good Luck and Bad Luck  Reading: Debby's Birthday PresentUnit 15  Parents and Children  Reading: RespectUnit 16  The Classroom  Reading: School DazeUnit 17  The Changing Role of Women  Reading: Who Pays the Check?Unit 18  Attitudes toward Aging  Reading: Jack's TaleUnit 19  Stereotypes and Prejudice  Reading: Sticks and StonesUnit 20  Religious Practices and Beliefs  Reading: The SurpriseWorm MapAnswer KeyChinese Version