海外文化:英国的酒吧文化
<p>【英文原文】</p><p>摘要：访问英国的人会发现传统英国酒吧是最能领略当地文化的地方。但对于初来乍到的异国人来说，这些友善的酒吧却犹如潜藏着有惹事危险的"地雷区"。</p><p><span word="Visitors">Visitors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sample">sample</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="pub">pub</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="hostelries">hostelries</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="minefields">minefields</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="gaffes">gaffes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="uninitiated">uninitiated</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="anthropologist">anthropologist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="unveiled">unveiled</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arcane">arcane</span> <span word="rituals">rituals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="pubs">pubs</span>--<span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drink">drink</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="pubs">pubs</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="waiters">waiters</span>--<span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="drinks">drinks</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="youths">youths</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> 45 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fetch">fetch</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="inconvenient">inconvenient</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>. </p><p><span word="Pub">Pub</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="sociability">sociability</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="reserve">reserve</span>. <span word="Standing">Standing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="chat">chat</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="served">served</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Isles">Isles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="strangers">strangers</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rea">rea</span>1<span word="ly">ly</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="behaviour">behaviour</span>. "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pub">pub</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>." <span word="This">This</span> <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="booklet">booklet</span>, <span word="Passport">Passport</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pub">Pub</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Tourists">Tourists</span>\' <span word="Guide">Guide</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Pub">Pub</span> <span word="Etiquette">Etiquette</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="customers">customers</span>\' <span word="code">code</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="wanting">wanting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sample">sample</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>". <span word="The">The</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="flat">flat</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drinks">drinks</span>. <span word="Nothing">Nothing</span> <span word="irritates">irritates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="strangers">strangers</span> <span word="blocking">blocking</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="chat">chat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dither">dither</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="order">order</span>.</p>
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