老外看中国：我的面子碎一地
<p>有时候，尊严就像泡沫，随时可能破灭。去年来到中国后，我经历了几件很丢面子的事情。英国人给我这种倒霉不断的人起了个名字 —— “沃利”（<span word="Wally">Wally</span>是一个常见的英文名字，有“废物，笨蛋”的意思）。</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="DAVID">DAVID</span> <span word="BOGLE">BOGLE</span></p><p><span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="dignity">dignity</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="bubble">bubble</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="burst">burst</span>.</p><p>有时候，尊严就像泡沫，随时可能破灭。</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="Brits">Brits</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> - <span word="we">we</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="pompous">pompous</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="treasured">treasured</span> <span word="dignity">dignity</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span>.</p><p>我们英国人对此喜闻乐见——我们喜欢看到那些自视清高的人的宝贵尊严被摧毁。</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="dad">dad</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="pompous">pompous</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span>, <span word="polite">polite</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="but">but</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="mannered">mannered</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wore">wore</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tie">tie</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="digging">digging</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="garden">garden</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="dignity">dignity</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p>我的父亲身上没有一丝傲气，他是一个善良而有礼貌的绅士。和那一代的许多人一样，他总是不苟言笑、彬彬有礼。即便是在花园锄地，他也总是系着领带。对他而言，尊严无比重要。</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mum">mum</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span>. <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="trousers">trousers</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ankles">ankles</span>.</p><p>有一次，我妈妈的一位朋友打电话说要来拜访。她走进屋子时，我父亲正在看电视。他总是认为，当有女士到来时，自己应该站起来以示尊重。不幸的是，就在他起身的那一刻，他的裤子掉到脚踝附近。</p>
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