老外在中国:乐于助人的中国人
<p>热心助人是世界上每个普通人皆有的品质。有同情心的陌生人常常都会伸以援手,因为他们知道遇到麻烦是什么滋味。中国人的这种特点看起来尤其明显,因为我曾亲身经历过。</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="willingness">willingness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="kindness">kindness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strangers">strangers</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trait">trait</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> — <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>, <span word="hungry">hungry</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>, <span word="confused">confused</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rain">rain</span>. <span word="Empathetic">Empathetic</span> <span word="strangers">strangers</span>, <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span>.</p><p>热心助人是世界上每个普通人皆有的品质——或许是因为几乎人人都有迷路、饥饿、疼痛、迷茫或仅仅是淋雨的时候。有同情心的陌生人常常都会伸以援手,因为他们知道遇到麻烦是什么滋味。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="attribute">attribute</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="pronounced">pronounced</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beneficiary">beneficiary</span>.</p><p>中国人的这种特点看起来尤其明显。因为我曾亲身感受过。</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="examples">examples</span>:</p><p>举几个例子:</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="cloudburst">cloudburst</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> “<span word="raining">raining</span> <span word="cats">cats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span>”. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="rained">rained</span> <span word="whales">whales</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="stranger">stranger</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="plight">plight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="waved">waved</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="porch">porch</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chair">chair</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="in">in</span>.</p><p>有一天我走在北京的街上,突然天降大雨。你可能听过“瓢泼大雨”这个词,可是那天的情形用“倾盆大雨”来形容都不为过。一个路人发现我的窘境,便向我招手让我赶快去他的门廊下躲雨。他不仅给我一杯茶,还把他的椅子让给我坐。</p>
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