情景對話 　　A: You are married to an American, right? So what's it like? 　　B: Well, in the first year, we had great difficulty getting along with each other as well as(不但……而且)had a lot of conflicts. 　　A: Yeah, I know what you mean. The first year is difficult for all couples, not to mention two people from different cultures. 　　B: When it comes to this point(說到這一點), I think it is crucial for cross-cultural couples to get to know each other's cultures. Moreover, happy marriage life needs tolerance and understanding. 　　A: That's true. Do you have children? 　　B: Yeah, we have a two-year-old boy. He's healthy and smart. 　　A: What does he look like? Can people tell he is a half-breed? 　　B: Yes, people surely can. He's whiter than the Chinese kids, and his hair is a little blonde. Here's a picture of my family. 　　A: What a lively boy he is! 　　A:你跟一個美國人結(jié)婚了，是嗎?那么是什么樣呢? 　　B:哦，*年里我們有很多沖突，而且彼此很難相處。 　　A:是，我知道你什么意思。*年對任何夫妻來說都很難，更不用說是兩個來自不同文化的人。 　　B:說到這一點，我認為對于跨文化夫妻來說，了解雙方*的文化是非常重要的。而且美滿的婚姻生活是需要容忍和理解的。 　　A:沒錯。你們有孩子嗎? 　　B:是的，我們有了一個兩歲的男孩.他很健康、很聰明。 　　A:他長得怎么樣?別人看出來他是個混血兒嗎? 　　B:能，別人當(dāng)然能看出來。他比其他*小孩白，頭發(fā)有點金黃。這兒有一張我的全家福。 　　A:多活潑的孩子啊!

? 　　單詞過關(guān) 　　conflict ?沖突:分歧;斗爭 　　crucial ?關(guān)鍵的，重要的 　　cross-cultural ?跨文化的 　　couple ?夫妻 　　culture ?文化 　　tolerance ?寬容;忍耐 　　children ?孩子們(child的復(fù)數(shù)) 　　healthy 健康的 　　語言貼士 　　(1) It is crucial for sb to do sth對某人來說，做某事是很關(guān)鍵的，至關(guān)重要的。 　　(2) have difficulty (in) doing sth/have difficulty with sth做某事有困難:其中difficulty為不可數(shù)名詞，表示抽象。如: 　　I had the greatest difficulty in persuading him.我說服他費了好大的力氣。