His occasional courtesies did not ( ) his general rudeness.
His occasional courtesies did not ( ) his general rudeness.
10. His occasional courtesies did not _______ his general rudeness.
10. His occasional courtesies did not _______ his general rudeness.
The small courtesies can make life good and sweet to eat.
The small courtesies can make life good and sweet to eat.
His occasional courtesies did not _______ his general rudeness. A: compensate for pay back keep up change into
His occasional courtesies did not _______ his general rudeness. A: compensate for pay back keep up change into
His occasional courtesies did not ( ) his general rudeness. A: keep up B: compensate for C: pay back D: change into
His occasional courtesies did not ( ) his general rudeness. A: keep up B: compensate for C: pay back D: change into
Directions: Complete the summary with the given words. Each word can be used only once. modest; discreet; gulf; recipient; courtesy; censorship; configuration; suspicious of; out of necessity; If anything Once, at a dinner, my mother whispered to me confidentially: “Sau-sau pretends too hard to be a polite ____1_____! Why bother with such nominal ____2_____? In the end, she always takes everything.” My mother no longer patient with old taboos and courtesies. I read an article in The New York Times Magazine, where the author mentioned that the interwoven ______3_____ of Chinese language and culture renders its speech indirect and polite. Chinese people are so “____4_____ and ___5____”, that there aren’t even words for “yes” and “no”. If I consider my upbringing carefully, I find there was nothing discreet about the Chinese language I grew up with, no _____6_____ for the sake of politeness. Having listened to both Chinese and English, I’m ______7____ comparisons between the two languages, as I notice the reciprocal challenges they each present. Even more dangerous is the temptation to view the _ __8__ between different languages and behavior in translation. There is no one word for “yes” or “no”, but not ________9_______to be discreet. ____10______, I would say the Chinese equivalent of answering “yes” or “no” is specific to what is asked.
Directions: Complete the summary with the given words. Each word can be used only once. modest; discreet; gulf; recipient; courtesy; censorship; configuration; suspicious of; out of necessity; If anything Once, at a dinner, my mother whispered to me confidentially: “Sau-sau pretends too hard to be a polite ____1_____! Why bother with such nominal ____2_____? In the end, she always takes everything.” My mother no longer patient with old taboos and courtesies. I read an article in The New York Times Magazine, where the author mentioned that the interwoven ______3_____ of Chinese language and culture renders its speech indirect and polite. Chinese people are so “____4_____ and ___5____”, that there aren’t even words for “yes” and “no”. If I consider my upbringing carefully, I find there was nothing discreet about the Chinese language I grew up with, no _____6_____ for the sake of politeness. Having listened to both Chinese and English, I’m ______7____ comparisons between the two languages, as I notice the reciprocal challenges they each present. Even more dangerous is the temptation to view the _ __8__ between different languages and behavior in translation. There is no one word for “yes” or “no”, but not ________9_______to be discreet. ____10______, I would say the Chinese equivalent of answering “yes” or “no” is specific to what is asked.