【英语趣味课堂】友好的举动-Act of Kindess

Mike: In all of the traveling that you've done around the world, what is the best travel experience you have had? What's the most memorable¹ travel experience you had in your adventures around the world?

Jeff: Well, that's a tough question Mike. That's like asking what's your favorite food because you love everything. Everything's delicious and to pick one is very difficult but I think it's very simple. I think it's --- I like to think of --- India is a crazy place. It's a circus of a country, in a good way. It's like a circus where have --- you never know what you're gonna see, and it's very entertaining, but the --- and it's one of the poorest

 

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countries in the world, India, it's just full --- there's a billion people there, and six hundred million of them are very poor, but they're so happy and so friendly, I remember that one of my first --- my first trip to India, and one of my first days in India, there was a man, a chai wall. And a wala means² like a little business man, and chai is tea, in India so this chai wall, he had his own little tea stand on the side of a busy road in Dehli, and it was a small stand, and it was noisy, and it was hot, and it was chaotic³, and crazy and he sold his tea for two cents a cup, and when I sat down I started talking to this man and told him and it was like my first or second day in India, and you know, I had just come to the country for the first time, and he welcomed me to India and he said, you know, it's so good that you came to our country, and have some free tea, and he gave me my first cup of chai ever, for free, and this man, he had nothing. he lived on the street, and he slept beside his chai wala at night, and he had old ragged⁴ clothes on, and I just remembered that I'm very wealthy and he's very poor compared to him, but yet the hospitality⁵ that he showed by giving me that free cup of tea, when he really needed the money and the business. It stood out in my mind, even to this day, that the generosity⁶ even though he needs the money. He was still so generous⁷ and so nice and giving. It stands out in my mind that, you know, and I always want to try to be kind and nice like that.

 

Mike: Can I ask you a question?

 

Jeff: Sure.

 

Mike: Was there milk in the tea?

 

Jeff: Yes, there was. In India they call it dude, and it's buffalo⁸ milk, buffalo milk in the tea. It was great. Great tea. India chai is the best.

 

Mike: You just gave me a whole new meaning of the word dude. That's brilliant.

 

学习内容：

 

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

pick

 

Everything's delicious and to pick one is very difficult.

 

To pick something can mean to choose it over other items⁹. Notice the following.

 

I had a hard time picking out what to wear.

Choose quickly or I will pick for you.

circus

 

It's a circus of a country.

 

When we describe something as a circus, we mean it is crazy or chaotic, with lots of activity and no order. Note the following:

 

It is a circus at the mall today.

After the scandal¹⁰, there was a circus of media¹¹ attention.

chaotic

 

It was chaotic and crazy on the side of the road.

 

When something is chaotic that means it is not organized or there is no order. There is chaos¹². Note the following:

 

Everything is chaotic on the trading floor.

It was chaotic after somebody screamed "snake"!

stand out

 

His generosity stood out in my mind.

 

When something stands out, that means it is easy to notice and remember. Note the following:

 

He stood out because he was 7 feet tall.

Foreigners always stand out when they travel.

generous

 

He was very generous.

 

When someone is very generous that means they are very giving. Note the following:

 

My father is very generous. He is always giving to the poor.

People like her for her generosity.

1 memorable   

adj.值得回忆的，难忘的，特别的，显著的

参考例句：

• This was indeed the most memorable day of my life.这的确是我一生中最值得怀念的日子。
• The veteran soldier has fought many memorable battles.这个老兵参加过许多难忘的战斗。

2 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

3 chaotic   

adj.混沌的，一片混乱的，一团糟的

参考例句：

• Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。
• The traffic in the city was chaotic.这城市的交通糟透了。

4 ragged   

adj.衣衫褴褛的，粗糙的，刺耳的

参考例句：

• A ragged shout went up from the small crowd.这一小群人发出了刺耳的喊叫。
• Ragged clothing infers poverty.破衣烂衫意味着贫穷。

5 hospitality   

n.好客，殷勤；adj.（气候等）宜人，适宜

参考例句：

• He welcomed you to enjoy his hospitality.他欢迎你去做客。
• Thank you for your kind hospitality.谢谢你的盛情款待。

6 generosity   

n.大度，慷慨，慷慨的行为

参考例句：

• We should match their generosity with our own.我们应该像他们一样慷慨大方。
• We adore them for their generosity.我们钦佩他们的慷慨。

7 generous   

adj.慷慨的，大方的，慷慨给予的

参考例句：

• She was kind and generous.她心地善良，宽容大量。
• She was generous with her money.她很乐于仗义疏财。

8 buffalo   

n.(北美)野牛；(亚洲)水牛

参考例句：

• Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
• The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。

9 items   

n.物料项目 （任何一种自制或采购的零部件或组装件，如最终产品、部件、子部件、零件或原材料）；条( item的名词复数 )；一项；一则；一件商品（或物品）

参考例句：

• Bulky items will be collected separately. 大件物品将分开收集。
• Customers with ten items or less can use the express lane. 购买十件商品以内的顾客可使用快速购物通道。

10 scandal   

n.丑事，丑闻，流言蜚语，反感，愤慨

参考例句：

• Scandal and gossip are meat and drink to him.各种丑闻和流言蜚语是他最感兴趣的事。
• His theft from the shop caused scandal in the village.他因偷商店的东西引起全村的公愤。

11 media   

n.(medium的复数)媒体，新闻媒介，传播媒介

参考例句：

• The local media reported rioting across the country.当地媒体报道了全国范围的骚乱。
• His latest movie is being hyped up by the media.他新近的电影正被媒体大肆炒作。

12 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。