和老外聊天的地道口语第80期:中国人不讲究隐私

P: have you adapted to the lifestyle in China?
K: yeah,almost. But there is one thing.
P: what?
K: I still wonder what privacy¹ meant for Chinese people. I don't mean to say that there's no privacy in China, but...
P: what is it?
K: some of my Chinese colleagues just share their personal stories in front of others.
P: that makes you feel uncomfortable?
K: yeah. we never do that in a public office.
P: perhaps that's because we hold different ideas about privacy.
K: i have felt that. One day when i was in a queue, reading a newspaper story, the man behind me peered² through my shoulder and stared at the newspaper I was holding.
P: well, that's not rare. I've seen people reading at others' newspaper while takng a metro³ or a bus.
K: just stare at the newspaper holding in the hands of the one next to him?
P: yeah.
K: Oh, I'm shocked.
你适应了中国的生活方式了吗?
嗯,差不多,只是...
只是什么呢?
我还是不明白隐私对中国人到底意味着什么.当然我并不是说中国没有隐私,只是...
怎么了?
有些中国同事在别人面前还谈论私人的事情.
让你感觉很不舒服?
是啊.我们从来不再公共办公室里谈论私事.
也许是因为我们的隐私的认识不一样吧.
我已经感觉到了.有一天我排队的时候在读报纸,站在我身后的人就隔着我的肩膀,看起我手中的报纸.
哦,这可不新奇.我就看到过有人坐地铁或公交车的时候读别人的报纸.
就盯着旁边那人手里的报纸那样看?
对.
哦,我觉得挺吃惊的.
 

1 privacy   

n.私人权利，个人自由，隐私权

参考例句：

• In such matters,privacy is impossible.在这类事情中，保密是不可能的。
• She wept in the privacy of her own room.她在自己房内暗暗落泪。

2 peered   

去皮的

参考例句：

• He peeled away the plastic wrapping. 他去掉塑料包装。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The paint on the wall has peeled off. 墙上涂料已剥落了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 metro   

n.地铁；adj.大都市的；(METRO)麦德隆(财富500强公司之一总部所在地德国，主要经营零售)

参考例句：

• Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？
• The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。