5 ,there is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior,which,once 6 ,makes the offender immediately the object of 7 .
One of the few things we can say about the British with certainty is that a British takes a(n) 8 to the discussion of their weather and that,if given a chance,he will talk about it 9 .Some people argue that it is because the British weather 10 follows forecast and thus becomes a source of interest to everyone.This may be so.Certainly a British cannot have much 11 in the weathermen,whose predictions,in many cases, 12 to be wrong!The man in the street seems to be as accurate—or as inaccurate—as the weathermen in his 13 .
Foreigners may be surprised at the number of references 14 weather that the British make to each other in the course of a single day.Very often conversational greetings are 15 by comments on the weather.“Nice day,isn’t it?”“Beautiful day!”may well be heard instead of “Good morning.How are you?” 16 the foreigner may consider this exaggerated(夸大的)and comic,it is worthwhile pointing out that it could be used to his 17 .If he wants to start a conversation with a British but is 18 to know where to begin,he could do well to mention the state of the weather.It is a(n) 19 subject to which a response may well be 20 of even the most reserved of the British.
【语篇导读】英国人安静、羞涩、保守,陌生人之间很少交谈。他们喜欢谈论天气,由此天气也就成为与英国人搭讪的常用话题。
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