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吉林省实验中学2018-2019学年高二上学期英语期末考试试卷
There is one word that is often on the lips of Americans: “Sorry”.
Once as I was walking, a young man ran by1, brushing against my handbag. Even as he 2on his way, he turned back and said “sorry” to me. Even in a rush, he didn't forget to apologize. One day, after I bought a mango, the salesman was giving me the 3, but I wasn't ready for it and a coin 4 to the ground. “I'm sorry,” he said while bending down to pick it up. I was 5why would he apologize when it is my 6 ?
7 time, I stepped on a man's foot in an elevator, and at the same time, we both said “sorry”. I thought it interesting — was it really8 for him to apologize? Later on, an American friend 9 to me that according to the American mentality, the elevator is a 10place, and everyone should be able to stand in it. After someone 11 a position in it, making it difficult for someone else to find a place to stand, isn't it necessary to express an12?
If you go to the movies and the tickets happen to be13, the ticket seller will say, “Sorry.” Whenever one of your hopes goes14, an American will say “ sorry” as a sign of15.
During my stay in America, I gradually 16 that when friction (摩擦) appears in daily life, Americans don't care much about who is17; If someone is18, a “sorry” is always necessary. When this happens, even if the other person is hurt, the “sorry”19 anger and human kindness is shown. Perhaps this is why I 20 saw anyone quarreling on the buses, subways or streets of America.
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