the answer. Thinking he had not made 36understood or the
girl had not heard him clearly, he said ,“ Yes , indeed, you speak very well.”but the girl still kept saying , “ No.”
In the end the American boy could not understand and didn’
t know 37 to say.
What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t 38 a compliment (恭维)in the same way as the American people do . She should39 ,“ Thank you”instead of“ No” . She really understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the west, people will feel proud and 40 when they are praised . So if someone says the 41 you have cooked are very delicious , you should say , “ Thank you .”
In our country, we think being modest is a virtue and being proud is a bad thing , but in my opinion , being confident does
not 42 being proud , so sometimes you should be confident
43 being modest.
44 you are modest and say ,“No , I’m afraid I can’
t do it well” , while working in a western country , the others may think that you really cannot do it . If you often say “No” ,
you will certainly be looked down upon by 45 . When asking
for a job , if one says something like “Yes , I can certainly
do it ” instead of “ Let me have a try ” , he or she will