（以下部分可与《“魔鬼”英语口语2》第四矩阵参看）.docVIP

（以下部分可与《“魔鬼”英语口语2》第四矩阵参看） 第四矩阵 I. 永恒话题 Universal Topics 1. 天气The weather 文化提示 Notes on culture British people are famous for talking about the weather. This maybe because in the UK the weather is very changeable; the weather can change very much from day to day. One day may be clear, sunny and warm, the next cloudy and rainy, then the next sunny again. Even in the same day the weather can change very much. So, the weather provides an easy way to start a conversation with someone. Just comment on how the weather is today, or how it was yesterday, and you can start a conversation with anyone. 英国人以谈论天气闻名。这也许是因为在英国天气非常多变，每一天的天气都会迥然不同。今天也许很晴朗，阳光灿烂，风和日丽，明天却阴霾多雨，然后后天又太阳朗照。即使在同一天里天气也变化非常大。所以，天气给人们提供了和人对话的便捷开端。只是点评一下今天天气如何、昨天天气怎样，就可以和人开始会话了。 2. 生命Life issues 文化提示 Notes on culture Life involves many challenges, problems, decisions, times of happiness and times of sadness, that we experience and discuss with others. In countries like the USA and the UK, many people feel stress, worrying about such things as whether their job is secure or whether they can pay all of their bills. Also, because people may have to work a lot, they may not be able to spend much time with their family. People will often talk about these things, and also gossip about each other! 生活涉及到许多挑战，问题，抉择，幸福与伤痛时刻，这些我们都会经历并与他人谈及。在英美这样的国家，人们会感受到压力，为比如工作是否稳定、能否支付所有的账单等等的事情担忧。而且，因为人们必须卖力工作， 他们也许不能与家人共度多少时光。人们会经常谈论这些事情，也会说些别人的闲话！ 3. 爱情Love 文化提示 Notes on culture In Western countries adults generally have the freedom to choose the kind of relationships that they have. For example, it is common for people to choose to live together, but not get married, and many people have children even if they are not married. Also, homosexual and lesbian relationships are openly acceptable and same-sex marriage is allowed in some countries. Divorce is also common, and many people marry again, and so some families have step-relations. But many Western countries are also very multi-cultural, with many different religions and