情景对话 　　A: You are married to an American, right? So what's it like? 　　B: Well, in the first year, we had great difficulty getting along with each other as well as(不但……而且)had a lot of conflicts. 　　A: Yeah, I know what you mean. The first year is difficult for all couples, not to mention two people from different cultures. 　　B: When it comes to this point(说到这一点), I think it is crucial for cross-cultural couples to get to know each other's cultures. Moreover, happy marriage life needs tolerance and understanding. 　　A: That's true. Do you have children? 　　B: Yeah, we have a two-year-old boy. He's healthy and smart. 　　A: What does he look like? Can people tell he is a half-breed? 　　B: Yes, people surely can. He's whiter than the Chinese kids, and his hair is a little blonde. Here's a picture of my family. 　　A: What a lively boy he is! 　　A:你跟一个美国人结婚了，是吗?那么是什么样呢? 　　B:哦，*年里我们有很多冲突，而且彼此很难相处。 　　A:是，我知道你什么意思。*年对任何夫妻来说都很难，更不用说是两个来自不同文化的人。 　　B:说到这一点，我认为对于跨文化夫妻来说，了解双方*的文化是非常重要的。而且美满的婚姻生活是需要容忍和理解的。 　　A:没错。你们有孩子吗? 　　B:是的，我们有了一个两岁的男孩.他很健康、很聪明。 　　A:他长得怎么样?别人看出来他是个混血儿吗? 　　B:能，别人当然能看出来。他比其他*小孩白，头发有点金黄。这儿有一张我的全家福。 　　A:多活泼的孩子啊!

  　　单词过关 　　conflict  冲突:分歧;斗争 　　crucial  关键的，重要的 　　cross-cultural  跨文化的 　　couple  夫妻 　　culture  文化 　　tolerance  宽容;忍耐 　　children  孩子们(child的复数) 　　healthy 健康的 　　语言贴士 　　(1) It is crucial for sb to do sth对某人来说，做某事是很关键的，至关重要的。 　　(2) have difficulty (in) doing sth/have difficulty with sth做某事有困难:其中difficulty为不可数名词，表示抽象。如: 　　I had the greatest difficulty in persuading him.我说服他费了好大的力气。