Huihua，a Chinese girl，and Mary，an American student who was studying Chinese in China，were on their way to a bookstore.As they got to the bookstore，they saw a young man walking down the stairs.In his hurry，he missed the last two steps，and fell to the ground.He tried hard to get back to his feet while people around him laughed.Luckily，he seemed to be OK.
Mary was worried.She found Huihua smiling a little and was not comfortable about it."Tell me，Huihua，how could people laugh when someone fell like that？Do they not care at all？Shouldn't they go up and ask the young man whether he was hurt？"
"They knew he wasn't hurt too much，"Huihua said.
"But I still don't understand.A fall is a fall.In my culture，people would do anything but laugh!"
Chinese Perspective（觀點(diǎn)）
This is an example in which the Chinese and the westerners explain a smile differently.Very often，the Chinese people would also laugh or make a joke to case.However，if someone gets hurt seriously，it will not be a laughing matter any more.People will help him instead.
North American Perspective
A westerner would explain laughter in such a situation as a sign of either.Insensitivity（不關(guān)心） or worse，pleasure that the person falling bad hurt himself because the person was disliked.A westerner's reaction would have been to rush over，help the person up，and ask him，"Are you OK？"If a westerner fell，he，like a Chinese person might probably make a joke out of the incident（事件） if he was not hurt.If two close friends are walking together，and one trips but clearly isn't hurt，a common joke is to say "Have a nice trip".However，this joke would be made only between two people who know each other well.
（1）Did Huihua help the young man after he fell down in the bookstore？ No，she didn't.No，she didn't.
（2）How did Mary feel about Huihua's attitude towards the young man？ She felt worried.She felt worried.
（3）In a westerner's opinion，what does the laughter in an embarrassing situation show？ It shows either insensitivity or pleasure.It shows either insensitivity or pleasure.
（4）What does the underlined word "trip" mean in English？ It means falling down.It means falling down.
（5）What is the main idea of the passage？ Chinese and westerners have different perspectives on the person falling.Chinese and westerners have different perspectives on the person falling.
【答案】No，she didn't.；She felt worried.；It shows either insensitivity or pleasure.；It means falling down.；Chinese and westerners have different perspectives on the person falling.
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