"How far is it to the next village "
the American asks a man sitting by the side of the road. In some countries,
because the man realizes that the traveler is tired and eager to get to his
destination (目的地) ,he will politely say "Just down the road." He thinks this is
more encouraging, gentler, and therefore the wanted answer. So the American
drives through the night, getting more and more angry, feeling "tricked". He
thinks the man purposely cheated him, for obviously he must have known the
distance quite well. Had conditions been turned over, the
American would have felt he was "cheating" the driver if he had said the next
town was close when he knew it was really 15 miles further on. Though, he, too,
would be sympathetic (同情的) to the weary driver, he would say "You have a good
way to go yet; it is at least 15 miles. "The driver A. he is playing a trick on him B. the American expects the answer C. he doesn’t know the exact distance at all D. he wants to encourage him to go further
[单项选择]______his address, I can't send this book to him. A. Not knowing B. Knowing C. Not know D. N6t known
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What did the person do every day
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