Britain over the past 15 years. Today it is thought that there are more than55 million mobile phone subscribers, a rise from less than 10 million in 1997.

在过去的15年里，手机已成为改变英国人日常行为方式的最主要的因素。据估计，目前英国手机用户已超过5,500万，而在1997年还不足1,000万。

2 Now it has been announced that the signal range throughout London willbe extended, nowhere in London will be beyond the reach of a mobile phone, noteven the Underground. 现在有消息说，伦敦的手机信号覆盖范围将拓展延伸。以后，在伦敦的每一个角落都有手机信号，就连地铁也不例外。

3 This subject of research aroused my interest and took me the length andbreadth of France.

这个研究话题激起了我的兴趣，为此，我走遍了法国各地。

4 These episodes and incidents all involve a cultural bump, somethingwhich you notice usually with

curiosity, usually with pleasure, occasionally with shock orembarrassment.

这些插曲、事件都包含着文化碰撞，使你感到好奇、愉悦，但偶尔也会让你感到震惊或尴尬。 5 But it’s not a matter of knowing all the conventions and rituals indifferent cultures. It’s impossible

to collect all the information you might need to be relaxed in the manydifferent cultures around

the world.

但是这不等于说我们需要悉数掌握不同文化的风俗习惯和礼仪。丰富的知识能使你自如地应对世界各国不同的文化，但是你不可能掌握全部必备的知识。

5 Translate the sentences into English.

1 据估计，目前中国4亿手机用户中，有大约一半人的隐私受到了威胁。(it is estimatedthat ; privacy)

It is estimated that today, the privacy of half of the 0.4 billion mobilephone subscribers is in danger.

2 人们在购买生活必需品上的花费越少，他们安排的诸如旅游等娱乐活动就越多。(the less the more )

The less people spend on daily necessities, the more arrangements they willmake for leisure activities, such as travelling.

3 对我来说，旅游最大的好处就是可以去不同的地方，了解不同文化背景下人们的生活方式以及传统习俗。(What Iespecially like about is )

What I especially like about travelling is that I can go to differentplaces and learn about particular

lifestyles, conventions and customs in different cultures.

4 在大多数情况下，文化碰撞激起的是人们对不同文化的好奇心，只有在极少数情况下，文化碰撞会造成尴尬。(culture bump;on rare occasions)

In most cases, cultural bumps arouse people’s curiosity about different cultures.Only on rare occasions can they cause embarrassment.

5 你可以保留自主选择的权利，但作为一个成年人，你做事不要冲动。(reserve theright to; act on impulse)