Do you have any friends from other countries? Do you know what they are like?

The Germans (德国人) are very quiet and they don’t get excited easily. They don’t want to say more words. They look serious (严肃的), but they like all kinds of amusements (娱乐). They work hard and like tidiness. Most German women like to keep their houses clean.                      

In some ways, the English look the same as the Germans. They are also quiet and never talk too much with others. They are really polite, so we often hear “Thank you.” or “Sorry.” from them.

The French have long holidays. They like travelling and usually spend their long time in other countries. The French are more outgoing (外向的) than the Germans. It is very easy to make friends with them.

Compared   to (与……比较) the French, the Americans are more outgoing. And they are even opener. They don’t like to depend on (依靠) others. So it is very popular that students do part-time jobs. In Americans’ eyes, working and success are important.

Do you know Eskimos (爱斯基摩人)? Let me tell you something about their lives.

Eskimos live near the North Pole (北极). There are only two seasons there, winter and summer. There is no spring or autumn there. The winter nights are long. You can’t see the sun for more than two months, even at noon. The summer days are long. For more than two months, the sun never goes down and there’s no night.

Eskimos have warm clothes. They make their clothes from the furs of animals. From furs they make coats, caps and shoes.

Near the North Pole trees can’t grow, for it is too cold there. The Eskimos have to make their houses from furs or snow. When they go out in storms and can’t get back home, they make houses of snow. They leave these snow houses when the storm is over. Life is hard for the Eskimos, but they still like to live there.