本期节目话题背景

　　最近，有同学问了我这样一道题“Describe a person you only met once and want to know more about”。说起这个话题时，我就不得不提到我之前教过的一位学生了。他来自日本，非常有礼貌，因为我从未到访过日本，并且对日本文化非常感兴趣。所以我跟他聊了很多话题，到底聊了哪些内容呢？我们一起来谈谈吧！
　　当谈论到这个话题时需要明确这个人是谁，以及你为什么想要了解关于对方更多的信息，并且要说明你对对方的感受。跟有趣的人相处在一起，总会有很多话题可聊，不是吗？

　　本期Part 2 话题

　　Describe a person you only met once and want to know more about
　　You should say:
　　Who he/she is
　　When you met him/her
　　Why you want to know more about him/her
　　And explain how you feel about him/her

　　本期节目话题参考文本

　　Three years ago, I met a student who is from Japan. We met in a one-on-one class and that was the first time I taught a student from Japan. Since most of my students are Chinese, so it is quite interesting to have a conversation with him alone because I had never been to japan and always been interested in the Japanese culture and mindset. He is a financial analyst working for the bank of Japan and had lived in China for three years. His English is quite advanced and he didn’t have any accent either contrary to the stereotype that Japanese English is hard to understand. We discussed about the economic situation in Japan and also how Japanese people feel about Americans. Also, he is an expert of Japanese cuisine and knows all the authentic Japanese restaurants in Beijing.
　　He is very polite and well-spoken and we had a great conversation. I felt like he is very reserved when it comes to politics and any sensitive topics and I can feel that he doesn’t want to openly criticize other countries people as he probably didn’t want to offend anyone. But what is funny is that he had no qualms about criticizing his own country. Before he said anything about my country, which is America, he would always add “with all due respect”, which I find to be a little too “polite”.
　　So after the class, we were gonna exchange phone numbers and he got a phone call and had to leave immediately. I wish I could see him again in the future, and try some of the Japanese restaurants he recommended.

　　Words & expressions in this episode
　　1.mindset n. 观念模式；思维倾向
　　2.authentic adj. 真正的；真诚的；可靠的
　　3.well-spoken adj. 善于辞令的；谈吐文雅的；
　　4.have no qualms 毫无顾忌；毫无疑虑
　　5.with all due respect 恕我直言；无意冒犯