竞选最佳“小绅士”演讲稿thebritishgentlemancultureintheeyesofmostaliens,thebritisharekindofarrogantandhardtodealwith.nevertheless,infact,thebritishwhoaregoodatmutualunderstandingareconsiderate.what’smore,nomatterwhattheydo,theyoftenmakeeffortstoleaveagoodimpressiononothers.therefore,gentlemencanbefoundeverywhereinuk.additionally,theyknowwellhowtocreateacoordinateatmosphereforotherstohaveharmoniousandpleasantlife.“gentleman”originatedinthemiddleoftheseventeenthcentury,whichwasdevelopedbythefullofheroicandchivalrousknights.andthenitprevailedinbritainanddevelopedtotheextreme.what’smore,thegentlemanisnotonlyoutsideofthebritishnationalculturebutalsoanewsocialandculturalvaluedopedbythebritishsociety.oncehearingajoke,butidon’tknowwhetherit’strueornot.thatisoncethepresidentoftheunitedstatesinwashingtonsaid:”idon’tquiteunderstandthatmanybritishclassmen,officials,alawyer,thedoctorandeventheunemployedindividualscanbecalledagentleman.thenoblesandthepoorhaveagentleman.whydosomanyindividualswhoarefromallwalksoflifecanbecalledagentleman。canyouhelpmetoaskthemeaningoftheword。”aftermorethantwohours,thesecretarysaid,”agentlemanisapersonwhodoesn’ttroubleothers.”theconceptofthegentlemanhasbeendeeplyrootedinthehumanheartanditcanalsoexplainthebritishculturestrengthandtheabilitytoadaptinthepasthundredsofyears.infact,itwasrichinvaluesystemundertheexternalfactorssuchasclothes,leisureactivitiesandotherexternalfactors.what’smore,thevaluesderivedfromthemedievalchivalrycultureanditwentthroughtheculturebaptisminthenineteenthcentury.第1页共1页