问答题
(Interviewer→I, Dell J. Hood→D ) I: So, Mr. Hood, you work in the American Embassy in London, is that correct D: That’s correct. Yes. I: What do you do there D: I’m an Assistant Cultural Officer there, and my specific responsibilities are bringing a small number of American speakers over to the U. K. to talk to various audiences here. Er, I also work with people who teach American Studies in the British educational system at secondary level and universities. I: What do you think are the advantages and, and.., disadvantages of living in the U. S. D: I think one advantage is perhaps a certain casualness, and a more relaxed attitude in the U. S... urn.., things are not quite as formal as what I’ve seen here in England... urn... people are perhaps a little more spontaneous, er, in... in just getting up and doing things, getting up and going someplace in the U. S... um... a disadvantage.., um... I think our.., our fascination with bigness and with newness leads us sometimes to be, er, wasteful of resources. Er, we build very big cars that use a lot of gasoline, we build big roads and big parking lots to park them in, and I think we could be a little more conscious of, urn, of the resources that we’re using when we’re doing that sort of thing. I: What do you think is the biggest threat to world peace D: Well, I guess one would have to say that the, urn, the tremendous build-up of the weapon of war is a major threat to world peace... I: Do you think.., do you think we’ll have a world war at the end of the century, is that a strong possibility D: I don’t think so, no. I guess I could be called optimistic but I think that, um, people throughout most parts of the world are just too much aware of what a world war would mean, and I think, urn, our leaders are now wise enough, they.., they have, er, good enough adviser, and they get enough input from public opinion, so that I think we could avoid whatever final steps would lead us to, er, a world war. So I don’t think it will happen.
What is the other advantage of living in the U. S. besides relaxed attitudeCasualness.