导语
内容提要
《匈牙利(英文版)》的作者布瑞恩·麦克莱恩(Brian McLean)是英国的翻译家和记者,1977年定居匈牙利。他曾编写了《逃离尘嚣:从布达佩斯出行的十个远足之地》一书。他的50多本译著涵盖了匈牙利的方方面面,从气候到地理,交通到建筑,名胜到古迹,语言到风俗,历史到政治,甚至生活中的点滴细节,部被作者从客观的角度,以朴实的语言准确地展示出来。
目录
Hongury
Key Facts
Chapter 01 LAND & PEOPLE
Geographical Matters
Climate and Weather
A Brief History
Government
Politics
Economic Transformation
Budapest
"No Hard Feelings"
Some Key Dates
Chapter 02 VALUES & ATTITUDES
Image and Self-lmage
Culture
The Period of Communism
Spending
Patriotism
Attitudes Toward the Roma
Attitudes Toward Authority
Men and Women
Churchgoing
Chapter 03 CUSTOMS & TRADITIONS
High Days and Holidays
Family Ocasions
From Birth to Death
Chapter O4 FRIENDS & MANNERS
A Smile for a Smile
Conversation and Culture
Making Friends
Language Problems
Behavior
Lost for Words
Addressing People
Nods and Bows
Chapter 05 HUNGARIANS AT HOME
House and Home
Renting and Buying
The Family
Education
Love and Sexuality
Marriage
Pets
Chapter 06 TIME OUT
Back to the Land
Sports and Pastimes
Saving and Spending
Into the Countryside
Balaton
Food and Drink
Going to Restaurants
In Your Cups
Box Office Bargains
Galleries and Museums
Time for a Swim
Chapter 07 TRAVELING
Public Transportation
Taxis
Driving
Out for the Day
Helth and Security
Chpter 08 BUSINESS BRIEFING
The Economy
Social or Unsocial
Government by Surprise
Business Relationships
Service with a Snort
Contracts and Fulfillment
Cronies and Creativity
Chapter 09 COMMUNICATING
The Hungarian Language
Pronunciation
The Media
Mail Services
Telephone and Internet
Conclusion
Appendices
Places
People
Exercises