1、1課堂特制 2課堂特制 Decide T or F or fill in the blanks after your fast reading ( )1. The writer was told the Russian was a crude people. ( )2. The writer have known Russian very well in 1993. ( )3. The writer went to Russian twice. ( )4. In Chile, women often kiss not only women but also men on the cheek t

2、o show the greetings. F F F T Para 1 Para 1 Para 6 Para 12 3課堂特制 ( )5. In Russia, when a man peels a banana for woman, it means he is fond of her. ( )6. We can generalize nothing similar from Hispanics. ( )7. “Yes” means “I agree” all the time. ( )8. Paying attention to customs and cultural differen

3、ces is not important. ( )9. In Russia, it is a customary for the arriving person to greet the others. 10. The writer worked in in 1993. the University of California F F F F T Para 7 Para 9 Para 11 Para 12 Para 12 Para 1 4課堂特制 In 1993, I had my first opportunity to visit Russia as a representative of

4、 the University of California. I was there to provide some technical assistance in the area of agricultural labor management. “Russians are a very polite people,” I had been tutored before my arrival. One of my interpreters, once I was there, explained that a gentleman should pour the lemonade (a ty

5、pe of juice) for the ladies and show other courtesies to them. Toward the end of my three-week trip I was invited by my young Russian host and friend Dmitri Ivanovich and his lovely wife Yielena out to dinner. At the end of a wonderful meal Yielena asked if I would like a banana. I Reading question

6、1 educated / taught invite sb. out to dinner 邀邀 請請外出吃飯外出吃飯 5課堂特制 politely declined and thanked her, and explained I was most satisfied with the meal. But the whole while my mind was racing: “What do I do? Do I offer her a banana even though they are as close to her as they are to me? What is the pol

7、ite thing to do?” “Would you like a banana?” I asked Yielena. “Yes,” she smiled, but made no attempt to take any of the three bananas in the fruit basket. “What now?” I thought. “Which one would you like?” I fumbled. “That one,” she pointed at one of the bananas. So all the while thinking about Russ

8、ian politeness I picked the banana Yielena had pointed at and peeled it half way and handed it to her. Smiles in Yielena and Dmitris faces told me I had done the right thing. After this experience I spent much time Reading question 2 should bananas make attempt to Eg. He made attempt to go. time, 6課

9、堂特制 letting the world know that in Russia, the polite thing is to peel the bananas for the ladies. Sometime during my third trip I was politely disabused of my notion. “Oh no, Grigorii Davidovich,” a Russian graciously corrected me. “In Russia, when a man peels a banana for a lady it means he has a

10、romantic interest in her.” How embarrassed I felt. And here I had been proudly telling everyone about this tidbit of cultural understanding. Certain lessons have to be learned the hard way. Some well meaning articles and presentations on cultural differences have a potential to do more harm than goo

11、d and may not be as amusing. They present, like my bananas, too many generalizations or quite a distorted view. kindly Reading question 3 a small interesting information 小趣聞小趣聞 有些教訓只有通過這種尷尬的方式才能吸取。有些教訓只有通過這種尷尬的方式才能吸取。 7課堂特制 Some often-heard generalizations about the Hispanic culture include: Hispani

12、cs need less personal space, make less eye contact, touch each other more in normal conversation, and are less likely to participate in a meeting. Generalizations are often dangerous, and especially when accompanied by recommendations such as: move closer when talking to Hispanics, make more physica

13、l contact, dont expect participation, and so on. be likely to : is expected to可能會做可能會做 Eg. She s more likely to take part in the contest. 8課堂特制 Differences between people within any given nation or culture are much greater than differences between groups. Education, social standing, religion, person

14、ality, belief structure, past experience, affection shown in the home, and a myriad of other factors will affect human behavior and culture. Sure there are differences in approach as to what is considered polite and appropriate behavior both on and off the job. In some cultures “yes” means, “I hear

15、you” more than “I agree.” Length of pleasantries and greetings before getting down to business, level of tolerance for being around someone speaking a foreign (not-understood) language, politeness measured in terms of gallantry or etiquette (e.g., standing up for a woman who approaches a a host of /

16、 a multitude of / a wealth of 談正事前的寒暄和問候的時間長短談正事前的寒暄和問候的時間長短 ( ) 9課堂特制 table, yielding a seat on the bus to an older person, etc.) and manner of expected dress are all examples of possible cultural differences and traditions. In Mexico it is customary for the arriving person to greet the others. For

17、 instance, someone who walks into a group of people eating would say provecho (enjoy your meal). In Chile, women often greet both other women and men with a kiss on the cheek. In Russia women often walk arm in arm with their female friends. Paying attention to customs and cultural differences can gi

18、ve someone outside that culture a better chance of assimilation or acceptance. Ignoring these can get an unsuspecting person into trouble. There are cultural and ideological differences and it is good to have an understanding about a cultures customs and ways. 10課堂特制 Aaron Pun, a Canadian ODCnet cor

19、respondent, wrote: “In studying cross-cultural differences, we are not looking at individuals but a comparison of one ethnic group against others. Hence, we are comparing two bell curves and generalizations cannot be avoided.” Another correspondent explained the human need to categorize. True, but t

20、he danger comes when we act on some of these generalizations, especially when they are based on faulty observations. Acting on generalizations about such matters as eye contact, personal space, touch, and interest in participation can have serious negative consequences. (781 words) Reading question

21、4 Reading question 5 嚴重的負面后果嚴重的負面后果 positive consequences 正面結果正面結果 11課堂特制 the whole time / all the time 一直一直 12課堂特制 13課堂特制 好心的；善意的好心的；善意的 14課堂特制 15課堂特制 天氣變化天氣變化 fall of rain, sleet, snow or hail （雨、雨夾雪、雪、雹子等的）降落（雨、雨夾雪、雪、雹子等的）降落16課堂特制 17課堂特制 18課堂特制 way / attitude 19課堂特制 20課堂特制 21課堂特制 Translation 22課堂

22、特制 23課堂特制 Ex. 10 Choose the best answer to each question with the information from the passage. 24課堂特制 Ex. 10 Choose the best answer to each question with the information from the passage. 25課堂特制 Ex. 10 Choose the best answer to each question with the information from the passage. 26課堂特制 Ex. 10 Choo

23、se the best answer to each question with the information from the passage. 27課堂特制 Ex. 10 Choose the best answer to each question with the information from the passage. 28課堂特制 29課堂特制 30課堂特制 31課堂特制 32課堂特制 33課堂特制 數詞的翻譯數詞的翻譯 英漢兩種語言表示數量的方法時有不同，翻譯中不僅需要仔英漢兩種語言表示數量的方法時有不同，翻譯中不僅需要仔 細推敲細推敲 如何表達，有時還需要進行換算。例如：如何表達，有時還需要進行換算。例如： 1