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1、目录Unit 13CASE 1: Showing Concern3CASE 2: First Offer3CASE 3: Land Cruiser Advertisement4Case Study: An elderly Chinese Farming in America4Exercises51 Matching the terms with their definitions52 Comprehension Check63 Cultural Puzzles7Unit 29Case 1 Twelve cups of tea9Case 2 Have you had your lunch? /
2、Where are you going?9Case 3 Li Hongzhangs embarrassment10Case 4 Different Attitudes Toward a Fly in a Beer10Case 5 Borrow Money & Lend Money11Case Study: An International Classroom11Exercises131. Comprehension Check132. Culture Puzzles13Unit 314Case 1 Shoes for Street Walking14Case 2 A Misunderstand
3、ing Caused by a Joke14Case 3 Look out15Case Study: Grandparents and Grandchildren15Exercises171. Comprehension Check17Unit 417Case 1 An Invitation to Dinner17Case 2 The Cancellation of the Dinner Party19Case 3 Why Should They Do Like This?19Case 4 The Embarrassment Caused By “No Etiquette”20Case Stu
4、dy: Managing Your Company Culturally20Exercises221. Comprehension Check222. Expression Understanding223. Cultural Puzzle23Unit 523Case 1 Personal Space23Case 2 Left in the Cold24Case Study: Much Ado About Touching25Exercises271. Comprehension Check27Unit 628Case 1 Ive Not Considered Marriage Yet28Ca
5、se 2 Can We Talk About Us?28Case 3 Feeling Let-out29Case Study: The Wrong Answer29Exercises311. Decide whether the following statements are true or false.312. Cultural Puzzles31Unit 1CASE 1: Showing Concern In China: Xiao Li (an interpreter): You must be very tired. Youre oldCatherine (an elderly Am
6、erican lady): Oh, Im NOT old, and Im NOT tired. CommentWhat the interpreter said is quite courteous in China. It means, “If you are tired, we can take a little rest, since you are getting on in years.” The interpreter gave the impression that he thought the elderly lady would collapse any minute if
7、she doesnt rest immediately. In the West, there is a value placed in being young that many people consciously, or subconsciously, are not willing to accept that they are growing old. Questions for discussion:How should we express the concern?In the West: A: How are you doing now? Would you like to r
8、est?B: No, not a bit.CommentThe way of showing concern is different.CASE 2: First OfferA Canadian colleague and I traveled to Guilin with our admirable guide Heping Liu in very hot weather. Sightseeing is a thirsty business. We did not trust the water, and enjoyed excellent beer. We politely offered
9、 some to Heping but he refused. We said nothing and drank our beer, while poor Heping watched. On another day, Heping quickly accepted our offer of beer. Questions for discussion:In your daily life, do you often accept first offer? If yes, in what situation? Comments:Chinese customs show that Heping
10、 was being modest, polite and well-behaved and had every intention of accepting the beer at the second or third offer, impressing his charges with his modesty. But Heping did not understand North American rules, which firmly say that you do not push alcoholic beverages on anyone. A person may not dr
11、ink for religious reasons; he may be a reformed alcoholic, or he may be allergic. Whatever the reason behind the rule, you do not insist on offering alcohol.CASE 3: Land Cruiser AdvertisementAdvertisements sometimes caused cultural conflicts between people from different nations.A Land Cruiser is ru
12、nning along a rugged and steep mountain path in Kekexili, dragging with shackles behind it a heavy and clumsy truck looking like Dongfeng. The ad says: Nothing can prevent it from advancing (征途无限).Some Chinese get angry. They think that the truck behind is Dongfeng. Being dragged by the Land Cruiser
13、 implies that China is backward, which hurts the national dignity of the Chinese people.The Toyota company in China published a public letter of apology: they apologized for publishing such advertisement, and decided to stop it immediately. It emphasized that they did not mean to hurt the Chinese. T
14、heir original intention was just for business. Nothing more.Case Study: An elderly Chinese Farming in AmericaIntroduction to the caseAccording to a recent report, in 2006 there were more than 39000 elderly Chinese living in New York State. Most of them went to America for the sake of their children,
15、 who had decided to settle in the United States after graduating from an American universityThe scenarioZhao Xinggui, 62 years old, had been a farmer in Shanxi. To relieve Zhaos loneliness after the death of his wife, his only son, who had settle in America for years, working as a librarian in an Am
16、erican university, asked his father to come to live with him.When his son went to work, Zhao spent most of his time sitting in front of the TV. He often dreamed of his friends and neighbors in china, who often talked, drank tea and played mahjong togher during their leisure time. “America is a good
17、place, but its too dull”, he said. What Zhao did not expect was that his farming life could continue in America. Like may university towns established in agricultural areas, the surrounding land was a major source of income for the university. All the teachers and students, after paying a nominal re
18、nt, were able to enjoy the pleasure of farming.Different from most of the American families, who casually used their parcels of land to raise flowers, Chinese tenants grew vegetables. Zhao was one of those tenants and one of the most famous for his farming talents. May elderly Chinese came to ask hi
19、m for advice, and they often conversed while selling their spare vegetables. That summer was the happiest time for Zhao.Exercises Exercise 1 listen for the first time and answer the following questions.1. Why did Zhzo go to Ameirca?2.Did Zhao enjoy his American life?Exercise 2 listen for the second
20、time and fill in the blanks.Exercise 3 explore interculturally 1. Why did Zhao say “America is a good place, but its too dull?”what can we learn about Chinese culture?2. Why did most Chinese families decide to grow vegetables instead of flowers on their land? What can we learn about Chinese culture?
21、3. Culture is often compared to the “software” of peoples minds. Cite the examples in this case to explain sentence. Keys:1. When his son went to work, Zhao was quite lonely and did not have any friends. This kind of life was quite different from his farming life in China, where there were always ma
22、ny friends and neighbors around, talking, drinking tea and playing mahjong together during the leisure time. Chinese culture is a group-oriented culture, in which people depend on each other heavily for a good life.2. Chinese people are very practical and thrifty. For them, it is wasteful to use lan
23、d only to raise flowers. Confucian teachings, which originated in the group-oriented cultures, are the guidelines that help shape this national temperament.3. When Zhao was in America, he found that his loneliness was not relieved, and he missed his old friends a lot. That summer was the happiest ti
24、me for him mainly because he was able to talk with other elderly Chinese again. From this example, we can learn that culture governs peoples mind and helps determine whether they are happy or not. Another example in this case is the choice of Chinese families to grow vegetables on their rented land.
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