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《大学英语跨文化交际课程》讨论问题及答案

《大学英语跨文化交际课程》讨论问题及答案

第一套:

1ThereareorganizationsdevotedtoFordcarsandtrucks.Somepeoplearepreoccupiedwiththatforawhileandthenloseinterestandhencerelinquishmembershipinthegroup.2Armypersonnelinuniformarerequiredtosalutewhentheymeetandrecognizepersonsentitled（bygrade）tosaluteexceptwhenitisinappropriateorimpractical（inpublicconveyancessuchasplansandbuses,inpublicplacessuchasinsidethetheaters,orwhendrivingavehicle）.3.LiLanhadanAmericanfriendSusan.TheyusuallyhadlunchtogetherandLiLanoftenaskedSusanforadviceonproblemsshefacedadjustingtoAmericansociety.SusangaveLiLanalotofadviceandhelpedhertoimproveherEnglish.OnceLiLanneededurgentlyabigsumofmoneytopayhertuitionfee.SinceshehasnootherfriendsintheStates,sheturnedtoSusanforhelpandpromisedthatshewouldreturnthemoneysoon.

ToLiLan'sgreatdisappointment,thistimeSusandidn'tseemhappytolendthemoneytoher.ThoughLiLanreturnedthemoneyasshepromised,theydidn'tgetalongwellfromthenon.Questions:

（1）WhatarethedifferencesinwhatAmericanandChineseyoungpeopleexpectfromtheirfriends?

（2）Whatkindofadvicewouldyougivetohathofthemsothattheycouldgettoknoweachother?

第二套:

1XiaoLIandXiaoWangwerecolleagues.XiaoLIgavealotofhelptoXiaoWangfinanciallyandsocially.RecentlyXiaoLIwouldgetmarried.ButheforgotinvitingXiaoWangattendhiswedding.LaterXiaoWanggotinformationaboutXiaoLI’weddingandsentRMB500Yuanto

XiaoLI.

2.PeopleintheUnitedStatesfrequentlyerringuessingtheageofJapaneseindividuals,suchasjudgingaJapanesecollegestudentinmid-20stobeonly14or15.Why?

3.CanyouuseConfucianismtoexplainwhyChinesepeoplebothhavefanandchaiinonemeal?

第三套:

1.In1997,aDanishwomanlefther14-month-oldbabygirlinastrolleroutsideaManhattanrestaurantwhileshewasinside.OtherdinersattherestaurantbecameconcernedandcalledNewYorkCityPolice.Thewomanwaschargedwithendangeringachildandwasjailedfortwonights.Herchildwasplacedinfostercare.ThewomanandtheDanishconsulateexplainedthatleavingchildrenunattendedoutsidecagesiscommoninDenmark.Pictureswerewiredtothepoliceshowingnumerousstrollersparkedoutsidecafeswhileparentswereeatinginside.

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2.Assumethatglobalwarmingisafact,and,asaresult,assumethatsummersintheUnitedStatesaverage43?

（109?

）.Itwouldbelogicaltomakeadjustments:

Ratherthanaircondition

buildingallday,youmightcloseschoolsandbusinessesintheafternoonstoconserveenergy.Suchadjustmentswouldmakesense.Whythendosomepeopleattributesensiblemiddaysiestasinhotclimatestolaziness?

第四套:

1Sometimesparentswillsaytotheirchildren“Wedon’tassociatewithpeoplelikethat.”Or“be

carefulwhenyou’rewiththem.”

2.Aclassicpsychologystudyinthe1970shadtwogroupsofundergraduatesreadstoriesaboutawoman.Thestorieswereidentical,exceptthatonehadthesentence“Bettyisnowalesbian.”On

atestoneweeklater,individualsinthegroupthathadreadthatBettyisalesbianweremuchmorelikelythanindividualsintheothergrouptorecallhavingreadthatBettyneverdatedmen.Infact,thestorythatbothgroupshadreadstatedthatBettydatedmenoccasionally.

3.InIndia,thereareelaboraterulesabouthowcloselymembersofeachcastemayapproachothercastes,andArabsofthesamesexdostandmuchcloserthanNorthAmericans.NorthAmericansinanelevatormaintainpersonalspaceifthephysicalspacepermitsit.AnArabenteringanelevatormaystandrightnexttoanotherpersonandbetouchingeventhoughnooneelseisintheelevator.4.InThailandandLaos,itisrudeforastrangeroracquaintancetotouchachildonthetopoftheheadbecausetheheadisregardedasthehomeofthespiritorsoul.Itisbelievedthatachild’s

spiritorsoulisnotstrongenoughtobetouchedandhastendencytobecomeillifpatted.

第五套:

1Chinesestudentscannotmakegooduseofthefollowingphraseswhicharecomprisedofonlysimplewords,suchasreadbetweenthelines,holdwater,kickthebucket.

2DuringWorldWar?

theAllieshadissuedthePotsdamUltimatumdemandingthesurrenderoftheJapanesemilitarytoendthewar.PrimeMinisterSuzukisaid,“Thegovernmentdoesnotsee

muchvalueinit.Allwehavetodoismokusatsuit.”Butthewordmokusatsucanmeananything

from“ignore”to“treatwithsilentcontempt.”TheAlliestookitasthemostoffensivemeaning.

3.TheUSandChinahavecontinualconflictsonhumanrights.Bothaccusedtheothersidethattheyhavehumanrightsabuses.Despiteofgreateffortsinresolvingthedifferences,theproblemstillexists.

第六套:

1AstudentfromColombiamaystudyintheUnitedStatesandearnaPh.D.,teachata

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distinguisheduniversity,andpublishimportantbooks,butwhenhereturnstovisitColombia,peopletowhomheisintroducedwillwanttoknowtowhomheisrelated.ColombianswanttoknowwhohisfamilyisbecausethatplaceshiminsocietymuchmoresothananyofhisaccomplishmentsintheUnitedStates.

2（InGermany,thereisasocietythatreliesonrules,lawsandregulations.Studentsexpecttheirteacherstobeexpertswhohavealltheanswers.Intheworkplace,thereisaninnerneedtoworkhard.Germanywantstoreduceitsriskstotheminimumandproceedwithchangesstepbystep.3（Employmentdecisionscannotbemadeonthebasisofage,ancestryorethnicity,disability,maritalorparentalstatus,race,religion,orsex.

4（Timeclocksareeverywhere:

Inhomes,cars,worksites,onwrists,atorganizedplaysites.Manypeoplereportfeelinguncomfortablenotknowingthetime.Perhapsonlycampinginthewoods---withoutaradioandclocks---canonebefreeoftimeawarenessintheUnitedStates.

第七套:

1JapaneseadvertisingreflectsConfucianandcollectivisticvalues.Conceptsoffaceandharmonyrelatetoanindirectcommunicationstyle,ItissaidthatthegoalofJapaneseadvertisingistowinthetrustandrespectoftheconsumer;Taiwanadvertisinggenerallylinkstheproducttotheconsumer’straditionalChinesevalues,suchasfamilyrelationsandrespectforauthority.2（Disney’s,4.4billionEuroDisneyopenedoutsideParisinApril1992,latertheparkwaslosing,1millionaday.Disneywasforcedtotakesomemeasures;ithaddiscounteditsownvalueasaU.S.icon.IthasnowbecomethemostpopulartouristattractioninFrance.3（Post-WorldWar?

Japaneseproductsofthetimewerepopularlyknownas“junk”,soGeneral

DouglasMacArthuraskedWashingtontosendsomeonetohelpconductanationalcensusandassessJapan’sabilitytorebuild.Dr.W.EdwardDeming,arelativelyunknownstatisticianfortheU.S.government,wassent.Demingstressedachievinguniformresultsduringproductionratherthanthroughinspectionattheendoftheproductionline.

Later,Dr.JosephJuranlecturedinJapanonextendingqualityfromjustmanufacturingtotheentireprocessfromproductdesigntoproductdeliverytothecustomer.Thisandothereffortshadby1970sresultedintop-qualitycameras,electronics,etc.

Later,companiessuchasLockheedandHoneywellstartedsimilarpilotprograms,buttheprogramdidnotfitinwellwiththedominantU.Svalueofindividualism.

Questions:

（1）analyzetheroleofGeneralMacArthurandDr.Deminginthemodel?

（2）whydidtheprogramdidnothavethesameimpacttheyhadinJapan?

第八套:

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1Whenapersonarrivesinanewcountry,everythingseemssonewandexciting.2AninternationalstudentinaU.S.grocerymaybeasked,“Paperorplastic?

”Thestudentknows

whatpaperisandwhatplasticis,butdoesn’tunderstandthequestion.

3Thepracticeofcaogio—rubbingcoinswithhotbalmoilonthechestandbackofasickperson—ledtothejailingofonefather,whosubsequentlycommittedsuicide.

4Thedefendants,whoweremembersoftheAmishfaith,refusedtosendtheirchildren,aged14and15,topublicschoolafterthechildrenhadcompletedtheeighthgrade.

第九套:

1.Budweiseradvertisedtothreeregionalsubgroups:

InCalifornia,Texas,andtheSouthwest,advertisementsaimedatSpanish-speakersofMexicanheritagefeaturedcowboysandcactus;IntheNortheast,advertisementsaimedatPuertoRicansfeaturedcityscapesandsalsamusic;andtheFlorida,advertisementsaimedatCubansfeaturedpalmtrees,cigars,andbananas.EachadvertisementfeatureddifferentlyaccentedSpanishandnational-origin-appropriatemusic.2.TheNielsenstudyofHispanictelevisionviewingshowedthatHispanicswatchverydifferentlyTVshowsthanthegeneralpublicdoes.AdultspreferUnivisionandTelemundototheEnglish-languagenetworkshows3to1.OfEnglish-languageshows,only1in4ofthetop10showsshowspreferredbythegeneralpublicratedinthetop10forHispanics.3.LeslieZhuengwasafamoussingerandmoviestarinHongKong.Hisfameandpopularitybroughtalotwealthtohim.Andhehadaboyfriend,Mr.Tang.

4.SouthwestistheonlymajorairlineintheU.S.thathasbeenprofitableineachofthelastfiveyears.Ithastheyoungestfleet,thebestsafetyrecord,andawardsforcustomerservice.Likeallthebetter-performingcompanies,SouthwestAirlineshasawell-definedsetofvaluesthathelpsthecompanytosurviveinthosedifficulttimes.

第十套:

1.AWhitemaledepartmentmanagerpostedtrainingopportunitiesasrequiredbutstronglyencouragedotherWhiteheterosexualmaninthedepartmenttosignup.Henevermentionedthemtoanywomen,ethnicgroupmembers,orlesbiansandgaymen.

2.AnewSpanishimmigranttotheU