跨文化交际英语教程课后答案.docx

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跨文化交际英语教程课后答案

跨文化交际英语教程课后答案

【篇一：

新编跨文化交际英语教程_参考答案unit6】

tureandnonverbalcommunication

readingi

anoverviewofnonverbalcommunication

comprehensionquestions

1.canyouspeakeachofthefollowingsentencesindifferentwaystomeandifferently?

1）sheismybestfriend.

2）you?

vedonereallygoodjob.

3）comehere,please.

4）that?

sallright.

speakingthesamesentencewiththestressondifferentwordsmaymeandifferentthings.forinstance,ifthestressfallson“she”inthefirstsentence,itmeansitisshe,notyouorsomebodyelse,thatismybestfriend.butifthestressfallson“my”,itimpliesthatsheismy,notyourorsomebody?

sbestfriend.

2.speakersofbritishenglishuseloudnessonlywhentheyareangry,speakersofindianenglishuseittogetthefloor,achancetospeak.sowhenanindianspeakeristryingtogetthefloor,whatwouldthebritishspeakerthinkoftheindianandwhatwouldthebritishbehaveinresponse?

thebritishspeakermaythinkthattheindiangetsangrywithhimorbehavesrudelytowardshim,sohemaycomplainabouttheindian?

srudenessorevenreturnhisrudenessasaresponse.

3.whatdifferencesinbodylanguageusehaveyounoticedbetweenyourchineseteachersandforeignteachers?

therearereallysomedifferencesbetweenchineseteachersandforeignteachersintheiruseofbodylanguage.forinstance,chineseteachersingeneraldonotusegesturesasmuchasforeignteachersdo,andtheirfacialexpressionsoftenseemtobelessvariedthanthoseofmanyforeignteachers.

4.doyouknowanygesturesweoftenusethatmightbemisunderstoodbypeoplefromothercultures?

forexample,thewaywechinesemotiontootherstocomeovermightbemisunderstoodbypeoplefromsomewesterncountriestomeanbye-bye.

5.howdowechinesepeopleuseeyecontactincommunication?

duringaconversationbetweentwochinese,itseemsthatthespeakerandthehearerwouldusuallylookateachother（notnecessarilyintheeye）fromtimetotime.howmucheye-contactthereismaydependontherelationshipbetweenthespeakerandhearerandthesituationtheyfindthemselvesin.

6.howwillyoueyethemwhenyouarecommunicatingwithpeoplefromtheunitedstatesorpeoplefromjapan?

whiletalkingwithamericans,weshouldlookdirectlyintotheeyesofthepersonwithwhomwearetalking.however;whiletalkingwithjapanese,wearenotexpectedtolookatthemintheeyebutatapositionaroundtheadam?

sapple.

7.doyouoftensmileatothers?

whyorwhynot?

itdepends.forinstance,itseemsthatwechinese,aswellaspeopleofothereasternasiancountries,donotusuallysmileatstrangersasmuchasamericans.

8.whatfunction（s）maylaughterserveinourculture?

doesitsometimescauseinterculturalmisunderstanding?

laughterinourculturemayservevariousfunctions.sometimes,itisusedtoexpressamusementorridicule,andsometimesitissimplyusedtomakeonefeellessembarrassed.

9.doyouoftentouchotherswhiletalkingwiththem?

whomdoyoutouchmorethanothers?

wechinesegenerallydonotoftentouchotherswhiletalkingwiththemunlesstheyareourintimatefriendsoryoungerchildren.

10.insmallgroupsorinpairs,demonstrateallthepossiblewaysyoucanthinkoftogreetanotherperson.istouchingalwayspartofagreeting?

no.touchingisnotalwayspartofagreetinginourcultureasinsomeothercultures.

11.willyouapologizeifyouaccidentallytouchotherpeopleinpublicplaces?

whyorwhynot?

manypeoplewillapologizeiftheyaccidentallytouchotherpeopleinpublicplacessinceinourculturepeoplewhoarestrangerstoeachothershouldnottouch.however,whetherpeoplewillapologizeornotdependsonthesituations.ifapersonaccidentallytouchesastrangerinaverycrowdedplace,heorshemaynotapologizeforit.

readingii

genderandnonverbalcommunication

comprehensionquestions

1.whatmayoftenhappentothosewhodonotconformtotheirculture?

sacceptedgender“script”?

thereareoftenseveresocialpenaltiesforthosewhoactinviolationoftheirculture?

sacceptedgender―script.

2.doestouchhaveanyconnotationindifferentsituations?

canyougivesomespecificexamples?

touch,likephysicalcloseness,maybeconsideredanexpressionofaffection,support,orsexualattraction.forinstance,insomecultures,itmaybeallrightforwomenfriendsandrelativestowalkarm-in-arm,dancetogether,andhugoneanother,butifmendoso,theymaybefrownedupon,foritwouldbeconsideredashavingtheconnotationofbeinghomosexual.

3.whatwillpossiblyhappentoawomanwhoisappreciablytallerthantheman?

tallerwomenmayattempttodiminishthemselves,toslouchandroundtheirshoulderssoastoretreatortooccupyaslittlespaceaspossible.

4.aremenandwomenrequiredtohavethesamefacialexpressions?

doessmilemeanthesamethingstobothmenandwomen?

menandwomenarenotusuallyrequiredtohavethesamefacialexpressions.smilemaymeandifferentthingstomenandwomen.forfemalessmilefunctionsasanexpressionofpleasure,pleasantness,oradesireforapproval,whilemalesmayresistanynonverbaldisplayofexpressiontoothersinordertoappearmoremasculine,becausebeingfaciallyexpressiveisoftenseenasamarkerof―femininity.

5.whyaretheafrican-americanwomenlessdeferentialthanwhitewomenandlessinclinedtosmile?

african-americanwomenarefoundtobelessdeferentialthanwhitewomenand,therefore,lessinclinedtosmile,simplybecauseitisexpectedofthemtobesointheirculture.

6.inwhatwaysmaydirecteyecontactbetweenindividualsbeinterpreted?

lookingdirectlyintoanotherperson?

seyescanconnoteanaggressivethreat,asexualinvitation,oradesireforhonestandopencommunication.

7.whatwasfoundinastudyofnonverbalcommunicationamonghispaniccouples?

inastudyofnonverbalcommunicationamonghispaniccouples,itwasfoundthatmanypuertoricanwivesneverlookeddirectlyattheirhusbands.

8.howdoesclothingmanifestandpromoteculturaldefinitionsofmasculinityandfemininity?

throughclothingandmake-up,thebodyismoreorlessmarked,constitutedasanappropriate,or,asthecasemaybe,inappropriatebodyforitsculturalrequirements.malesandfemaleshavetodressthemselvesappropriatelyaccordingtotheirculturaldefinitionsofmasculinityandfemininity.

casestudy

case21

sometimesourbestintentionscanleadtobreakdowns（故障）incross-culturalcommunication.forexample,oneoftheverycommonmannersoftouching---handshaking---mayresultinconflictwhenperformedwithnoconsiderationofculturaldifferences.amongmiddle-classnorthamericanmen,itiscustomarytoshakehandsasagestureoffriendship.whenwantingtocommunicateextrafriendliness,amaleintheunitedstatesmay,whileshakinghands,graspwithhislefthandhisfriend?

srightarm.however,topeopleofmiddleeasterncountries,thelefthandisprofane（亵渎的）andtouchingsomeonewithitishighlyoffensive.therefore,invernon?

seyes,kennethwasactuallyanextremelyoffensivemessagetohim.

case22

inpuertoricanculture,asinsomeotherlatinamericanandeasterncultures,itisnotrightforachildtokeepaneye-contactwithanadultwhoisaccusinghimorher,whileintheunitedstates,failingofmeetingotherperson?

seyeaccusinghimorherwouldbetakenasasignofguiltiness.astheprincipalknewlittleaboutthisculturaldifferenceinusingeye-contact,hedecidedthatthegirlmustbeguilty.generallyspeaking,avoidingeye-contactwiththeother（s）isoftenconsideredasaninsultinsomecultures,butmaysignifyrespectforauthorityandobedienceinothercultures.

case23

justlikesmile,laughingdoesnotalwaysservethesamefunctionindifferentcultures.

interestingly,foruschinese,laughingoftenhasaspecialfunctiononsometensesocialoccasions.peoplemaylaughtoreleasethetensionorembarrassment,toexpresstheirconcernaboutyou,theirintentiontoputyouateaseortohelpyoucomeoutoftheembarrassment.inthiscase,thepeopletherewereactuallywishingtolaughwiththeamericanratherthanlaughather.theirlaughingseemedtoconveyanumberofmessages:

don?

ttakeitsoseriously;laughitoff,it?

snothing;suchthingscanhappentoanyofus,etc.unfortunatelytheamericanwasunawareofthis.shethoughttheywerelaughingather,whichmadeherfeelmorebadlyandangry,forinherculturelaughingonsuchanoccasionwouldbeinterpretedasaninsultingresponse,humiliatingandnegative.

case24

itisobviousthatthereexistssomedifferencebetweenthebritishandgermansintheiruseoftouch.thelackoftouchthatseemstobenaturalinbritainmaybeconsideredstrangebygermans.whatisrequired（inthiscase,shakinghandswitheachother）inonecountrycouldbetakenasunnecessaryinanother.

theappropriatenessofcontactbetweenpeoplevariesfromcountrytocountry.figuresfromastudyoffersomeinterestinginsightintothismatter.pairsofindividualssittingandchattingincollegeshopsindifferentcountrieswereobservedforatleastonehoureach.thenumberoftimesthateitheronetouchedtheotherinthatonehourwasrecorded,asfollows:

inlondon,0;inflorida,2;inparis,10;inpuertorico,180.thesefiguresindicatethattouchisusedverydifferentlyindifferentcultures.

【篇二：

新编跨文化交际英语教程答案详解】

很显然，文化间以及亚文化间的交往比以前多了，这迫切要求我们共同努力，去理解有着不同信仰和文化背景的人们，并与之和睦相处。

通过加深认识和理解，我们能够与生活方式、价值观念不同的人们和平共处；这不但有益于我们周遭环境的安定，也是维护世界和平的决定性因素。

2translation

文化有时候被称为我们的心智程序，我们“头脑的软件”。

但是，我们可以进一步引申这个用电脑所做的类比，把文化看作是支持运行的操作环境。

文化就像电脑使用的dos或者unix或者“视窗”（windows）等操作系统一样，使我们能在各种各样的实际应用中处理信息。

用“视窗