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1、UnitSixCultureShock[1]Cultureshockmightbecalledanoccupationaldiseaseofpeoplewhohavebeensuddenlytransplanted*abroad・Likemostailments*,ithasitsownsymptomsandcure・[2]Cultureshockisprecipitated*bytheanxietythatresultsfromlosingallourfamiliarsignsandsymbolsofsocial
2、intercourse*・Thosesignsorcuesineludethethousandandonewaysinwhichweorient*ourselvestothesituationofdailylife;whentoshakehandsandwhattosaywhenwemeetpeople,whenandhowtogivetips,howtomakepurchases,whentoacceptandwhentorefuseinvitations,whentotakestatementsseriousl
3、yandwhennot.Thesecues,whichmaybewords,gestures,facialexpressions,customs,ornorms*7areacquiredbyallofusinthecourseofgrowingupandareasmuchapartofourcultureastheIanguagewespeakorthebeliefsweaccept・Allofusdependforourpeaceofmindandourefficiencyonhundredsofthesecue
4、s*,mostofwhichwedonotcarryonthelevelofconsciousawareness・[3]Nowwhenanindividualentersastrangeculture,allormostofthesefamiliarcuesareremoved.Heorsheislikeafishoutofwater.Nomatterhowbroad-mindedorfullofgoodwillyoumaybe,aseriesofprops*havebeenknoekedfromunderyou,
5、followedbyafeelingoffrustrationandanxiety・Peoplereacttothefrustrationinmuchthesameway.Firsttheyrejecttheenvironmentwhichcausesthediscomfort."Thewaysofthehostcountryarebadbecausetheymakeusfeelbad.11Whenforeignersinastrangelandgettogethertogrouse*aboutthehostcou
6、ntryanditspeople,youcanbesuretheyaresufferingfromcultureshock・Anotherphaseofcultureshockisregression*.Thehomeenvironmentsuddenlyassumesatremendousimportance・Totheforeignereverythingbecomesirrationally*glorified*・Allthedifficultiesandproblemsareforgottenandonly
7、thegoodthingsbackhomeareremembered.Itusuallytakesatriphometobringonebacktoreality.[4]Someofthesymptoms*ofcultureshockareexcessivewashingofthehands,excessiveconcernoverdrinkingwater;fooddishes,andbedding;fearofphysicalcontactwithattendants,theabsent-mindedstare
8、;afeelingofhelplessnessandadesirefordependenceonIong-termresidentsofone'sownnationality;fits*ofangeroverminorfrustrations;greatconcernoverminorpainsanderuptions*oftheskin;andfinall
