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1、1.DescribethedifferencesinwesternandeasternspatialpatternswithexamplesMeetbychanceonthestreetA:Hello,Mr.Feng.IheardyouhadjustreturnedfromtheUSA.B:Yes.Youalwaysknowthetimeofday.IhavedonebusinesswithanAmericancompany.A:Oh,that’smarvelous.Dealingwithforeig
2、nersisreallyachallengeforyou.B:Quietright.Youknow,westernandeasterncountrieshavedifferentcultures.Itbringsmealotoftroubleswhenbothsidesnegotiatethecontract.A:Itseemsveryinteresting.Iguessyouhaveencounteredalotofcultureshock.Couldyoutellmewhatstruckyoumo
3、stduringthevisittoAmerica?B:Well.Whatimpressedmemostarethedifferencesbetweenwesternandeasternspatialpatterns.A:Really?Iamverycuriousaboutthissubject.Couldyousaysomespecificexamples?B:OK.Dininginrestaurantisafunnystory.Whenhavingmealsinarestaurant,theAme
4、ricanslikesittingclosetotheseatedguestsalthoughtherearemanyvacantseatsleft.A:Yeah.Youobservesocarefully.IfoundthatChinesepeopleusuallysatfarfromeachother.Forexample,ifsomebodytakesuponeseatinthedininghall,Iwillkeepalittledistancewithhim.B:Yes.That’sthed
5、ifference.Thepowerofcultureistoostrong.Itinfluenceseveryaspectofourlife.A:That’strue.Cultureisthemostprofoundreasonforthedifferencesbetweenwesternandeasternspatialpatterns.Ihopeyouwilldomoresuccessfullyinyourbusiness.B:Thankyou.1.Explaintheculturalconfl
6、ictscausedbydifferentspatialpatternswithexamples.AnAmericanboyandaChinesegirlaregoingtogetmarried,Today,theydiscusshowtodecoratetheir’salargeenoughroom.A：Baby,Ithinkweshoulddistributetheroomaroundthewalls,leavingthecenterplaceopenforagroupactivitiessuch
7、asfamilyanferenceandholdingabirthdayparty.B：Honey,Areyoujoking?Whywewastesuchalargeenoughspaceonlyforimportantthings,thecenterplaceshouldbeusedasadiningroomtoinviteourrelativesandfriends.A：En,Itsoundsgood.Althoughit’salittlestrangeforme,Icanacceptitfory
8、ou,Baby.B：Thankyou,Honey.Nowweshouldmakefulluseoftherightplaceasourbedroom,andbuildasmalltoilet-roominit.A：Oh,Areyoucrazy?Don’tyouthinksoitisnotcleartolivethetoilet-roomsonear.B：Er,Honey.It’scommoninchina.Andwecansavetimeandspace
