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1、Unit4VerbalCommunication2ObjectivesLearntheculturallyloadedwordsLearntheculturalreflectionsonproverbsLearntaboosLearnthedifferencesinculturalthoughtpatterns3CONTENTSI.Warm-upcasesII.DetailedStudyculturallyloadedwordsculturalreflectionsonproverbstaboosdifferencesinculturalthoughtpa

2、tternsIII.SummaryIV.ExercisesV.Assignments4Case1.ShoesforStreetWalkingI.Warm-upcasesQuestion:WhydidtheItalianshopownermakesuchablunder?Shoesforstreetwalking.Comeinandhaveafit.5tohaveafit--------tobecomesuddenlyandviolentlyangryorupsetShoesforstreetwalking.Comeinandhaveafit.Interpr

3、etation:astreetwalker-----aprostituteCase2.AMisunderstandingCausedbyaJokeBackgroundinformation6Roger,thePersonnelExecutiveofalargeAmericanmultinationalfirm,workedinBraziltohelppromotebusiness.Rosalita,aBrazilianwomanRogerhadknownforsometime.Rogergenerallyhadaverygoodimpressionofhe

4、randalwaysfeltateasewithher.Oneevening,theymetataparty,attendedbybothRoger’semployeesfromtheUnitedStatesandmanyBrazilianbusinesspeople.Case2.AMisunderstandingCausedbyaJokeRosalitasaidtoRoger,“I’dliketointroduceyoutooneofmygoodfriends.Sheisaverycapablewomanandispresentlythinkingofw

5、orkinginajointventuresoshecanprovideabetterlivingforherlargefamily.Sheisverymuchinterestedinyourcompany.”7Question:CouldyougiveRogeranexplanation?Verysoon,Rosalitaexcusedherselfaspolitelyasshecould,anddidnotspeakwithRogerfortherestoftheevening.RogerwasconfusedbyRosalita’sbehavior.

6、Hearingthat,Rogersmiledandreplied,“OK,butIjusthopeIdon’tgethustled.”Case2.AMisunderstandingCausedbyaJokeTheproblemresultedfromthemisunderstandingoftheword“hustle”.IncolloquialAmericanEnglish,thereareatleasttwomeaningsfortheword“hustle”.----toforcesbtomakeadecisionbeforetheyareread

7、yorsure;-----toworkasaprostitute/romanceorsexishinted.8CommentAsaPersonnelExecutiveofalargeAmericanmultinationalfirm,Rogermusthaveattendedmanyparties.Attheseparties,hewillalwaysencounterpeopleeagertogetajobfromhiminhiscompany,soheoftengetshustled.ThisisjustwhatRogerwasimplyingtoRo

8、salitaregardingherfriend.9However