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1、CulturalDifferenceA:Hi,Wu,what'sup?B:Iamreading,seeit'sagoodbook.A:Well,Isee."历史深处的忧虑林达著"what'sthebookabout?B:It'saboutthedifferentcultureandlifeviewbetweenChineseandAmerican.A:Oh,cool,Iknowalotaboutthatdifference.IhavebeenworkingalongwithsomeAmericanguysalo
2、ngtime.B:Sotellmehow?A:FirstinChina,ifyougetgoodbenefitfromyourboss,youshouldnotshowyouup,peoplewilljealousandevendoyousometimes.ButinAmerica,youshouldnotworryaboutit,everybodywillthumbuptoyouifyougetgoodbenefitbyyourhardwork.It'smoreeasyandopentodealwithAme
3、rican,butit'ssohardtodealwithsomeChineseguys.B:Hmmm,sometimes....A:SecondinChina,ifyouareworkinghard,youwillbejealousinmosttimes.Theywilltalkaboutyourintheback,andmaybedoubtwhatyouwant.It'sseldomhappeninginAmericaorotherWesterncountry.B:Well,it's....A:Okay,A
4、ncientChinaisthemostbeautifulandpowerfulcountryintheworld,IthinkeventodaytheWesternwillnotgetthatcultureinmind.(ring)Sorry,Igetacall,seeyoulater.B:Seeyou..A:oh!MyGod!Fancymeetingyouhere.A:哦，天啊！太巧了，在这儿碰到你。B:Yes,whatasurprise!Wehaven'tseeneachotheralmosthalfay
5、ear.B:是呀！真没想到。我们已有半年没见了吧。A:Almost.Whereareyouheadingnow?A:差不多。你去哪儿？B:Oh.I'mgoingtoattendameetingaboutmakingChineseculturevariousandglobalized.B:哦，我正要参加一个关于使中国文化多样化和全球化的会议。A:It'ssosignificant.Theeastandwestcultureisacomparativelyseparatevaluesystemoftheirowns
6、ociety,andeachstyleofculturehasadvantagesanddregs.Sothetwoculturesshouldnourishandbenefiteachother.A:这会议很有意义。东西方文化是适应它们各自社会的相对独立的价值体系，每一种文化都有它们自己的优点和不足，因此，两种文化应相互充实。B:Right.ItseemstobequiteimportanttoChineseculture.Thetwo-thousand-yearfeudualrulemadeChineset
7、raditionalcultureself-closedandisolated,andit'ssoshortofdemocracyandopen,whichisthechiefessenceofthewestculture.Throughthemeeting,wewanttomakeitthebeginningthatChineseculturefullyabsorbtheessenceofthewestculture.The2008Olympicsisadesirablechance.B:对，对中国文化来说，
8、这一点显得尤为重要。两千年的封建统治使中国传统文化自我封闭，自我独立，严重缺乏民主和开放性，而这一点正是西方文化的精华部分。通过这次会议，我们想开一个头，使中国传统文化全面吸收西方文化中的精华。2008年奥运会就是一个难得的机会。A:Isee.Youapplytothechanceofthe2008Olympicstomakeyourtraditionalcultureabsorbth
