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1、UnitI1・ThekeytoaneffectiveandmeaningfulinterculturalcommunicationandessentialfactorscontributingtosmoothcommunicationsbetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesAccordingtothetext,wewillfacesixblockstomakeaneffectiveandmeaningfulinterculturalcommunication.Therear
2、eassumptionsofsimilarities,languagedifference,nonverbalmisinterpretations,thepresenceofpreconceptionsandstereotype,thepracticeofimmediateevaluationandhighanxiety.Frommyperspective,therearealsothreestepstoovercomethesedifficulties.Thecouragetochallengeyou
3、rselvesEnoughcourageisthefirststeptostartaconversationwithaforeignerwhohastotallydifferentculturebackgroundswithyou.Differentculturalupbringingdeterminestheexistenceofobstaclesespeciallythecultureyounevergetintouchwith.Insuchcases,peoplearelikelytostayin
4、theirpsychologicalcomfortzoneandfallintothetrapofsimilarityassumptionTakeheartofgraceandwellpreparedfor"what'shappening11basedontheassumptionofdifferenceistheeffectivewaytocopewiththisquestion.Onlyinthisway,canreactionsandinterpretationsbeadjustedtofitan
5、ycircumstance.What'smore,courageandbraverycanalsohelpyoumaintainarelaxedmoodduringthecommunication.Thereasonthatpeoplecan'thelpthinkingtoomuchinmostcasesisthelackofconfidenceandthefearofunknown.So,youhavetomeetwiththesuccesslikeagentlemananddisasterlikea
6、man.Abundantknowledgeofforeignculturewithrichknowledge,youwillavoidactinappropriatelysometimes・Youknowthelanguage,historicaltradition,customsandculturalinheritanceofothernations・First,npeoplearepeople1*willbeafallacyinyourmind.Then,youcanmasteranotherlan
7、guagewell.Thegraspofanotherlanguagenotonlyrequiresinterpretationbutalsoasksfortheunderstandingofconnotationbehindaword.Forexample,whensomeonesneezes,AEuropeanmaysaynGodblessyou”.ThisphraseoriginatedinBlackDeathwhichisahistoricalevent.Nonverbalmisinterpre
8、tationalsocausedbyignorance・Themeaningofdifferentpostures,gesturesandfacialexpressionsvariesindifferentcultures.So,"Wisdomismoretobeenviedthanriches*'isausefulsaying.RespectandunderstandingofthedifferenceKnowledgecanbelear
