综合英语4-unit2.ppt

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1、UnitTwoSpaceInvadersWhydotheydothat?Ifyougetonthissubway,wherewouldyousit?Ifyouhavetogotothefurtherendofthesupermarket,howwouldyougetoverthere?So...Peopleneedpersonalspacetofeelcomfortable.PersonalSpaceIn1966AnthropologistEdwardHallidentifiedfourdifferentzon

2、esofpersonalspaceAmericansliketokeeparoundthemHowwouldyoufeelifyouwereinanyofthesesituations?So...“Spaceinvaders”makepeoplefeeluneasy.SharedplacesElevators,buses,theaters,andmanyothersimilar“sharedplaces”tendtoreducepersonalspace.Peoplewhoroutinelyfindthems

3、elvesinsuchsituationstendtohavesmallerpersonalspaceandmoretolerancefor“spaceinvasion”thanthosewhoarenotusedtocrowding.DifferentculturalideasofpersonalspaceLatinAmericanscommonlyputahandontheirconversationpartner'sshoulderwhilespeaking,esp.whenbothparticipant

4、sareofthesamesex.ThereisacommonshockinAmericanbusinessmenwhentheygotoLatinAmerica.Latinmenthinknothingofgivingeachotheraheartyhugwhentheymeet.ThatmightfreakoutanAmericanman,whomightwanttoslaphisconversationpartneronthearmorback–anactionaLatinowouldfindstartl

5、ingorthreatening.DifferentculturalideasofpersonalspaceTheclosestdistancebetweentwopeopleinaconversationtakesplaceinMiddleEastern.Theyevenpushandshoveeachother.DifferentculturalideasofpersonalspaceTheBritishkeepabigdistanceswhentheytalktoeachother.TheArabkept

6、movingforward,whiletheBritonkeptbackingawaytoestablishthedistanceatwhichhefeltmostcomfortable.Theresultwasacomicalchasearoundthepartyhall,theBritonbackingawaywiththeArabinpursuit.DifferentculturalideasofpersonalspaceAsianstendtokeepmuchmoredistancebetweeneac

7、hotherthanWesternersdo.TheperceptionofpersonalspaceisverystronginJapan.Crossingbetweentwopeopleorintrudingintoanother'sspacetomovethroughacrowdedroomisseenasruderthaninothercultures.DifferentculturalideasofpersonalspaceInGermany,Austria,EasternEuropeandtheMi

8、ddleEast,thebuttockslapisgivenasasignofinsult."buttockpat,"usedinAmericansportsasasignofencouragement.Para1Howdoestheauthordescribetheviolationofpersonalspacethathappenedinabank?--Heusesaserieso