大学体验英语综合教程4 unit 2 Passage B Cultural Differences.ppt

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1、Unit2PassageBTextContentsSkimmingandScanningLanguagePointsReadingQuestionsReadingSkillPracticeTranslatingSkillPracticeDecideTorForfillintheblanksafteryourfastreading()1.ThewriterwastoldtheRussianwasacrudepeople.()2.ThewriterhaveknownRussianverywellin1993.()3.Thewriterw

2、enttoRussiantwice.()4.InChile,womenoftenkissnotonlywomenbutalsomenonthecheektoshowthegreetings.FFFTPara1Para1Para6Para12()5.InRussia,whenamanpeelsabananaforwoman,itmeansheisfondofher.()6.WecangeneralizenothingsimilarfromHispanics.()7.“Yes”means“Iagree”allthetime.()8.Pa

3、yingattentiontocustomsandculturaldifferencesisnotimportant.()9.InRussia,itisacustomaryforthearrivingpersontogreettheothers.10.Thewriterworkedinin1993.theUniversityofCaliforniaFFFFTPara7Para9Para11Para12Para12Para1CulturalDifferencesIn1993,IhadmyfirstopportunitytovisitR

4、ussiaasarepresentativeoftheUniversityofCalifornia.Iwastheretoprovidesometechnicalassistanceintheareaofagriculturallabormanagement.“Russiansareaverypolitepeople,”Ihadbeentutoredbeforemyarrival.Oneofmyinterpreters,onceIwasthere,explainedthatagentlemanshouldpourthelemonad

5、e(atypeofjuice)fortheladiesandshowothercourtesiestothem.Towardtheendofmythree-weektripIwasinvitedbymyyoungRussianhostandfriendDmitriIvanovichandhislovelywifeYielenaouttodinner.AttheendofawonderfulmealYielenaaskedifIwouldlikeabanana.IReadingquestion1educated/taughtinvit

6、esb.outtodinner邀请…外出吃饭politelydeclinedandthankedher,andexplainedIwasmostsatisfiedwiththemeal.Butthewholewhilemymindwasracing:“WhatdoIdo?DoIofferherabananaeventhoughtheyareasclosetoherastheyaretome?Whatisthepolitethingtodo?”“Wouldyoulikeabanana?”IaskedYielena.“Yes,”shes

7、miled,butmadenoattempttotakeanyofthethreebananasinthefruitbasket.“Whatnow?”Ithought.“Whichonewouldyoulike?”Ifumbled.“Thatone,”shepointedatoneofthebananas.SoallthewhilethinkingaboutRussianpolitenessIpickedthebananaYielenahadpointedatandpeeledithalfwayandhandedittoher.Sm

8、ilesinYielenaandDmitri’sfacestoldmeIhaddonetherightthing.AfterthisexperienceIspentmuchtimeReadingquestion2shouldbanan