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1、第一章第一课Part4PassagesPassage1HowCasualIsTooCasual?ListentothepassagesandcheckeachstatementTrueorFalse.1.F2.T3.T4.F5.TScriptHowCasualIsTooCasual?Thirtyyearsago,mostpeopleintheUnitedStates,Canada,andEuropedidn’tthinkaboutwhattoweartoworkinanoffice.Menalwaysworesuitsand

2、ties.Womenworesuitsorconservativeskirtoutfits.Butinthe1990s,thatstartedtochange.Itbeganwith“casualFridays”.Duringthesummer,somecompaniesinvitedtheiremployeesto“dressdown”orwearmorecasualclothestoworkonFridays.Thepolicyquicklybecamepopularwithemployees.Afterthis,itd

3、idn’ttakelongforemployeestostartdressingmorecasuallyeverydayoftheweek.Manyemployeeswelcomedthenewdresspolicyandthemorecomfortableworkenvironmentthatcamewithit.Etiquettehaddefinitelychanged,andsuitsandtieswererarelyseeninmanyoffices.Someemployeeswentasfaraswearingje

4、ans,T-shirt,andsneakerstotheoffice.Thensomepeoplebegantochangetheirmindsaboutcasualdressatwork.Manymanagersfeltthatcasualdresshadledtocasualattitudestowardswork.Nowtheetiquettefordressinmanycompaniesisbeginningtochangebackagain.Passage2TheOriginofSaluteListentothep

5、assagetwiceandfillintheblankswiththemissinginformation.1.uncertain2.inlateRomantimes3.hisrighthandraised4.weapon5.awayofshowingrespect6.touchingthehatScriptTheoriginofthehandsaluteisuncertain.SomehistoriansbelieveitbeganinlateRomantimeswhenassassinationswerecommon.

6、Acitizenwhowantedtoseeapublicofficialhadtoapproachwithhisrighthandraisedtoshowthathedidnotholdaweapon.Knightsinarmorraisedvisorswiththerighthandwhenmeetingacomrade.Thepracticegraduallybecameawayofshowingrespectand,inearlyAmericanhistory,sometimesinvolvedremovingthe

7、hat.By1820,themotionwasmodifiedtotouchingthehat,andsincethenithasbecomethehandsaluteusedtoday.Passage3CulturalMisinterpretationsListentothepassage.Thenanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Becausehewasmostconcernedabouttheindexnumber.2.TheCanadiantakesthegreatconcernasdist

8、rust.3.BecauseheassumedunconsciouslythattheCanadianwasmoresimilartohisChineseemployees.ScriptMr.Wang,theChairmanofBoardofDirectorsofaChinesefirm,