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1、U1Thebiggestprobleminmycompanyhastodowithculture,inparticularourdifferentwaysoflookingattime.PeoplefromsomecountriesthinkitisOKtoshowuplateforameetingandsomepeopleevendon'tthinktheyneedtocomeatall!Aspresidentofthecompany,however,itismyresponsibilitytotellthemthatthisisnotacceptable.Wher
2、easinsomeothercountriesattendingmeetingsisnotconsideredveryimportant,inthiscountry,andespeciallyinthiscompany,meetingsmustbeattendedontime.Notbeingontimecausesinefficiency.IspentallnightthinkingabouttheexactwordsthatIwouldusetoexplainmyfeelings.Ievenwrotemywordsdown.Iplannedtodiscussthi
3、sproblematthemeetingtoday,andentitledmyspeech"InternationalClockTalk".Unfortunately,Ihaveaproblem—noonecametothemeeting!1.Inhishomecountry,theU.K.,studentswouldoftensitquietlyandlistentohim.2.Inhisthirddayofclasses,heaskedastudentaquestion.Thestudentjustgavetheprofessorablankstare.3.Itw
4、asobviousthatthestudentdidn""tunderstandthequestion,soheputitadifferentway.4.Laterthatday,aftertalkingtootherpeopleattheschool,hediscoveredthatoftenJapanesestudentsdon""tspeakupinclass,evenwhentheydon""tunderstandsomething.5.Inthemonthsthatfollowed,theprofessorlearnedhowtoencouragehisst
5、udentstospeakupmore.Andhe,inturn,changedhisteachingstylesohisstudentscouldgraduallyunderstandmore.Butittookagreatdealofwork.原文:Itwasnotuntilhisthirddayofclassthattheprofessorrealizednooneunderstoodwhathewassaying.Inhishomecountry,theU.K.,studentswouldoftensitquietlyandlistentohim.Butift
6、heyhadproblems,theywouldspeakup.HesoonfoundoutthatJapanesestudentscouldbeverydifferent.^Inhisthirddayofclasses,heaskedastudentaquestion.Thestudentjustgavetheprofessorablankstare.Itwasobviousthatthestudentdidn""tunderstandthequestion,soheputitadifferentway.Whenitstillwasn""tanswered,heas
7、kedacompletelydifferentquestion.Whenthestudentstilldidn""tunderstand,heaskedanotherstudent.Andwhenshedidn""tunderstand,theprofessoraskedathird,afourthandafifth.^Laterthatday,aftertalkingtootherpeopleattheschool,hediscoveredthatoftenJapanesestudentsdon""tspeakupinclass,evenwhent
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