大学英语跨文化交际教程课后答案完整版.docx
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Unit1A
Keyconcepts
reservation:
谦逊的coldness:
冷静的modesty:
谦虚的
humor:
幽默的sportsmanship:
运动员精神
Q1、whatisareservedpersonlike?
Answer:
Areservedpersonisonewhodoesnottalkverymuchtostrangers,doesnotshowmuchemotion,andseldomgetsexcited.
Q2、whatisthecharacteroftheEnglishmen?
Answer:
reserved、humor、modesty、cold、sportsmanship.
Q3、whatissportsmanship?
Answer:
sportsmanshipistheabilitytopracticeasportaccordingtoitsrules,whilealsoshowinggenerositytoone’sopponentandgoodtemperindefeat.
Casestudy
Q、WhatmadetheBritishfeelquiteunhappyinthissituation?
Answer:
TheloudspeakingandspeakingtheirnativelanguagemadethereservedBritishfeelquiteunhappy.TheEnglishmanisreserved,hedoesn’tshowmuchemotionandseldomgetsexcited.
Unit1B
Keyconcepts
thepioneeringspirit创业精神tryingsomethingnew探索精神
equality平等nationaloptimism民族乐观
freedom自由theDeclarationofIndependence独立宣言rags-to-richer白手起家socialmobility社会流动性Americandream美国梦
Comprehensionquestions
1.Can you summarize the character of Americans?
Thecharacters of Americansarethe pioneeringspirit,tryingsomethingnewandbeingeagertoequalityandfreedom.TheAmericaniscompetitive,friendly,spontaneous,adaptable,efficient,energetic,andkindhearted.
2.In what sense is the pioneering spirit still an important part of the American character?
1).Exceptfortheslaves,immigrantscametoAmericavoluntarilyinsearchofgreaterprosperityandfreedom.(para3)
2).Inthemid-nineteenthcentury,thepioneeringspiritledAmericansettlerstotravelwestwardinsearchoflandandgold.(para4)
3).Thedesiretostartanewlifeinanewplaceisnoticeablethroughoutthenation.ManyAmericanschangeresidenceseveryyear.(para5)
4).Americanswhodon’tchangeresidencearealsoonthemove—travelingbyairorautotoseetheirowncountryortovisitothers.TheneedtoexploreanewfrontierisbasictotheAmericancharacter.(para7)
3.WhatistheAmericanDream?
WhatisitsimpactontheAmericancharacter?
TheAmericanDreamisthebeliefthatanyindividual,nomatterhowpoor,canachievewealthandfamethroughdiligenceandvirtue.
Impact:
Americansareoptimisticandadventurous.ThetypicalAmericanbelievedintryingsomethingnewinanattempttomakelifebetter.Hehadafirmfaithinthepossibilityofprogress.EverydayineverywayIamgettingbetterandbetter.
4.What are the basic rootsofAmerican character?
The basic rootsofAmerican characterarethepioneeringspirit,thelibertyspiritandtheequalityspirit.
Casestudy
Q;Why did the American feel uncomfortable?
Please give him suggestions on how to get along with English people.
TheAmericandidsomethingthathethoughtisfriendly,buttheEnglishseemedquiteunfriendlytohim,sohefeltuncomfortable.
Americanisabitcasual,optimisticandoutgoing.Hecalledthefirstnamesandtouchedthepeopleontheshoulder.
But,Englisharereservedandconservative.Theydislikephysicaltouchanddisliketoshowmuchemotion.It’salsonotpolitetocallthefirstnames.
Suggestions:
1.OnthewholeBritishhabitsofpolitenessareveryinformal.Allpolitenessisbasedontheelementaryruleofshowingconsiderationforothers,andacknowledgingtheconsiderationtheyshowtoyou.
2.ConversationinBritainisingeneralquietandrestrainedandloudspeechisconsideredill-bred.
PassageCTheChineseCharacter
ComprehensionQuestions
1.Apartfromfamily,whatareotherimportantunitsinChinesesociety?
Howdotheywork?
Clan.Aclanistheaggregateofkinship.Aclanmaycompriseawholevillageorsuburb,andcounties,provincesandstateareconglomeratesofavastnumberofvillagesandsuburbswithsuchclanpopulations.
GroupinglinkedbyfriendshipormarriageisalsoanotherimportantunitinChinesesociety.Adistrictmayhaveallitsgroupingssoassociatedtogether,andthisformsthebasisforcommonactioninanemergency.
2.WhyisChinaacountrywithhighlycomplicatedsocialrelationship?
Whataresupposedtobetheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofit?
Chinesesocietyappearsasamassofcirclesorgroupingsratherthanstatusorlevels.Withineachcircleorgroupingthepeoplearerelatedinclanorcloserkinshipandoffercooperationandsuccortoeachother.Marriageandfriendshipcreatedlinkswithotherclansandgroupings.Therefore,adistrictmayhaveallitsgroupingssoassociatedtogether.So,thesocialrelationshipinChinaismorecloseandcomplicatedthanWesterncountries.
Suchkindisgoodforthesteadyofasocietyandpeacefullife,goodforgoverningbutnotgoodfordevelopment,foranynewideasandreformation.Itisaspersonalorientedsociety.Sometimesitiseasytodealwithsomething,butothertimesitmakesthingsmorecomplicatedandevenhinderthedevelopmentofasociety.Forexample,thecomplicatedsocialrelationbecomesabigbarrierfortheimplementationoflawandjustice.Itmaygiverisetotheunequalofchanceandresources....(afreeanswerquestion)
3.CanyoulistsomeofthecharacteristicsofthegeneralcharacteroftheChinesepeoplebasedonthetext.Trytogivethepossiblereasonsfortheformationofsuchcharacter.
Chinesepeoplearecompromising,patient,mediative,harmonious,obedient,passive,pacific,long-viewing,tolerant,filial,conservative,thrift,friendly,diligent,andsoon.Theytendtobeinlowprofile,hidetheirstrengthanddepreciatetheirsuccess.ThecharacterofChineseiscausedbymanyfactors.Fromthetext,weknowitscloselyrelatedtotheorganizationofChinesesociety.TheChinesesocietyisorganizedbyclansorfriendsofcloseassociation.Itisabigcircleofcomplicatedrelations.Tomaintainthesteadyofthecircle,suchkindsofcharacterareofsignificantimportance.
CaseStudy
Chinaisasocietyofcomplicatedsocialrelation.Friendisaveryimportantfactorinsociety.Chinesepeopletakecareofmaintainingfriendshipandtendtoavoiddirectconflictormakingotherloseface.Inthiscase,tomaintainthefaceofJimmy,IwouldnotmentiontheborrowedmoneyinthefaceofJimmy.ButJimmykeepingreminding"I"ofthemoneymade"I"feelquiteembarrassed,andabitangry."I"thoughtJimmywasnotfriendly.
Americaisasocietyadvocatesindividualismandtheirsocialrelationisquiteloose.Theythinkfriendisfriend,moneyismoney.What'smore,comparedwithChinesesociety,itisonewithlow-contextedculture,inwhichpeoplewouldputeverythinginwordsandsayitdirectly.Inthecase,Jimmyreminded"I"onceagainaboutthemoneylest"I"forgetaboutit.ToJimmy,itwasthefaultof"I"notmentioningabouttheborrowedmoneyearlier.So,when"I"askedaboutit,hesaid"Whydidn'tyouremindmeearlier?
"
What’smore,Americansdon’treadilygivemoneytoothers,whichwillmostlikelyrenderasenseofhumiliationaboutone’sabilitytoearnone’sownliving.Sointhiscase,Jimmyisabitannoyedfor“I”notremindhimtopaybacktheborrowedmoney.Hethoughtthathehadbeenlookeduponby“I”.
Unit2A
keyconcept:
FiveRelationshipsofConfucianism孔子的五伦思想humanism人道主义individualism个人主义collectivism集体主义individual'sright个人权利
1.AccordingtoConfucianism,whatarethefivecardinalrelationshipsinChinesesocietyandwhatshouldtheserelationshipsbe?
Fivecardinalrelationship:
ruler-minister,father-son,husband-wife,elder-youngerbrotherandfriendandfriend.Thiswasexplainedas“Thereshouldbeaffectionbetweenfatherandson,righteoussenseofdutybetweenrulerandminister,divisionoffunctionbetweenmanandwife,stratificationbetweenoldandyoung,andgoodfaithbetweenfriends.”
2.CanyoutellthemaininfluenceofConfucianismontheideologyofChinesepeople?
IntraditionalChinesebeliefs,especiallyinConfucianism,collectivismisappreciated.Itemphasizescooperationamonggroupmembersandindividualsuccessisduetothecollectiveeffortofthestaffinaunit,anorganizationoracommunity.
3.CanyoutellthemaininfluenceoftheRenaissanceonWesternvalues?
IntheRenaissanceperiodofEngland,peoplebegantoemphasizethedignityofhumanbeingsandtheimportanceofthepresentlife.ThisistherudimentofHumanism.Peoplebegantorespectthehumanityfromthenon,andthendevelopedintotheideasofwhatwealwayscallfreedom,democracy.
4.Whatisthedifferencebetweencollectivismandindividualism?
Individualismreferstothedoctrinethattherightsoftheindividualarethemostimportantonesinasociety.Collectivismemphasizescooperationamonggroupmembers.
(1)Westernerstendtobelievethatpeopleshouldrelyonthemselvesasmuchaspossible--andusuallyexpectotherpeopletodothesame.Peopleincollectivistculturesgenerallyfeeltheyhavearighttoexpecthelpfromothermembersoftheirgroups,andtheyalsotendtofeeltheyhaveanobligationtohelpothermembersoftheirgroups.
(2)Westernersgenerallyfeelthattherightsofindividualsshouldnotbesubordinatedtotheneedsofalargergroup.Peopleincollectivistculturesaregenerallymorewillingtoaccepttheideathatindividualsshouldsacrificeforthebenefitofthegroup.
(3)Westernerstendtobelievethatindividualsshouldmakedecisionsforthemselves,andthatindividualsshouldtakecreditresponsibilityforwhattheyarepersonallydone.Peopleincollectivistculturestendtofeelmorethattheyarerepresentativeoftheirgroup,andtoacceptmoreresponsibilityforothermembersoftheirgroupstoo.
(4)Westernerstendtoviewindividualismasagoodthing.TheChinesetermfor“individualism,”gerenzhuyi,oftenhasasomewhatnegativeconnotation,andissometime
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