《新大學(xué)英語·跨文化交際閱讀》Values Behind Sayings

新大學(xué)英語跨文化交際閱讀教程ValuesBehindSayingsValuesBehindSayingsValuesBehindSayings目錄1Gainawarenessofculturaldifferencesinlanguageexpressions;234Haveinsightintoproverbsandsayings;UnderstandbasicAmericanvaluesandbehaviors;Understandhowtoseekcommongroundwhileleavingdifferencesbehind.ObjectivesUnit1Unit5CONTENTS1Lead-inScenario234UnderstandingTextABroadeningInterculturalPerspectivesAssignmentPeriod1Lead-inScenarioLead-inScenario:StayHungry,StayFoolishHowdoyouunderstandthewords“hungry”and“foolish”?Tips:1.Jobswasasnormalasweareasahumanbeing,buthethoughtdifferently.2.Thatiswhatinnovationis.Innovationiswhenonehasauniqueidea,orbehavedifferetly,evenwhenpeoplewouldconsideritwrong,or“crasy”or“foolish”.That'swhyJobslikedtostayfoolishallthetimewithoutcaringwhatothersthoughtofhim.保持饑餓，保持愚笨求知若饑，虛心若愚Youarestillafool,nomatterhowmuchyouhavelearnedorexperiencedReferences:BCD2.ABCDUnderstandingTextAUnderstandingTextAA.GlobalUnderstandingReadthetextandanswerthequestions:1.Whatisthereadingpassagemainlyabout?Americanvaluesbehindproverbsandsayings.2.Whatdoestheword“overpower”(Para.4,Line8)referto?Outweigh. UnderstandingTextAA.GlobalUnderstandingReadthetextandanswerthequestions:3.Whatdoesthesaying“Allmenarecreatedequal…”implyinAmericancultureaccordingtotheauthor?Allpeopleareequalphilosophicallyorspiritually.4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNotTrueaccordingtotheessay?ThevalueofindividualismgoesagainstteamworkinAmericanculture.UnderstandingTextAReadthetextandanswerthequestions:5.Accordingtotheessay,whatistherightwaytostudyproverbsandsayingsofanotherculture?Tofocusonthosethatdifferfromtheonesofyourowncultureandunderstandtheirmeanings.6.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheessay?Agreatwaytolookintoaforeigncultureistostudycloselyitsproverbs.A.GlobalUnderstandingB.UnderstandinginterculturalpointsUnderstandingTextAWhatandwhywelearnfromproverbsorsayings?Interculturaltips:aculture'svaluesandbeliefswecanlearntopredictpeople'sbehaviors.B.UnderstandinginterculturalpointsUnderstandingTextA2.Thetempooflife,andworkintheUnitedStateshasincreasedexponentiallyduetotheinventionofsuchtime"saving"tools

asmicrowaveovens,cellularphones,faxes,computersande-mail.WecanfeelthatAmeriansneverwastetimeastimeisalwayssetforactivities.B.UnderstandinginterculturalpointsUnderstandingTextA3.CanyoulistsomeexamplesofAmericanindividualismtransmittedorreflectedinEnglishexpression?DoityouselfSpeakforyourself4.Whatdotheexpressionsindicate?Therelationshipamonglanguageexpressions,values,andbehaviors.B.UnderstandinginterculturalpointsUnderstandingTextA4.Canyoumarkoutthewords/sentencesaboutvaluesinthefollowingparts(6-9),andfigureouttheircorrespondinglanguageexpressionsandbehaviorsdescription?B.UnderstandinginterculturalpointsUnderstandingTextAUnderstandingTextApartvalueslanguageexpressionsbehaviordescription6self-relianceGodhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.Standonyourowntwofeet.Thosewhocantakecareofthemselves,make,...onothers.

7DirectnessWhatyouseeiswhatyouget.Tellitlikeitis!Ourculturepromotessimple,...communications.

8EgalitarianismAllmenarecreatedequal.Ourtendencytouse...distancevalue.9CompetitiveneesWinningisn'teverything;it'stheonlything.Noonerememberswhowasinsecondplace.Childrenaretaughttobe...fellowemployees.C.ComprehensionandLanguagepointsUnderstandingTextA1.Peopletendtoacceptthem,inanuncriticalway,as“truths”learnedbytheireldersandleaders.(Para.1).Thissentencerevealsthetruththatculturearemainlylearnedunconciouslyandunintentionally.Thephrase“inanuncriticalway”isaninsertedadverbialofmanners,whichmeans“withoutanysuspect/doubt.”C.ComprehensionandlanguagepointsUnderstandingTextA2.Wedoparticipateinteamworkandbelongtogroups,but...Theword“do”isusedtoemphasizethefollowingpositiveverb.Forexample:Hedidlooktired.BroadeningInterculturalPerspectivesBroadeningInterculturalPerspectivesLearningvaluesthroughproverbs1.Pleasematchtheculturalvalueswitheachfollowingproverbs.1.Don'tbeataroundthebush.2.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.3.Timelostcannotbewonagain.4.Thesqueakywheelgetstheoil.5.Remembertherootsofyourfamilytree,butyouareknownbyyourfruit,notbyyourroot.6.Discontentisthefirststepinprogress.7.Menlivelikefish,thegreatonesdevourthesmall.8.Workwhileyouwork,playwhileyouplay.9.Welldoneisbetterthanwellsaid.A.TimeB.CompetitionC.DirectnessD.ChangeE.IndependenceF.IndividualismG.ActionH.EqualityI.WorkandleisureC.

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BroadeningInterculturalPerspectivesLanguageexpressions,valuesandpeople'sbehaviors.2.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.Chinesetranslation:捷足先登Thevaluetransmittedis:Risktakingandactionoriented.People’sbehaviors:Peopleareencouragedtotakeanactioniftheyfeelthereisachance.Orpeopleneedtotakeariskwhenchallenged.Don’twaituntilmorepeoplefeelthereisachancetosucceed.Itwouldbetoolatebecauseallwouldtrytogetit.BroadeningInterculturalPerspectivesLanguageexpressions,valuesandpeople'sbehaviors.3.AllworkandnoplaymakeJackadullboy.Chinesetranslation:只工作不娛樂使人愚鈍。Thevaluetransmittedis:Leisureandfun.People’sbehaviors:Peopleworkhardwhentheyareattheoffice;theywanttomakecertaintheyhavesufficienttimeforpursuinghobbies,sports,andrelaxation.Weekendsareconsideredanimportanttimefortheseleisureactivities.BroadeningInterculturalPerspectivesLanguageexpressions,valuesandpeople'sbehaviors.4.Astitchintimesavesnine.Chinesetranslation:小洞不補(bǔ)，大洞吃苦。Thevaluetransmittedis:Actionorientation.People’sbehaviors:Timewaitsfornoone,sopeopleshouldneverputoffuntilomorrowso