《跨文化交际英语教程》课后习题答案(全).pdf

《跨文化交际英语教程》答案（全） Unit 1 Communication Across Cultures Warm Up Questions 1. WhR is it difficult to eRplain to a blind person what colors are? 2. Do Rou sometimes find it hard to make Rourself properlR understood bR others? If Rou do, whR do Rou think it is hard? It is verR difficult for people to understand one another if theR do not share the same eRperiences. Of course, we all share the eRperience of being human, but there are manR eRperiences which we do not share and which are different for all of us. It is these different eRperiences that make up what is called ―culture‖ in the social sciences － the habits of everRdaR life, the cues to which people respond, the automatic reactions theR have to whatever theR see and hear. These often differ, and the differences maR introduce misunderstandings where we seek understanding. Reading I Intercultural Communication ：An Introduction Comprehension questions 1. Is it still often the case that “everRone‟s quick to blame the alien” in the contemporarR world? This is still powerful in todaR‘s social and political rhetoric. For instance, it is not uncommon in todaR‘s societR to hear people saR that most, if not all, of the social and economic problems are caused bR minorities and immigrants. 2. What‟s the difference between todaR‟s intercultural contact and that of anR time in the past? TodaR‘s intercultural encounters are far more numerous and of greater importance than in anR time in historR. 3. What have made intercultural contact a verR common phenomenon in our life todaR? 6 1 intercultural contact; innovative communication sRstems have encouraged and facilitated cultural interaction; globalization of the economR has brought people together; changes in immigration patterns have also contributed to i