Chapter7CultureandEtiquetteWarming-upListeningSpeakingReadingWriting&TranslationObjectives

Afterstudyingthischapter,youareableto:

·mastersomeexpressionsaboutcultureandetiquette.

·learnsomeculturedifferencesbetweennations.

·learntheetiquetteinbusinessrelationships.

·readandtranslaterelevantreadingmaterials.

Warming-up

Task1Matcheachwordwithitscorrectmeaning.1.?perform A.?expectorbelieve2.?etiquette?B.?showsomethingoracollectionofthingsinanorganizedwayforpeopletosee3.?hopC.?apersonwhoinvitesgueststoasocialevent(suchasapartyinhisorherownhome)andwhoisresponsibleforthemwhiletheyarethere4.?suppose D.?entertainpeoplebysinging,dancing,playingmusic,etc.5.?rank E.?expresstheneedordesirefor;askfor6.?host F.?reach,make,orcometoadecisionaboutsomething7.?determine G.?jumpupwardorforward(especiallyononefoot)8.?request?H.?(usuallyplural)personswhoexercise(administrative)controloverothers9.?authority I.?relativestatus10.?display J.?rulesgoverningsociallyacceptablebehaviorTask2WritedowntheChinesenameofthefollowingfestivals.1.?SaintValentine'sDay____________2.?LaternFestival___________3.?Easter_________4.?QingmingFestival___________5.?AprilFool'sDay_________6.?MayDay___________7.?Mother'sDay_________8.?YouthDay___________9.?Father'sDay_________10.?DragonBoatFestival___________11.?Halloween_________12.?Children'sDay___________13.?Thanksgiving_________14.?Mid-AutumnDay___________15.?SpringFestival_________16.?NationalDay___________17.?ColumbusDay_________18.?MartinLutherKingDay_______19.?St.Patrick'sDay_________20.?GoodFriday_______________

Listening

Task1Listentothefollowingpassageandfillintheblanks.Thanksgivingiscelebratedonthe1ThursdayinNovember,aboutthetimemost2are3inNorthAmerica.AmericafamiliesgettogetheronthisdaytogivethankstoGod,toenjoyabigdinnerandtorememberthefirstThanksgiving,whichtookplacelongago.Thefirstsettlerswerea4groupwhomovedfromEnglandtoAmericaintheearly17th5.Inthebeginning,theirlifeinAmericawasverydifficult.Whentheyhadagoodyear,they6adinnerpartyforallthesettlerstothankGodforhiskindness.TheyalsoinvitedsomeoftheIndianswhohadhelpedthemlearnto7andgrow8food.ThatwasthefirstThanksgiving.Today,Thanksgivingisafamilyholiday.FamilymemberssometimestravelthousandsofmilestogettogetherforThanksgiving.9,sweetpotatoes,andpumpkinpieareeatenonthe10.Task2Listentotheconversationandtrytoanswerthefollowingquestions.1.?WhereisMr.ChenDongwhenJohnTurnervisits?2.?WhenwillMr.ChenDongcomeback?3.?DoesMr.Turnerleaveanymessage?Why?

Speaking

Dialogue1A:?Goodafternoon,I'dliketoseeMr.ChenDongforafewminutes,ifIcould.B:?Nicetoseeyou,Mr.Turner.Letmeseeifheisavailable.Wouldyouwaitjustamoment,please?(ToMr.ChenDongonhisextension)Mr.Chen,Mr.Turnerishereandwouldliketoseeyouforafewmoments.C:?I'mbusyrightnow.Wouldyoufindoutwhathewantstoseemeabout?B:?Certainly,Mr.Chen.(ToMr.Turner)Mr.Chenisoccupiedatthemomentandwantstoknowifyourbusinessisurgent.A:?Well,I'vefoundaprobleminthecontractheaskedtoexamineyesterday.Hetoldmethatitwasanurgentmatter.B:?Isee.Letmeaskhimagain.Wouldyoupleasehaveaseatandwaitforamoment?Thankyou.(ToMr.ChenDongonhisextension)Mr.Chen,Mr.Turnersaidthathehadfoundaprobleminthecontractyouaskedhimtolookatyesterday.C:?Isee.Well,thatisimportant.Askhimtocomein.B:?Allright,Mr.Chen.(ToMr.Turner)Pleasegorightin.A:?Thankyou.Dialogue2A:?Goodafternoon.CanIhelpyou?B:?Yes,IhaveanappointmentwithMr.ChenDong.A:?AreyouMr.ZhangWei?B:?Yes,that'sright.A:?I'mafraidMr.ChenDongisengagedatthemoment.Wouldyoumindwaitingforawhile?B:?Well…Howlongwillthatbe?A:?Abouthalfanhour.B:?Oh,that'stoolong.Ihavealunchappointmentwithoneofmyclientsat11:30.A:?CantheAssistantManagerdealwithit?B:?No.IgotintouchwithMr.ChenDongmyselfonthetelephoneyesterdayanddiscusseddetailswithhim.Idoubtifanyoneelsewouldknowaboutthematter.A:?Perhapsyouwouldliketomakeanappointmentforsomeothertime?B:?Yes,butI'llleavemycardjustincasehehaslosttheoneIgavehimlasttime.A:?Thankyou,Mr.ZhangWei.I'msorryabouttheconfusion.B:?That'sallright.Thankyou.Goodbye.Dialogue3A:?MarketingDepartment,WuLispeaking.B:?Goodmorning.MynameisTimSmithandIworkforStandardCarsLtd.ofBirmingham,England.I'dliketospeaktoMr.ChenDong,please.A:?I'mafraidMr.Chenisnothereatthemoment.CanIhelpyou,orwouldyouliketospeaktosomeoneelseintheMarketingDepartment?B:?I'dliketomakeanappointmenttoseeMr.ChenDongsometimenextweek.A:?I'lljustcheckMr.ChenDong'sschedule,andseeifIcanarrangeanappointmentforyou,justamoment.Yes,Mr.ChenseemstobeavailableonTuesdaymorning,WednesdayafternoonandFridaymorning.B:?CouldImakeanappointmentonWednesdayafternoon,please?A:?Could2:30beconvenientforyou?B:?Yes,that'llbefine.Thankyouverymuch,goodbye!A:?Good-bye.NewWordsandExpressionsurgent['??rd??nt]adj.急迫的，緊急的extension[?k'sten?n]n.分機(jī)occupied['ɑ?kjupa?d]adj.忙的，占用的appointment[?'p??ntm?nt]n.約會(huì)，指定schedule['sked?u?l]n.時(shí)間表，日程MarketingDepartment營(yíng)銷(xiāo)部，銷(xiāo)售部Task1Listentotherecordingandreadthedialoguesaloud.Task2Studyandrole-playthedialogueswithyourpartner.

Reading

TextAGettingSomeKnowledgeofBusinessEtiquetteIntroductionsareanareaofbusinessrelationships.Theonlydifferencebetweentherulesforsocialintroductionsandtherulesforbusinessintroductionsisthatwomenarenottreatedaswomenbutareintroducedaccordingtotheirbusinessrank.Inbusinessintroductions,thereisonebasicrule:apersonholdingalessprestigiouspositionisintroducedtoapersonholdingamoreprestigiousposition,whethermaleorfemale.Whenintroducingthenewofficemanager,WilliamSmith,tothecompanypresident,JohnAdams,youwouldsay,“Mr.Adams,IwouldlikeyoutomeetWilliamSmith,ournewofficemanager.William,thisisMr.Adams,ourcompanypresident.”Whenintroducingpeopleofequalrankinbusinesssituations,socialrulesapply:amanisintroducedtoawoman,andayoungerpersontoanolderperson.Youshouldnotusefirstnamesinbusinessintroductionsunlessrequestedtodoso.Whenintroducingpeople,speaktothegreaterauthorityfirst;speaktothelesserauthoritysecond.But,whoholdsthehighestpositioninanyorganization?Theclient.Theclientismoreimportantthananyoneinyourorganization,eveniftheclientholdsalessertitlethantheexecutiveinthefirm.Theacceptablephysicalgreetingtogoalongwithintroductionsisthehandshake.Theappropriatetimetoshakehandsshouldbe:1.?Whenyouareintroducedtoothersandwhenyousaygoodbyetoothers.2.?Whenthevisitorcomesintoyourroomoroffice,youshouldshakehandstoshowwelcome.3.?Whenyoumeetaclient.4.?Whenotherssendyougifts.5.?Whenyou,duringareceptionorparty,preparetoleave,youshouldshakehandswiththehostorhostess.Intheoffice,youhavetodealwithallkindsofpeople.Therelationshipyouhavewithapersondeterminesthekindoflanguageused.Forexample,whenmeetingtheManagingDirectorofthecompanyinthemorning,youshouldsay:“Goodmorning,Mr.White.Howareyou?”Whenmeetingapersonyouareworkingcloselywithonthesameteam,youshouldsay“Hithere,Mary”or“Hi,Mary”.NewWordsandExpressionsetiquette['et?ket]n.禮儀equal['i?kw?l]adj.相等的apply[?'pla?]v.適用request[r?'kwest]v.要求client['kla??nt]n.客戶(hù)host[ho?st]adj.主人hostess['ho?st?s]n.女主人goalongwith和……一起Task1WritedowntheChinesemeaningofthefollowingexpressions.1.?businessrelationships__________2.?alessprestigiousposition__________3.?businessrank__________ 4.?dealwith__________5.?ManagingDirector__________ 6.?appropriatetime__________7.?companypresident__________ 8.?accordingto__________9.?officemanager__________ 10.?socialrules__________Task2Checkwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).()?1.?Inbusiness,youshouldintroduceawomantoamanfirst.()?2.?Inbusiness,youshouldintroduceacompanypresidenttoanewofficemanager.()?3.?Insocialrules,youshouldintroduceayoungerpersontoanolderperson.()?4.?Inbusiness,youshouldintroduceaclienttothepresidentofacompany.()?5.?Whileintroducingonepersontoanother,itisacceptabletoshakehandswitheachother.Task3TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.1.?Inbusinessintroductions,thereisonebasicrule:apersonholdingalessprestigiouspositionisintroducedtoapersonholdingamoreprestigiousposition,whethermaleorfemale.2.?Whenintroducingpeopleofequalrankinbusinesssituations,socialrulesapply:amanisintroducedtoawoman,andayoungerpersontoanolderperson.3.?Theclientismoreimportantthananyoneinyourorganization.4.?Theacceptablephysicalgreetingtogoalongwithintroductionsisthehandshake.5.?Intheoffice,youhavetodealwithallkindsofpeople.TextBNewYear'sDayinAmericaHi!MynameisAnnieRobbins,andIliveinAlabama.ManycommunitiesallovertheUnitedStatescelebratetheNewYearwithaFirstNightcelebration.FirstNightisaNewYear'scelebrationforthewholefamily.Differentkindsofentertainmentlikepuppetshows,shortplays,musicanddancesareperformedindifferentplacesinthecenteroftown.OnNewYear'sEve,IgotoFirstNightwithmyfamily.Firstwedecidewhatactswewanttosee.Thenmyfamilywalkfromplacetoplacetowatchtheperformances.Ilikethedancingbest.Mylittlesisterlikesthepuppetshow,andmyparentsloveallthemusic.SomeFirstNightcelebrationsendwithafireworksdisplay.Sometimeswewatchfireworks.Sometimeswedowhatmanyotherpeopledo.WegohomeandwatchthebigpartyinTimesSquareinNewYorkCityontelevision.NewYorkCitymustbethenoisiestplaceinAmericaonNewYear'sEve!ThousandsofpeoplegatherinTimesSquaretowatchthe“balllowering”.Thecrystalballweighsmorethan500poundsandissixfeetwide.Itsbrightlightsglitterandshine.Foroverahundredyears,theTimesSquareNewYear'sEveBallhasattractedmillionsofrevelerstothesquareonDecember31sttocelebratethebeginningoftheNewYear.At11:59p.m.onNewYear'sEve,theballbeginstodropdownatallpole.Itreachesthebottomrightat12:00.Thepeoplecountdownthesecondsandcheerloudlyatmidnight.OnNewYear'sDay,myparentsaskmeaboutmyNewYear'sresolutions.Aresolutionisaplanformakingyourselfbetterinthenewyear.I'mtryingtobenicertomysister.Ialsowanttopracticemyviolinmore.AtlunchtimeonNewYear'sDay,weeataspecialdishcalledHoppin'John.ItissaidtohavebegunwithAfricanslavesonsouthernplantations.Peopleinthesouthstilleatittoday.Hoppin'Johnismadewithblack-eyedpeasandrice.Saltporkandspiceshelptomakeittastebetter.EatingHoppin'JohnonNewYear'sDayissupposedtobringyougoodluckallyear.NewWordsandExpressionsentertain[ent?r'te?n]n.娛樂(lè)，使快樂(lè)；款待，招待puppet['p?p?t]n.木偶puppetshow木偶戲perform[p?r'f??rm]v.表演，演出act[?kt]n.節(jié)目；行為；法案；幕fromplacetoplace到處endwith以……結(jié)束，以……告終firework['fa??rw??rk]n.焰火；煙花display[d?'sple?]n.展示；陳列fireworksdisplay煙火表演square[skwer]n.廣場(chǎng)gather['ɡ?e?r]v.集合，聚集crystal['kr?stl]n.水晶；石英glitter['gl?t?r]v.閃爍，發(fā)光reveler['revl?]n.狂歡者pole[p??l]n.柱，桿countdown倒計(jì)時(shí)cheer[t??r]v.歡呼midnight['m?dna?t]n.午夜resolution[rez?'lu??n]n.決心，決定；解決辦法violin[va??'l?n]n.小提琴hop[h?p]v.單腳跳besaidtodosth.據(jù)說(shuō)slave[sle?v]n.奴隸pea[pi?]n.豆子spice[spa?s]n.香料，調(diào)味品suppose[s?'p??z]v.認(rèn)為，推想，假定besupposedtodo認(rèn)為應(yīng)該做某事，被期望做(某事)Task4WritedowntheChinesemeaningofthefollowingwordsorexpressions.1.?puppetshows__________2.?NewYear’sEve__________3.?dropdown__________ 4.?countdown__________5.?NewYear’sresolutions__________6.?atmidnight__________7.?southernplantations__________ 8.?community__________9.?cheerloudly__________ 10.?TimesSquare__________Task5Checkwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).()?1.?FirstNightisaNewYear’scelebrationonlyforchildren.()?2.?Annie’sfamilyusuallychooseoneacttowatchonFirstNight.()?3.?Annie’sfamilygohomeandwatchthecelebrationinTimesSquareinNewYorkCityontelevision.()?4.?Theshiningballbeginstodroponeminutebeforemidnight.()?5.?Anniemakesresolutionstomakeherselfabettergirlinthene