4文化旅游语言全球化14.doc

文化、语言、旅游、全球化 1.文化融合与差异 母题：Multi-cultural societies, in which there is a mixture of different ethnic peoples, bring more benefits than drawbacks to a country. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (060825) 多元文化multiculturalism的好处 促进文化的融合Promote the integration of culture eliminate divergence between people of diverse cultural and religious backgrounds ultimately remove the barrier for social harmony 文化融合做专有名词时可翻译为“cultural convergence” 2鼓励思维的多样性，带动社会创新。Encourage the diversity of thought/thinking/ ideology Spur social innovation(首选)/ creation 缺点 导致文化同化cultural assimilation) 一些落后地区的文化(culture of backward area)可能被取代 (replace) 失去了宝贵的文化遗产(culture heritage ) 2 导致民族间的文化冲突Lead to cultural conflicts among different nations(大民族，如中华民族)/ ethnic groups(种族，小民族，如回族) 产生误解和敌意 （result in misunderstanding and hospitality ） 造成争斗（combat）甚至战争 子题：游客是否应当遵守当地的风俗习惯，还是应该让当地人接受文化差异?外来移民应该接受当地文化还是作为一个独立的群体过不同的生活? 2. 语言应当受到保护吗？ 母题1：Every year several languages die out. Some people think that it is not important and that life will be made easier if there are few languages in the world. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (041030) 不同意 ： 1文化多元性消失的罪魁祸首（culprit） Undermine cultural diversity 语言是文化的载体language is the carrier of culture 比如，英文的广泛流行（proliferation）会将英文国家的生活习惯habits and customs ，价值观value和信仰belief传输convey到全世界。 一些落后地区的文化(culture of backward area)可能被取代 (replace) 失去了宝贵的文化遗产(culture heritage ) 2语言代表思维，语言的消失意味着思维模式的丢失，失去认识世界的角度，对创新不利 Language ( to a large extent ) represents the thinking The disappearance of the language means the loss of the mode of thinking Lose the various angles to understand the world Have a detrimental influence upon innovation 同意： 促进全球合作 international cooperation 在全球化浪潮下,语言的差异构成了人们交流的障碍。 In the trend of globalization, a clash of languages pose a barrier to peoples communication 例：英文已经被很多国际性的会议conference和机构institutions定为主要语言 .而世界上80%的网站用英文发布信息。Present information 语言的统一能促进不同国家的人民的交流和合作。 子题：语言和文化消失的原因是什么，如何预防?(提示：全球化)把英语作为一种全球通用语言好不好?学习一个地区的语言是