跨文化交际 unit1~6 课后translation中英对照.pdfVIP

Unit 1Page22 The growth of intercultural communication as afield of study is based on aview o f history that clearly demonstrates people and cultures havebeen troubledby apers istent inability to understand and get alongwith groups and societies removed by sp ace, ideology, appearance, andbehavior from their own.What isintriguing about m any of human civilizations failureisthat they appeartobepersonal aswell as globa l. The story of humankind is punctuated with instances of face-to-face conflicts as w ell as international misunderstanding--major and minor quarrels that range from si mplename-callingtoisolationismoreven armedconflict. It is obvious that increased contact with other cultures and subcultures makes it i mperative for us to make a concerted effort to get along with and to try to understa ndpeoplewhosebeliefsandbackgroundsmay bevastly different fromourown. The ability, through increased awareness and understanding, to peacefully coexist with peoplewho donot necessarily shareourlifestyles orvalues couldbenefit usnot only in our own neighborhoods but couldbethe decisive factor in maintainingworld pea ce. 纵观历史，我们可以清楚地看到，人们由于彼此所处地域、意识形态、容貌服饰 和行为举止上存在的差异，而长久无法互相理解、无法和睦相处。在这种情况下， 跨文化交际作为一个特定的研究领域得以形成和发展。值得注意的是，人类文明 在发展过程中所遭受的许多挫折，既是个人的，又是全球性的；人类历史进程总 是充满了个人间的直接冲突和民族间的误解——从骂骂咧咧到孤立主义直至到武 装冲突，大大小小争端不绝。 很显然，文化间以及亚文化间的交往比以前多了，这迫切要求我们共同努力，去 理解有着不同信仰和文化背景的人们，并与之和睦相处。通过加深认识和理解， 我们能够与生活方式、价值观念不同的人们和平共处；这不但有益于我们周遭环 境的安定，也是维护世界和平 的决定性因素。 Unit2Page60 Cultureis sometimes referredto asourmental programming our“softwareofthe ， mind. ” But we can take that computer analogy further and say that culture is the operating environment that enables software programs to run. Culture is like DOS orUnix orWindows itiswhat enables ustoprocessinformation invarious specific ： application. The metaphor of windows seems to be very appealing to describe culture: cu