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_ Case 1 In this case, there seemed to be problems in communicating with people of different cultures in spite of the efforts made to achieve understanding. 在这种情况下，尽管人们努力去理解，但在与不同文化背景的人交流时似乎出现了问题。 We should know that in Egypt as in many cultures, the human relationship is valued so highly that it is not expressed in an objective and impersonal way. While Americans certainly value human relationships, they are more likely to speak of them in less personal, more objective terms. 我们应该知道， 在埃及，就像在许多文化中一样，人际关系被看得如此重要，以 至于无法以客观和非个人的方式表达出来。 虽然美国人的确重视人际关系， 但他 们更倾向于用不那么个人化、更客观的方式来谈论人际关系。 In this case, Richard ‘s mistake might be that he chose to praise the food itself rather than the total evening, for which the food was simply the setting or excuse. For his host and hostess it was as if he had attended an art exhibit and complimented the artist by saying, ―What beautiful frames your pictures are in. 在这种情况下， 理查德的错误可能是他选择赞美食物本身， 而不是整个晚上， 因 为食物只是设置或借口。 对他的主人和女主人来说， 这就好像他参加了一个艺术 _ 展，并恭维那位艺术家说 : “你的画的画框多漂亮啊 ! ” In Japan the situation may be more complicated. Japanese people value order and harmony among persons in a group, and that the organization itself －be it a family or a vast corporation －is more valued than the characteristics of any particular member. In contrast, Americans stress individuality as a value and are apt to assert individual differences when they seem justifiably in conflict with the goals or values of the group. 在日本， 情况可能更为复杂。 日本人重视群体中人与人之间的秩序与和谐， 而组 织本身——无论是家庭还是大型企业——比任何特定成员的特点更受重视。相 反，美国人强调个性作为一种价值， 当