21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册Unit3内容介绍.docxVIP

21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册Unit3内容介绍

21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册Unit3内容介绍

导语：文学翻译家旨在团结各国翻译工作者协会，推动其交流与合作;支持各国成立翻译协会组织;与致力于翻译或跨语言及跨文化交流的其他组织建立联系。下面YJBYS店铺分享一个关于文学翻译家的英语故事，欢迎阅读!

Pre-readingActivitiesFirstListening

1.Asyoulistentothetapethefirsttime,fillinthemissingpartsintheblanks.

A)Jackisinterestedinajobasan________managerlocatedin_______.

B)Hisqualificationsinclude_______yearsofexperienceknowinghowtouse________.

C)Hebelievesthatpeopleare_______everywhere.SecondListening

2.Whatisthedisagreementabout?Whoseopiniondoyouagreemorewith?Why?

TheTaleofaCulturalTranslator

JointventuresinvolvingWesternandJapanesecompaniesoftenrunintoconflicts—amultitudeoflittlethingsthatescalate

intobigemotionalbattlesinwhichallthepartieskeepexclaiming:

wrongwiththem!?CantheyunderstandBut

becausetheconflictsaremainlyduetoculturaldifferences,

neithersidecanunderstand—unlesstheyhavea

ThefirstculturaltranslatorIevermetwasaninstallationengineer,Georgebyname,whoworkedforanAmericancompanywhereIwasthedirectorofinternationaloperations.

ThecompanyhadjuststartedajointventurewithaJapanesefirm,

andtheAmericanmanagementneededsomeonetotraintheJapaneseemployeesinitsuniquetechnology.Georgessolidunderstandingoftheequipment,itsinstallationandusemade

himthebest-qualifiedemployeeforthejob,soeveryonewas

happywhenGeorgeacceptedatwo-yearcontractfortemporarytransfertoJapan.

Fromthestart,GeorgewaswellacceptedbyalltheJapanese

employees.Japanesemanagersoftendistrustanyonesentto

representUSowners,butGeorgewassonat