首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Our culture has caused most Americans to assume not only that our language is universal but that the gestures we use are underst
Our culture has caused most Americans to assume not only that our language is universal but that the gestures we use are underst
admin
2015-09-30
49
问题
Our culture has caused most Americans to assume not only that our language is universal but that the gestures we use are understood by everyone. We do not realize that waving good-bye is the way to summon a person from the Philippines to one’s side, or that in Italy and some Latin-American countries, curling the finger to oneself is a sign of farewell.
Those private citizens who sent packages to our troops occupying Germany after World War II and marked them GIFT to escape duty payments did not bother to find out that "Gift" means poison in German. Moreover, we like to think of ourselves as friendly, yet we prefer to be at least 3 feet or an arm’s length away from others. Latins and Middle Easterners like to come closer and touch, which makes Americans uncomfortable.
Our linguistic (语言上的) and cultural blindness and the casualness with which we take notice of the developed tastes, gestures, customs and languages of other countries, are losing us friends, business and respect in the world.
Even here in the United States, we make few concessions (让步) to the needs of foreign visitors. There are no information signs in four languages on our public buildings or monuments! we do not have multilingual (多语言的) guided tours. Very few restaurant menus have translations, and multilingual waiters, bank clerks and policemen are rare. Our transportation systems have maps in English only and often we ourselves have difficulty understanding them.
When we go abroad, we tend to cluster in hotels and restaurants where English is spoken. Then attitudes and information we pick up are conditioned by those natives—usually the richer— who speak English. Our business dealings, as well as the nation’s diplomacy, are conducted through interpreters.
For many years, American dollars no longer buy all good things, and we are slowly beginning to realize that our proper role in the world is changing. A 1979 Harris poll reported that 55 percent of Americans want this country to play a more significant role in world affairs; we want to have a hand in the important decisions of the 21st century, even though it may not always be the upper hand.
The author gives many examples to criticize Americans for their______.
选项
A、cultural self-centeredness
B、casual manners
C、indifference towards foreign visitors
D、arrogance towards other cultures
答案
A
解析
例证题。文章在第四段中举出了许多有关美国人的例子,旨在阐述第三段中所说的Our linguistic and cultural blindness and the casualness及第四段第一句中的:we make few concessions to the needs of foreign visitors.也就是说,美国人无视其他国家的语言、文化,总是以自己的文化为中心。故A是正确答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/p0WO777K
0
在职攻硕英语联考
相关试题推荐
Today,worldleadersarediscussingclimatechangeandwhat—ifanything—canbedonetocombatglobalwarming.Extremeweatherc
Whatrelationshipisregardedasgoodforpartners?Thereisnouniversal,idealmodel【C1】______whicharelationshipcanbeeval
Youthoughttherisingcostofcollegetuitionwasbad?Thencheckouttherisingcostofcollegetextbooks.TheAmericanEnterp
Thesupervisorshavetoremindthesestudentsthattheyarealloweduptothreehourstofinishthistest.
TheInternethasmadesomemensorichandambitiousthatEarthnolongerseemslargeenoughtocontaintheirfortunesoregos.
Accordingtothisreport,thisisthe36thconsecutiveyearthepopulationofJapanhasdropped.
______theclaimaboutGermaneconomicmight,itissomewhatsurprisinghowrelativelysmalltheGermaneconomyactuallyis.
Man:Congratulations,Liming.Youarethetalkofthetongueandtheprideofourclassnow.Woman:Ifyouarereferringtomyw
Thesalesman’s______annoyedtheoldlady,butfinallyshegavein.
Thislocaleveningpaperhasa______oftwenty-fivethousand.
随机试题
贯彻“三个代表”重要思想,核心在()
原发肥厚型心肌病主要累及
患者,女性,20岁。突发下腹疼痛1天急诊来院。否认性生活史,月经规律。直肠一腹部诊扪及下腹肿物如拳头大小,触痛明显。急诊行剖腹探查术,术中见左侧卵巢肿大,为囊实性包块,包膜完整。右侧附件及子宫外观无异常。行患侧附件切除术,快速病理示左卵巢未成熟畸胎瘤,分化
根据《房屋建筑与装饰工程工程量计算规范》(GB50854—2013),关于油漆、涂料工程量计算,说法正确的是()。
日记账的日期栏中登记的是登记账簿的日期。()
下列情形中,应当办理税务变更登记的有()。
下列关于加息的说法正确的有()。
心理咨询案例记录的作用在于()。
WhatkindofjobwasJudithoffered?Shewasaltered______.WhendoesJudithexpecttostartherwork?
30yearsago,anyoneblaminglonelinessforphysicalillnesswouldhavebeenlaughedat.Butasscientistsstudieddifferentpop
最新回复
(
0
)