英语听说译与跨文化交际

Unit One 1

Part One Tax Time in America 1

Part Two Understanding Another Culture 7

Unit Two 9

Part One Portable Music Players Linked to Hearing Loss 9

Part Two Confronting Culture Shock（Ⅰ） 14

Unit Three 18

Part One Bird Flu:Hoping for the Best,but Preparing for the Worst 18

Part Two Confronting Culture Shock（Ⅱ） 23

Unit Four 27

Part One Lawrence Summers's Resignation as Harvard President 27

Part Two Communication and Miscommunication 33

Unit Five 41

Part One International Consumer Electronics Show 41

Part Two Living in Another Culture:From First Impressions to Insight 50

Unit Six 55

Part One President Bush's State of the Union Speech 55

Part Two Communication Across Cultures 60

Unit Seven 63

Part One On the Job,at Minimum Wage 63

Part Two Culture and Communication 67

Unit Eight 77

Part One Tools of the Trade:The Federal Reserve and the Money Supply 77

Part Two Cultural Diversity 82

Unit Nine 91

Part One Travel to the United States/American and British English/Oscar-Nominated Songs 91

Part Two Language and Culture（Ⅰ） 100

Unit Ten 105

Part One Winter Cold:Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Snow 105

Part Two Language and Culture（Ⅱ） 113

Unit Eleven 120

Part One Jazz Lovers Get Together to Listen and Learn 120

Part Two Culture and Verbal Communication 126

Unit Twelve 136

Part One Feeling No Pain:The World of Anesthesia 136

Part Two Culture and Nonverbal Communication 141

Unit Thirteen 150

Part One Ride Them,Cowboys and Cowgirls!Rodeos Keep Old West Spirit Alive 150

Part Two Time and Space Across Cultures 157

Unit Fourteen 165

Part One Itzhak Perlman:A Citizen of the World,with His Violin as a Passport 165

Part Two Intercultural Perception 172

Unit Fifteen 185

Part One Media Group Details Attacks on the World Press in 2005 185

Part Two Intercultural Understanding 190

Unit Sixteen 200

Part One International Sustained Dialogue:Solving Long-Term Conflicts 200

Part Two Intercultural Adaptation 208

References 225