填空题
.Cultural Differences between East and West
Ⅰ. Factors leading to the cultural differences A. Different culture
1 — Eastern culture:
a) China: Yellow River
b) India:
2 — European culture:
a) Base: Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome
b) European culture crossed over the
3 B. Different language systems
— Eastern: mostly belonging to pictographic language
— Western: mostly based on
4 C. Other factors:
— different
5 — infrequent
6 between the East and West
a) far distance and the steep area
b) no
7 from each other
Ⅱ. Different behavior in people's daily life A.
8 — the Chinese greeting:
a) questions about whether you have your meal or not
b) questions about where you are going
c) two gentlemen greet with
9 — the Western greeting:
a) with a smile or with a "Hi"
b) shaking hands only in formal situations
B. Expressing gratitude
— the Eastern way:
a) rarely say "Thank you", otherwise, you're
10 b) an exception:
11 — the Western way:
a) thank you is the most
12 phrases
Ⅲ. How to handle culture gap A. No
13 any of the cultures
— every nation has its own
14 — we should pay equal respect for each culture
B. Learning how to coordinate different cultures by avoiding
15 C. Starting to communicate by taking in strong points from the foreign cultures