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跨文化习题unit19
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Unit1(第一单元抽象的理论很多,只做了名词解释和简答)
名词解释
Culture:
Inotherwords,cultureisthesetofvaluesandbeliefs,norms,andcustoms,rulesandcodesthatsociallydefinesagroupofpeople,bindsthemtooneanother,andgivesasenseofcommonality
Communicationisaprocessbywhichasourcetransmitsamessagetoareceiverthroughsomechannel.
Interculturalcommunicationoccurswheneveraminimumoftwopersonsfromdifferentculturesormicroculturescometogetherandexchangeverbalandnonverbalsymbols.
简答
1.WhatisCharacteristicsofCulture?
1)Cultureislearned.
2)Cultureistransmittedfromgenerationtogeneration.
3)Cultureisbasedonsymbols.
4)Cultureissubjecttochange.
5)Cultureisethnocentric.
具体解释如下:
1.1Culture
1.1.1ADefinitionofCulture
In1993,twoanthropologists,AlfredKroeberandClydeKluckhornexamined300definitionsofculture,andtheyfoundnoneofthemarethesame;Yettherearesomefundamentalpropertiesaboutcultureonwhichmostpeopleagree.Cultureisthecollectiveanswertoquestionsas:
WhoamI?
HowshouldIlivemylife?
WheredoIfitintheworld?
Inotherwords,cultureisthesetofvaluesandbeliefs,norms,andcustoms,andrulesandcodesthatsociallydefinesagroupofpeople,bindsthemtooneanother,andgivesasenseofcommonality(TrenholmandJenson,2000)
1.1.2CharacteristicsofCulture
Despiteofthedifferentopinionaboutthedefinitionofculture,mostpeopleagreeaboutthemaincharacteristicsofculture.LarryA.SamovarandRichardE.Portersummarizedthecharacteristicsofcultureasfollowings:
Cultureislearned.Ifonecan’tlearnfromthosewholivebefore,wewouldnothaveculture.Therefore,wesaylearningwasthemostimportantofallthecharacteristicsofculture.Ifababywascutofffromalladultcare,training.Hecanstillinstinctivelyeat,drink,defecate,urinateandcry.Butwhatandwhenwouldheeat,wherewouldhedefecateandurinate,itismostlikelyhewoulddoallthesethingsrandomly.
Butwhereandhowcanwelearncultureishardtoexplain.Welearnourculturethroughinteractionswithotherpeople.It’shardtonamewhoarethe“otherpeople”,wereceiveinstructionsfromfamilyandfriendsandnumerousother“teachers”withoutknowingit.
Cultureistransmittedfromgenerationtogeneration.Forculturetoexist,endure,andperpetuate,theymustmakesurethattheircrucial“message”andelementsgetpassedon.Brislinoncesaid“iftherearevaluesconsideredcentraltoasocietythathaveexistedformanyyears,theymustbetransmittedfromonegenerationtoanother”(p.6).Keesingsaid,“anybreakinthelearningchainwouldleadtoaculture’sdisappearance”(p.28).
Cultureisbasedonsymbols.Cultureislearnedandpassedfromgenerationtogeneration,buthowtolearnandpass?
Itisoursymbol-makingabilityenablesustolearnandpassonourculturefromindividualtoindividual,grouptogroup,andgenerationtogeneration.Theportabilityofsymbolsallowspeopletopackageandstorethemaswellastransmitthem.Cultureishistoricalaswellaspreservable.Eachnewgenerationmight“write”
Cultureissubjecttochange.Culturesaredynamicsystemsthatdonotexistinavacuumandthereforearesubjecttochange.Culturesareconstantlybeingconfrontedwithideasandinformationfor“outside”sources.
Whenwetalkaboutculturechange,weshouldkeeptwopointsinmind.First,culturesarehighlyadaptive.Inhistory,therearealotofexamplesofhowcultureshavebeenforcedtochangetheircoursebecauseofnaturaldisasters,wars,andetc.Second,althoughmanyaspectsofculturearesubjecttochange,thedeepstructureofacultureresistsmajoralterations.Barnlundclearlymakethispointwhenhewrites:
“ThespreadofBuddhism,Islam,Christianity,andConfucianismdidnothomogenizethesocietiestheyenveloped.Itwasusuallytheotherwayaround:
Societiesinsistedonadaptingthereligionstotheirownculturaltraditions”(p.192)
Cultureisethnocentric.Theimportanttiebetweenethnocentrismandcommunicationcanbeseeninthedefinitionoftheterm“ethnocentrism”.Summerdefineditas“thetechnicalnamefortheviewofthingsinwhichone’sowngroupisthecenterofeverything,andallothersarescaledandratedwithreferencetoit”(p.13)Keesingsummarizedthepowerandimpactofethnocentrism“Nearlyalwaysthefolkloreofapeopleincludesmythsoforiginwhichgiveprioritytothemselves,andplacethestampofsupernaturalapprovalupontheirparticularcustoms”(p.45).
2.WhataretheProsperitiesofCommunication?
1)Communicationisaprocess
2)Communicationisdynamic.
3)Communicationisinteractive/transitive.
4)Communicationisintentional
5)Communicationissymbolic
6)Communicationiscontextual
7)Communicationisubiquitous.
8)Communicationiscultural
具体解释如下:
1.Communicationisaprocess.“Communicationtheoryreflectsaprocesspointofview…youcannottalkaboutthebeginningortheendofcommunication…”(Berlo)
2.Communicationisdynamic.“Communicationisatransactionamongsymbolusersinwhichmeaningsaredynamic,changingasafunctionofearlierusagesandofchangesinperceptionsandmetaperceptions.Commontobothmeaningsisthenotionthatcommunicationistime-boundandirreversible.”(BowersandBradac)
3.Communicationisinteractive/transactive.“Communicationoccurswhentwoormorepeopleinteractthroughtheexchangeofmessages.”(Goss)
4.Communicationissymbolic.“…allthesymbolsofthemind,togetherwiththemeansofconveyingthemthroughspaceandpreservingthemintime.”(Cooley)
5.Communicationisintentional.“…communicationhasasitscentralinterestthosebehavioralsituationsinwhichsourcetransmitsamessagetoareceiverswithconsciousintenttoaffectthelatter’sbehavior.”(Miller)
6.Communicationiscontextual.“Communicationalwaysandinevitablyoccurswithinsomecontext.”(Fisher)
7.Communicationisubiquitous.“…communicationisthediscriminatoryresponseofanorganismtoastimulus.”(Stevens)
8.Communicationiscultural.“…cultureiscommunication…communicationisculture.”(Hall)
Unit3(加粗的要重点记忆,考查方式多样,可能是判断选择或翻译,汉译英英译汉都有!
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Translation
1.天何言哉?
四时行焉,百物生焉,天何言哉?
Heavendoesnotspeakinwords.Itspeaksthroughtherotationofthefourseasonsandthegrowthofalllivingthings.
2.天地之大德曰生
ThegreatvirtueofHeavenandEarthiscreatinglife.
3.获罪于天,无所祷也
HewhooffendsagainstHeavenhasnonetowhomhecanpray
4.仁者,爱人,亲亲为大.
Thegreatestloveforpeopleistheloveforone’sparents.
5.己所不欲,勿施于人
Donotdotowardothersanythingthatyouwouldnotwanttobedonetoyou
6.父母在,不远游,游必有方.
Childrenshouldnottravelfarwhiletheirparentsarealive.Iftheyhavenochoicebuttodoso,theymustretainsomerestraint.
7.父母之年,不可不知也。
一则以喜,一则以惧。
Childrenshouldthinkoftenoftheageoftheirparents.Theyshouldfeelhappyforthehealthandlongevityoftheirparents.Theyshouldalsofeelconcernfortheagingoftheirparents.
8.老吾老以及人之老,幼吾幼以及人之幼
Expendtherespectoftheagedinone’sfamilytothatofotherfamilies;extendtheloveoftheyoungonesinone’sfamilytothatofotherfamilies
9.非礼勿视,非礼勿听,非礼勿言,非礼勿动
Seenoevil,hearnoevil,speaknoevilanddonoevil
10.礼之用,和为贵。
TheroleofLiistomaintainharmonyamongpeople.
11.无为而无不为
Actsthroughnon-action
12.顺其自然。
Letthenaturetakeitscourse.
13.上善若水
Thegreatestvirtueislikewater.
14.天下莫柔若于水,而攻其坚强者,莫若于水
Nothingisweakerthanwaterintheworld.Yetnothingisstrongerthanwaterwhenitcomestobreakingsomethingstrong
15.道可道,非常道;名可名,非常名。
TheTaothatisutterableisnottheeternalTao;thenamethatisnamableisnottheeternalName.
16.无,名天地之始;有,名万物之母。
TheNothingnessisthenameofthebeginningoftheheavenandearth;TheBeingisthenameofthemotherofallthings
17.礼之用,和为贵。
先王之道,斯为美。
小大由之。
有所不行,知和而和,不以礼节之,亦不可行也。
Inpracticingtherulesofpropriety,anaturaleaseistobeprized.Inthewaysprescribedbytheancientkings,thisistheexcellentquality,andinthingssmallandgreatwefollowthem.Yetitisnottobeobservedinallcases.Ifone,knowinghowsucheaseshouldbeprized,manifestsit,withoutregulatingitbytherulesofpropriety,thislikewiseisnottobedone
18.道生一,一生二,二生三,三生万物
TheTaobegetstheOne;TheOneconsistsoftheTwoinopposition(theYinandYang);TheTwobegetstheThree;TheThreebegetsallthingsoftheworld.
19.人法地,地法天,天法道,道法自然
MantakesEarthashismodel;Earthtakesheavenasitsmodel;HeaventakestheTaoasitsmodel;TheTaotakeswhatisnaturalasitsmodel
20.以正治国
Rulethestatewithpeaceandinaction
21.天下神器,不可为也,不可执也。
为者败之,执者失之
Thekingshipissosacred。
Thatcannotbeobtainedthroughforce.Thosewhotrytoobtainitbyforcewillruinit;Thosewhokeepitbyforcewillloseit.
22.大巧若拙
Greatingenuityappearstobestupid.
问答题
1.介绍一下孔子的生平及贡献;谈一谈你对儒家学说中“仁”的理解,谈一谈你对儒家学说中“礼”的理解。
参考答案如下,自己整理总结归纳。
3.1.1Confucius
ConfuciusisknownasKongZiinChina,whosegivennameisQiu.HewasanativeofZouyi,knownasQufunowadaysinShandongProvince,oftheStateofLuduringtheperiodoftheSpringandAutumnPeriod.Confuciusisagreatthinker,educatorandfounderofConfucianismandalsoanancientsagetotheChinesepeople.Hiswordsandlifestorieswererecordedbyhisstudentsinabook,knownasLunYuwhichhasinfluencedChinaformorethan2000yearsinhistory.
MuchofConfucianthoughtonHeavenandpeoplerepresentsuniversalhumanvalues.Andtheconceptof“heaven”hadakindofcertainholyelement,relatingtothe
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