Unit 1 Differences Between Cultures.docx
- 文档编号:29371521
- 上传时间:2023-07-22
- 格式:DOCX
- 页数:17
- 大小:26.72KB
Unit 1 Differences Between Cultures.docx
《Unit 1 Differences Between Cultures.docx》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《Unit 1 Differences Between Cultures.docx(17页珍藏版)》请在冰豆网上搜索。
Unit1DifferencesBetweenCultures
Unit1DifferencesBetweenCultures
PartIVideoTime
Inthispart,studentswillhave2taskstoaccomplish.
Task1
Intask1,studentswillwatchavideoclipfromGuaShaandthendotheexercisesasrequired.Beforewatching,studentsaresupposedtoreadthewords,expressionsandculturalnotesrelatedtothevideo.
Transcript
Mrs.Xu:
Howcomeitdoesn’tlooklikethecourtroomonTV?
Judge:
Becauseitisn’tacourtroom,Mrs.Xu.Doeseitherofthecounselorhaveproblemwithmyholdinghearingsinchambers?
Totellyouthetruth,becauseIcan’tstandthatawfulechointhecourtroom,youknow,windsinthegallery.
(Peoplewerechuckling.)
LawyerQuinlin:
Noproblem,yourhonor.JohnQuinlin,attorneyforthedefense.
JudgeHorowizs:
WhythatI’veneverseenyouaroundbefore,Mr.Quinlin?
LawyerQuinlin:
I’veneverhadthehonor,yourhonor.Er,Idealmostlywiththeintellectualpropertyrightscases.
Judge:
Applesandoranges(风马牛不相及),MrQuinlin;Thetwoareasoflawhavevirtuallynothingtodowitheachother.
LawyerQuinlin:
Well,yes,ofcourse.SoItoldmyclient.Butheinsistedonmyrepresentinghim.AlsoI’dliketohavetherecordshowthatmyclientonlyhadtwodays’noticeofthishearing;alsoformeonly24hours’preparationtime.
Judge:
Ithinkweareputtingthecartbeforethehorse(本末倒置),yourcounselor.Thishearingisforthepurposeofdeterminingwhetherthereissufficientevidencetoadvancecourtproceedings,sotakeoffyourlawyercaps.Andbeforewegetcaughttotheseformalities,let’sjusttalkaboutthematter.WilltheChildWelfareAgencycaretostart?
LawyerDavis:
Yes,yourhonor.Wearepreparedtoproceedinanywayyousaveit.Threedaysago,wereceivedatelephonecallfromthesocialworkerondutyatSt.MatthewhospitalinformingusofapossiblecaseofchildabusediscoveredasaresultofmedicalexaminationbyDoctorMichaelLongman.UponadministratingtreatmentintheERtoDenisXu,DoctorLongmanhadreasontosuspectthatDenishadbeenthesubjectofphysicalabuse.
Judge:
I’vereadthereport,Ms.Avery.Verythoroughasusual.
LawyerDavis:
Asyoucansee,themedicalreportindisputablyprovesthatDenisXuhasbeenasubjectofdeliberate,long-termneglectandabuse.
LawyerQuinlin:
Objection!
Nofoundation,justconjectureandspeculation!
Judge:
Thisisahearing,notatrial,Mr.Quinlin,butyoumakeafinepoint.
LawyerDavis:
Inordertosupplementthemedicalreport,youwillknowthatweprovidedadditionalevidence.
(LawyerDavisopenedasuitcase.)
LawyerQuinlin:
Yourhonor,wehaven’treceivedanycopiesofevidenceorreportrelatedtothiscase.
MargaretAvery(murmuring):
Ithoughtyouprovidedthemwithcopies.
LawyerDavis:
En.Sorry,yourhonor,norecite.
MargaretAvery:
Idon’tknowhowthiscouldhavehappened.
LawyerDavis:
Yourhonor,theCWAwascurrentlycarryingafullinvestigationofthiscaseandhaslocatedaconsiderablenumberofwitnesses,allofwhomarepreparedtotestifyregardingMr.DatongXu’sviolentnature,andtheneglectandabusehehasinflictedonhisyoungsonDenis.
LawyerQuinlin:
AndIcanproduceahundredwitnessestotestifythatheisagoodhusbandandfatherwhoratherdiethanseehisfamilyharmed.Icountmyselfchiefamongthosewitnesses.
MargaretAvery:
Asmycolleaguehasjuststated,weareinthemidstofafullinvestigation,butwewillnotbecallinganywitnesses:
wefeelthereisnoneed.
DatongXu:
Shereallydoesn’thaveanywitnesses.
LawyerQuinlin:
Orshethinksshedoesn’tneedany.
MargaretAvery:
Yourhonor,IhaveincontrovertibleevidencethatIfeelwewillquicklysettlethismatterinthecourt’smind.
(MargaretAveryandLawyerQuinlinbothwalkedtothejudge.)
LawyerQuinlin:
Yourhonor,perhapsIdon’tunderstandfamilylaw,butIdounderstandDatongXu.Theseaccusationsareludicrouslaughable.
MargaretAvery:
Perhapsyoudon’tunderstandyourfriendaswellasyouthinkyoudo.
(MargaretAverypresentedpicturestothejudge.)
MargaretAvery:
Accordingtothedoctor’sreport,theconditionandcolorationofthebruisewereinflictedtwodayspriortoDenis’headinjury.WebelievethesephotographsaresufficientevidencetodemonstratethatDenisXulivesinadangeroushomeenvironment,andshouldremainundertheprotectionofthestate.
Judge(sternly):
Pleasereturntoyourseat.
LawyerQuinlin:
(toDatongXu)Howcouldyoudothistoyourson?
Isthissomethingyouforgottofillmeinon?
Didyouthinktheywillnevernoticeyourson’sbacklikeapieceofroastbeef?
DatongXu:
ThatisGuaSha,atraditionalChinesemedicaltreatment.Denishadstomachachethatday,andGuaShaissimplyacure,a…ahomeremedy,youcallit.IhadthisdoneonmeinthistimewhenIwasakid.
LawyerQuinlin:
Ifthisiswhatyoucallsomekindoftreatmentthathedoesseewhatyouconsideredaschildabuse!
Judge:
Ifyoutwowanttochitchat,wecanallgohome.Doesthedefensehavesomethingmoretoadd?
LawyerQuinlin:
No.
DatongXu:
YesIdo!
Ithinkyoudon’tunderstand.Youknow,GuaShaisatraditionalChinesemedicaltreatmentusedfornearlyallkindsofillnesses.Forthousandsofyears,ChinesemedicinehadrecognizedthattherearesevenJingandeightMai(七经八脉).Er,forexample,itislikesmallstreamsthatrunintoriversandinturnsfallintoasea.Aperson’sbodyhasaninvisiblebutverycomplexsystemofvesselnetwork,justlikethecomputernetwork.AndalsothehumanQifromDantianfinallygoestoDantian.Itisthesameprinciple!
!
Judge:
Yourkind,whatishesaying?
DatongXu:
It’sthekindof…(interruptedbythejudge)
Judge:
Wedon’tunderstandwhatyousay.PerhapsIshouldputitinanotherway.WhatdoesitsayoneveryMissourilicenseplate?
DatongXu:
Show-mestate(用证据说话).
Judge:
Precisely.CanyougetanauthoritativemedicalexperttobackyourtestimonyinplainEnglishthatanoldcountryjudgecanunderstand?
DatongXu:
Yes,Icantry.
Judge:
DidyoudothisGuaShatoyoursonyourself?
(Apause)
Judge:
Mr.Xu?
DatongXu:
Yes,Ididitmyself.
Mrs.Xu:
No!
Itwasn’thim.
(DatongXustartedtospeakChinese.)
Judge:
Iwarnyou:
thishearingmustbeconductedinalanguageweallcanunderstand.Didyouhavesomethingtoaddatthisdiscussion?
Mrs.Xu:
No,yourhonor.
Judge:
Letmeaskyouonemoretimeforthesakeofclarity.DidyoudothisGuaShatoyourson?
DatongXu:
Yes,Idid.
Judge:
ThenuntilIwasshownotherwise,IhavenochoicebuttoconcludethatDenisXulivesinanunsafehomeenvironment,andshouldbekeptunderthesupervisionoftheChildWelfareAgencytendingafulltrialonthecharges.
KeytoExercises
Exercise1WatchingforDetails
Studentsareaskedtowatchthevideoclipandchoosethebestanswerstothequestions.
1)D
2)C
3)B
Exercise2WatchingforSpecificInformation
Studentsareaskedtowatchthevideoclipagainandfillintheblankswiththemissinginformation.
LawyerDavis:
Yes,yourhonor.Wearepreparedto1)proceedinanywayyousaveit.Threedaysago,wereceivedatelephonecallfromthesocialworkerondutyatSt.Matthewhospital2)informingusofapossiblecaseofchildabusediscovered3)asaresultofmedicalexaminationbyDoctorMichaelLongman.Upon4)administratingtreatmentintheERtoDenisXu,DoctorLongmanhadreasontosuspectthatDenishadbeenthesubjectofphysical5)abuse.
DatongXu:
YesIdo!
Ithinkyoudon’tunderstand.Youknow,GuaShaisa6)traditionalChinesemedicaltreatmentusedfornearlyallkindsof7)illnesses.Forthousandsofyears,ChinesemedicinehadrecognizedthattherearesevenJingandeightMai.Er,forexample,itislikesmall8)streamsthatrunintoriversandinturnsfallintoasea.Aperson’sbodyhasan9)invisiblebutverycomplexsystemof10)vesselnetwork,justlikethecomputernetwork.AndalsothehumanQi(气)fromDantian(丹田)finallygoestoDantian.Thesameprinciple!
Task2
Intask2,studentswillwatchavideoclipabouttheartofpaper-cuttingandthendotheexercisesasrequired.Beforewatching,studentsaresupposedtoreadthewords,expressionsandculturalnoterelatedtothevideo.
Transcript
TheArtofPaper-cutting
WhatIhavedoneisonlyaroughideaofwhatI’mgoingtocutout.ThenI’mgoingtocutitoutwithmyscissors.
(Folkpaper-cuttingisaChineseartform.It’sjustliketraditionalChinesepainting,oilpaintingorcalligraphy.What’swonderfulaboutpaper-cuttingisthatitisn’tjustlimitedtopeopleinthecountryside—everyonefromalldifferentcommunitiesdoittoo.)
(Justlikeshementioned,LiuRentriesherbesttopromotetheartinChinaandalsotheworld.)
Ilikedoingfreehandpaper-cutting.Ideallyyoushouldn’tdrawadesignonthepaperand
thencutitout.Thebestpartaboutpaper-cuttingisyou,thepaperandscissorsworkingtogether.In1993,IwasinvitedtoexhibitChinesepaper-cuttingtoothercountries.IhopetobuildmorerecognitionforChinesefolkpaper-cutting.Inordertopassonthisartform,IteachpeoplewhoreallylovetheartofChinesepaper-cutting,andIdon’tchargethemanytuition.Lastyear,IhadanAmericanstudentwhowasstudyingChinesecultureataUKuniversity.HecametoChinatowritehisthesis.IgavehimsomelessonsonChinesepaper-cutting.Afterhewentbacktocontinuehisstudies,heenteredalogodesigncompetitioninhisuniversity.Hecreatedalogobydoingapaper-cuttingandhewonthetopprize!
TheyoungstudentwassoexcitedandhetoldmethathiscollegefriendsallwantedtolearnmoreaboutChinesepaper-cuttingandevenaboutme.TheartformiswarmlywelcomedintheUK.Mydreamistosetuponeortwopaper-cuttingmuseumsinothercount
- 配套讲稿:
如PPT文件的首页显示word图标,表示该PPT已包含配套word讲稿。双击word图标可打开word文档。
- 特殊限制:
部分文档作品中含有的国旗、国徽等图片,仅作为作品整体效果示例展示,禁止商用。设计者仅对作品中独创性部分享有著作权。
- 关 键 词:
- Unit Differences Between Cultures
![提示](https://static.bdocx.com/images/bang_tan.gif)