Culture is transmitted largely by language and by the necessity for people in close contact to co-operate. The more extensive the communications network, the greater the exchange of ideas and beliefs and the more alike people become--in toleration of diversity if nothing else. Members of a culture or a nation are generally in closer contact with one another than with members of other cultures or nations. They become more like each other and more unlike others. In this way, there develops "national character", which is the statistical tendency for a group of people to share values and follow similar behavior patterns.
Frequently, the members of one culture will interpret the "national characteristics" of another group in terms of their own values. For example, the inhabitants of a South Pacific island may be considered "lazy" by citizens of some industrialized nations. On the other hand, it may be that the islanders place a great value on soci
A. Extensive communications.
B. Language development.
C. Close cooperation.
D. Direct interactions.
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The clock tower looks out over a 38-hectare campus graced by an ornamental lake and a pillared central hall. Add a little ivy and it could be almost any respected seat of learning in the West. Only the hemisphere is wrong. This is Ningbo campus of Nottingham University in China’s Zhejiang province, half a world away from its British home. Teaching is in English, the first language of the staff. Last year the college, a joint venture with a Chinese enterprise, opened its doors to 900 local students looking for an international education without leaving home. Within five years their numbers are forecast to reach 4, 000. Say Nottingham University provost Ina Gow: "Why go all the way to Britain when you can study in China at half the price"
Good question. International education is now a global industry worth $ 30 billion a year, with some 2 million students studying abroad, a figure that’s forecast to treble by 2020. In particular,
A. students will choose to study in their own country.
B. Western countries still have strong attraction for students.
C. Australia will surpass the U. S. and Britain in the market share.
D. Universities will be more active in suiting the needs of students.
技术人员A说，失速检测只能告诉您液力变扭器的导轮离合器的状况。
技术人员B说，诊断A/T故障的第一步一定要进行失速检测。
谁正确？（）。
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