Different countries have different cultures. A same gesture may have distinct meanings in different countries. For instance, in Africa, people knock at the table with their fingers to call waiters which is considered as impolite in China. In western countries, if you make a circle with your thumb and the index finger (食指), and then raise the other three fingers, you are suggesting "OK". The same gesture, however, means "money" in Japan while makes Brazilian people feel insulted (受侮辱的). With that in mind, you’d better learn about their custom before travelling to foreign countries.
Greeting is an important part of communication between people. When greeting someone, Americans tend to hold out their hands and look directly into his/her eyes and then smile. However, sometimes such behavior might bring nothing but misunderstanding in other countries. A handshake might not be accepted and looking others right in the eye can have different meanings.
B. hugging each other
C. kissing each other on both cheeks
D. bowing their heads
Many cultures have different ideas about why people catch colds. For example, in the United States, some people think that you can catch cold if your （1） get cold. So, mothers tell small children to wear（2）boots(靴子) in the winter. In other places, including parts of the Middle East, some people believe that strong winds cause colds. So, on trains and buses, people usually don’t like to sit（3）open windows. In parts of Europe, some people think that wearing wet clothes will give you a cold. They say that after you go （4）, you should quickly put on dry clothes. Today, scientists know that colds are caused by viruses(毒). But the old ideas are still very strong, and many people still follow them to （5）getting ill.
1（）| All cultures have some system of
measuring duration, or keeping time, but in Western industrialized societies, we
keep track of time in what seems to other peoples almost an obsessive fashion.
We view time as motion on a space, a kind of linear progression measured by the
clock and the calendar. This perception contributes to our sense of history and
the keeping of records, which are typical aspects of Western cultures. Although our perceptions of time seem natural to us, we must not assume that other cultures operate on the same time system. For instance, why should we assume that a Hopi raised in the Hopi culture would have the same intuitions about time that we have In Hopi history, if records had been written, we would find a different set of cultural and environmental influences working together. The Hopi people are a peaceful agricultural society i A. Make a hay while the sun shines. B. Procrastination is necessary. C. Punctuality is the soul of business. D. A young idler, an old beggar. 我来回答: 提交
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