研究生英语精读课程6.doc

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研究生英语精读课程6

Unit Six Culture Shock [1]Culture shock might be called an occupational disease of people who have been suddenly transplanted* abroad. Like most ailments*, it has its own symptoms and cure. [2Culture shock is precipitated* by the anxiety that results from losing all our familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse*. Those signs or cues include the thousand and one ways in which we orient* ourselves to the situation of daily life; when to shake hands and what to say when we meet people, when and how to give tips, how to make purchases, when to accept and when to refuse invitations, when to take statements seriously and when not. These cues, which may be words, gestures, facial expressions, customs, or norms*, are acquired by all of us in the course of growing up and are as much a part of our culture as the language we speak or the beliefs we accept. All of us depend for our peace of mind and our efficiency on hundreds of these cues*, most of which we do not carry on the level of conscious awareness. [3]Now when an individual enters a strange culture, all or most of these familiar cues are removed. He or she is like a fish out of water. No matter how broad-minded or full of goodwill you may be, a series of props* have been knocked from under you, followed by a feeling of frustration and anxiety. People react to the frustration in much the same way. First they reject the environment which causes the discomfort. The ways of the host country are bad because they make us feel bad. When foreigners in a strange land get together to grouse* about the host country and its people, you can be sure they are suffering from culture shock. Another phase of culture shock is regression*. The home environment suddenly assumes a tremendous importance. To the foreigner everything becomes irrationally* glorified*. All the difficulties and problems are forgotten and only the good things back home are remembered. It usually takes a trip home to bring one back to reality. [4]Some

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