Body language, especially gestures, varies among cultures. For example, a nod of the head means "yes" to most of us. But in Bulgaria and Greece a nod means "no" and a shake of the head means "yes". Likewise, a sign for OK, forming a circle with our forefinger and thumb, means zero in France and money in Japan. Waving or pointing to an Arab business person would be considered rude because that is how Arabs call their dogs over. Folded arms signal pride in Finland, but disrespect in Fiji. The number of bows that the Japanese exchange on greeting each other, as well as the length and the depth of the bows, signals the social status each party feels towards the other. Italians might think you're bored unless you use a lot of gestures during discussions. Many American men sit with their legs crossed with one ankle resting over the opposite knee. However, this would be considered an insult in Muslim countries, where one would never show the sole of the foot to a guest. Likewise, Americans consider eye contact very important, often not trusting someone who is afraid to look you in the eye. But in Japan and many Latin American countries, keeping the eyes lowered is a sign of respect. To look upon firmly in the eye is considered a sign of ill breeding and is felt to be annoying. 1. What gesture do Bulgarians and Greeks use to express negative responses? 2. What is likely to offend Arab business people? 3. What is considered to be impolite in Muslim countries?1 A Nodding one's head.B Waving one's hand.C Holding up the forefinger.D Turning the right thumb down.2 A Looking away from them.B Forming a circle with fingers.C Bowing one's head to them.D Waving or pointing to them.3 A Looking one's superior in the eye.B Keeping one's arms folded while talking.C Showing the sole of one's foot to a guest.D Using a lot of gestures during a conversation.
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状语从句翻译练习 真题部分: 汉译英: 1、 他会说点汉语,因此能很容易地适应北京的生活。 2、 地震中,许多房屋受损严重,成千上万的人无家可归。 3、 新的书馆比以前大两倍。 4、 只要明天天气好,我们就和同学一起去游泳。 5、 你开车时系安全带么? 6、 即时短信是如此便捷以至于现在大家都用它。 英译汉: 1、 As far as Advertising and Sales Manager is concerned, excellent oral English is also a necessary requirement. Your products wouldn ’ t have sold so well but for a lot of advertisements we put on the television. 2、Thus,if we want to learn to communicate well in a foreign language, we must understand the culture that gives that language meaning. 3、Though technically quite advanced today, the Internet is far from being popular with average household users in some developing countries. 4、He is more of a poet than a musician. 5、The doctor will get more practice out of me than out of ten ordinary patients. 6、Although she was new, she got a promotion three months later for her diligence and intelligence. 7、The more exercise you take, the less likely you are to catch a cold. 练习题 1、 如果我们不努力的话,就学不好英语 2, 萨姆( sam )买不起他极想要的那种照相机,因为那相机太贵了。 3, 李大伯自己虽不富裕,但在别人需要帮助时,他从不犹豫。 4, 一个人想要健康,每天锻炼身体是非常必要的。 5, 无论生活多难,我都不会失去信心。 6, 物体离我们越远,看起来就越小。 7, 尽管困难重重,他们还是想办法提前完成了任务。 8, 昨天我急急忙忙赶到火车站时,发现货车已经开走了。 9, 他年纪轻轻就已经成为世界上最杰出的艺术家之一。 10. 无论问题看起来怎么复杂,他总能找到决办法。 11, 祖国什么时候需要我,我就会相应她的号召。 12, 等丈夫同意系上安全带,他才把汽车钥匙交给他。 13, 无论我们是否喜欢,我们生活的世界在过去的一百年间已经变化了许多。 14, 当我看到这些我曾经熟悉的环境时,我想起了我儿时住在那儿的模样。 15, 我明天早上没空,因为我要为一个朋友送行。 16, 我们应该勇敢的面对遇到的任何困难,否则就无法取得更大的进步。 17, 站得越高,看得越远。 18, 他全身心的投入工作,以至于忘了吃饭。 19, 每当老师提问的时候,约翰都会举手 20, 除非你保持安静,要不然你不能呆在这。
John and I _____ friends for eight years. We first got to know each other at a Christmas party. But we _____ each other a couple of times before that.A. had been; have seenB. have been; have seenC. had been; had seenD. have been; had seen
阅读图表，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案．Movie NightPlace：School HallDay：FridayTime：8：00 p．m．-10：00 p．m．Movie：The FourStars（主演）：Deng Chao，Liu YifeiSchool LibraryDo you have old books，newspapers or magazines（杂志）？Just bring them to the library．Office time：8：30 a．m．-5：00 p．m．every weekday（工作日）School Art FestivalDo you want to watch different kinds of programs？Come here in the school hall．You can come with your friends．From 9：00 a．m．to 5：00 p．m．every Saturday．Basketball GameAttention，please!There is a basketball game between our school and No.3 High School in the gym at 4：30 p．m．tomorrow．Please come and watch it．41．We can___on Friday night．A．see a movieB．watch a basketball gameC．give books to the library42．If we want to watch different programs，we may go to the school hall___．A．on FridayB．on SaturdayC．tomorrow afternoon43．There is a basketball game between___and___at 4：30 p．m．tomorrow．A．our school；No.1High SchoolB．No.1 High School；No.3 High SchoolC．our school；No.3 High School44．We can give old books to the library___．A．at nine a．m．on SundayB．at six p．m．on MondayC．at 11：00 a．m．on Friday45．Which of the following is NOT true？___A．The basketball game is between our school and No.2 High School．B．We can go to the movies at 7：30 p．m．on Friday．C．Our friends can come to the Art Festival with us．
A new report released by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) reminds us of a topic education writers like me almost never address—the unseemly (不适当的) side of the recruitment of teachers abroad for the US schools. The AFT report "Importing Educators: Causes and Consequences of International Teacher Recruitment" has some shocking disclosures, and deserves a close reading.According to the passage, American education writers have long ignored that _______.A. many teachers recruited from abroad are far from qualifiedB. excellent overseas teachers are unwilling to settle down in AmericaC. there exist grossly improper practices in recruiting overseas teachersD. quite a few international teachers are forced to work in the US
5.It suddenly __ me that we could turn to the police for help.-|||-A.happened to B.occurred to-|||-C.took place D.turned up
I always understood one should try and be of other people.A. consideredB. considerateC. considerableD. consider
Read carefully the following excerpt and then write your response in NOLESS THAN 200 WORDS, in which you should: 1) summarize the study results, and then 2) comment on the relationship between loneliness and wisdom. You can support yourself with information from the excerpt. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Write your response on ANSWERSHEETTHREE. Loneliness and Wisdom:Are They Related? Rising rates of loneliness may not be news, but the three periods when it peaks may come as a surprise:More people reported feeling moderate to severe loneliness during their late 20s, their mid-50s and their late 80s than in other life periods, according to the research published in the journal International Psychogeriatrics. The general sense of isolation was also more prevalent than the researchers had expected.A full three-quarters of the study participants reported moderate to high levels of loneliness, said Dr. Philip Jeste, senior author of the study and a professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at the University of Califomia, San Diego. “One thing to remember is that loneliness is subjective. Loneliness does not mean being alone;loneliness does not mean not having friends,"said Dr. Jeste, who is also director at the UC San Diego's Center for Healthy Aging,"Loneliness is defined as"subjective distress'? It is the discrepancy between the social relationships you want and the social relationships you have, he said. Within the dark clouds, Dr. Jeste also found a silver lining:An inverse relationship exists between loneliness and wisdom."In other words, people who have high levels of wisdom didn't feel lonely, and vice versa,"he said.
Because alcohol is a solvent, it is a component of many liquid medicines（）A. basic ingredient in making medicinesB. combination of things of different qualitiesC. one of the parts that make up a wholeD. substance that helps to cure certain diseases
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The coming of the railways in the 1830s ________ our society and economic life.A. transferredB. transformedC. transportedD. transmitted
拼写合适的单词补全句子 ( 答案不区分大小写 ; 单词提示中一根小短线代表一个字母 ) A seq----- of events or things is a number of events or things that come one after another in a particular order.
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These drugs are available over-the-counter without a(n)__________. （）A. infectionB. dosageC. prescription
选择合适的单词补全句子。-|||-I __ in the city.-|||-live lives
拼写合适的单词补全句子 ( 答案不区分大小写 ; 单词提示中一根小短线代表一个 字母 ) If there is a bo-- in the economy, there is an increase in economic activity.
拼写合适的单词补全句子（答案不区分大小写；单词提示中一根小短线代表一个字母） Someone or something that is so---- is very serious rather than cheerful or humorous.
一、拼写合适的单词补全句子（答案不区分大小写；单词提示中一根小短线代表一个字母） If someone is __ob---__ , they are extremely fat.
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ⅢComplete the following sentences with the given sentence structures-|||-get ready for.sa为························备-|||-e.g.Susan has to buy a lot of things to get ready for her trip.(苏珊不得不买很多东西为旅行做准备。)-|||-1 The boy got up early to __ (为上学做准备).-|||-2 I have a lot of work to do to __ (为明天做准备).
拼写合适的单词补全句子(答案不区分大小写;单词提提示中一根小短线代表一个字母)Something that is inf- - - - - has no limit,end,or edge.
The Harry Potter series, written by J.K. Rowling, is perhaps the most popular set of novels of the modern era. With seven books and many successful films to its name, the series has gathered about 15 billion dollars in sales. How did the series become so popular? The reason can be broken down into several areas.The first book in the series was rejected 12 times before it was picked up by Bloomsbury—a small publisher in England. So receiving this contract was Rowling's first step to success. However, getting a book contract does not ensure the success of a book. The story was soon loved by children and adults alike. In light of this, Bloomsbury Publishing published a second version of the books with “adult” (less colorful and more boring) book covers. This made it easier for a full range of ages to enjoy the series.Another factor that worked like a charm was that the publisher and Rowling herself, through the books, conducted midnight releases, promotions, and pre-ordering more readers. Customers who feared that their local bookstore would run out of copies responded by pre-ordering over 700,000 copies before the July 8, 2000 release.What does the underlined word “releases” (Para. 3) mean?A. The activity that frees or expresses energy or emotion.B. The announcement about the book’s publishing information.C. The sales of books that is available only at midnight.
Elder and weaker Mr. Mag paid_visits to his old friends.A. scarceB. rare()C. insufficientD. inadequate
The increase in international business and in foreign investment has created a need for executives with knowledge of foreign languages and skills in cross-cultural communication. Americans, however, have not been well trained in either area and, consequently, have not enjoyed the same level of success in negotiation in an international arena as have their foreign counterparts. Negotiating is the process of communicating back and forth for the purpose of reaching an agreement. It involves persuasion and compromise, but in order to participate in either one, the negotiators must understand the ways in which people are persuaded and how compromise is reached within the culture of the negotiation. In many international business negotiations abroad, Americans are perceived as wealthy and impersonal. It often appears to the foreign negotiator that the American represents a large multi-million-dollar corporation that can afford to pay the price without bargaining further. The American negotiator’s role becomes that of an impersonal supplier of information and cash. In studies of American negotiators abroad, several traits have been identified that may serve to confirm this stereotypical perception, while undermining the negotiator’s position. Two traits in particular that cause cross-cultural misunderstanding are directness and impatience on the part of the American negotiator. Furthermore, American negotiators often insist on realizing short-term goals. Foreign negotiators, on the other hand, may value the relationship established between negotiators and may be willing to invest time in it for long-term benefits. In order to solidify the relationship, they may opt for indirect interactions without regard for the time involved in getting to know the other negotiator. Clearly, perceptions and differences in values affect the outcomes of negotiations and the success of negotiators. For Americans to play a more effective role in international business negotiations, they must put forth more effort to improve cross-cultural understanding. [共5题](1)What kind of manager is needed in present international business and foreign investment? [本题2分]A. The man who represents a large multi-million-dollar corporation. B. The man with knowledge of foreign languages and skills in cross-cultural communication. C. The man who is wealthy and impersonal. D. The man who can negotiate with his foreign counterparts.
6. The children will now play some pieces of music that they ______ themselves. A.were taught posed C.accomplished D.worked7. While she waited,she tried to ______ her mind with pleasant thoughts of the vacation. A.occupy pose C.think D.intensify8. In the film,the peaceful life of a monk ______ the violent life of a murderer. A.is compared with B.is compared to C.is contrasted to D.is contrasted with9. ______ to pay for an order is simplicity itself. A.Use plastic B.Using plastics C.Using plastic D.Used plastic10. Additional time is required for cooking or ______ homemade dishes. A.chill B.to chill C.chilled D.chilling
If you_________in a job for several years, you may be able to accumulate a lot of work experience and skills that would be beneficial to your future career development.A. have workedB. had workedC. have been workingD. had been working
拼写合适的单词补全句子 ( 答案不区分大小写 ; 单词提示中一根小短线代表一个 字母 ) To aut _ _ _ _ _ a factory , office , or industrial process means to put in machines which can do the work instead of people.
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question or statement.Hot pot is a traditional dish in China. It is believed to date back more than 1,000 years to the time of the Jin Dynasty. Hot pot's origins can be found in the dining practices of Mongolian horsemen who rode across the steppe and into northern China. Legend has it that the Mongols used their helmets as pots to simmer (炖) broth (汤底) over open fires, and cooked chunks of meat in the broth.Hot pot cooking seems to have spread to northern China during the Tang Dynasty. In the regional variations developed with different ingredients such as seafood. In the centuries that witnessed the growth of the Song Dynasty, hot pot moved — and changed — further south, with each successive region adapting it to their local ingredients and tastes.The ingredients in a hot pot vary a lot from region to region. Perhaps the most famous hot pot is the Chongqing or Sichuan hot pot. It features a dark red broth chock-full (塞满了的) of spices, chili peppers, and the uniquely mouth-numbing Sichuan peppers. In Beijing and elsewhere in the north, hot pot broth tends to be mild and, compared to its racy southern "cousins", a little light. In the northeast of China, a kind of local sauerkraut (酸菜) is used to add some tang (强烈的味道), making the broth a bit sour. People can choose a version of hot pot according to their taste.1 Hot pot is believed to date back more than 1,000 years to the time of _______.A. the Jin Dynasty B. the Tang DynastyC. the Song Dynasty D. the Yuan Dynasty