世纪商务英语阅读教程基础1(第六版)-课件1.pptx

In this unit,you,will,read about the characteristics of western cultures;,learn how to design an invitation letter;,practice how to guess the meaning of the unknown,words through Inference/General,Knowledge Clues and,Contrast/Antonym Clues,;,be required to finish 9 tasks so as to achieve the objectives.,Unit 1,Unit 1 Western Cultures,Unit 1,Part 1,Topic Introduction,Part 2,Reading Skill Focus,Part 3,Practical Reading,Part 4,Comprehensive Reading,More and more people are working in multicultural environments nowadays.,The understanding,of other coworkerscultures is becoming increasingly important.The contents,in this,unit give you a general picture of American culture and British culture,which will help,you have,a better understanding of western cultures.,In this unit,，,you may meet some particular terms commonly used in explaining cultures,and lifestyles,.Check the following words&expressions and see whether you know their meanings.Use,a dictionary,to help you if necessary.,Task 1,：,Lead-in Exercise,Words&Expressions,Meanings,custom,symbolism,stereotype,bowler hat,assimilate,manner,personal space,slang,pub,demeanor,n.,习惯，风俗,n.,象征意义,n.,模式化概念,n.,圆顶高帽，礼帽,v.,使同化，吸收,n.,礼貌，举止,个人空间,n.,俚语,n.,酒吧，酒馆,n.,行为，风度，举止,Successful readers use a variety of methods to deal with a word they do not know.They,may study,the formation or parts of the word,or they may make use of its definition,synonym,or antonym,provided by the author to work out the meaning.Determining the meaning through,the context,is the most effective method for handling an unknown word.That is,the readers,examine the,sentence in which the word appears,or even the sentence before and after the word.,When the,surrounding text contains a hint or suggestion to help determine the meaning of,the unknown,word,we refer to this hint or suggestion as a context clue.There are commonly,six types,of context clues:,1,.Inference/General Knowledge,（推论,/,常识）,2,.Contrast/Antonym Clues,（对比,/,反义）,3,.Restatement/Synonym Clues,（重述,/,同义）,4,.Example Clues,（示例）,5,.Cause and Effect Relationship,（因果关系）,6,.Definition Clues,（定义）,Context Clues(1),We will discuss the six types of context clues from Unit 1 to Unit 4.In this unit,we,will begin,with Inference/General Knowledge Clues and Contrast/Antonym Clues.,Inference/General Knowledge Clues,Sometimes,a word or phrase is not immediately made clear within the same,sentence.Relationships,which are not directly apparent,are implied.The reader must look for,clues within,before,and after the sentence in which the word is used.,Contrast/Antonym Clues,In,some sentences,we will find two words with opposite meanings.If we know the,meaning of,one word,we will be able to guess the meaning of the other word.The clue words,commonly used,in the sentences are:,Guided Example,Guided Example,Guided Example,I,cant believe it!Right in the middle of our conversation,Peter turned around abruptly,and walked,out of the room,!,abruptly,:,_,Clue:,_,Try to figure out the Chinese meanings of the underlined words in the following sentences,or paragraphs,and identify what the clues are.,Task 2,：,Lets Try,Practice 1,突然地，唐突地,首先，第一句话表明说话人对于后面发生的事情感到非常惊讶。

从第二句话中，我们得知：“当我们正在谈话时，彼得很唐突地（,abruptly,）转身离开了房间”，这就是说话人为什么感到吃惊的原因因此,abruptly,的意思是“突然地，唐突地”During office hours he looked very tense and anxious,but on the weekends he was very relaxed,.,tense:,_,Clue:,_,Practice,2,紧张的,“,but,”这个线索词表明“,tense,”与“,relaxed,”的词义形成对比，由此可以猜出“,tense,”这个词含有“紧张”的意思Unlike the well-mannered John,Jim was rather uncouth.,uncouth:,_,Clue:,_,Practice,3,粗鲁的,“,unlike,”这个线索词表明在原句中,John,和,Jim,在行为举止方面是截然相反的，,John,彬彬有礼（,well-mannered,），由此可以推测出,uncouth,的意思是“粗鲁的”Like most countries and societies,Britain has a rich and varied culture,which is formed by the UKs history as a developed island country,a major power,and its composition of four partsEngland,Scotland,Wales,and Northern Ireland.Each of the four parts has distinct customs,cultures and symbolism.The following tips will help a new comer to adapt to British culture.,composition,:,_,Clue:,_,distinct,:,_,Clue:,_,Practice,4,组合,its,composition,of four parts,后面的破折号起到了解释说明的作用，后面列举了英格兰、苏格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰，说明此处想说英国是由这四个部分组成的，因此可以推断,composition,的意思是“组合”的意思。

不同的，独特的,主语,each,说明该句想表达的是组成英国的四个部分中的每一个都是有自己特点的，因此可以推断,distinct,的意思是“不同的，独特的”Forget,the stereotypes.When people think of Britain,they often think of the royal,family,people,drinking tea in the afternoon,eating fish and chips and wearing bowler hats.,However,many,of the long established stereotypes simply are not relevant in Britain today.,Dont assume that,everyone drinks tea in the afternoon,and you wont see anyone wearing bowler hats,on streets,.Giving up preconceived ideas of people and culture will allow you to be more,openminded,and,readily able to assimilate the culture you find yourself in,.,relevant:,_,Clue:,_,preconceived,:,_,_,_,Clue,:,_,_,_,Practice,5,相关的,句首的,however,表示此句想表达与上一句相反的意思。

也就是说那些老套的模式化观念是不对的，,relevant,前面有,not,，因此推测,relevant,的意思是“相关的”预先的，预想的,前文提到，不要认为英国人都喝下午茶，而且你也不会在街上看到戴高帽子的人这些都是人们对英国人的一贯印象，而。