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第PAGE\*MERGEFORMAT8页共NUMPAGES\*MERGEFORMAT8页 英语六级巅峰阅读附详解第56期:风俗文化 OurculturehascausedmostAmericanstoassumenotonlythatourlanguageisuniversal.butthatthegesturesweuseareunderstoodbyeveryone.Wedonotrealizethatwavinggood-byeisthewaytosummonapersonfromthePhilippinestoone'sside.orthatinItalyandsomeLatin-Americancountries.curlingchefingertooneselfisasignoffarewell.ThoseprivatecitizenswhosentpackagestoourtroopsoccupyingGermanyafterWorldWarIIandmarkedthemGJIF-rtoescapedutypaymentsdidnotbothertofindoutthat"Gift"meanspoisoninGerman.Moreover.weliketothinkofourselvesasfriendly.yetweprefertobeatleast,3feetoranarm'slengthawayfromothers.LatinsandMiddleEasternersliketocomecloserandcouch.whichmakesAmericansuncomfortable.Ourlinguisticandculturalblindnessandthecasualnesswithwhichwetakenoticeofthedevelopedtastes.gestures.customsandlanguagesofothercountries.arelosingusfriends.businessandrespectintheworld.EvenhereintheUnitedStates.wemakefewconcessionstotheneedsofforeignvisitors.Therearenoinformationsignsinfourlanguagesonourpublicbuildingsormonuments;wedonothavemultilingual(多语言的)guidedtours.Veryfewrestaurantmenushavetranslations,andmultilingualwaiters.bankclerksandpolicemenarerare.OurtransportationsystemshavemapsinEnglishonlyandoftenweourselveshavedifficultyunderstandingthem.Whenwegoabroad.wetendtoclusterinhotelsandrestaurantswhereEnglishisspoken.Theattitudesandinformationwepickupareconditionedbythosenatives-usuallythericher-whospeakEnglish.Ourbusinessdealings,aswellasthenation'sdiplomacy.areconductedthroughinterpreters.Formanyyears,AmericaandAmericanscouldgetbywichculturalblindnessandlinguisticignorance.Afterall.Americawasthemostpowerfulcountryofchefreeworld,thedistributorofneededfundsandgoods.Butallthatispast.Americandollarsnolongerbuyallgoodthings,andweareslowlybeginningtorealizethatourproperroleintheworldischanging.Al979Harrispollreportedthat55percentofAmericanswantthiscountrytoplayamoresignificantroleinworldaffairs;wewanttohaveahandintheimportantdecisionsofthenextcentury,even
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