英语作文：CultureShock

Lesson Three Living abroad

Language Points

1. arrival n.到达，到来

on arrival at / in some place一到达某地

On his arrival at classroom，the teacher came and the bell rang.他刚刚到教室，老师便进来了，铃声也响了。

On/ Upon arrival in Beijing, I'll telephone you.一到北京，我就给你打电话。

However, on his arrival in Paris he was recognized as a noble and thrown into poison.然而，他一到巴黎就被认出是个贵族而被投入监狱。

注意：arrival为动作名词，不可用作动词。例如：不能说He arrived this morning.

He left here after our arrival.我们到达之后他离去了。

Please fill in the arrival card.请填写这张来客登记表。

We were greatly surprised at her arrival.对她的到来，我们感到吃惊。

2. familiar adj.熟悉的 family n.家庭成员→familiar

sth be familiar to sb某物为某人所熟知; sb be familiar with sth某人对某物熟悉

familiar scenes熟悉的景色

You look really familiar.你看起来很眼熟。

He hoped for a sight of the old, familiar faces.他希望一见那些熟悉的老面孔。

French is as familiar to him as English.他对法语与英语一样通晓。

Unit 20 Culture Shock

Preparation activities

Have you or your friends ever stayed or lived in another culture and how do

you or they manage to cope with life and work in the new environment?

What is culture shock?

When does culture shock occur?

What are the signs of culture shock in the situation of daily life?

What are the symptoms of culture shock?

What are the stages of culture shock?

Which is the fundamental way to prevent or relieve the culture shock?

Introduction to culture shock

an occupational disease of people who have suddenly moved to other

countries. It refers to the confusion and disorientation caused by contact with a

new type of culture while losing all the familiar signs of culture.

Introduction to distinct stages in the adjustment process of foreign visitors.

4 stages —— honeymoon stage： An early harmonious period. Initially many

Unit 20 Culture shock

1．文化冲击又叫人们移居国外的职业病。像大多数小病一样，它也有自己的症状和治疗方法。

2．文化冲击是焦虑产生的，这种焦虑是由于丧失了指导我们进行社交的熟悉的信号和符号。这些信号和暗示包含了许许多多使我们适应日常生活情况的方法：何时握手，当我们见到人时说什么，何时怎样给小费，怎样购物，何时接受何时拒绝邀请，何时把别人的话当真，何时不。这些暗示也许是词语，手势，面部表情，风俗习惯或者规范，这些都是我们在成长过程中学习得来的，它们跟我们所讲的语言，所接受的信条一样，是我们文化的一部分。我们所有人都依靠这些暗示来获得平静的心情以及高效的生活，而这些暗示的大多数并不是有意识地记住的。

3．当一个人进入一个陌生的文化，所有或大多数的暗示消失了。他或她像是离开水的鱼。不管你是多么心胸开阔或者充满友善，你的一系列精神支柱从你身下被抽走，随之而来的是挫败感和焦虑。人们对焦虑的反应大都是相同的方式。首先，他们抵制引起不适的环境。“东道国的习俗不好，因为他们让我感到很糟糕。”当生活在异国他乡的外国人聚到一起抱怨东道国和它的子民时，你可以确定他们正在遭受文化冲击带来的痛苦。另一个文化冲击的阶段是回归。家庭环境突然变得极为重要。对外国人来说，家中的一切都被不合逻辑的美化了。所有的困难和问题都将被遗忘，只记得家中美好的事情。这通常需要回家一趟，才能把他们带回现实中来。

4．文化冲击的一些症状是过多的洗手，过多担心饮用水，食物，和床具；害怕亲自与服务员接触，心不在焉的眼神；无助的感觉和渴望依靠来自本国的长期居住者；因为一点点挫折大动肝火；对轻微疼痛和皮疹的担心；最后，极为渴望回家。

5．个人受文化冲击的程度大不相同。尽管这样的现象不普遍，但确实有人不能生活在国外。然而，那些看过人们经历文化冲击到令人满意的适应过程的人，却能辨认出该过程的各个阶段。在最初的几个星期，大多数人都被新鲜感感到着迷。他们待在酒店里，与讲自己国家语言的人交往，并且对外国人礼貌和善。这个蜜月期将持续几天或者几个星期到6个月，依情况而定。如果这个人是重要人物，他将会被安排游览胜地，受到纵容和宠爱，在新闻采访中，他会热情洋溢地谈论友善和国际友谊。

Culture shock

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Culture diverse from one country to another so culture shock happens frequently for people

who move abroad. I can still remember clearly the days when I went to Europe as if everything just

happen yesterday.

Last summer vacation I went to Poland for a summer school at Nicolaus Copernicus University.

After several classes, I felt that students in Poland were not the same as we were in China. Chinese

students always hesitate to make a statement in class on our own initiative because we fear to

make mistakes and show our ignorance in front of others. Sometimes when being directly asked

for some questions, unlike Polish students, who were more creative and could give an answer

immediately, I had to take a long time to think them over to make sure my answer was correct .All

these differences led to misunderstanding since my teachers considered me as a shy, stupid or even