SectionVI Culture Time
Task 1 Tongue Twisters
1.How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood？ He would chuck the wood as much as he could if a woodchuck could chuck wood.如果伐木工人能伐木的话，伐木工人要砍伐多少木头？如果他能砍木头的话，他能砍多少就砍多少。
2.She sells sea shells by the seashore.The shells she sells are surely seashells.So if she sells shells on the seashore，I’m sure she sells seashore shells.她在海滩卖海贝壳，她卖的贝壳是真的海贝壳。所以如果她卖的是海滩上的贝壳，那我确信她卖的是真的海贝壳。
Task 2 Screen Dub
Receptionist：Good evening，sir.晚上好，先生。
Mark Ryder：Hello，I have a reservation.My name is Mark Ryder.你好，我预订了房间。我叫Mark Ryder。
Receptionist：Can you spell that，please？ 能拼写一下您的姓名吗？
Mark Ryder：R-Y-D-E-R.是R-Y-D-E-R。
Receptionist：For five nights.住5晚。
Mark Ryder：Yes，that’s right.是的，没错。
Receptionist：Can I have your passport，please？ 我能看下您的护照吗？
Mark Ryder：Just a moment.Here you are.稍等。给你。
Receptionist：Can you sign here，please？ You want smoking or non-smoking room？ 请在这里签字。您想要吸烟房间还是无烟房？
Mark Ryder：Uh，non-smoking，please.呃，无烟房吧。
Receptionist：Here is your key.It’s Room 45 on the 4th floor.给您钥匙。4楼45号房。
Mark Ryder：Thank you.Oh，where is the lift？ 谢谢。噢，电梯在哪儿？
Receptionist：It’s over there.Do you need help with your bags？ 在那边。您需要人帮你拿行李吗？
Mark Ryder：No，it’s OK.Thanks.不用，谢谢。
Receptionist：Enjoy your stay，Mr.Ryder.祝您住的愉快，Ryder 生。
Mark Ryder：Thank you.谢谢。
Task 3 East-West Corridor
Tips for Traveling in China
Traveling in China can make you nervous even frighten you.This is understandable.China is a huge country with enough dialects to leave even many native Chinese confused at the thought of communicating away from home.But traveling here isn’t scary,and it’s not unmanageable.Here are a few tips — both from my own experiences and from others — that make life on the road in China a little bit easier and a lot more rewarding.
Use the best language App for travelers.Pleco is the best Chinese language App for travelers.The basic dictionary App is free.
Don’t worry,China is really very safe.China is nowhere near as terrifying as many guidebooks would have you believe.China is one of the safest countries in the world for female travelers,solo travelers and families.
Customize your gifts.Have fine items made by hand and to order — a neon sign of your name,pair of riding boots,set of sheets,oak cabinet,silk quilt or cashmere coat.China is the land of possibilities.If you can dream it,someone can make it.
The Chinese are the people full of hospitality.The Chinese like to serve guests with the best food they have.And during the banquet,the host or hostess always asks the guests to have more food and even put food onto the guests’plates,then the guests have to accept their hospitality and eat more until they are stuffed.And this makes the guests embarrassed.Actually they can reject it if they don’t want to.
▲Words
banquet / 'bæŋkwɪt / 宴会
customize / 'kʌstəmaɪz / 定制
dialect / 'daɪəlekt / 方言
frighten / 'fraɪtn / 使惊吓
hospitality / ˑhɒspɪ'tæləti / 好客
rewarding / rɪ'wɔːdɪŋ / 值得做的
scary / 'skeəri / 恐怖的
terrifying / 'terɪfaɪɪŋ / 吓人的
unmanageable / ʌn'mænɪdʒəbl / 无法对付的
Task 4 Discussion and Debate
Hospitality is a traditional quality of Chinese people.When we meet foreign travelers,we often treat them friendly.When we go abroad,are we always treated friendly? Why or why not? Discuss with your partners or classmates.The following words and expressions and language tips may help you to develop your idea.
▲Words and Expressions
·different culture and values,pass on the good tradition,world image,racial discrimination,nation power,improve dignity
▲Language Tips
