note-taking and gap filling:
culture/ set/ behavior/ value/ society/ share
culture/ primary behavior, practice/ difference/ socially acceptable behavior/
different countries
global/ travel/ emergence/ multinational organization
cultural difference
therefore/ different/ socially acceptable business behavior
business behavior/ vary/ different cultures
say no/ different countries
socially unacceptable/ say no/ even/ ultimate answer/ negative
japan/ never/ say no/ each other/ business people from other countries
prolonged discussion
until/ negative
japanese businessman/ agree
negotiation/ resume
american/ value decisiveness
decision/ effective
american/ say no/ quickly
offensive/ people/ discussion/ vary/ different cultures/ countries
business/ physically closer/ familiar
frequently/ two businessmen/ business negotiation
business between japan and latin american countries
close/ judge/ closer/ agreement/ business negotiation
physically/ stand/ sit
america/ dislike/ others/ invade/ personal space/ esp. men
if/ businessman/ japan/ move towards american businessman/ back away
consequently/ suspicion of each other/ poor communication
business card/ different significance/ different countries
japanese/ exchange/ business card/ important ritual
most important person/ exchange business card first
managers/ note/ details/ thorough
10-15 minutes/ exchange business card/ qualification/ experience
answer questions/ compliment each other
american business people/ collect business card
view/ information/ important
accept/ quickly/ 2-3 seconds
coat pocket/ glance/ later/ office/ examine/ details
finally/ cultures/ ethical behavior/ unethical
america/ bribe/ unethical/ illegal
charge/ criminal activity/ jail/ crime
employee/ caught/ taking bribe/ fine/ a lot of money
other countries/ different attitudes/ bribery
europe/ business gift/ acceptable/ conduct business
details vary/ different countries/ europe
example/ spain/ bribe/ regular business/ illegal/ law/ not concern
germany/ people/ bribe/ business/ deduct/ income tax
necessary expense/ business organization
bribe/ common/ government officials
sentence translation
1 與其他許多國家一樣,英國在犯罪現象方面呈上升趨勢,2003年,警方接到報告的暴力事件是20年前的5倍.
2 幫助貧困人群,應當從幫助其子女開始入手,因為很多貧困家庭的子女無法享受良好的教育,而如果能幫助他們得到好的教育,他們就可以實現自助.
3 今天,我們將一起探討社會福利在瑞典與瑞士這兩個歐洲國家所起到的作用. 這兩個經濟體都可被成為福利國家,或是由民主掌控的社會主義.
4 自二戰以來,法國實行被成為指導市場經濟的制度,既國家通過某些措施,如選擇部分工業對其實行國有化等,對市場經濟進行指導與調控.
5 吸菸嚴重有害人體健康.在美國,導致本來可預防的死亡原因中,吸菸是最突出的一條.每年吸菸導致40萬美國人死亡,另有1千萬人遭到吸菸相關疾病的困擾.
passage translation
1 澳大利亞是世界六大旅遊目的地之一.到2005年,旅遊業將成為該過第二大支柱產業. 2000年至2002年,到澳大利亞旅遊的外國遊客總數上升了50%. 2003年,外國遊客總數突破一千九百一十萬.64%的遊客來自歐洲與北美.其餘多位亞洲及世界其他地方的遊客.商務旅遊占來自海外遊客總收入的1/5. 澳大利亞的旅遊勝地包括: 劇院,博物館,藝術館,歷史名勝,購物中心,體育場館,各類商務場所等.
2 何以謂之健康?最簡單的定義,莫過於無病痛之患.此乃簡單的醫學上定義的健康,既經過診斷治療,沒有疾病的困擾.無疑該定義是狹隘的,因其僅考慮了生理上的健康既無疾病.世界衛生組織給出了更為廣泛的定義.所謂健康,是指這樣一種狀態,包括了更全面的生理、心理、情緒、社會、智力、環境、精神等方面的健康良好狀態.對上述方面進行綜合考慮,一個人才更為完整地擁有健康.因此,良好的健康應包括,與自我,與他人,與環境,均保持和諧融洽的關係,這樣才能在生活中最大可能地收穫.