外事接待英语 Chapter 10

[00:00.00]Chapter 10 [00:01.72]Getting to Know the People [00:03.71]In this unit,you will practise giving information about the Chinese people, [00:09.64]have an opportunity to apply the skills you have acquired in the previous chapters. [00:16.12]Pre-listening Exercises [00:18.76]Exercises 1(b) [00:22.02]respe [00:23.38]hono [00:24.79]livi [00:26.10]suppo [00:28.00]achie [00:29.65]go [00:30.93]judgeme [00:32.03]benef [00:33.12]experien [00:34.95]tou [00:36.21]opinio [00:37.72]advi [00:39.16]soug [00:40.33]carefr [00:41.61]retireme [00:43.28]leisure [00:44.64]peace of mi [00:46.34]Filial Pie [00:48.38]dutif [00:49.61]paren [00:50.78]respectf [00:52.51]moral quali [00:54.13]well-establish [00:55.88]personal priva [00:57.78]inco [00:59.22]marital stat [01:01.15]secr [01:02.41]positi [01:03.74]Exercises 2(b) [01:06.69]strange [01:08.62]commun [01:10.14]shar [01:11.60]sala [01:13.27]unifo [01:14.95]busine [01:16.36]enterpris [01:18.60]joint ventur [01:21.01]comparab [01:22.81]take offen [01:24.82]ki [01:26.60]presti [01:28.53]pow [01:29.89]weal [01:31.30]enhan [01:33.34]ri [01:34.80]expansi [01:36.60]opportuniti [01:38.72]infrastructu [01:40.70]faciliti [01:42.64]rur [01:44.25]se [01:45.67]fortu [01:47.36]dwelle [01:49.01]ren [01:50.58]mortgag [01:52.51]bo [01:53.92]congesti [01:55.64]polluti [01:57.37]compla [01:59.35]regard [02:01.21]min [02:02.62]Comprehension Exercises [02:05.57]Exercises 3(b) [02:08.71]Guest:We hear in the West that modern Chinese culture respects and honours the elderly. [02:15.18]Host:This is quite true. Here in China, the elderly are held in great respect and honou [02:23.96]We believe that all those long years of trying to make a living, support a famil [02:31.07]and achieve their goals must have taught them a lot about life and given them good judgemen [02:39.29]So, we can actually benefit from their experience. Whenever there is a tough proble [02:47.52]their opinions are heard and their advice sough [02:52.59]We also believe that after their long years of hard work, they deserve a carefree retiremen [03:01.03]some leisurely years, and some peace of mind. This is in accordance with the Confucian teaching of Filial Piety, that i [03:12.73]children should be dutiful to their parents at home [03:16.91]and be respectful to their elders outside the hom [03:21.25]Throughout our history, a lot of examples show us how to do thi [03:26.94]It is taught to children as a moral quality. So you see, this is not only modern cultur [03:35.38]but also a well-established tradition. [03:39.19]Guest:Is there a difference between Chinese and Western concepts of personal privacy? [03:45.44]Host:Yes. Actually, until very recent years we have had only a very vague idea of personal privac [03:55.13]For the average Chinese, a person's age, income, or marital status are no secret at al [04:04.90]On the contrary, these are the topics used to start a conversation between stranger [04:13.13]Maybe this is because we are used to communal life and large families living togethe [04:19.92]where everything is shared and nothing is privat [04:24.23]After all, the Chinese family has become smaller only in recent decade [04:31.75]Another reason may be China's salary system [04:36.01]which has been more or less uniform all over the country since the 1950' [04:42.67]Nowadays in business enterprises and joint ventures, there are a great variety of salarie [04:51.50]But, for people who work in government and other organization [04:56.65]their salaries are still comparable. Sine most people with similar jobs and positions receive similar pa [05:06.44]these is no need to keep it a secre [05:09.76]So if you are asked about your age, income, or marital status, don't take offenc [05:17.96]People are just trying to be kind. [05:21.20]Guest:How does modern Chinese culture rank prestige, power, and wealth? [05:26.56]Host:I think this is the right order. Although power and wealth can enhance prestig [05:33.74]they don't necessarily bring prestig [05:37.27]There are a lot of examples around us. A businessman may be very ric [05:43.46]but he may not be highly respected. On the other han [05:48.63]a university professor may have no power or money but may get more respect. [05:55.74]Guest:What do the modern Chinese think of the tremendous growth and expansion of Chinese cities? [06:03.34]Host:Most people are positive of the expansion because it represents more job opportunitie [06:10.89]better infrastructure, and more convenient facilitie [06:16.29]A lot of people move from smaller cities and rural areas to big cities like Beijin [06:23.22]Shanghai, and Guangzhou to seek their fortune [06:27.87]City dwellers would rather pay higher rents and mortgages to stay in large citie [06:34.79]Of course, people are also aware of the problems the boom bring [06:40.25]such as congestion and pollution, and complain about the [06:45.68]However, compared with the advantages the problems seem to be regarded as only of minor importance. [06:54.77]Pronunciation Exercises [06:57.28]Exercises 4(b) [07:00.75]in great respect and hono [07:04.07]trying to make a livi [07:07.83]support a fami [07:10.52]benefit from their experien [07:13.74]a tough probl [07:16.32]a carefree retireme [07:18.91]a well-established traditi [07:21.89]no secret at a [07:24.45]between complete strange [07:27.79]used to communal li [07:30.59]only in recent decad [07:33.67]China's salary syst [07:36.41]more or less unifo [07:39.39]keep it a secr [07:41.82]trying to be ki [07:44.74]the right ord [07:46.89]get more respe [07:49.21]more job opportuniti [07:52.45]to seek their fortun [07:55.40]only of minor importan [07:58.59]Exercises 5(b) [08:01.96]The elderly are held in great respect and honour. [08:06.71]We can benefit from their experience. [08:09.67]They deserve a carefree retirement. [08:13.43]This is a well-established tradition. [08:16.40]Age, income, and marital status are no secret at all. [08:22.57]We are used to communal life. [08:24.92]Chinese families have become smaller only in recent decades. [08:31.01]Another reason may be China's salary system. [08:34.74]There's no need to keep it a secret. [08:38.16]People are just trying to be kind. [08:41.40]I think this is the right order. [08:44.04]A university professor might get more respect. [08:48.67]The expansion represents more job opportunities. [08:52.87]People move to big cities to seek their fortunes. [08:56.74]The problems seem to be only of minor importance. [09:01.41]Consolidation Exercises [09:04.08]Exercises 6. [09:05.99]Guest:We hear in the West that modern Chinese culture respects and honours the elderly. [09:13.12]Host:This is quite true. Here in China, the elderly are held in great respect and honou [09:19.91]We believe that all those long years of trying to make a livin [09:24.24]support a family, and achieve their goals must have taught them a lot about life and given them good judgemen [09:33.28]So, we can actually benefit from their experience. Whenever there is a tough proble [09:40.39]their opinions are heard and their advice sough [09:44.49]We also believe that after their long years of hard wor [09:49.24]they deserve a carefree retirement, some leisurely year [09:53.95]and some peace of mind. This is in accordance with the Confucian teaching of Filial Piet [10:01.83]that is, children should be dutiful to their parents at home, and be respectful to their elders outside the hom [10:10.74]Throughout our history, a lot of examples show us how to do thi [10:16.39]It is taught to children as a moral quality. So you se [10:21.92]this is not only modern culture, but also a well-established tradition. [10:28.19]Guest:Is there a difference between Chinese and Western concepts of personal privacy? [10:35.85]Host:Yes. Actually, until very recent years we have had only a very vague idea of personal privac [10:44.83]For the average Chinese, a person's age, income, or marital status are no secret at al [10:52.77]On the contrary, these are the topics used to start a conversation between stranger [11:00.06]Maybe this is because we are used to communal life and large familles living togethe [11:06.12]where everything is shared and nothing is privat [11:10.15]After all, the Chinese family has become smaller only in recent decade [11:16.86]Another reason may be China's salary system [11:20.70]which has been more or less uniform all over the country since the 1950' [11:26.94]Nowadays in business enterprises and joint ventures, there are a great variety of salarie [11:34.99]But, for people who work in government and other organizations, their salaries are still comparabl [11:42.51]Since most people with similar jobs and positions receive similar pa [11:48.39]there is no need to keep it a secret. So if you are asked about your ag [11:54.00]income, or marital status, don't take offence. People are just trying to be kind. [12:02.42]Guest:How does modern Chinese culture rank prestige, power, and wealth? [12:08.97]Host:I think this is the right order. Although power and wealth can enhance prestig [12:15.48]they don't necessarily bring prestige. There are a lot of examples around u [12:22.11]A businessman may be very rich, but he may not be highly respecte [12:28.02]On the other hand, a university professor may have no power or money but may get more respect. [12:36.90]Guest:What do the modern Chinese think of the tremendous growth and expansion of Chinese cities? [12:44.24]Host:Most people are positive of the expansion because it represents more job opportunitie [12:51.21]better infrastructure, and more convenient facilitie [12:55.78]A lot of people move from smaller cities and rural areas to big cities like Beijin [13:01.79]Shanghai, and Guangzhou to seek their fortune [13:05.97]City dwellers would rather pay higher rents and mortgages to stay in large citie [13:12.24]Of course, people are also aware of the problems the boom bring [13:16.94]such as congestion and pollution, and complain about them [13:22.30]However,compared with the advantages the problems seem to be regarded as only of minor importance. [13:30.81]Final Comprehension Test [13:33.53]Guest:We hear in the West that modern Chinese culture respects and honours the elderly. [13:39.41]Host:This is quite true. Here in China, the elderly are held in great respect and honou [13:45.76]We believe that all those long years of trying to make a livin [13:49.78]support a family, and achieve their goals must have taught them a lot about life and given them good judgemen [13:57.07]So, we can actually benefit from their experience. Whenever there is a tought proble [14:02.79]their opinions are heard and their advice sought. We also believe that after their long years of hard wor [14:10.16]they deserve a carefree retirement, some leisurely years, and some peace of min [14:16.61]This is in accordance with the Confucian teaching of Filial Piet [14:21.70]that is, children should be dutiful to their parents at hom [14:25.83]and be respectful to their elders outside the home. Throughout our history, a lot of examples show us how to do thi [14:34.34]It is taught to children as a moral quality. So you see [14:38.94]this is not only modern culture, but also a well-established tradition. [14:44.69]Guest:Is there a difference between Chinese and Western concepts of personal privacy? [14:51.17]Host:Yes. Actually, until very recent years we have had only a very vague idea of personal privac [14:58.53]For the average Chinese, a person's age, income, or marital status are no secret at al [15:05.20]On the contrary, these are the topics used to start a conversation between stranger [15:11.73]Maybe this is because we are used to communal life and large families living togethe [15:17.16]where everything is shared and nothing is privat [15:20.63]After all, the Chinese family has become smaller only in recent decade [15:26.54]Another reason may be China's salary system [15:29.65]which has been more or less uniform all over the country since the 1950' [15:35.47]Nowadays in business enterprises and joint ventures, there is a great variety of salarie [15:42.21]But for people who work in government and other organizations, their salaries are still comparabl [15:49.03]Since most people with similar jobs and positions receive similar pa [15:53.81]these is no need to keep it a secret. So if you are asked about your ag [15:58.90]income, or marital status, don't take offence. People are just trying to be kind. [16:05.69]Guest:How does modern Chinese culture rank prestige, power, and wealth? [16:11.86]Host:I think this is the right order. Although power and wealth can enhance prestig [16:17.55]they don't necessarily bring prestige. There are a lot of examples around u [16:23.59]A business man may be very rich, but he may not be highly respecte [16:29.02]On the other hand, a university professor may have no power or money but may get more respect. [16:36.02]Guest:What do the modern Chinese think of the tremendous growth and expansion of Chinese cities? [16:43.00]Host:Most people are positive the expansion because it represents more job opportunitie [16:49.24]better infrastructure, and more convenient facilitie [16:53.60]A lot of people move from smaller cities and rural areas to big cities like Beijin [16:59.45]Shanghai, and Guangzhou to seek their fortune [17:03.03]City dwellers would rather pay higher rents and mortgages to stay in large citie [17:09.07]Of course, people are also aware of the problems the boom brings, such as congestion and pollutio [17:16.15]and complain about them. However, compared with the advantages the problems seem to be regarded as only of minor importance. [17:25.79]Final Listening Test [17:28.42]1.In China, the elderly are held in great respect and honour. [17:35.29]2.We can actually benefit from their long experience. [17:40.94]3.If we have problems, their opinions and advice are sought. [17:47.18]4.Children should always respect their elders. [17:52.27]5.Age, income and marital status are not kept secret. [17:59.90]6.These are the topics used to start a conversation with strangers. [18:07.19]7.In China, we're used to communal life where everything is shared. [18:14.17]8.Don't take offence if you are asked about your age or income. [18:20.62]9.Even though he is rich, a businessman may not get much respect. [18:28.22]10.City dweelers would rather pay higher rents to stay in large cities.

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