2012年6月英語(yǔ)四級(jí)閱讀理解主題詞匯：文化差異

一、 文化差異

make (direct) eye contact(直接的)目光接觸

look sb. in the eye直視某人

the lack of eye contact缺乏目光接觸

avert one’s eyes from… 避而不看……

a cultural misunderstanding文化誤解

increase / expand one’s understanding of others增進(jìn)對(duì)他人的理解

false assumptions錯(cuò)誤假設(shè)

discover one’s personal bias發(fā)現(xiàn)某人的個(gè)人偏見

eliminate (invalid) biases消除(站不住腳的)偏見

get rid of his gender bias消除他的性別偏見

sb.’s misjudgment about… 某人對(duì)……的錯(cuò)誤判斷

give responses to sb.’s questions對(duì)某人的問(wèn)題作出反應(yīng)

a diversity workshop多樣化講習(xí)班

pass over sb. 不考慮某人

miss out錯(cuò)過(guò)(機(jī)會(huì))

racial stereotypes種族偏見

cultural ignorance文化方面的無(wú)知

emphasis on physical appearance注重外表

(have) a distinct advantage(具有)明顯的優(yōu)勢(shì)

see one’s own blind spots看到自己的盲點(diǎn)

utilize one’s full potential and experiences充分利用某人的潛力及經(jīng)驗(yàn)

(have) a management position(有)管理職位

tap into the full potential of… 充分發(fā)揮……方面的潛力

impose one’s gender biases into… 把某人的性別偏見強(qiáng)加于……中

the range of duties/responsibilities/expectations 職責(zé) / 責(zé)任 / 期望范圍

embarrassing moments讓人感到尷尬的時(shí)刻

put in a request to take time off to do sth. 請(qǐng)假去做某事

give sb. a long talking-to about doing sth.針對(duì)某事與某人長(zhǎng)談

feel embarrassed in doing sth.因做某事而感到尷尬

vary considerably from culture to culture不同文化區(qū)別很大

a know-it-all自以為無(wú)所不知的人

be inclusive to differences包容差異

an inclusive attitude包容的態(tài)度

discard the stereotypes拋棄陳規(guī)

fundamental values基本價(jià)值

economic globalization經(jīng)濟(jì)全球化

constantly update knowledge and equipment不斷更新知識(shí)與設(shè)備

expand domestic and international markets擴(kuò)大國(guó)內(nèi)和國(guó)際市場(chǎng)

make fair decisions做公平的決定