英语_阅读_Cultural sensitivity

 

 

By travelling widely, you will also develop cultural sensitivity.
通过广泛旅行，你也会培养出文化敏感性。

Being culturally sensitive is important.
具备文化敏感性是很重要的。

And it is not enough to just know, “People from that country are like this.”
而仅仅知道“那个国家的人就是那样”是不够的。

When I was in Spain, for example, I found people there took a two-hour break in the middle of their workday.
例如，当我在西班牙时，我发现那里的人民在工作日中间会休息两个小时。

Many foreigners consider the Spanish people lazy.
许多外国人认为西班牙人很懒。

Few of them know people there place great value on family time.
很少有人知道，那里的人民非常重视家庭时间。

To the Spanish people, eating together as a family is more important than anything else.
对西班牙人来说，和家人一起吃饭比任何事情都重要。

Cultural sensitivity will lead you to good communications on both business and personal levels.
文化敏感性会让你在商业和个人交往中都能进行良好的沟通。

Finally, I'd like to mention that travelling abroad will be a wonderful way to learn a new language.
最后，我想提到，出国旅行是学习一门新语言的极好方式。

Being in a new language-learning environment, you will have to use the language.
处在一个新的语言学习环境中，你必须使用那种语言。

In this way, you will improve your language skills better.
通过这种方式，你会更好地提高自己的语言能力。

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By travelling widely, you will also develop cultural sensitivity(敏感性). Being culturally sensitive is important. And it is not enough to just know, “People from that country are like this.”

When I was in Spain, for example, I found people there took a two-hour break in the middle of their workday. Many foreigners consider the Spanish people lazy. Few of them know people there place great value on family time. To the Spanish people, eating together as a family is more important than anything else.Cultural sensitivity will lead you to good communications on both business and personal levels.

Finally, I'd like to mention that travelling abroad will be a wonderful way to learn a new language. Being in a new language-learning environment, you will have to use the language. In this way,you will improve your language skills better.