Unit One 1
Part One Tax Time in America 1
Part Two Understanding Another Culture 7
Unit Two 9
Part One Portable Music Players Linked to Hearing Loss 9
Part Two Confronting Culture Shock(Ⅰ) 14
Unit Three 18
Part One Bird Flu:Hoping for the Best,but Preparing for the Worst 18
Part Two Confronting Culture Shock(Ⅱ) 23
Unit Four 27
Part One Lawrence Summers's Resignation as Harvard President 27
Part Two Communication and Miscommunication 33
Unit Five 41
Part One International Consumer Electronics Show 41
Part Two Living in Another Culture:From First Impressions to Insight 50
Unit Six 55
Part One President Bush's State of the Union Speech 55
Part Two Communication Across Cultures 60
Unit Seven 63
Part One On the Job,at Minimum Wage 63
Part Two Culture and Communication 67
Unit Eight 77
Part One Tools of the Trade:The Federal Reserve and the Money Supply 77
Part Two Cultural Diversity 82
Unit Nine 91
Part One Travel to the United States/American and British English/Oscar-Nominated Songs 91
Part Two Language and Culture(Ⅰ) 100
Unit Ten 105
Part One Winter Cold:Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Snow 105
Part Two Language and Culture(Ⅱ) 113
Unit Eleven 120
Part One Jazz Lovers Get Together to Listen and Learn 120
Part Two Culture and Verbal Communication 126
Unit Twelve 136
Part One Feeling No Pain:The World of Anesthesia 136
Part Two Culture and Nonverbal Communication 141
Unit Thirteen 150
Part One Ride Them,Cowboys and Cowgirls!Rodeos Keep Old West Spirit Alive 150
Part Two Time and Space Across Cultures 157
Unit Fourteen 165
Part One Itzhak Perlman:A Citizen of the World,with His Violin as a Passport 165
Part Two Intercultural Perception 172
Unit Fifteen 185
Part One Media Group Details Attacks on the World Press in 2005 185
Part Two Intercultural Understanding 190
Unit Sixteen 200
Part One International Sustained Dialogue:Solving Long-Term Conflicts 200
Part Two Intercultural Adaptation 208
References 225