英语阅读文化背景的知识.docx

英语文化背景知识Honor system demand students be honest in all their subjects4A:attitude academic skills awareness accomplishment Intercultural communication is communication between members of different culturesIn Latin America the motion we wave goodbye means come hereCulture shock is the confusion resulting from the distortion of the signs ,rules, and regulations that govern social interactionsCulture shock 的五个阶段：honeymoon phase rejection phase regression phase recovery phase/at-ease-at-last phase return culture shock/reverse culture shockCartoon movies is called an animationNowadays , especially in science-fiction films ,very realistic-looking scenes are made possible by modern technologyWhen movies were filmed in black and white ,it was possible to use chocolate syrup as a substitute for real bloodAlfred Hitchcock is one of the best known film makers in the world,and he was also the first director to become a TV starThe tradition of the Academy Awards dates back to 1929(Oscar)Walt Disney ,the creator of the Mickey MouseThe first full-length Disney film was snow whiteWalt Disney World is a second huge amusement park outside of Orlando ,Florida .Disneyland has thrilled those in the westAccording to the legend,an Arabian merchant made the first cheeseThe fork was an ancient agriculture toolNot until the late 1600’s did using a fork become a common customThree courses in western dinner:A stater/an appetizerThe main courseThe dessertUsually people arrive at the host’s home on time or five minutes laterLarger than supermarkets :hypermarketsThe Yangtze delta: jingsu Zhejiang shanghahiDealings in stocks and shares in the stock markets began in the 17th centuryThe world trade organization is the only international organization dealing with the global rules of trade between nationsThe WTO came into being in 1995WTO is the successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and TradeStructure:Top-level dicision-making:ministerial conferenceGeneral councilGoods council ,servi