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1、新世纪商务英语专业本科系列教材（第二版） ：商务英语综合教程 2 1 / 7 Unit 1BY 淘宝店铺：淘宝店铺：HS 的英语学科中心的英语学科中心 Part One III. Listen, Watch and Discuss Suggested answers 1.The woman wants to get her grandson some school supplies and the salesman suggests “rubbers”. 2.The salesman is suggesting “rubber”, which means totally differently
2、 in American English and thus irritates the customer. 3.“Flat” and “apartment” both refer to a separate set of rooms for living in, in a house or a building with other flats/apartments. The former belongs to British English and the latter American English. 4.From this movie clip, we know that “rubbe
3、r” means eraser in India/UK, and condom in US. 5.Here are a few more examples of words with different meanings in American English and British English: American EnglishBritish EnglishSentences that may cause misunderstanding pantslong pants (BrE: trousers) underpantsWow, your mom has nicest pants! b
4、racesa system of metal wires that is attached to teeth to make them straight a pair of straps worn over the shoulders by men for holding up the trousers (AmE: suspenders) Iusedtoalwaysgetfood caught in my braces as a kid. first floorthe floor at ground level (BrE: ground floor) thefloorabovethe grou
5、nd level That super-important meeting is taking place on the first floor. Dont be late! trainerapersonwhoteachesor coaches athletes or animals a type of shoe that people wear, especially for running and other sports (AmE: tennis shoe) Work out with trainers? What do I look like, a millionaire?! comf
6、orterquilt (BrE: duvet) pacifierI cant fall asleep without my favorite comforter. 新世纪商务英语专业本科系列教材（第二版） ：商务英语综合教程 2 2 / 7 Part Two Key A Brief Chronology of English BC 55Roman invasion of Britain by Julius CaesarLocal inhabitants speak Celtic 449Settlement of Britain by Germanic invaders begins. 450-
7、480Earliest known Old English inscriptionsOld English (450-1100) 1066William the Conqueror, the Duke of Normandy, invades and conquers England. 1150Earliest surviving manuscripts in Middle EnglishMiddle English (1100-1500) 1348English replaces Latin as the language of instruction in most schools. 13
8、62English replaces French as the language of law. English is used in Parliament for the first time. 1604A Table Alphabeticall, the first English dictionary, is published. Early Modern English (1500-1800) 1755Samuel Johnson publishes his English dictionary. 1828Noah Webster publishes his American Eng
9、lish dictionary.Late Modern English (1800-present)1928The Oxford English Dictionary is published. 2.Briefly explain the following terms. Suggested answers globalization: Globalization is the process of transformation of local or regional phenomena into global ones, which is a combination of economic
10、, technological, sociocultural and political forces. 全球化 internettery: An Internetter is a user of the Internet, therefore, Internettery refers to the language the Internetters use online or the Internet language. 网络语言 computerese: Computerese is the jargon concerning computer technique. 电脑行话 laisse
11、r-faire: Laisser-faire (also laissez-faire) is the policy of freedom from government control, especially for private commercial interests. 自由放任政策（尤指政府不干涉私人商业利益者） lingua franca: Lingua franca is a shared language of communication used by people whose main languages are different. 混合语, 交际语（在使用几种语言的地区人
12、们进行交际的混合语言） 3. Read and think 1) Language barrier is a figurative phrase used primarily to indicate the difficulties facedwhen communicating with others while speaking multiple languages. 2) In the multicultural workplace typical of doing business in a global economy, cultural barriers to communicat
13、ion abound. Besides the obvious difficulty in understanding people whose language is different, there are other factors that challenge people who are trying to work harmoniously with others of a different background. People from different parts of the world have a different frame of reference, and t
14、hey may display emotions differently and display different behaviors. Communicationchallenges:Culturalandlanguagedifferencescanhindereffective communication. Workers who are not fluent in the primary language used in the workplace may 新世纪商务英语专业本科系列教材（第二版） ：商务英语综合教程 2 3 / 7 have difficulty expressing
15、 their needs or responding to requests from colleagues. If their job involves customer contact, people may have difficulty understanding a customer inquiry and provide incorrect or misleading information. A customer who is unable to clearly understand the worker due to a heavy accent or lack of comm
16、and of the language may become frustrated and take his business elsewhere. Employee resistance: If an organization is attempting to convert from a homogeneous workforce to one that is more culturally diverse, some members of the original workforce may resist the change. They may be unwilling or unable to adapt to the ways of workers from different cultural backgrounds than their own and may even resent their presence. For management, resistance poses a significant challenge to creating a work
