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1、culture-shock-(1)culture-shock-(1)Whatiscultureshock?Cultureshockisaconditionthataffectspeoplewhotraveltoacountrydifferentfromtheirown.Thetermdescribesatravelersfeelingsofbewildermentwhentheenvironmentandculturechangefromtheonethatheorsheisfamiliarwith.Theunfamiliarsurroundings,foreignlanguageandstr
2、angehabitsofanewcountrycanallcontributetoafeelingofuneasinessandconfusion.ThehoneymoonTheHostilityTherecoveryTheadjustmentAllinall,Cultureshockisentirelynormalandusuallyunavoidable.Dontbeafraidofit.Infact,itcanbeasignificantlearningexperience.1.COPINGWITHTEASING2.HELPIFYOUNEED3.MAINTAININGYOURCULTUR
3、ECoping With TeasingFacingwithdifferentculturesseemschallenging.Youraccentmightbedifferentfromeverybodyelses.Yourclothesmayalsobeverydifferentfromthosearoundyou.Sometimesitcanbereallydifficultbeingdifferent,especiallywhencomparedtotheotherkidsatschool.Butsomepeopleatyourschoolwillwanttogettoknowyoub
4、ecauseyourdifferencesseemreallycool.Otherpeople,though,mighttrytogiveyouahardtime.Ifsomeoneharassesyou,walkawaydontgivethepersonthesatisfactionofseeingthathisorhercommentsbotheryou.Ifyoucantshakeoffthecomments,talkaboutitwithgoodfriends,siblings,(兄弟姊妹)orparents.Thepeoplewholoveyouandknowthatyoureagr
5、eatpersoncanoftenhelpyouunderstandthatthebully（欺凌弱小者）hasnoideawhatheorsheistalkingabout.Italsohelpstofindpeopleatschooltohangoutwithwhoarecoolenoughnottocarewhatthebullysays.Asmuchasyouwouldhatetobeboxedintoacertaintype,tryandgetawayfromdoingthesametoothers.Thesecharacterizationsarejustasunfairasthe
6、onespeoplemightusetodescribeyou.Andbeliefsinthesecangetinthewayofmakingsomegoodfriends.Help If You Need ItYoucandoalottohelpyourselfadjusttoanewculture.Butdontforgetthatyouarentalonetherearepeopleyoucangotowhocanhelp:Those experienced.Findsomeonewhohasexperiencewithcultureshockmaybeanolderrelativewh
7、omovedtotheareabeforeyoudid.Findouthowtheyhandledthenewnessoftheirsurroundings.Counselors.Ifyoudontknowsomeonewhohasbeenthroughwhatyouregoingthrough,trytalkingtocounselorsandteachersatyournewschool.Theyvebeentrainedtohelpallstudentsdealwithawidevarietyofconcerns.Althoughtheymaynothavepersonalexperie
8、ncewithcultureshock,theydohaveexperiencewithhelpingpeopledealwithroughtimes.New friends.Makingfriendswhoarentnewtotheculturemayhelpyouunderstandtheculturebetterandhavesomeonetotalktowhenyourefeelingdown.Ratherthangivingupyourculturesoyoucanfitin,keepyourmindopentonewwaysofdoingandthinkingaboutthings
9、.Noticethingsthatarethesameandthingsthataredifferent.Appreciatingthatvarietyiswhatmakespeoplesointeresting.MaintainingYourCultureEveryonefeelsthepressuretofitinatonetimeoranotherwhethertheyvelivedintheareafordaysoryears.Butdontfeellikeyouneedtochangeeverythingaboutyourselfsoyoucanstandoutless.Allofy
10、ourexperiencesbeforeyoucametoyournewhomearepartofyou,andwhatmakesyouspecial.Hereareafewtipsformakingsureyournewculturedoesntoverpowertheold:Educatepeopleaboutyourculture.Justbecauseyouretheoneenteringthenewculturedoesntmeanyoushouldbetheonedoingallthelearning.Taketheopportunitytoteachclassmatesandne
11、wfriendsaboutyourculture;theymayknowlittleaboutit.Itwillalsohelpthemtolearnmoreaboutyouintheprocess.Invitethemoverfortraditionaldishesfromyourculture,orshowthemhowyoucelebrateyourholidays.Findasupportgroup.Findkidsinyourclassorneighborhoodwhorecentlymoved,too.Youcanshareexperiences,cheereachotherupw
12、henthingsgetrough,andintroduceeachothertothenewfriendsyouvemade.Aboveall,thekeytogettingoveryourcultureshockisunderstandingthenewcultureandfindingawaytolivecomfortablywithinitwhilekeepingtruetothepartsofyourculturethatyouvalue.Itsimportanttobeyourself.Trynottoforceyourselftochangetoofastortochangeto
13、omanythingsallatonce.Youwillhaveyourownpaceofadjusting.Everyonegoesthroughchangesintheirlife,anditmayseemthatyouaregoingthroughmorechangesthantheaveragepersonbutaslongasyouholdontowhatsimportanttoyouandfindagoodcombinationbetweenoldandnew,youllbefine.Thatsall!Thanksforyourlistening!-Chenyue&Weilucky结束结束
