【写作】（100分) Directions: In this section, you are...

【写作】（100分) Directions: In this section, you are required to write an English letter in the full correct layout based on the information given below. 1 对方公司名称和地址：The New World Computers, Ltd. 1881 Long Beach Street, Los Angels CA 90025,U.S.A. 收件人姓名和头衔： Lester Bemstein Purchase Manager 2 写信日期：2016年5月18日 3 感谢对方回复你方5月12日函及就TRD复印机向我方报实盘。 4 对方所报条件相当令人满意，随函附上你方第979-408号购货确认书。请对方签退一份供你方存档。 5 一旦装运事宜安排妥当请对方即以传真通知你方。 6 写信人为 Shen Mingyang Import Manager 公司名称和地址：Cathay Business Machines Import & Export Corporation 2000 Central Boulevard, Pudong, Shanghai 201206, China

the full correct layout based on the information given below. 1. 对方公司名称和地址：Kiddie Korner, Inc. (#202-418 Richards Street, Vancouver, B.C.CanadaV6B 3A7) 收信人姓名与职务: Mr. Fred Johns Chief Buyer 2. 得悉对方昨天传真发来的信函，要求以30天付款交单方式付款。 3. 告知对方，本公司财务政策规定新客户须以即期信用证支付货款。 4. 待双方建立起牢固的贸易关系后，可重新考虑付款条件。 5. 我公司一般给贸易折扣10%，对于金额在20,000美元以上的订单另给5%的数量折扣。 6. 盼回复。 写信人职务: 市场部经理

the full correct layout based on the information given below. 1 此报告就是否对远东集团进行投资提出个人建议供有关人员进行投资决策时参考； 2 远东集团是一家集房地产、贸易、金融、服务为一体的大型企业；集团的宗旨是让顾客满意。 3 该集团不断提高集团的全球竞争力，在全球30多个国家和地区经营业务； 4 2016年集团取得辉煌成就，营业额为120亿美元，销售额增长和利润增长均在25%以上。 5 由此可见，投资该公司将是十分明智的。

Directions: In this section, you are required to write a short essay in 150 words or so based on the information given below. Bai Xianyong's youth version of the Peony Pavilion has been staged in a lot of cities, attracting large crowds of young people. Now, the widespread popularity of The Peony Pavilion has given a boost to the once depressed Kunqu Opera. As Bai said, he hoped those who watched the opera would become promoters of Kunqu Opera by producing Kunqu Opera on their own, or at least by supporting the opera. How can age-old Chinese classic art forms, such as Kunqu Opera, survive and continue to prosper in the fast-changing entertainment world? Please write an essay of 150 words or so to the given question.

Directions: In this section you are supposed to analyze the following cases from the perspective of intercultural communication. Then write down the answers on the Answer Sheet. 　 Lin had traveled 20 hours from Beijing to New York. He needed a good meal. His American friend, mike, met him. But Mike only offered him a plate of roasted chicken and a glass of orange juice. Lin was used to having a main course, and asked Mike if he had any rice. Mike said he only had fried noodles, and Lin had to make do with it. Thought Lin knew American didn’t care very much about what food they ate, he still felt surprised because he had taken Mike to the most famous duck restaurant in Beijing-Quanjude-when he arrived in Beijing. Questions to think about when you write your analysis: 1. Why did Lin feel surprised? 2. Offer some advice to him about adjusting to his new environment in American.

案例分析 Directions: In this section you are supposed to analyze the following cases from the perspective of intercultural communication. Then write an analysis about 100 words on the cultural differences and cultural understanding in the case. A Filipino couple was vacationing in England. While they were strolling along one of the main streets of London with a British acquaintance, they met another Filipino who had been residing there for some time. He was a good friend from the past, who has not seen for several years. They greeted each other warmly and continued their conversation in a loud and animated fashion using their native language. After a while the British became noticeably agitated, and turned his head away and sighed. The Filipinos noticed the reaction, and then resumed their conversation but in a quieter tone. Question: Why did the British become agitated?

案例分析 Directions: In this section you are supposed to analyze the following cases from the perspective of intercultural communication. Then write an analysis about 100 words on the cultural differences and cultural understanding in the case. Dinner with Friends Janice is a young American engineer working for a manufacturing joint venture near Nanjing. She and her husband George, who is teaching English at a university, are learning Chinese and enjoying their new life. They have been eager to get to know Chinese people better so were pleased when Liu Ling, Janice’s young co-worker invited them to her home for dinner. When Janice and George arrived, Liu Ling introduced them to her husband Yang Feng, asked them to sit down at a table containing 8 plates of various cold dishes, served them tea and then disappeared with her husband into the kitchen. After a few minutes Liu Ling came back and added water to their tea. Janice offered to help in the kitchen but Liu Ling said she didn’t need help. She invited the couple to look at their new CD player and their color TV and then disappeared again. A half-hour later she came back and sat down and the three began to eat. Yang Feng came in from time to time to put dish after hot dish on the table. Most of the food was wonderful but neither George nor Janice could eat the fatty pork in pepper sauce or the sea cucumbers, and there was much more than they could eat. They kept wishing Yang Feng would sit down so they could talk to him. Finally he did sit down to eat a bit, but quickly turned on the TV to show them all its high tech features. Soon it was time to go home. George and Janice felt slightly depressed by this experience, but returned the invitation two weeks later. They decided to make a nice American meal and felt lucky to find olives, tomato juice, crackers and even some cheese in the hotel shops. They put these out as appetizers. For the main course they prepared spaghetti and a salad with dressing made from oil, vinegar and some spices they found in the market. When Liu Ling and Yang Feng arrived they were impressed by the apartment and asked the price of the TV, video player, vacuum cleaner and other things. Janice politely refused to answer their questions. They took small tastes of the appetizers and seemed surprised when both George and Janice sat down with them. They ate only a little spaghetti and did not finish the salad on their plates. George urged them to eat more but they refused and looked around expectantly. Janice and George talked about their families and jobs and asked the Chinese couple about theirs. After a while, George cleaned the table and served coffee and pastries. Yang Feng and Liu Ling each put four spoons of sugar into their coffee but did not drink much of it and ate only a bite or two of pastry. Questions: What differences in food culture, do you think, contribute to the communication difficulties?

案例分析 Directions: In this section you are supposed to analyze the following cases from the perspective of intercultural communication. Then write an analysis about 100 words on the cultural differences and cultural understanding in the case. In Australian families the central relationship is usually that between husband and wife, with children being thought of as independent individuals from an early age. The central relationship around which Chinese families revolve is quite different. Here the stress is placed on the relationship between parents and children. Couples with children view the roles of mother and father as coming before those of husband and wife. It is the parents, usually the father, who make all important decisions for the children. It is the father, for example, who will usually make decisions concerning what and where the children should study. This is in marked contrast to Australian families where children play an increasingly important role in deciding such matters as they grow older. This independence once is also shown in the Australian custom of children leaving home to live independently of their parents long before marriage. There are few if any opportunities for young people to set up independently in this fashion in China. Indeed, the Australian practice in this regard can seem from a Chinese perspective to indicate that Australians do not care about their families.

案例分析 Directions: In this section you are supposed to analyze the following cases from the perspective of intercultural communication. Then write an analysis about 100 words on the cultural differences and cultural understanding in the case. Crossing cultures for business can be frustrating when it interferes with getting the job done. Most Americans are very time sensitive when it comes to meetings and deadlines. If the meeting was to commence at 2:00, then all parties are to be present at that time. While the Chinese do not view time as an absolute but more as a suggestion. Concern is not expressed for a meeting starting late or ending at a different time. The same can be applied to deadlines. If a report is due on Friday, an American would be waiting for that report to be received before the end of business day while the Chinese would not worry if it showed up several days later.

案例分析 Directions: In this section you are supposed to analyze the following cases from the perspective of intercultural communication. Then write down the answers on the Answer Sheet. In 1998, U.S. President Bill Clinton visited China. During his visit, he gave a speech to university students in Beijing. His remarks were generally well received and were followed by a lively question and answer session. After the speech, one student remarked, “During the question and answer session, I did not understand why the president pointed his finger at us to select a person. We would not use such a rude gesture.” Puzzled, the American reporter asked the student what gesture the president should have used. The student answered using a sweep of the open hand---palm upward. What can we learn from this case? What does Clinton’s gesture mean in Chinese culture? How about in American culture?