1. Culture shock might be called an occupational disease of people who have been suddenly transplanted abroad. Like most diseases， it has its own symptoms

　　culture shock：文化震荡

　　eg： John found life in China a bit of a culture shock at first.

　　约翰刚来时感到不太能适应中国的生活。

　　eg：It was too late， he had to stay overnight at the station.

　　2. In recovery， you learn the systems， procedures， language， or nonverbal behaviors of the new environment so that you can cope with it

　　cope with： deal with处理

　　3. Those signs or cues include the thousand and one ways with which we are familiar in the situation of daily life：

　　the/a thousand and one许许多多

　　eg： Please don't interrupt. I have got a thousand and one things to do this morning.

　　请不要打搅，我今早有一大堆事要做。

　　4. All of us depend for our peace of mind and our efficiency on hundreds of these cues， often without our conscious awareness

　　depend on sb./sth. （for sth.）：依靠，依赖……而获得

　　eg：The country depends on its oil-rich neighbours for its oil supply.

　　这个国家依靠其石油丰富的邻国供应石油。

　　eg： The man cannot read and write， and he depends on TV and radio for news.

　　这人不识字，他靠电视机和收音机获取新闻。

　　5. No matter how broad-minded a series of props have been knocked from under you， followed by a feeling of frustration and anxiety.

　　No matter how broad-minded：No matter how不管怎样，broad-minded开通的6. People react to too many privileges——for example， when parents send a child to an expensive summer camp that parents can't really affo

　　react （to）起反应

　　eg：The eye reacts to strong light.眼睛对强光有反应。

　　eg：The teacher's encouragement reacted on him.老师的鼓励对他起了作用

　　7 First they reject the environment which causes the discomfort.

　　reject： to refuse to accept拒绝

　　eg： She refused to come with us.　　　 她拒绝同我们一起来。

　　8. When foreigners in a strange land get together to grumble about the host country and its people， you can be sure they are suffering from culture shock.

　　grumble （to sb.） about/at/over sb./sth.： complain （to sb.） about sb./sth. in a bad-tempered way 发牢骚， 抱怨

　　eg： A lot of students grumble about heavy reading assignments.　　　　　许多学生发牢骚说阅读量太大。

　　eg： The people in that country are always grumbling about the dry weather.　那个国家的人们一直干旱的天气。9. Another symptom of culture shock is regression their children's unreasonable demands

　　regression：倒退，退缩

　　eg：At first she seemed to have given up smoking， but when she heard that her husband had lost all the money they had in gambling， she regressed.

　　起初，她好像已经戒了烟，可自从听说她的丈夫在一次赌博中把所有的钱输光之后，她又抽上了。

　　10. Such parents vacillate between saying no and giving in——but neither response seems satisfactory to them

　　vacillate between：（正式）犹疑

　　eg：She vacillated between her two admirers.

　　在两个追求者之间，她举棋不定。

　　11 The home environment suddenly takes on a tremendous importance

　　Now that it is remodeled， the house has taken on a new look.：

　　经过改建，这栋房子的面目焕然一新

　　12. fear of physical contact withattendants； the absent-minded stare；

　　be in （make） contact with与……取得联系，联络，交往，接触

　　eg：He tried to make contract with me when he was in Beijing， but failed.

　　他在北京时，试图与我取得联系，但未能联系上。

　　13. Although not common there are individuals who cannot live in foreign countries.

　　common普遍的， 共同的， 平常的

　　14.You may notice several superficial differences such as music， food， and clothing， and the fresh appeal of the new experience keeps you feeling interested and positive.

　　appeal： attraction， interest吸引，呼吁， 上诉

　　eg： The government appealed to the whole society to pay attention to the environment.

　　政府呼吁全社会都要关注环境

　　positive： showing confidence and optimism积极的，肯定的，正面的

　　eg：positive attitude/feeling/response

　　15 If you are a real tourist， you probably do not stay long enough for this phase to wear off but go on to the next new location or experience

　　wear off： diminish， get less逐渐消失

　　eg： The child's interest in the game soon wore off.　　那孩子对这个游戏的兴趣很快就消失了。

　　16 …… the crisis stage-in which the shine wears off and day-to-day realities sink in .

　　sink in 被理会，被理解

　　Colin paused， letting the meaning of words sink in.

　　科林停了一下，以便大家充分理解这番话的意思。

　　17 in a new country， you find barriers to establishing connections or to learning the language beyond a few polite phrases.

　　barriers to （doing sth.）：做某事的障碍

　　eg：He has some barriers in speaking.他在语言上有些障碍。

　　beyond： more than； part from

　　eg：I didn't know anything about her beyond her nationality.

　　除了知道她是哪国人之外我对她一点也不了解。

　　18. However， if you stick with the experience

　　stick with sth.：继续做，继续支持

　　eg： Stick with it and you'll win in the end.　　　　　坚持到更后就会胜利。

　　19. on the basis of some mastery， competence， and comfort.

　　on the basis of： 基于（某一事实或情况），由于有问题：

　　eg：He's recently been made public relations manager on the basis of his performance

　　基于他不凡的业绩，他更近被任命为公关部经理。

　　20 using some phrases that are unique to English people.

　　unique to： only　唯一的，独特的

　　eg： His interpretation of the screenplay is unique.他对剧本的解释很独特。

　　21. Finally， the fourth， or adjustment phase occurs when you fell that you function well and almost automatically in the new culture.

　　function：The computer is not functioning properly.这台电脑不能正常运行。

　　22. If you stay long enough on a visit from a big city to a small town or， the other way round……

　　the other way round： vice versa 反过来也一样，反之亦然

　　23. so that they never get very far away from the honeymoon stage of culture shock. It is very pleasant to travel and to try out and explore whatever is new.

　　so that引导结果状语从句

　　try out sth. （on sb.）：试验：偶尔偏离你的正确做法。

　　eg： They tried out the new medicine on dogs.

　　24. They only begin arguing and pestering when they detect uncertainty or guilt， and sense that their parents can be pushed to give them what they want， if they just keep at it.

　　push sb. to do /into doing sth.催促，鼓励或逼迫某人做

　　eg： The boy is a diligent student. His parents never have to push him to do his homework.

　　那少年是个用功的学生，他的家长根本不需要去催促他做作业。

　　25 when to shake hands and what to say when we meet people.

　　1） shake hands （with）：与某人握手

　　I shook hands in turn with the people who came to the station to meet me. 我和到车站接我的人一一握手。

　　26. when and how to give tips how to go shopping， when to accept and when to refuse invitations， what their parents sincerely believe is right.

　　2） give tips给小费，提建议

　　eg：Do we have to give tips to the waiter after dinner？ 我们吃完饭用给服务生小费吗？

　　accept and when to refuse invitations，接受/拒绝邀请

　　27 our culture as the language we speak or the beliefs we accept

　　we speak 和we accept定语从句修饰the language 和 the beliefs.

　　28. Finally， the fourth， or adjustment phase occurs when you fell that you without our conscious awareness

　　without our conscious awareness在我们自己没有意识到的情况下。

　　29…… a series of props have been knocked from under you， followed by a feeling of frustration and anxiety.

　　a series of一系列

　　30. they are suffering from culture shock

　　He walked in on tiptoe for fear of waking the baby.

　　31. fear of physical contact with attendants； the absent-minded stare

　　（for）fear of

　　He walked in on tiptoe for fear of waking the baby.

　　32 Kalvero Oberg describes four stages that people go through when they experience situations that are very different from those which they are accustomed

　　be/get/become accustomed to sth.： be/get/become familiar with sth.

　　Soon we all got accustomed to Prof. Wang's way of teaching.

　　我们很快都熟悉了王教授的教法。