Unit30EtiquetteTaboos(礼仪禁忌)

1、Unit Thirty Etiquette Taboos（礼仪禁忌）（礼仪禁忌）Focal Pointsv1. Intercultural Business Taboosv2. Cultural and Social Taboos v3. Dining Taboosv4. Travel TaboosA Intercultural Business Taboos: what to avoid(跨文化商务交际跨文化商务交际禁忌禁忌)detrimental: causing harm or injury 有害的，不利的vfoods suspected of being detrimental to

2、healthv被怀疑有害健康的食品vThe governments policy of high interest rates is having a detrimental effect on industry.v政府的高利率政策正对工业产生不利影响。vwitchcraft: 巫术，魔法vabrazo:表示欢迎的拥抱vimpropriety: an improper demeanor 不得体，不恰当vspontaneity: the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint

3、 自发性，自动 B. Cultural and Social Taboos (文文化、社会禁忌化、社会禁忌)vantipathies: a feeling of intense dislike 反感，厌恶vnostril: 鼻孔vhonk: 发出雁叫似的声音，鸣喇叭vwimpy: weak and ineffectual 懦弱的，无用的vThis portrays her as wimpy, but she has a very strong character.v这把她描绘得很懦弱，其实她性格十分坚强。vstumble: 出错vVt 绊脚绊脚;跌跌撞撞地走跌跌撞撞地走;踉跄踉跄;步履蹒跚步履

4、蹒跚 vI stumbled into the telephone box and dialed 999.v我跌跌撞撞地进了电话亭拨了 999。vslovenly: 疏忽的，懒散的vSlovenly people are careless vditto: 同上；相似物vListers dead. Ditto three Miami drug dealers and a lady.v利斯特死了，还有三个迈阿密毒贩和一位女士也死了。vcarnation: 康乃馨chrysanthemum: 菊花，小雏菊vprosit: 恭喜，祝成功vgambit: 话题；策略，诡计vHe sees the pro

5、posal as more of a diplomatic gambit than a serious defense proposal.v在他看来，与其说这是一项精心筹划的国防动议，倒不如说是外交上的一着妙棋。vCampaign strategists are calling the plan a clever political gambit.v竞选策划人士认为该计划是一着巧妙的政治棋。C Dining Taboos（就餐禁忌）（就餐禁忌）von par with: 与势均力敌，不分上下vsilverware: 银器vblot: 吸干，涂污；污渍vThis drugs scandal is

6、 another blot on the Olympics.v这次的兴奋剂丑闻又给奥林匹克运动会抹了黑。vmortify: 使受辱，伤害（人的感情）vtuck: 卷起vShe found a rose tucked under the windscreen wiper of her car one morning.v一天清晨，她发现自己汽车的挡风玻璃雨刷下插着一支玫瑰。vhover: 犹豫，摇摆不定vJust as at the turn of the century, we hover between great hopes and great fears.v正如世纪之交时那样，我们再次在巨

7、大的希望和忧虑之间彷徨不定。vslurp: 啜食vHe blew on his soup before slurping it off the spoon.v他吹了吹勺子里的汤，然后啧啧地喝了下去。vramen: 拉面vsoba: 荞麦面vmorsel:一口，小块vcremation: 烧，火葬vgobble: 大口大口地吃vrepulsive: 令人厌恶的D. Ten Travel Taboos (旅行中的禁旅行中的禁忌忌)vbe wary of: 提防vomen: 前兆，预兆vHer appearance at this moment is an omen of disaster.v她在此刻出现预示着一场灾难。vCould this at last be a good omen for peace?v这是否终于可以视作和平的吉兆了？vodd: 奇数vafoul: 有冲撞，有冲突vAll of them had run afoul of the law at some time or other.v他们所有人都曾触犯过法律。vsmooch: kiss varomatics: 芳香剂vparishioner:教区居民vshawl: 围巾，披肩vdecree: fixed or established especially by order or command 判决vprah