2) 移居到一个新的国家，你可以通过倾听人们的谈话，观察他们的举止来适应当地文化。(by means of; orient oneself to)

When you move to a new land, you can / may orient yourself to the local culture by means of listening to what people say and observing how they act.

3) 熟悉的环境给人安全感，所以人们往往有意无意地抵制或避开陌生环境。(familiarity; tendency)

Familiarity with the environment gives a person a sense of security; so people have the tendency to resist or avoid new situations, consciously or unconsciously.

4) 对某地区的人产生偏见甚至敌意，这经常源于我们对他们缺乏了解。(hostility; result from)

Prejudice against or even hostility towards people from a certain region often results from the fact that we know very little about them /we know virtually nothing about them.

5) 我觉得直接拒绝是一种礼貌，而我父母却很少说―不‖,以免使对方为难。(decline)

I believe it is polite to decline directly, while my parents seldom say ―No‖ so as not to embarrass others.

6) 知识积累有两种方式:亲身体验和间接体验。能为我们打开不同文化 世界的阅读属于间接体验。(build up; open up)

There are two means to build up knowledge: to get it personally or by second-hand experience. Reading, which opens up a new world of different cultures for us, belongs to second-hand experience.

2 Translate the following paragraph into English, using the words and expressions in the box below.

abroad broad-minded easy series symptom transplant understandable build up get over open up orient oneself to result from a fish out of water

一旦移居国外，我们会焦虑不安，甚至无法处理日常事务。这些―症状‖其实都是因为丧失了我们原来熟悉的生活环境所致。这种困惑和焦虑的感觉被称作―文化冲击‖。以前，多年形成的生活方式一直使我们感到自由、无拘束，心情愉快。现在为了克服由于文化冲击而导致的一系列不佳感觉，我们必须积极应对。首先，得让自己心胸开阔：把这一切文化差异看作是正常的，然后努力让自己适应新环境。如果我们积极参加一些社区活动，当地文化就会变得更容易理解。常言道，―入乡随俗‖。步入一个新的国家也意味着打开一个新世界。虽然―鱼儿离开水‖的感觉需要时间消逝，但是，相信我，你最终一定能重新获得自信和幸福感。

Once transplanted abroad, we will feel anxious and uneasy and even unable to deal with daily routines. As a matter of fact, these ―symptoms‖ result from losing our familiar environment. Such a feeling of confusion and anxiety is referred to as ―culture shock‖. We used to feel free, easy and happy with a life style built up over so many years. Now, to get over a series of bad feelings caused by culture shock, we must act positively / take a positive attitude. First, ask ourselves to be broad-minded: accepting all cultural differences as normal. Then, try to orient ourselves to the new surroundings. The local culture will become more understandable if we actively participate in community activities. As the saying goes, ―When in Rome, do as the Romans do‖. Stepping into a new country means opening up a new world. Though it takes time for the feeling of ―a fish out of water‖ to fade / disappear, yet, believe me, you’ll regain confidence and happiness in the end.