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Travel can be an enjoyable and valuable2 experience. However, foreign cultures and customs can be so different from our own that they can be very surprising. This is known as culture shock. Let’s look at some examples.
Awkward Kisses
I love France, except for the French greetings3. Once, I was introduced to a French girl. I smiled and said hello, but she grabbed4 my shoulders and kissed me on both cheeks5! It was so embarrassing6. All I could do was just stand there, smiling like a dummy!
Hands on Heads
On my second day in Thailand, when I was walking down the street, I saw a soccer ball. I picked it up and looked around. A boy approached7 and gestured8 to the ball. I smiled and handed it over, patting him on the head. His dad’s smile, however, suddenly vanished9. Later I learned that people’s heads are holy for Thais. Only the king, monks, and parents can touch them!
A Hungry Backpacker
To enjoy my time in Spain, all I had to do was get used to their odd10 daily schedule11. First of all, breakfast is eaten quite late or just skipped12. Their lunch break, on the contrary, seems to last forever. It includes the famous Spanish “siesta,” or midday nap, and can sometimes last until 4 p.m. Then they have an “afternoon” snack at six, and I had to wait till nine for dinner!
If you ever experience culture shock, don’t panic13. It’s normal to be surprised by cultural differences. When you have these feelings, all you have to do is keep an open mind and embrace14 the whole new experience.
Vocabulary
Words
1. culture n. [U, C] 文化
● Claire wants to visit Japan someday because she loves Japanese culture.
Claire有朝一日想去日本玩因為她喜愛日本文化。
cultural adj. 文化的
● Robert enjoys talking to people from different cultural backgrounds.
Robert喜愛和來自不同文化背景的人聊天。
2. valuable adj. 珍貴的 SYN precious, treasured
● All the love letters Randal wrote to Beth are very valuable to her.
所有Randal寫給Beth的情書對她來說都是很珍貴的。
value n. [U] 價值
● These classic old cars are of great value because they are not made anymore.
這些經典老車都是很有價值的因為都不再生產了。
3. greeting n. [C, U] 問候
● After a formal greeting to welcome everyone, Ms. Philip started her speech.
和大家正式問候以表歡迎後，Philip女士開始她的演講。
greet vt. 問候；打招呼
● It’s interesting to learn how people from different cultures greet each other.
學習來自不同文化的人們如何互相打招呼是很有趣的。
(p.8)
4. grab vt. 抓取 (grab‒grabbed‒grabbed)
● Mel was late for work, so she quickly grabbed her bag and ran out.
Mel上班遲到了，所以她很快地抓起包包就跑出去了。
5. cheek n. [C] 臉頰
● After Lisa ran up the hill, her cheeks were bright red.
Lisa跑上山坡後，她的臉頰紅通通的。
6. embarrassing adj. 令人感到尷尬的 SYN awkward
● It was embarrassing when Sandy’s phone started ringing loudly during an important meeting.
在一場重要會議中，Sandy的手機開始大聲響鈴真是令人尷尬。
embarrass vt. 使……感到尷尬
● Mom embarrassed Jack in front of his friends by telling a story about something he did as a child.
媽媽在Jack的朋友們面前說起他小時候做過的一件事讓他很尷尬。
7. approach vi. vt. 接近
● As the school bus approached, students lined up and waited to board it.
當校車接近時，學生們排著隊等待上車。
approach n. [C, U] 接近
● Due to the approach of a typhoon, people were told to stay in their houses.
由於颱風的接近，人們被告知要待在家中。
(p.9)
8. gesture vi. 用手勢表示 SYN sign
● Dad gestured for us to stay quiet and not to wake our baby sister.
爸爸用手勢示意要我們保持安靜，不要吵醒我們的小妹妹。
gesture n. [C] 手勢；示意動作
● Gestures are often used to help people communicate more effectively.
手勢經常被用來幫助人們更有效地溝通。
9. vanish vi.（突然地）消失 SYN disappear
● Everyone cheered when the magician made the rabbit vanish.
當魔術師把那隻兔子變不見時，大家都歡呼叫好。
10. odd adj. 怪異的 SYN strange
● It is odd to see Stella so quiet. Let’s ask her what happened.
看Stella這麼安靜很奇怪。我們去問問她發生什麼事了。
11. schedule n. [C] 日程表 SYN timetable
● Ms. Tai had a very tight schedule today and did not even have time for lunch.
戴小姐今天的行程很緊湊，甚至沒有時間吃午餐。
12. skip vt. 省略 (skip‒skipped‒skipped) SYN avoid
● Mr. Su wants to know why Peter skipped class and what he was doing instead.
蘇老師想知道Peter為什麼翹課以及他翹課去做什麼事。
(p.10)
13. panic vi. 驚慌 (panic‒panicked‒panicked)
● The news of a water shortage has caused many people to panic.
缺水的新聞造成很多人驚慌。
14. embrace vt. 欣然接受；擁抱 SYN welcome; hug
● Embrace every chance you get in life. Don’t let any slip through your fingers.
欣然接受生命中得到的每個機會。別讓任何機會從指間溜走。
● The parents embrace their son when they say goodbye to each other every morning.
這對父母每天早上和兒子互相道別時都會擁抱他。
Phrases
1. except for 除……之外（不包括）
● Everyone in my family loves seafood except for my brother. He seldom eats it.
除了我弟弟以外，我們家每個人都愛海鮮。他很少吃海鮮。
2. pick (...) up 撿起來；接送
● Would you please pick up my pen for me? I can’t reach it.
請你幫我把筆撿起來好嗎？我拿不到。
● Grandpa usually picks me up after school because both of my parents have to work.
爺爺通常在放學後來接我，因為我父母都必須工作。
(p.11)
3. hand (...) over 把……交給
● After we signed the contract, the landlord handed the keys to the apartment over to us.
我們簽完合約之後，房東就將公寓鑰匙交給我們。
4. get used to 習慣
● It took Omar many years to get used to the heavy traffic in Taipei.
Omar花了好幾年時間才習慣臺北繁忙的交通。
5. first of all 首先 SYN to begin with
● Baking a cake is not hard. First of all, you need to get the flour, milk, butter, and sugar ready.
烤蛋糕並不難。首先，你需要把麵粉、牛奶、奶油和糖準備好。
6. on the contrary 相反地
● The conversation the couple had was not helpful; on the contrary, it made things worse.
這對夫妻的談話沒有幫助；相反地，它讓事態更糟了。
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