2015职称英语综合类阅读理解之阅读精选Cultural Taboos_职称英语阅读理解

2015职称英语综合类阅读理解之阅读精选Cultural Taboos

　　3、其次，认真考虑你决定去旅游的那个国家的主要宗教，并通过读书了解关于穿着的禁忌，如果计划去游览圣地，尤其要获悉这方面的禁忌。携带诸如覆盖肩膀的衬衫或短袖汗衫和长裤之类的保守衣服，以备不时之需。回避你认为可能敏感的话题。如果某个话题在你自己的文化里是敏感的话题，那么这个话题在其他文化里也很可能同样如此。毫无拘束地表现出你对旅游目的地的历史和风俗饶有兴趣，但不要就约定俗成的事情提出太多疑问，提问太多，也许会得罪当地人。牢牢记住，根据很多国家的文化习俗，当众表现爱慕亲密之情被视为禁忌。在街道上或在公共场所接吻是不可接受的行为，应该加以避免。要是对行为表现方式没有把握，观察当地人并模仿他们。如果他们没有某种行为方式，你也许也应该避免。

　　4.Finally, if you are travelling on business or plan to stay with a host family and you wish to take a gift, do some research. The idea of the perfect gift varies greatly from country to country, and one of the easiest ways to offend somebody is to give the wrong gift. In China, it is taboo to give clocks and fans. The Chinese word for fan has a similar sound to the word for separation, while the sound for clock is similar to that of death. In Japan, gifts should never be given in sets of four, as the sound of the word four in Japanese is similar to the sound of the word meaning death.