PartI Diff erent Values
Unit 1 Chinese People .......................................................003
Passage A Chinese Character ..................................................003
Passage B The Legacy of Confucianism ................................009
Cultural Information Chinese Ancient Mythical Stories ........018
Unit 2 Western People .......................................................021
Passage A English Character ..................................................021
Passage B American Character ...............................................026
Cultural Information Infl uence of Geographic Environment ...033
Unit 3 Values and Worldviews ............................................035
Passage A East and West, Diff erent Values .............................035
Passage B Holistic or Dualistic View of the World ................044
Cultural Information Tightness and Looseness in Individualistic
and Collectivistic Cultures .....................................................053
PartII Diff erent Daily Life
Unit 4 Family and Friends ..................................................059
Passage A American Family ...................................................059
Passage B Social Relationship and Friendship in East and West ...067
Cultural Information Impersonal Relationship of Americans ...074
Unit 5 Sports and Diet ........................................................077
Passage A Sports and Recreation in America .........................077
Passage B Chopsticks or Forks, Taste or Nutrition ................084
Cultural Information Unhealthy and Overindulgent Eating in America .........................................................................092
Part III Diff erent Attitudes to Education and Work
Unit 6 Education .........................................................097
Passage A Education in China and the US..............................097
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