新视野大学英语读写教程（第二版）第三册 Unit 3 Section B Cultural Differences in Western and Japanese Decision-Making.pptVIP

I. Predicting an Author’s Ideas One way to read effectively is to predict. Making predictions while reading keeps your mind involved in the passage. It is a great aid in understanding what comes next. Take Section A for example: II. Practice the Skill 1. Buying a personal computer is never easy,  no matter how much you know about them. You expect the author to mention______. 2. In both Japan and China, people have long believed that earthquakes can be forecast. Make Your Judgment Japanese stays in certain job for quite a long time while American may move from job to job frequently. According to the author, Japanese way of decision-making is superior to the American one. In the approach “I to You”, both sides automatically and often unconsciously try to understand the other person’s point of view. 4. In Japan even ordinary worker’s thoughts and opinions may be given great considerations. 5. Americans are not used to Japanese many successive meetings in the business. 6. Westerners implement the decision in slow pace because they are not good at in-depth planning. 7. The Japanese are eager to be more westernized and insist on going home at five o’clock. 8. The Japanese business person will spend whatever time is necessary________________, _______________even if the deal falls through. 9. In business, the Japanese is trying to devise a rather broad direction, while the American is pressing for _________________. 10.The new system converted 700 people to securities sales people instead of ________________. 1. 他生病了。 2. 我希望天气能持续放晴。 3. 他们来的不是时候。 1. 天很快黑了下来。 2. 政府未采取措施抑制物价上涨。 3. 那是一个严重的错误。 3. superior adj. (L9) better than someone or something else 4. inferior adj. (L10) not as good as someone or something else superior: having a higher position VS inferior: lower in position 5. consult v. (L32) ask for inf