“一带一路”国家跨文化商务交际教程（第二版）答案.pdfVIP

“一带一路”国家【第二版】

跨文化商务交际教程

Unit1Thailand

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Thailandisknownasthe“LandofSmiles”becauseofthefriendlyand

cheerfuldemeanoroftheThaipeople.IreallyenjoytravelinginThailand

becauseofthegreatpeople,becauseofthewonderfulscenery,becauseof

thetropicalweatheryear-round,becauseofalltheactivitiesthatyoucan

dothere,andbecauseofitshighlydevelopedtouristinfrastructurewhile

stillbeingoneofthecheapesttraveldestinationsinAsia.

LocatedinSoutheastAsia,itbordersMyanmartothewest,Laostothe

northeast,Cambodiatothesoutheast,andMalaysia(马来西亚)(马来西亚)to

thesouth.Itstotallandareais513,000squarekilometers.It’sslightlybigger

thanSpainandslightlysmallerthanYemen.

Thailandisbestknownforitsislandsanditspeninsulawiththeirbeaches.

ButmuchofThailandrestsfarawayfromthebeach.There’salargecentral

plainwhereBangkokislocated.Muchofthenorthernpartofthecountryis

mountainous,andmuchoftheeasternportionofthecountryconsistsofa

lowhillyplateau.AnothermajorfeatureofThailandisitsrivers,namelythe

ChaoPhrayaRiverandtheMekongRiveranditstributaries.Andtheyhave

ahugeimpactonlifeinThailand.Thesemajorriversallowforwetrice

cultivationandhavealsoservedasmajortransportationroutesthroughout

thecenturiesandstilldotodaytosomeextent.

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▶▶▶Thailandisknownasthe“LandofSmiles”becauseofthefriendlyand

cheerfuldemeanoroftheThaipeople.

▶▶▶BecauseThailandhasgreatpeople,wonderfulscenery,tropicalweather

year-round,manyactivities,anditshighlydevelopedtouristinfrastructure.

Itisalsonotanexpensiveplacetotravel.

▶▶▶Thailandisbestknownforitsislandsanditspeninsulawiththeir

beaches.

▶▶▶Becauseitsmajorriversallowforwetricec