首页
登录
职称英语
In the United States, it is important to be punctual for an appointment, a c
In the United States, it is important to be punctual for an appointment, a c
游客
2023-08-03
30
管理
问题
In the United States, it is important to be punctual for an appointment, a class, a meeting, etc. This may not be true in all countries, however. An American professor discovered this difference while teaching a class in a Brazilian university. The two-hour class was due to begin at 10 a.m. and end at 12 a.m. On the first day, when the professor arrived on time, no one was in the classroom. Many students came after 10 a.m. Several arrived after 10:30 a.m. Two students came after 11 a.m. Although all the students greeted the professor as they arrived, few apologized for their lateness. Were these students being rude? He decided to study the students’ behavior.
The professor talked to the American and Brazilian students about lateness in both an informal and formal situation: lunch with a friend, and a university class, respectively. He gave them an example and asked them how they would react. If they had a lunch appointment with a friend, the average American student defined lateness as 19 minutes after the agreed time. On the other hand, the average Brazilian student felt the friend was late after 33 minutes.
In an American university, students are expected to arrive at the appointed hour. In contrast in Brazil, neither the teacher nor the students always arrive at the appointed hour. Classes not only begin at the scheduled time in the United States, but they also end at the scheduled time. In the Brazilian class, only a few students left the class at noon, many remained past 12:30 to discuss the class and ask more questions, while arriving late may not be very important in Brazil, neither is staying late.
The explanation for these differences is complicated. People from Brazilian and North American cultures have different feelings about lateness. In Brazil, the students believe that a person who usually arrives late is probably more successful than a person who is always on time. In fact Brazilians expect a person with status of prestige to arrive late, while in the United States, lateness is usually considered to be disrespectful and unacceptable. Consequently, if a Brazilian is late for an appointment with a North American, the American may misinterpret the reason for the lateness and become angry. As a result of his study, the professor learned that the Brazilian students were not being disrespectful to him. Instead, they were simply behaving the appropriate way for a Brazilian student in Brazil. Eventually, the professor was able to adapt his own behavior to feel comfortable in the new culture.
选项
A、American class usually ends at the scheduled time.
B、Brazilian professors tend to be late for class.
C、Brazilian students leave the class right after class.
D、American class tends to start at the appointed hour.
答案
C
解析
排除题。根据第三段的内容,选项A、B、D都可以排除掉。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2892709.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]M:FluseasonisnoteasingitsgriponmuchoftheUnitedSt
[originaltext]M:FluseasonisnoteasingitsgriponmuchoftheUnitedSt
[originaltext]Cleanairisimportanttogoodhealth.Iftheaircontainsim
A、Theyaretoolatetooccupysomeoftheimportantmarkets.B、Thesellershave
H根据Florida、doingbusinesswithdistrictsandstates和forresearch定位到H段。该段以佛罗里达虚拟学
I根据All-virtualclasses、helpstatestosavemoney和teacherstheyemploy定位到I段。原文说,通
[originaltext]TodayI’dliketotalkaboutthenewspapersintheUnitedKin
[originaltext]TodayI’dliketotalkaboutthenewspapersintheUnitedKin
[originaltext]MostschoolsintheUnitedStatesreceivemoneyfromfederal
[originaltext]MostschoolsintheUnitedStatesreceivemoneyfromfederal
随机试题
[originaltext]EnglandwasthefirstcountrytocompetewithSpainforclaims
WelcometothePublicBusSystem.Itsbusnetwork【T1】______365daysofthey
AccordingtoBrickland,parentsnowadayshavechangedtheir______.[br]BobbleS
[originaltext]M:Hello,I’mlookingforareferencebook.W:Doyouknowthet
电气线路过负载保护,当保护电器为断路器时,保证保护电器可靠动作的电流为约定时间内
秘书活动的成果是()。A.模糊性的 B.隐匿性的 C.显露性的 D.决策
下列除哪项外,均与瘀血的形成有关A.气滞 B.血寒 C.饮食偏嗜 D.气虚
随着时间的推移,以后的经济学家又对恩格尔定律作了若干补充,以下的表述中不正确的是
患者,女,50岁。因子宫肌瘤行子宫切除术,术中医生发现患者左侧卵巢有病变应切除,
根据权责发生制的要求,下列确认当期收入的是()。A、企业收到预收定货款20万
最新回复
(
0
)