Breaking Through Ethnocentrism Downside in International Communication

Ethnocentrism exists in all cultures and everyone is ethnocentric to some extent.People always tend to hold a stand on the side of their own cultural beliefs,values and manners to judge what is correct and what is wrong with regard to the cultures and traditions of other countries.Some feasible ways are given to adjust ethnocentric tendency in people’s minds in the future intercultural communication.Besides that,this paper also describes the author’s attributions to this study and gives some prospects for the future study to the ethnocentric phenomenon.     

完形填空

1Students in the USA are still enjoyingtheir vacations.Christmas is over,but schooldoesn’t begin again for another importanth1—the first day of the New Year.It’sthe last night of the old year,however,thatpeople celebrate the most.Almost everyone i2going to a party.It’s nice to b3with friends when you s4goodbye to the old year.The people a5theparties are dancing and singing.Most ofthem are w6paper hats and m7noise.It’s g8close to midnight now and everyone iss9to watch the clock.At exac…     

A Comparison between American Individualism and Chinese Collectivism-From the View of Cherishing Life in War

There is a large discrepancy in the value concept of life.We know that the ways of cherishing life are different in war to the soldiers from different cultures.We may perceive that people’s concept has been much influenced by the different cultural background and social environment.And similar cultural background and social environment may make people’s value trend introject.     

悠闲英语（五十二）Vanity License Plates——趣味车牌

More people can afford to buy cars in China these days. In Beijing alone, there are more than three million auto mobiles, and the number is increasing by the thousands each month. Of course, we all like cars. They are convenient, and, more often than not, they represent your social status--what you drive shows others how successful you are. It is so VAIN! Some of our readers may cry out But, yes, people are vain. We are vain, because we live in a social environment, and we judge ourselves through other people＇s eyes.     

The Ladies of Stone

Britain’s Oldest Road A friend and I recently cycled the Ridgeway,which follows a ridge of chalk hills from the small town of Streatley on the River Thames to the village of Avebury in Wiltshire.Unlike many countries in Europe,including Scotland,people are not allowed to walk wherever they like in the countryside of England and Wales.We can only use footpaths and so forth,which have been specially marked.The Ridgeway is thought of as Britain’s oldest     

Political Idioms

Witch-HuntA deliberate attempt to find and punish people whose opinions are seen as wrong or dangerous. Often this is based on false information, and the people who are punished in a witch-hunt are often completely innocent. An example: During the 1950s, there was a witch-hunt in the USA organized against the     

The Best Way to Stay healthy

Health is one of the most important things to our happy life. So every one is concerned about it. Many people seek to maintain their health. What is the proper way to maintain health? In my view, the best way is to live a regular life. Regular life is the key to health. Some people are used to rising late and staying up1 late. They damage their health by disturbing the biological2 function in the body. A regular life can keep us fit. We are better prepared to study and work if we know the proper way to maintain healthy. We can benefit from the regular life all the life if we keep it up.     

My favourite festival

Hello,everyone! My name is Wang Jun-fei. I’m from Class 5,Grade 7.Today my topic is"My favourite festival". My favourite festival is the Spring Festival. On Chinese New Year eve,family members get together and have a big dinner to celebrate it.Usually people let off firework, it’s beautiful.Then people watch the Spring Festival Gala,it’s very wonderful.In the     

“The Poetics” as Apology for Poetry and Poets

Plato and Aristotle are both great philosophers in Greek,and Plato is the teacher of Aristotle.But their attitudes to the philosophy and art are quite different from each other.In Plato’s point of view,all poets should be rebelled out of his republic as they will lead the ordinary people to a wrong way;but to Aristotle,poets and the poetry they write should be admired because they will make good effects on the people and the society.This paper is going to discuss about their different attitudes to the so cial function of the poetry in three aspects:the content and the effect of the poetry;the nature of poetry.     

Making Friends

Everyone needs friends. They are a basic source of happiness and hope in our lives. However, the ability to make friends varies from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others it's very difficult. We all have the ability to make friends. Unfortunately, many people never reach their potential(潜能). Making friends is a skill, and