第十六期 3-1(3/7)-英语听力

[00:00.50]Great to see you back from Canada. [00:04.26]What impressed you most of the Canadian culture? [00:07.98]It's not the Canadian culture but the culture shock that [00:11.71]left a great impression in my mind. [00:14.54]What do you mean by culture shock? [00:16.80]Culture shock is caused by the anxiety that results [00:20.73]from losing all our familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse. [00:26.30]To be more specific, what is it? [00:28.89]When an individual enters a strange culture, [00:32.29]all or most of these familiar signs are removed. [00:36.31]He or she is like a fish out of water [00:39.48]and tend to have a feeling of frustration and anxiety. [00:43.60]What are people's reactions? [00:45.74]People react to the frustration in much the same way. [00:49.47]First they reject the environment, which causes the discomfort. [00:54.08]I see.