高二英语作文understanding.doc

高二英语作文understanding 英语作文一直是英语考试中的重点难题以下是小编收集的高二英语作文仅供大家阅读参考 Beingawareofthedifferencesthatexistbetweenculturesandknowinghowtoactwhenwearefacedwithpuzzlingcrossculturalsituationsareimportantskillsforharmoniousinterculturalrelations. Crossculturalresearchshowsthatwecanexamineallculturesbyusingabasictaxonomyofculturalbehaviorswhichallowsustoseethedifferencesandsimilaritiesamongcultures. Thisarticleprovidesstudentswithknowledgeandactivitiestoenhancetheirawarenessofculturalpatternsamongthedifferentculturesoftheworld. Inthefollowinglessonstudentswilllearnaboutbasicattitudesdifferentcultureshavetowardthreeculturalvaluedimensions:theroleoftheindividualinasociety,powerdistance,andtimeorientation.Studentswillthenapplythisknowledgeinactivitiesthatrequirethemtodecidehowtoactincrossculturalsituationsbasedontheinformationtheyhavelearnedaboutthatculturesvalues. Ihaveehereforabouthalfyear,Ihavetravelledhereaboutseveraltimes,withmydearsister,withmydearbrother,withmycloselyfriend,sowhenIagainwasinvitedtotravelaroundhere,Isaidtomyselfthattherewouldbenothingnewcansurpriseme.Someonethinkshimselfisrightmaybenotright.Sothishappenedonme. Followedhimandwentwherehewentandheexplainedthedetailsaboutit,everywhereheledmetosurperisedmeandwhathesaidreallymademethinkthatwhatIsawbeforewasnotthebasicofshanghai,thelittlepointofit. Itisnecessarytotakemoretimetoknowallthingsaroundme. Inalloneslifetimeitisoneselfthatonespendsthemosttimebeingwithordealingwith.Butitispreciselyoneselfthatonehastheleastunderstandingof.Whenyouaregoingupwardsinlifeyoutendtooverestimateyourself.Itseemsthateverythingyouseekforiswithinyourreach;luckandopportunitieswilleyourwayandyouareoverjoyedthattheyconstitutepartofyourworth.Whenyouaregoingdownhillyoutendtounderestimateyourself,mistakingdifficultiesandadversitiesforyourowninpetence.Itslikelythatyouthinkitwiseforyourselftoknowyourplaceandstayalooffromworldlywearingamaskofcowardice,behindwhichtheflowofsapinyourlifewillberetarded. Togetathoroughunderstandingofoneselfistogainacorrectviewofoneselfandbeasoberrealistawareofbothonesstrengthandshortage.Youmaylookforwardhopefullytothefuturebutbesurenottoexpecttoomuch,foridealscanneverbefullyrealized.Youmaybecourageoustomeetchallengesbutitshouldbecleartoyouwheretodirectyourefforts.Thatstowaysolongasyouhaveaperfectknowledgeofyourselftherewontbedifficultiesyoucantovere,norobstaclesyoucantsurmount. Togetathoroughunderstandingofoneselfneedsselfappreciation.Whetheryoulikenyourselftoatoweringtreeorabladeofgrass,whetheryouthinkyouareahighmountainorasmallstone,yourepresentastateofnaturethathasitsownraisondeter.Ifyouearnestlyadmireyourselfyoullhavearealsenseofselfappreciation,whichwillgiveyouconfidence.Assoonasyougainfullconfidenceinyourselfyoullbeenabledtofightandovereanyadversity. Togetathoroughunderstandingofoneselfalsorequiresdoingoneselfafavorwhenitsneeded.Intimeofanger,doyourselfafavorbygivingventtoitinaquietplacesothatyouwontbehurtbyitsflames;intimeofsadness,doyourselfafavorbysharingitwithyourfriendssoastochangeagloomymoodintoacheerfulone;intimeoftiredness,doyourselfafavorbygettingagoodsleeportakingsometonic.Showyourselflovingconcernaboutyourhealthanddailylife.Asyouareaware,whatapersonphysicallyhasisbutahumanbodythatsvulnerablewhenexposedtotheelements.Soifyoufallill,itsuptoyoutotakeagoodcareofyourself.Unlessyouknowperfectlywellwhenandhowtodoyourselfafa