Unit 1 Intercultural Communication 1
Warm-up 1
Reading 1 4
Reading 2 9
Interpretation Skills 13
Interpretation Drill 17
Unit 2 Norms of So Interaction 21
Warm-up 21
Reading 1 23
Reading 2 27
Interpretation Skills 31
Interpretation Drill 35
Unit 3 Language and Verbal Communication 37
Warm-up 37
Reading 1 40
Reading 2 44
Interpretation Skills 48
Interpretation Drill 52
Unit 4 Body Language and Nonverbal Communication 55
Warm-up 55
Reading 1 58
Reading 2 62
Interpretation Skills 67
Interpretation Drill 71
Unit 5 Time and Space across Cultures 73
Warm-up 73
Reading 1 76
Reading 2 80
Interpretation Skills 84
Interpretation Drill 88
Unit 6 Food and Culture 91
Warm-up 91
Reading 1 94
Reading 2 98
Interpretation Skills 102
Interpretation Drill 106
Unit 7 Religion  109
Warm-up 109
Reading 1 111
Reading 2 116
Interpretation Skills 121
Interpretation Drill 123
Unit 8 Cross-Gender Communication 125
Warm-up 125
Reading 1 127
Reading 2 131
Interpretation Skills 137
Interpretation Drill 145
Unit 9 Humor and Culture 149
Warm-up 149
Reading 1 152
Reading 2 156
Interpretation Skills 161
Interpretation Drill 163
Unit 10 World Views 167
Warm-up 167
Reading 1 171
Reading 2 175
Interpretation Skills 180
Interpretation Drill 185
Keys 189

本书以中西文化沟通中的10个主题为框架，将全书分为10个单元。每个单元都设有Warm-up，Reading，Interpretation Skills和Interpretation Drill四个部分。部分就中西文化沟通中的典型案例进行讨论，唤醒学生的跨文化沟通意识；第二部分是阅读和主题相关的文化材料，每个单元涵盖两篇英文原版材料，目的是让学生了解跨文化沟通的知识和理论；第三部是在熟悉主题和文化背景后，介绍相关的口译技巧；第四部分是口译实训，以提高学生的口译能力，很终提升他们的跨文化能力。