大學(xué)英語對話演講稿

大學(xué)英語對話演講稿

Title:CulturalExchangeandUnderstandingintheAgeofGlobalization

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Alice:AninternationalstudentfromChina.

Ben:AnativeAmericanuniversitystudent.

Scene:Acozycaféinauniversitytown.

Alice:(sippinghercoffee)Ben,I'vebeenthinkingalotabouthowdifferentourculturesaresinceIcamehere.It'sfascinating,butalsoabitchallengingattimes.

Ben:(nodding)Itotallygetthat.I'vealwaysbeencuriousaboutChineseculture.WhataspectsdoyoufindmostchallengingtoadapttohereintheU.S.?

Alice:Well,forstarters,thewayweapproachsocialinteractionsisquitedifferent.InChina,weoftengreeteachotherwithaboworahandshake,buthere,ahugorakissonthecheekismorecommonamongfriends.Ittookmeawhiletogetusedtothat.

Ben:(laughing)Yeah,that'sdefinitelyaculturalshockforalotofinternationalstudents.Ontheotherhand,I'vealwaysadmiredhowChinesepeoplevaluecollectivismandrespectforelders.It'ssomethingwecoulddefinitelylearnfromintheU.S.

Alice:Absolutely.Ithinkglobalizationhasmadeiteasierforustolearnfromeachother,though.Throughmovies,music,andtheinternet,we'reexposedtosomanydifferentculturesnow.

Ben:Definitely.I'vewatchedalotofChinesedramasandlistenedtoMandopoprecently.It'samazinghowmuchI'velearnedaboutChinesetraditionsandvaluesthroughthose.

Alice:AndI'vediscoveredAmericanrockandcountrymusic.It'slikeawindowintoyourwayoflife.ButIalsonoticethatsometimes,misunderstandingscanstillhappen.Languagebarrierscanbeabigissue.

Ben:True.Languageissuchacrucialpartofculture.Butevenwhenwedon'tspeakthesamelanguage,there'sstillsomuchwecansharethroughnon-verbalcommunication,art,andfood.

Alice:Speakingoffood,ImissChinesecuisinesomuch!ButI'vealsoenjoyedtryingoutAmericandisheslikeburgersandpizza.It'sagreatwaytoexperienceyourculturetoo.

Ben:Anditgoesbothways.I'vetrieddimsumandChinesenoodlesatthelocalrestaurant,andIlovethem!It'sallpartofthatculturalexchangeandunderstandingwe'retalkingabout.

Alice:Right.ButIthinkthere'salsoaneedformorein-depthculturaleducationinschools.Weneedtolearnnotjustaboutthesurface-leveldifferences,butalsoaboutthedeepervaluesandhistoriesthatshapeourcultures.

Ben:Iagree.Andmaybemoreopportunitiesforface-to-faceinteractions,likestudyabroadprogramsorculturalfestivals.Thoseexperiencescanreallybreakdownstereotypesandbuildempathy.

Alice:Exactly.Intheend,Ibelievethatthroughopen-mindedness,respect,andcontinuouseffort,wecanovercomethechallengesandtrulyembracethebea