Culture in general is concerned about beliefs and values on the__1__ basis of which peope interpret experiences and behave,individually and in groups. Broadly and simply putting, "culture"refers to a __2__ group or community with that you sharecommon experiences that __3__ shape the way how youunderstand the world. Culture is the "lens" __4__ throughwhich you view the world, it is central to what you see,how youmake sense of what you see, and how you express yourself.
Culture is often at the root of communication challenges. Exploring historical experiences and theways in which various cultural
groups have related to each other is key to open channels for cross- __5__ culturalcommunication. Becoming more beware of cultural differences, __6__ as well as exploring culturalsimilarities, can help you comminicate with the others more effectively. Next time you find yourself__7__ a confusing situation, ask yourself how culture may be shaping your __8__ own reactions,and try to see the world from the other's point of view. Anthropologists discovered that, whenfaced by interaction that we do not understand, people tend to interpret the others involved as"abnormal", "weird" or "wrong". Awareness of cultureal differences and recognizing where culturaldifferences are in work __9__ is the first step toward understanding each other and establish your__10__ own assumptions about the "right" way of doing things and as a chance to learn newways to solve problems.
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1.about--with.concerned 作為形容詞既可以和about搭配，也可以和with搭配，意思有所不同，前者是“為……擔(dān)心”，后者是“與……有關(guān)”。文中應(yīng)取后者之意。
2.putting--put,put可以有“表達”的意思，broadly put是“從廣義上說”，simply put 意思是“簡單地說”，這次詞組中的put實際上是動詞put的過去分詞。同樣的意思也可以用不定式詞組表示，如：to put it simply， to put it bluntly。
3.(with)that--which.如果關(guān)系分句是由“介詞+關(guān)系代詞”引導(dǎo)的，那么這個代詞只能是which或whom。
4.how--how不用于引導(dǎo)關(guān)系分句。先行詞the way后面的關(guān)系分句可以用in which引導(dǎo)，也可以省略。但是，how可以引導(dǎo)名詞性分句，相當(dāng)于the way in which。
5.open--opening.be key to 詞組中to是介詞，而不是不定時標(biāo)記，所以其后應(yīng)當(dāng)跟-ing分詞，而不是動詞不定式。
6.beware--aware.beware 是動詞，所以不能說become beware of。
7.the--the others指除了已經(jīng)提及的以外余下的，而others僅指“一些”。
8.“find+somebody/something+in a particular situation”表示“發(fā)現(xiàn)某人/某物處于某種狀態(tài)”，賓語somebody/something之后可以是形容詞、分詞、介詞詞組等。
9.in--at.work和不同的介詞搭配表示不同的含義。“in work”表示“有工作”，“at work”的意思是“在起作用”。
10.establish--establishing.在這句話里understaning和establishing實際上是兩個并列的分詞，都是介詞towards的賓語。