[简答]  填写主题句I.Readthepassageandchoosetherightsub-title(A-D)foreachparagraph.A.TheinexactitudeoflanguageB.PreventingmisunderstandingsC.InterculturalcommunicationD.FosteringrespectE.AvoidingconflictsPara1 　　Interculturalcommunicationreferstomessagestransmittedbetweenmembersoftwoormoredifferentsocieties.Effectiveinterculturalcommunicationhelpsfirmsavoidconflict,preventmisunderstandings,andfosterrespect.Para2 　　Theworkplaceisgrowingmorediverseeveryday.Managerscannotassumethatwhattheyfindinoffensivewillalsobeinoffensivetotheirsubordinates.Alackofsensitivitycanleadtoclaimsofdiscriminationorharassment,whichcostsfirmsbigmoney.Interculturalcommunicationinvolvesexercisingsensitivityandtacttoavoidsuchconflicts.Para3 　　Wehumanbeingshavedevelopedlanguagetocommunicateideastooneanother.Still,ourlanguagerepresentsanimperfectformofcommunication.Sometimes,wordscannotaccuratelyconveyanidea,becausetheinformationmightbehighlycomplex.Also,aconceptthatexistsinonecultureorlanguagemightnotbepartofanother.Effectiveinterculturalcommunicationtriestobridgelanguagegapsaseffectivelyaspossiblesothateveryoneattheworkplacefindsthemselvesonthesamepage.Para4 　　Giventheinexactitudeoflanguage,misunderstandingscanfrequentlyarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentcultureswhentheyexchangeinformation.Idiomsoftenbecomelostintranslation.Forexample,theEnglishexpression“toshoulderresponsibility”translatesintoSwedishas“beamanforyourhat”.Interculturalcommunicationdoesnotrelyonexpressionsnativetoaparticularlanguagethatcouldleadtoconfusion;rather,itreliesonclearmessagesthatallpartiesunderstand.Para5 　　Communicationhappensdifferentlyinvariouscultures.Whatonesocietyfindsacceptablemaybeanathema toanother.Whencoworkersfromdifferentculturesdonottakethesedifferencesintoaccount,notonlydoescommunicationsufferbutconflictscometothefore.Effectiveinterculturalcommunicationdoesnottrytoignoresocietaldifferences;rather,itrespectsthevariationsamongthehumanraceandenablespeopletotransmitinformationclearly.