本书精选了20篇短小精悍的趣味故事。这些故事的主人公都曾因为不同文化之间的隔阂而闹出一些误会，甚至令人啼笑皆非的尴尬场面。不要以为这些事与你无关，只要我们生活在地球村这个既大又小的环境里，说不定哪天类似的事就会发生在你我身上。

一向老实听话的学生忽然变得调皮起来，居然朝老师身上泼水；亲生母亲想给孩子买一双鞋，却要让别人来帮她付钱；电信局要改动区号，可竟熬招来许多顾客的抱怨。这些故事乍一听起来似乎有些滑稽，甚至荒诞，但都是生活中真实的事例。想要了解其中的缘由，就请翻开这本《英语背后的文化——《Our Own Journeys》吧。

Unit 1 The New Year

 Story: Throwing Water

Unit 2 Luck

 Story: Protecting the Baby

Unit 3 Gestures

 Story: Island Eyes

Unit 4 Table Manners

 Story: Forced Feeding

Unit 5 Foodways

 Story: Coffee Break

Unit 6 Taking Care of Children

 Story: One Danish to Go

Unit 7 Verbal Customs

 Story: Maybe Yes, Maybe No

Unit 8 The Hidden Meaning of Colors

 Story: In the Red

Unit 9 Greetings

 Story: A Nose Is a Nose

Unit 10 Weddings

 Story: Jumping the Broom

Unit 11 Rites of Passage

 Story: Special Birthday

Unit 12 Business Practices

 Story: Carrying Cards

Unit 13 Clothing Customs

 Story: Hats off

Unit 14 Naming Customs

 Story: The Name Game

Unit 15 The Hidden Meaning of Numbers

 Story: Sorry, Wrong Number

Unit 16 Gift Giving

 Story: If the Shoe Fits

Unit 17 Gender

 Story: Pass the Orange

Unit 18 Religious Customs

 Story: My Brother's Keeper

Unit 19 Age

 Story: Age Cannot Hide

Unit 20 Healing

 Story: Banki

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Answer Key

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