A US Coal Company Is Beginning a New Business Partnership with with Mining

question 9

Multiple Choice

A U.S. coal company is beginning a new business partnership with mining operations in China. Which of the following individuals would likely be the most effective translator for a meeting?

• A) an American translator who is experienced in the methods of coal mining
• B) an American translator who formerly worked for the United Nations
• C) a Chinese translator who is familiar with both American and Canadian English
• D) a Chinese translator who understands American text messaging and slang

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Definitions:

General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)

A theoretical model describing the body's short-term and long-term reactions to stress, characterized by stages of alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.

Hans Selye

A pioneering Hungarian-Canadian endocrinologist who first identified and described the concept of stress and its effects on the human body.

General Adaptation Syndrome

A three-stage process (alarm, resistance, exhaustion) that describes the physiological changes the body goes through under stress.

Resistance Phase

The second stage of the general adaptation syndrome, where the body adapts to a stressor and attempts to return to homeostasis.