49 According to this passage, which of the following is true about low context cultures?
(A) A statement is often expected to be understood by most people.
(B) External factors often influence the meaning of a statement.
(C) Speakers usually fail to state a statement straightforwardly.
(D) The same message may be interpreted differently.

A very strong element部分；部件；要素 of our cultures is context起因, （事情存在、發生的）背景.

This refers to our environment, particularly how much of it is significant重要 during communication.

in terms of根據 context, there are two types of cultures, i.e., high context cultures and low context cultures. High context cultures assign選擇, 分配 a lot of importance to the environment surrounding a message.

Some cultures usually put into this category種類 include the Japanese, Han Chinese, and Gulf地區, 海灣 Arab阿拉伯 High context speakers may not  state情況, 狀態 a message very directly.

The meaning of the message is imply暗指, not express陳述；表達.  

In order to understand what is being said, the listener must understand the situation and his or her relationship to the speaker.

In different situations, a given statement could have very different meanings.

In contrast, low context cultures (such as German and American cultures are said to be) place the highest importance on the message itself, which is often quite explici清楚明白的；明確.

External外面 factors事實, 因素 like interpersonal人際 relationships or family histories do not usually alter the message very much.

In such cultures, it is common to send a message to a large number of people and expect them all to understand the message in the same way.