英语跨文化交际案例分析

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1、RevisionforthefinaltestEncountersatleast5possibleexplanationsU10Grades(P.99)Perhapstheprofessorfeelsthatstudentshavearighttohavetheiropinionconsideredinthegradingprocess.Maybetheprofessorasksstudentstogivethemselvesgradesbecauseshewantsthemtoreflecto

2、ntheirownperformance.Shefeelsstudentswilllearnbetteriftheyevaluatethemselves.Itispossiblethattheprofessordoesn’tfeelgradesareveryimportant,andwantstominimizethepressureofgrades.Perhapstheprofessorwantstoknowstudents’opinionoftheirownworkbecauseitwill

3、behelpfulinformationforherasshedecidestheirgrades.Possibly,theprofessorvalueshighlythestudents’abilityofself-reflection.Andshebelievesthisisjustthebestwayforthemtoreflect.Maybewesternteacherstendtobelievethatitisfairerforstudentsiftheirownvoicesarein

4、cludedindecidingtheirfinalgrades.MaybethetaxidriveristryingtocheatLee.PerhapsthereareextrachargesforluggagethatLeedoesn’tknowabout.Itmaybethatthedriverhasincludedatipforhimself,perhapsbecauseheknowsLeeisaforeignerandthinksshedoesn’tknowthatsheshouldt

5、ip.Onepossibilityisthatthereareextrachargesfortolls(过路费)thatLeedoesn’tknowabout.Itispossiblethatthereissomethingwrongwiththemeter,orfares(车费)haverecentlygoneupandthemeterhasn’tbeenadjustedyet.Encounter(1)U1TheTaxi(P.1)6.Maybethedriverhasincludedatipf

6、orhimself–anunreasonablylargeone.7.Possibly,thedriverhasincludedagenerous–butnotentirelyunseasonal–tipforhimself,perhapsbecauseheknowssheisaforeignerandthinksshedoesn'tknowthatsheshouldtip,orcauseinthepastotherforeignershavegivenhimverystingytips.Ms.

7、Kelsenmayfeelthatteachersshouldnotacceptgifts,especiallyvaluableones,fromstudents.(IntheWest,itisrareforindividualstudentstogiveteachersgifts,especiallyexpensiveones.)MaybeMs.Kelsendoesnotthinkitrighttoacceptagift,especiallyavaluableone,justfordoingh

8、erdutyasateacher.PerhapsMs.Kelsenisafraidthatotherpeoplewillfindoutthatsheacceptedthegift,andtheywillthinkshetookabribe.Encounter(2)U2Thegift(P.13)Ms.Kelsenmayfeelthatsheonlydidherduty,soshehasdonenothingtodeservesuchaspecialgift.Ms.Kelsenmayfeelunco