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1、TheDifferencebetweenChinese andWesternCultureContents1.GreetingandParting2.Addressing3.ComplimentsandResponses4.ThanksandResponses5.AskingPersonalAffairs6.Invitation1.GreetingandPartingInChina,whenpeoplemeetacquaintancesorfriends,wealwayssay,“Haveyoue
2、atenyet?”Whatareyougoingtodo?”InEnglish,peopleoftenemploythefollowingexpressionstogreeteachother“Goodmorning/afternoon/evening.“Fineday,isn’tit?”Howiseverythinggoing?”,etcWesternandChinesecultureshavediverse waystodealwithleave-takingsWesternpeoplealw
3、aystrytomaketheirleavingsoundreluctantbyfindingsomereasonsandapologizeforittomaketheleavingacceptableforbothparties.Theyoftensignalseveraltimesbeforeleaving.Suchas,1.“IamafraidImustbeoff,Ihaveto…”2.“Well,it’sbeennicetoseeyouagain.Idoenjoyour talkandth
4、elovelydinner,butImustbegoingsoon”.3.“Thankyouverymuchforaskingmeover.Ihopewe’llbeabletogettogetheragainbeforelong…”2.AddressingInChina,thesurnamecomesfirstandthenthegivenname.Whilewesternersnamesarewrittenandspokenwiththegivennamefirstandthefamilynam
5、elast.East&WestInwest,Althoughtheyaredifferentinageandstatus,theycancalltheotherdirectly,namely,theirnames,evenfirstnames.Theydemonstratethesenseofintimacyandtheconceptionof”Everyoneiscreatedequal”Ineast,chineseuse“title+surname”toaddresstheirsuperior
6、oreldersratherthancallthemsurnames,whilethesuperiororelderscalltheaddresserstheirnames.Otherwise,theaddressermaybeconsideredasillmannered,illeducatedorrude.3.ComplimentsandResponsesForexample,ifahostessiscomplimentedforhercookingskill,howwillsherespon
7、seinwestandchina?East&WestAChinesehostesswillapologizeforgivingyou“Nothing”.Shewillsay“Ijustmadesomedishescasuallyandtheyarenotverytasty.”Anwesternhostessislikelytosay,”Oh,Iamsogladthatyoulikedit.Icookitespeciallyforyou.”Whatcanweseefromit?TheAmerican
8、sare“straightforwardness”,theChinesetakepridein“modesty”.Intheresponsetocompliments.Chinesearetendtoeffacethemselvesinwordsorrefuseit,althoughtheydofeelcomfortableaboutthecompliments.4.ThanksandResponsesInChina,“Thankyou”isnotfrequentlyusedbet
