跨文化交际视听说案例分析

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1、Case1XiaoLIandXiaoWangwerecolleagues.XiaoLIgavealotofhelptoXiaoWangfinanciallyandsocially.RecentlyXiaoLIwouldgetmarried.ButheforgotinvitingXiaoWangattendhiswedding.LaterXiaoWanggotinformationaboutXiaoLTweddingandsentRMB500YuantoXiaoLI.Question:Whatculturalphenom

2、enoncanbereflected?Why?InChinesecultureinfluencedbyConfucianism,ifsomeonedoesafavorforyou,youshouldreturnthefavortothem.ThisisverycommonforChinesepeople..InthephilosophyofConfucianismReciprocityarethebaseofrelationships.Gratitudeandindebtednessareimportantpartso

3、fChineseculture.Ifapersonfeelsuneasytobeindebtedofsomeone,paybackisnecessarytoachievebalanceintherelationship.Case2AnEnglishguest:Eachtimeanewdisharrivedhisparentswouldleanoverandloadmyplatewithtastymorsels.AstheyhadtakenallthetroubletocookitIjusthadtopolishitof

4、f.Assoonasmyplatewasemptytheywouldputmoreon.Ofcourse,Ifeltduty-boundtoeatthattoo.AChineseguest:CanyouimaginehowmanydishesIhad?Onlyone—astewwithmeatandvegetables.Themeatwasoverdoneandtoohardtoeat;greenvegetableswerenolongergreen.Theyneverputfoodonyourplatebutjust

5、askyoutohelpyourself.Ifyou,asaguest,areshyormodest,waitingforthefoodtobeputonyourplate,youwillremainhalf-starved・Question:ArethereanydifferencesinhospitalitybetweenaChineseandEnglish?Whatarethereasons?Yes.TheChinesestudentfeltdisappointedatBritishhospitalitybeca

6、usesheusedtheChinesewayofshowinghospitalitytojudgetheBritishone.InthestorytakingplaceinChina,thewesternercouldnftimaginethatthereshouldbesixteendishespreparedforher.Whensheatefromtheeightcolddishes,shecouldnfteatanymore.ItisbecauseaWesternmealnormallyseversonema

7、incourseplusastarterandsweetsordesserts.Thefactisthatdifferentpeopleintheworldshowtheirdifferenthospitalityindifferentways.Case3LiLanhadanAmericanfriendSusan.TheyusuallyhadlunchtogetherandLiLanoftenaskedSusanforadviceonproblemsshefacedadjustingtoAmericansociety.

8、SusangaveLiLanalotofadviceandhelpedhertoimproveherEnglish.OnceLiLanneededurgentlyabigsumofmoneytopayhertuitionfee.SinceshehasnootherfriendsintheStates,sheturnedtoSusa