资源描述：
《《中西文化差异英》PPT课件》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。
1、TheDifferencebetweenChinese andWesternCultureContents1.GreetingandParting2.Addressing3.ComplimentsandResponses4.ThanksandResponses5.AskingPersonalAffairs6.Invitation1.GreetingandPartingInChina,whenpeoplemeetacquaintancesorfriends,wealwayssay,“Haveyoueatenyet?”Whatar
2、eyougoingtodo?”InEnglish,peopleoftenemploythefollowingexpressionstogreeteachother“Goodmorning/afternoon/evening.“Fineday,isn’tit?”Howiseverythinggoing?”,etcWesternandChinesecultureshavediverse waystodealwithleave-takingsWesternpeoplealwaystrytomaketheirleavingsoundr
3、eluctantbyfindingsomereasonsandapologizeforittomaketheleavingacceptableforbothparties.Theyoftensignalseveraltimesbeforeleaving.Suchas,1.“IamafraidImustbeoff,Ihaveto…”2.“Well,it’sbeennicetoseeyouagain.Idoenjoyour talkandthelovelydinner,butImustbegoingsoon”.3.“Thankyo
4、uverymuchforaskingmeover.Ihopewe’llbeabletogettogetheragainbeforelong…”2.AddressingInChina,thesurnamecomesfirstandthenthegivenname.Whilewesternersnamesarewrittenandspokenwiththegivennamefirstandthefamilynamelast.East&WestInwest,Althoughtheyaredifferentinageandstatus
5、,theycancalltheotherdirectly,namely,theirnames,evenfirstnames.Theydemonstratethesenseofintimacyandtheconceptionof”Everyoneiscreatedequal”Ineast,chineseuse“title+surname”toaddresstheirsuperiororeldersratherthancallthemsurnames,whilethesuperiororelderscalltheaddresser
6、stheirnames.Otherwise,theaddressermaybeconsideredasillmannered,illeducatedorrude.3.ComplimentsandResponsesForexample,ifahostessiscomplimentedforhercookingskill,howwillsheresponseinwestandchina?East&WestAChinesehostesswillapologizeforgivingyou“Nothing”.Shewillsay“Iju
7、stmadesomedishescasuallyandtheyarenotverytasty.”Anwesternhostessislikelytosay,”Oh,Iamsogladthatyoulikedit.Icookitespeciallyforyou.”Whatcanweseefromit?TheAmericansare“straightforwardness”,theChinesetakepridein“modesty”.Intheresponsetocompliments.Chinesearetendtoeffac
8、ethemselvesinwordsorrefuseit,althoughtheydofeelcomfortableaboutthecompliments.4.ThanksandResponsesInChina,“Thankyou”isnotfrequentlyusedbet
