跨文化交际实用教程unit8.ppt

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1、Unit8HumorInterpretationinInterculturalEncountersCultureisaBridge.EnglishgasstationAllGreektome:Meaninglessandincomprehensiblelikesomeonewhocannotread,speak,orunderstandanyoftheGreeklanguagewouldbe.AllInTheSameBoat:Wheneveryoneisfacingthesamechallenges.AnArmAndALeg:Very

2、expensive.Alargeamountofmoney.EnglishgasstationATasteOfYourOwnMedicine:Whenyouaremistreatedthesamewayyoumistreatothers.BeatADeadHorse:Toforceanissuethathasalreadyended.BeatingAroundTheBush:Avoidingthemaintopic.Notspeakingdirectlyabouttheissue.英格兰人谈论苏格兰人和爱尔兰人的3则笑话:1.一个爱尔

3、兰人给旅游公司打电话：“我坐飞机到伦敦将用多长时间？”办事员想看看飞机时刻表，对他说：“（请等）一分钟，先生！”“非常感谢！”爱尔兰人满意地答道并挂上了电话。2.一个苏格兰人从英格兰回到了家。家人问道：“在伦敦怎么样？”苏格兰人答道：“还行！就是那些英格兰人很奇怪。我住在旅馆时，他们像疯子一样在我隔壁敲了一夜墙。”“那你当时干什么呢？”“我没干什么！我只是吹了一夜笛子！”3.一个爱尔兰人前来伦敦度假，住进一家高级饭店。服务生拿起箱子，带他去房间。爱尔兰人生气地说：“看着点儿！别以为我来自爱尔兰，就让我住进这么个小房间！”服务生连忙解释

4、道：“别生气，先生！这是电梯。”UnitedNationsSurveyLastmonth,aworldsurveywasconductedbytheUN.Theonlyquestionaskedwas:"Wouldyoupleasegiveyourhonestopinionaboutsolutionstothefoodshortageintherestoftheworld."Thesurveywasahugefailure...InAfricatheydidn'tknowwhat"food"meant.InEasternEuropet

5、heydidn'tknowwhat"honest"meant.InWesternEuropetheydidn'tknowwhat"shortage"meant.InChinatheydidn'tknowwhat"opinion"meant.IntheMiddleEasttheydidn'tknowwhat"solution"meant.InSouthAmericatheydidn'tknowwhat"please"meant,andIntheUSAtheydidn'tknowwhat"therestoftheworld"meant.H

6、umorFailuretounderstandhumorisacommonoccurrence.“Youarealsohuman”AcomplimentinAmerica,butcauseembarrassmentinChina.Chapter1:HumorasaPathwaytoInterculturalCommunicationCompetenceHumorgoesbeyondlanguage.Learninghowtoexplainhumorandhowtoaskquestionsabouthumorisimportantfor

7、interculturalcommunication.Atwo-stageprocessisinvolvedinsharinghumorbetweennativeandnon-nativespeakers.Stage1:makingnewconversationalrules.Therearemanyreasonswhyitishardtoexplainhumor.vocabularysayingsandidiomsbackgroundknowledgesomestereotypedimagesElementsthatmayhinde

8、rourunderstandingofEnglishhumorVocabulary“Quid”isthemodernwordforwhatwasoncecalleda"shilling”.friendsarecalled