中西文化差异英文PPT课件

.,1,TheDifferencebetweenChineseandWesternCulture,.,2,Contents,1.GreetingandParting2.Addressing3.ComplimentsandResponses4.ThanksandResponses5.AskingPersonalAffairs6.Invitation,.,3,1.GreetingandParting,InChina,whenpeoplemeetacquaintancesorfriends,wealwayssay,“Haveyoueatenyet?”Whatareyougoingtodo?”InEnglish,peopleoftenemploythefollowingexpressionstogreeteachother“Goodmorning/afternoon/evening.“Fineday,isntit?”Howiseverythinggoing?”,etc,.,4,WesternandChinesecultureshavediversewaystodealwithleave-takings,Westernpeoplealwaystrytomaketheirleavingsoundreluctantbyfindingsomereasonsandapologizeforittomaketheleavingacceptableforbothparties.Theyoftensignalseveraltimesbeforeleaving.Suchas,1.“IamafraidImustbeoff,Ihaveto”2.“Well,itsbeennicetoseeyouagain.Idoenjoyourtalkandthelovelydinner,butImustbegoingsoon”.3.“Thankyouverymuchforaskingmeover.Ihopewellbeabletogettogetheragainbeforelong”,.,5,2.Addressing,InChina,thesurnamecomesfirstandthenthegivenname.,Whilewesternersnamesarewrittenandspokenwiththegivennamefirstandthefamilynamelast.,.,6,East&West,Inwest,Althoughtheyaredifferentinageandstatus,theycancalltheotherdirectly,namely,theirnames,evenfirstnames.Theydemonstratethesenseofintimacyandtheconceptionof”Everyoneiscreatedequal”,Ineast,chineseuse“title+surname”toaddresstheirsuperiororeldersratherthancallthemsurnames,whilethesuperiororelderscalltheaddresserstheirnames.Otherwise,theaddressermaybeconsideredasillmannered,illeducatedorrude.,.,7,3.ComplimentsandResponses,Forexample,ifahostessiscomplimentedforhercookingskill,howwillsheresponseinwestandchina?,.,8,East&West,AChinesehostesswillapologizeforgivingyou“Nothing”.Shewillsay“Ijustmadesomedishescasuallyandtheyarenotverytasty.”Anwesternhostessislikelytosay,”Oh,Iamsogladthatyoulikedit.Icookitespeciallyforyou.”,.,9,Whatcanweseefromit?,TheAmericansare“straightforwardness”,theChinesetakepridein“modesty”.Intheresponsetocompliments.Chinesearetendtoeffacethemselvesinwordsorrefuseit,althoughtheydofeelcomfortableaboutthecompliments.,.,10,4.ThanksandResponses,InChina,“Thankyou”isnotfrequentlyusedbetweenintimatefriendsandfamilymembers,becauseitmayimplyacertaindistancebetweentheaddresserandtheaddressee.,But,“Thankyou”iswidelyusedinEnglishtoshowgratitudeinsuchcasesasbeinginvited,helped,givenagift,etc.,.,11,Examples,Example1:Ononeoccasion,aforeignstudentsoonafterarrivingattheChinastutteringinchinesesaid:whyareyoualwaysaskmetoeatamealyet?Ihavemoney.Hethoughtthatpeoplealwaysask“Doyouhaveameal?Becauseitwasafraidthathehadnomoneytohaveameal.Hesobviouslyangryforthiskindoftalk.,Example2:IntheUnitedStates,ayoungChinesewoman,wearingabeautifuldress.Whensomeonesaidtoheryourdressisreallyelegant.Thecolorisverybeautiful.TheyoungChinesewomanwasveryhappy,butsomeembarrassed,asChinesecustomsreplied:itisacommonclothes,IboughtinChina.,.,12,5.AskingPersonalAffairs,PeoplefromChinadonotregarditasaskingpersonalaffairswhentheyaskothersname,age,maritalstatus,wages,personallife,beliefandpoliticalpoints.Itisregardasconcerns.Whilethewesternswillthinkyouviolatetheirrightofprivacy.,.,13,East&West,Whenwetalktothewesterns,wemustavoidaskingsomequestionslikethis:1、“Howoldareyou?”2、“Areyoumarried？”3、“Howmanychildrendoyouhave？”4、“Howmuchdoyoumake？”5、“Doyougotothechurch？”,.,14,6.Invitation,InthecultureofBritishandAmerica,itisveryimportanttoconsultatimebeforeyouinvitesomebodytoattendabanquetortakepartinsocialactivities.Especally,inAmerica,invitesomebodymeansyouareborrowtimesofothers.Sotheyrespecttimeverymuch.WhileinChina,peopleareprefertoanuninvitedguest.,.,15,Otherthingsaboutwesternfamilies,1、Westernfamiliesadvocateequalityindailylife.Thehusbandandthewifeusuallyhaveanequalityvoiceindecision-making,andoncertainmatters,thechildrenhaveavote,too.2、Inthewestern,mostoldpeopledonotlivewiththeirchildrenorrelatives.3、Iftheyhaveenoughmoneytheywillbuyhouseorapartmentsinplaceswhereotheroldpeoplelive.Iftheydonothealthyandstrongenoughtolivealone,theywouldratherliveinnursinghousesforoldpeoplethanbetakenbytheirchildren.Thereforetheywanttostayyoungbecauseyouthstandsforhopeandenergy,theydonotliketogrowoldbecausetheywillnotgainhonor,r