跨文化交际英文案例doc.docx
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Case1Girl-ness
AsavisitingprofessorinanAmericanuniversity,ZhangHuawasinvitedtogivealecturetoagroupofAmericanstudents.HetalkedaboutuniversitystudentsinChina.Duringthequestion-and-answerperiodafterthelecture,onefemalestudentaskedaquestionthatsurprisedZhangHua.“Whenyoutalkedaboutfemalestudents,youreferredtothemasgirls.Why?
”
“Becausetheyaregirls.That’swhattheyarecalled,”ZhangHuatriedtoanswer,butheknewhedidnotreallyunderstandtheintentofthequestion.“Idon’tquiteunderstandyourquestion,I’mafraid.”
“IntheStates,wecallourselves‘women’ifwe’reoldenoughtogototheuniversity.Callingus‘girls’isinsulting.”
DoChinesefemalecollegestudentsprefertobecalledwomen?
Case2
Manyyearsago,aChinesemanshowedaphotoofhiswifetosomeAmericanvisitors.Outofcourtesy,theyallsaid,”Sheisverybeautiful.”Alsooutofcourtesy,themanrepliedwithwhathewouldhavedoneinChineseunderthecircumstance,”Where!
Where!
”Quitetakenaback,nobodysaidanythingforamoment,untilthemostingeniousoneamongthevisitors,takinganotherlookatthephoto,said,“Oh,everywhere!
”
WhatdidtheChineseintendtomeanbyreplyingwith“Where!
Where!
”?
Case1Girl-ness
AsavisitingprofessorinanAmericanuniversity,ZhangHuawasinvitedtogivealecturetoagroupofAmericanstudents.HetalkedaboutuniversitystudentsinChina.Duringthequestion-and-answerperiodafterthelecture,onefemalestudentaskedaquestionthatsurprisedZhangHua.“Whenyoutalkedaboutfemalestudents,youreferredtothemasgirls.Why?
”
“Becausetheyaregirls.That’swhattheyarecalled,”ZhangHuatriedtoanswer,butheknewhedidnotreallyunderstandtheintentofthequestion.“Idon’tquiteunderstandyourquestion,I’mafraid.”
“IntheStates,wecallourselves‘women’ifwe’reoldenoughtogototheuniversity.Callingus‘girls’isinsulting.”
DoChinesefemalecollegestudentsprefertobecalledwomen?
Case2
Manyyearsago,aChinesemanshowedaphotoofhiswifetosomeAmericanvisitors.Outofcourtesy,theyallsaid,”Sheisverybeautiful.”Alsooutofcourtesy,themanrepliedwithwhathewouldhavedoneinChineseunderthecircumstance,”Where!
Where!
”Quitetakenaback,nobodysaidanythingforamoment,untilthemostingeniousoneamongthevisitors,takinganotherlookatthephoto,said,“Oh,everywhere!
”
WhatdidtheChineseintendtomeanbyreplyingwith“Where!
Where!
”?
Case3“IJustWantedtoTalk”.
WutongwasagraduatestudentinaChineseuniversity.Likemanystudentsthesedays,hewasverykeenonlearningEnglish.HewouldtalkwithEnglishspeakersasoftenashecould.
Oneday,hesawanewforeigneroncampus,LeonardRamsay,andoverheardhimspeakingEnglish.WhenMr.Ramsayfinishedspeakingwiththeotherperson,heturnedtogo,butWuTongstoppedhim.Hewentupandsaid,“YouspeakEnglish,isthatright?
”
“Yes,why?
”
“I’dliketopractisemyEnglishwithyou,ifyoudon’tmind.”
Mr.Ramsaylookedalittleannoyed.“Iprefernotto,ifyoudon’tmind.”
Case4AnUnwantedFoodService
DuringalunchbuffetataconferenceinChina,WuFa,theinterpreteroftheconference,satwithfourforeignparticipants.Theywerehavingagoodtimetalking.WhenWuFastoodupformorefood,sheaskedwhethershecouldbringanythingbackforthem.
Everyonethankedherandsaid“no”.Awhilelater,WuFacamebackwithaplatefulloffood,andaskedwhethertheotherswouldliketohavesomethingfromherplate.
Again,thefourotherssaid,“No”.
“Oh,pleasetakesomething,Ican’teatthismuchfoodmyself.”
Theforeignersshruggedandoneortwoofthemevenfrownedalittle.
Case5SimpleCanBeSpecial
WenHonghadanAmericanprofessorinhereconomicsclassinChina.Shehadgiventheprofessoralotofhelpduringthecourse.Attheendofthesemester,theprofessorandhiswifeinvitedhertotheirhomefordinner.TheysaidtheyweregoingtocookheranAmericanmeal.
WenHongfeltveryflatteredandexcited,sinceMcDonald,KFCandPizzaHuthadbeenheronlyexposuretoWesterncooking.
Theyhadsaladtostartwith,thensteakwithpotatoes,followedbyicecream.WenHonghadexpectedmorecoursesbutthemealcametoanend.Sheknewtheprofessorandhiswifewerebeingkindtoher,butsomehowshewasalittledisappointed.ShewonderedwhetherAmericansdoeatlikethatathome.
Case6ChineseCoffeeCustoms
WhilestudyingintheUnitedStates,LinJunmadeafewAmericanfriends.Onedayheinvitedtwoofthemtohisapartmentandcookedthemameal.Whenhisfriendssaidtheywouldlikesomecoffee,hestartedboilingsomewater.Withoutaskingthemanyquestions,hemadethreecupsof3-in-1coffee,thewayheusuallytookit.
Bothfriendstastedthecoffeeandfrowned.Onesaidshealwaystookcoffeeblack,theothersaidhepreferredtohavelesssugarinhiscoffee.Theyalsotoldhimthatthespoonisforstirringthecoffee,nottodrinkfromlikehedid.LinJunwasembarrassed.Hehadthoughtthateveryonedrankcoffeethesamewayashedid.
Case7NoisefromNoodles
JaneandPeterwereChenDong’slandlordandlandladywhenhewasintheStates.Theyhadbecomegoodfriendsbytheendofhisone-yearstay.TheykeptintouchwitheachotherafterChenDongreturnedtoChina.JaneandPeterdecidedtovisitChinasoonafterChenDonglefttheStates.
TheymadeaspecialstopinGuangzhouwhereChenDonglives.ChenDonghadpromisedtoshowthemaroundthecityandletthemtrysomeauthenticCantonesefood.Onething,inparticular,hewantedthemtotrywasnoodles.Heknewseveralrestaurantsthatservedgoodnoodlesandtookthecoupletooneofthemforlunchoneday.
NoodlestypicallycomeinsoupinCantonesecooking.ChenDongstartedeatingthenoodleswithchopsticks,whileJaneandPeterexchangedalookatthenoisethatcamewithhiseating.Afteralittlehesitation,theyaskedforforks.Awaitresstoldthemthattheydidnothaveforks,andChenDongexplainedthatnoodlerestaurantsdonotusuallykeepforksbecausenoonewouldthinkofusingforksfornoodles.
Inthenexthalfanhour,JaneandPeterhadahardtimetryingtorollthelongnoodlesontotheirchopsticks.ChenDongsaid,“that’snotthewayweeatnoodles.Youputthenoodlesdirectlytoyourmouthwithyourchopsticks.”
“Butthat’snotthewayweeatnoodles,”JaneandPetersaid,frowning.
Case8DinnerinaChineseHome
BesidestakingPeterandJanetorestaurants,DongChenalsoinvitedthemtohishomefordinneronce.DongChen‘smotherisanicewife,andmadeeightcoursesforfourofthem.
“I'msorrythereisn’tmuchfordinner,shesaid.”
“Godthisismuchmorethanenoughfood,”Janesaid.PeterwastoooverwhelmedtoevenrespondtoDongChen‘mother
DongChenwasalittleembarrassed.“Thisiswhatweusuallysaytoguests,eventhoughthere’splentyoffood”heexplained.
WhatbewilderedJaneandPetermostwasthatthoughDongChen’smotherkeptsayingthatthefoodwasnotgood,sheconstantlyservedhelpingstoJaneandPeter.Peterdidnotliketwoofthecoursesverymuch,andfeltbadthathisplatewasfullwithwhateverhewouldnotbeabletoeat.AtseeingDongChen'smother’snextmovetoservehimfood,hesaidinabeggingvoice,“Pleasedon’tgivemeanymorefood.Letmedoitmyself.
Case9ANot-sociableDrink
MartinwassentbyanAmericancompanytoworkinaspecialeconomicdevelopmentzoneinChinaforayear.HebecameveryfriendlywithafewChinesecolleagues.Soon,hestartedtogooutwiththem.HenoticedthatChineseliketohavesomething,suchaspeanuts,whentheyhavebeer,insteadofjustdrinkingbeerwithoutanythingtoeatasmanyNorthAmericansdo.
Onedayhewasinvitedtoadinnerpartytocelebrateacolleague’sbirthday.Theyorderedalcoholicbeveragesandtoastedtheguestofhonorfrequently.SoonMartinrealizedthattheplanwastogettheirfrienddrunk.Eachcolleaguewouldofferatoast,concludingwithacheery“ganbei!
”andtriedtogetMartintojoinin,eventhoughhewasunwillingtodoit.Martindidn’tthinkitagoodidea,andtriedtotalkthemoutofthegame.However,hewasaccusedofnotbeingagoodfriendfornotco-operating.
Martinremainedanoutsiderduringtherestofthedinner.Hewasgettingincreasinglyworriedashewatchedthepoorguestbecomeincreasinglyinebriated.
Case10AMisunderstandingataDinnerTable
RogerwasastudentmajoringinEastAsiaStudiesinanAmericanuniversity.Hestartedane-mailcorrespondencewithZhangLi,asociologymajorinChina,whowasintroducedtohimthroughamutualfriend.
Upongraduation,Rogergotabiggiftfromhisgrandfather.Grandpawouldpayforaround-triptickettoChina.HetoldZhangLithegoodnews,andthetwodecidedtomeet.
ZhangLidecidedtogiveRogeraveryspecialwelcome:
sheandthethreewomenstudentsinherdormitorywouldcookhimanauthenticChinesemeal,asRogerhadtoldherthathelovedChinesefood.
However,whenRogerwaspresentedthedinner,hewasalmostterrifiedbysomeofthefood:
porkstomachsoup,pigliverwithgingerandspringonion,chickenwithmushroomsinwhichthechickenhadbeencuttopieceswithbonesattachedtothemeal.
Fortunately,therewerecoursesliketofu,stirredfriedbeef,steamedfishandvegetablesthatRogerloved.HetriedtosticktothembutZhangLikeptputtingfoodhedidnotlikeonhisplate.Whensheaskedhowhelikedtheliver,Rogersaid,“It’sveryunusual…andinteresting.“ThisseemedtomakeZhangLihappy.Andshegavehimmoreliver.Rogertriedtostopher,butshewouldnotbestopped.Rogerwassofrustratedthathetoldherthathedidnotreallyli
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