中西方文化差异(英文版ppt)PPT推荐.pptx

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CulturaldifferencesinpolitenessbetweenwesternandChinese,1.GreetingandParting,InChina,Whenpeoplemeetacquaintancesorfriends,wealwayssay,“Haveyoueatenyet?

@#@”Whatareyougoingtodo?

@#@”InEnglish,peopleoftenemploythefollowingexpressionstogreeteachother“Goodmorning/evening/afternoon.“Fineday,isntit?

@#@”Howiseverythinggoing?

@#@”,etc.,WesternandChinesecultureshavediversewaystodealwithleave-takings.,Westernpeoplealwaystrytomaketheirleavingsoundreluctantbyfindingsomereasonsandapologizeforittomaketheleavingacceptableforbothparties.Theyoftensignalseveraltimesbeforeleaving.Suchas,1.“IamafraidImustbeoff,Ihaveto”2.“Well,itsbeennicetoseeyouagain.Idoenjoyourtalkandthelovelydinner,butImustbegoingsoon”.3.“Thankyouverymuchforaskingmeover.Ihopewellbeabletogettogetheragainbeforelong”,2.Addressing,InChina,thesurnamecomesfirstandthenthegivenname.,Whilewesternersnamesarewrittenandspokenwiththegivennamefirstandthefamilynamelast.,Inaformalsetting,westernersaddressmenasMister（Mr）,marriedwomenasMisses（Mrs.）,andunmarriedwomenasMiss（Ms.）.ThesedaysmanywomenprefertobeaddressedusingtheabbreviationsMs.,pronouncedmiz.,Inaninformalsituation,westernerswillintroduceeachotherbyfirstname,withouttitles,andoccasionallybyjustthelastname.,East&@#@West,Chineseuse“title+surname”toaddresstheirsuperiororeldersratherthancallthemsurnames,whilethesuperiororelderscalltheaddresserstheirnames.otherwise,theaddressermaybeconsideredasillmannered,illeducatedorrude.,Inwest,Althoughtheyaredifferentinageandstatus,theycancalltheotherdirectly,namely,theirnames,evenfirstnames.Theydemonstratethesenseofintimacyandtheconceptionof”Everyoneiscreatedequal”,3.ComplimentsandResponse,Forexample,ifahostessiscomplimentedforhercookingskill,howshewillresponseinwestandchina?

@#@,East&@#@West,AChinesehostesswillapologizeforgivingyou“Nothing”.Shewillsay“Ijustmadesomedishescasuallyandtheyarenotverytasty.”Anwesternhostessislikelytosay,”Oh,Iamsogladthatyoulikedit.Icookitespeciallyforyou.”,Whatwecanseefromit?

@#@,TheAmericansare“straightforwardness”,theChinesetakepridein“modesty”.Intheresponsetocompliments.Chinesearetendtoeffacethemselvesinwordsorrefuseit,althoughtheydofeelcomfortableaboutthecompliments.,4.ThanksandResponses,InChina,“Thankyou”isnotfrequentlyusedbetweenintimatefriendsandfamilymembersbecauseitmayimplyacertaindistancebetweentheaddresserandtheaddressee.“Thankyou”iswidelyusedinEnglishtoshowgratitudeinsuchcasesasbeinginvited,helped,givenagift,etc.,5.AskingPersonalAffairs,PeoplefromChinadonotregarditasaskingpersonalaffairswhentheyaskothersname、age、maritalstatus、wages、personallife、beliefandpoliticalpoints.Itisregardasconcerns.Whilethewesternswillthinkyouviolatetheirrightofprivacy.,East&@#@West,whenwetalktothewesterns,wemustavoidaskingsomequestionslikethis:

@#@“Howoldareyou?

@#@”“Areyoumarried？

@#@”“Howmanychildrendoyouhave？

@#@”“Howmuchdoyou,make？

@#@”“Doyougotothechurch？

@#@”,InthecultureofBritishandAmerica,itisveryimportanttoconsultatimebeforeyouinvitesomebodytoattendabanquetortakepartinsocialactivities.Esp.inAmerica,invitesomebodymeansyouareborrowtimesofothers.Sotheyrespecttimeverymuch.WhileinChina,peopleareprefertoanuninvitedguest.,6.Invitation,Differentculturalfactorsmayresultinculturaldifferences.,1.CulturalBackground2.Differentvalues3.IndividualismandCollectivism4.Family5.Nationalism,Somethingaboutwesternfamilies,Westernfamiliesadvocateequalityindailylife.Thehusbandandthewifeusuallyhaveanequalityvoiceindecision-making,andoncertainmatters,thechildren,too,haveavote.Inthewestern,mostoldpeopledonotlivewiththeirchildrenorrelatives.Iftheyhaveenoughmoneytheywillbuyhouseorapartmentsinplaceswhereotheroldpeoplelive.Iftheydonothealthyandstrongenoughtolivealone,theywouldratherliveinnursinghousesforoldpeoplethanbetakenbytheirchildren.Thereforetheywanttostayyoungbecauseyouthstandsforhopeandenergy,theydonotliketogrowoldbecausetheywillnotgainhonor,respectorattentionasoldpeople.,