unit-5-Culture-and-Verba.ppt

unit-5-Culture-and-Verba.ppt

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Unit5,CultureandVerbalCommunication,TwoJapanesewhoknewsomeChinesewereonedayataBeijingsubwaystation.Theysawawarningsignwhichread:

Xiaoxindihua!

（小心地滑）Theywereverymuchsurprisedtoseethatnobodyaroundthemwasskating,thoughthefloorwasreallyverysmooth.Inalaundry,whenamansawthesign“whenlightflashes,removeclothes”,hetookoffallhisclothes.,Culturalthoughtpattern,四个词语：

牛、长颈鹿、草、面包树。

将其中的两个词连在一起。

西方人会把牛和长颈鹿放在一起，因为都属于动物，把面包树和草放在一起，因为都属植物。

东方人会想到牛吃草，长颈鹿吃面包树上的叶子。

ComparethefollowingtwospokendiscourseanddecidewhichonemightbegivenbyaChineseandwhichbyanAmerican?

BecausemostofourproductionisdoneinChinanow,anditsnotreallycertainhowHongKongwillbelikeafter1997,andsinceIthinkacertainamountofcautionincommittingtoTVadvertisementisnecessarybecauseoftheexpense.So,IsuggestthatwedelaymakingourdecisionuntilafterLegcomakesitsdecision.,Inductivepattern（topicdelayed）,WhichisgivenbyaChinese?

WhichbyanAmerican?

B.IsuggestthatwedelaymakingourdecisionuntilafterLegcomakesitsdecision.ThatsbecauseIthinkacertainamountofcautionincommittingtoTVadvertisementisnecessarybecauseoftheexpense.Inadditiontothat,mostofourproductionisdoneinChinanow,anditsnotreallycertainhowHongKongwillbelikeafter1997.,deductivepattern（topicfirst）,DifferentCommunicationStyles,东方：

归纳法（个别一般）VS西方：

演绎（一般个别）induction（specificgeneral）deduction（generalspecific）,-PayAttentiontoYourWords,Case1ShoesforStreetWalking,ItissaidthatinRome,infrontofashoestore,therewassuchasigntoattractEnglish-speakingcustomers:

Shoesforstreetwalking.Comeinandhaveafit.ThesigncaughttheattentionofmanyEnglish-speakingtourists,butnottolookattheshoesdisplayedinthewindows,buttoreadthesignandthenbreakoutintolaughter.,“Carefulwithfire,”isgoodadvice,weknow;“Carefulwithwords,”istentimesdoublyso.-WillCarleton,TheFirstSettlersStory,MoreCases,ImustletyouknowthatIfeelveryuncomfortable.跟你在一起，我觉得很尴尬，不舒服。

Idontfeelwell.我身体不太舒服。

Pleasedontfeedtheanimals.Ifyouhavesuitablefood,pleasegiveittotheguard.不要喂动物，有好吃的请给看守人吃。

Ifyouhavesuitablefood,pleasegiveittotheguardandlethim/herfeedtheanimal.,这个女孩很纯洁。

Sheisapuregirl.她是个百分之百的女人。

Sheisverypure-hearted.她很单纯。

（pureinheart）Nave天真，贬义,Iamaverycleverboy.我是一个和狡猾的男孩。

英语中clever带有贬义，机灵的，狡猾的Iamasmart/brightboy.,Chinesepeopleareverysimple.中国人有点傻Chinesepeoplearepure-hearted/down-to-earth.中国人很朴实。

ManytimeswhenItalkwithaChinesefriendtherewillbesomedifficultwordorexpressionthattheyarenotsureabout.Usuallytheywilltellmethewordandthenask,HowdoIsaythat?

Usuallymyansweris,Withyourmouth.InEnglish,怎么做某事，canonlybeunderstoodinaliteralway.Whattheyshouldaskis“HowdoIexpressthatinEnglish?

”Howdoyouthinkaboutit?

你是怎么想的？

-Ithinkaboutitwithmybrain.我用我的大脑想。

Whatdoyouthinkaboutit?

BeingfromCanadaItendtoprefercoolerweather.OneparticularlyhotdayIwalkedintotheclassroomandonestudent,seeinghowsweatyIwas,commented,teacher,youlooksohot.Somestudentsunderstoodthedoublemeaningofhotandlaughed.Whatshecouldhavesaidwas:

youmustbeuncomfortableinthisheat.InEnglishthewordhotofmeans热.ButinspokenEnglish,hotalsomeansveryattractive,orsexy,soneversaysomeonelookshotunlessyoureallylikethem.,OnetimeIletmyuniversitywritingclasswriteaboutdatingandtheirthoughtsonthematter.Onestudentwroteaboutherboyfriend:

Tinawaspainfulwhenherboyfriendlefther.SomehowIknewthiswasnthermeaning;inEnglish“waspainful”usuallymeans“waspainfultobearound”令人痛苦的,thusmakinghersentencemeanTina和她的男朋友分手的时候我真受不了她，跟她一起我很受罪。

Whatshemeanttowas:

Tinawasupset/inpainwhenherboyfriendlefther.,Iwassickinthehead.（Really?

Youseemlikeanormalpersontome.）我曾是个神经病。

Ihadaheadache.,Astudentofmineoncecameuptomeafterclassandtoldmeaboutsometroublehewashavingwiththeclass.Hisnextsentencetookmebysurprisethough:

teacher,dontexpectmetoomuch.Itoldhimthatheshouldntskipclassjustbecausehewashavingdifficulties.ItwasthenthatIfoundouthismeaningwas:

dontexpecttoomuchofme.teacher,dontexpectmetoomuch.以后我可能很少来上课dontexpecttoomuchofme.别对我期望太高,IrememberwhenIfirstcametoChinaIonceattendedanEnglishCorner.ThestudentshadmanyquestionsaboutmeandaboutlifeinWesterncountries.Onestudentaskedmeaparticularlyinterestingquestion,“Whydoforeignershavesuchbignoses?

”Anotherstudenttriedtocorrectherandsaid,“Hermeaningis,whydoforeignershavesuchhighnoses?

”Bothoftheseareinappropriate.Thefirstisratherrude.Thesecondsoundslike为什么你们鼻子的位置那么高？

Myfeelingswerehurt.Thecorrectwayofaskingthisquestionis,whydoforeignershavesuchlongnoses?

InChinaIoftenhearadultsusethewordplay.I