跨文化交际英文案例.doc

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Case 1 Girl-ness
As a visiting professor in an America〞
"In the States, we call ourselves ‘ women’ if we’re old enough to go to the university. Calling us ‘girls’ is insulting.〞
Do Chinese female college students prefer to be called women"
Case 2
Many years ago, a Chinese man showed a photo of his wife to some American visitors. Out of courtesy, they all said,〞 She is very beautiful.〞 Also out of courtesy, the man replied with what he would have done in Chinese under the circumstance,〞 Where! Where!〞 Quite taken aback, nobody said anything for a moment, until the most ingenious one among the visitors, taking another look at the photo, said, "Oh, everywhere!〞
What did the Chinese intend to mean by replying with " Where! Where!〞"
Case 3 "I Just Wanted to Talk〞.
Wu tong was a graduate student in a Chinese university. Like many students these days, he was very keen on learning English. He would talk with English speakers as often as he could.
One day, he saw a new foreigner on campus, Leonard Ramsay, and overheard him speaking English. When Mr. Ramsay finished speaking with the other person, he turned to go, but Wu Tong stopped him. He went up and said, " You speak English, is that right"〞
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"Yes, why"〞
"I’d like to practise my English with you, if you don’t mind.〞
Mr. Ramsay looked a little annoyed. " I prefer not to, if you don’t mind.〞
Case 4 An Unwanted Food Service
During a lunch buffet at a conference in China, Wu Fa, the interpreter of the conference, sat with four foreign participants. They were having a good time talking. When Wu Fa stood up for more food, she asked whether she could bring anything back for them.
Everyone thanked her and said "no〞. A while later, Wu Fa came back with a plate full of food, and asked whether the others would like to have something from her plate.
Again, the four others said , "N