跨文化交际英文案例

跨文化交际英文案例内容摘要：

Case 12 Tie Culture Jane was a tourist and spent some time staying with a Chinese friend at her home. They watched a children‟s pram while having breakfast one morning. A young man, the host of the program, gave instructions of a game to a few children, and then joined them running in a circle. “My, he‟s wearing a tie and running crazy with the children!” Jane exclaimed. The Chinese friend shrugged,”Is this very unusual?” Case 13 An American in China Professor Smith and his assistant， Chen Ming， were doing fieldwork in a small city in China. It was hot and humid, and both were casually dressed. One evening as they were leaving for dinner， a local administrator told them that the mayor of the city, who was interested in the type of research they were doing, would like to say hello to Professor Smith. As luck would have it， the Mayor was dining in the same restaurant as Smith and Chen Ming. Professor Smith said he had to go back to his room to change. “You look fine， Come on， the mayor is waiting， ”the administrator said. “No, I can‟t meet the mayor in my shorts” Case 14 The Generosity of a Chinese Student Matt was invited to a Chinese university to give a few lectures. During his short stay there, a graduate student volunteered to show him around the city. Matt accepted the offer gratefully. It was summer and soon both Matt and the graduate student began to get quite hot. While Matt took some pictures, the graduate student went to buy some drinks. “Thank you. How much do I owe you?” Matt asked. “Nothing.” The student smiled. “ Are you sure?” “Yes.” At lunchtime, Matt suggested they have a quick meal. They stopped by a McDonald. Again, the graduate student tried to pay for Matt. “No, this is my treat. You‟re a student, I‟m a professor. You‟ve given me the time to show me around. You already paid for my drink. I can‟t let you pay for my lunch again.” Case 15 A Gift from a Chinese Student Xie Dong did his graduate study in an American university. He came back to China for summer vacation. When he went back to his program, he paid his supervisor a visit and presented him a gift. The professor opened the gift. It was a ginseng with its many tiny roots spreading out in a very artistic pattern. It clearly was an expensive gift. The professor‟s eyes shone at the ginseng, but he then began to feel uneasy. “Xie Dong, I appreciate your kindness, but I can‟t take this as a gift.” “ Why? Don‟t you like it?” It was Xie Dong‟s turn to be uneasy now. “ Oh, sure, I love it. But I can‟t accept it.” “Why?” “ Because I didn‟t do anything to deserve such a gift.” Case 16 Telephone Courtesy Kathy and David, a couple from the US, signed a oneyear contract to work in China. Both were extroverted and soon made some Chinese friends. Before long, people started calling them at home. David was sometimes away on business trips for a few days, and if someone looked for him, Kathy often would find the conversation awkward. “ Where did he go?” The caller typically would ask. “Can I pass on any message?” Kathy asked politely, trying to avoid the question. “Is he out of town?” The caller was usually very persistent. “Yes, can I help you in any way?” Kathy tried to be polite, but she could not help feeling unfortable. Case 17 “Not So Close, Please” He Jia had lived in the United States for 7 years before she came back to work in China. She found that she had bee accustomed to social habits in North America and that some Chinese behaviours now caused her some disfort. For example, one day, back in China, she was in a queue to use an ATM. She had noticed that people were standing very close to each other. In fact, the person behind her could, if she or he wanted, to see her enter the PIN of her ATM card. He Jia wanted to make people aware of the disfort of the user by keeping her distance from the person in front of her. However, the people behind her pushed her to move forward. Case 18 The Privacy of the Page Simon and Cheng Feng often studied together to prepare for exams. One day, in the middle of a study session, Simon said he wanted to get a coffee. He asked Cheng Feng if he wanted any, but he said, “No”. When he came back, he found Cheng Feng reading his notes. He was upset and, although he didn‟t say anything at the time, he never studied with Cheng Feng again. Cheng Feng noticed the change and wondered what had happened. Case19 The Privacy of Photographs Rose invited Lili to her home one day. While they were having coffee, Rose showed Lili a few pictures of her boyfriend in a photo album. Lili casually turned to other pages after that. Rose stopped her, “I‟d rather you not look at other pictures.” Lili was embarrassed, and apologized, “I‟m sorry.” Case 20 The Privacy of Price After living in the States for some time, Ping Li observed that Americans like to ment on each other‟s looks and clothes. So when she saw a fellow graduate student wearing a nice dress at a party, she plimented her by saying. “This is a very beautiful dress.” “Oh thank you , I bought it last year before Christmas ,” the student very pleased. “How much was it?” Ping Li asked. “Well I don‟t quite remember,” the student seemed unprepared for the question, and answered a little hesitatingly. Case 21 The Privacy of the Person Zou Qing and Nancy became friends after they met in a course they both took． Nancy had had gray hair much earlier than people of the same age， and had been dyeing her hair for several years. While they were having a break one day in between two classes, and Zou Qing noticed that Nancy had some invisible gray hair on her. She to。