跨文化交际英文案例

1、Case1Girl-nessAsavisitingprofessorinanAmericanuniversity,ZhangHuawasinvitedtogivealecturetoagroupofAmericanstudents.HetalkedaboutuniversitystudentsinChina.Duringthequestion-and-answerperiodafterthelecture,onefemalestudentaskedaquestionthatsurprisedZhangHua.“WhenyoutalkedTOCo1-5hzaboutfemalestudents,

2、youreferredtothemasgirls.Why?”“Becausetheyaregirls.Thatswhattheyarecalled,”ZhangHuatriedtoanswer,butheknewhedidnotreallyunderstandtheintentofthequestion.“Idontquiteunderstandyourquestion,Imafraid.”“IntheStates,wecallourselveswomenifwereoldenoughtogototheuniversity.Callingusgirlsisinsulting.”DoChines

3、efemalecollegestudentsprefertobecalledwomen?Case2Manyyearsago,aChinesemanshowedaphotoofhiswifetosomeAmericanvisitors.Outofcourtesy,theyallsaid,”Sheisverybeautiful.”Alsooutofcourtesy,themanrepliedwithwhathewouldhavedoneinChineseunderthecircumstance,”Where!Where!”Quitetakenaback,nobodysaidanythingfora

4、moment,untilthemostingeniousoneamongthevisitors,takinganotherlookatthephoto,said,“Oh,everywhere!”WhatdidtheChineseintendtomeanbyreplyingwith“Where!Where!”?Case1Girl-nessAsavisitingprofessorinanAmericanuniversity,ZhangHuawasinvitedtogivealecturetoagroupofAmericanstudents.Hetalkedaboutuniversitystuden

5、tsinChina.Duringthequestion-and-answerperiodafterthelecture,onefemalestudentaskedaquestionthatsurprisedZhangHua.“Whenyoutalkedaboutfemalestudents,youreferredtothemasgirls.Why?“Becausetheyaregirls.Thatswhattheyarecalled,”ZhangHuatriedtoanswer,butheknewhedidnotreallyunderstandtheintentofthequestion.“I

6、dontquiteunderstandyourquestion,Imafraid.”“IntheStates,wecallourselveswomenifwereoldenoughtogototheuniversity.Callingusgirlsisinsulting.”DoChinesefemalecollegestudentsprefertobecalledwomen?Case2Manyyearsago,aChinesemanshowedaphotoofhiswifetosomeAmericanvisitors.Outofcourtesy,theyallsaid,”Sheisverybe

7、autiful.”Aolsuotofcourtesy,themanrepliedwithwhathewouldhavedoneinChineseunderthecircumstance,”Where!Where!”Quitetakenaback,nobodysaidanythingforamoment,untilthemostingeniousoneamongthevisitors,takinganotherlookatthephoto,said,“Oh,everywhere!”WhatdidtheChineseintendtomeanbyreplyingwith“Where!Where!”?

8、Case3“IJustWantedtoTalk”.WutongwasagraduatestudentinaChineseuniversity.Likemanystudentsthesedays,hewasverykeenonlearningEnglish.HewouldtalkwithEnglishspeakersasoftenashecould.Oneday,hesawanewforeigneroncampus,LeonardRamsay,andoverheardhimspeakingEnglish.WhenMr.Ramsayfinishedspeakingwiththeotherperso

9、n,heturnedtogo,butWuTongstoppedhim.Hewentupandsaid,“YouspeakEnglish,isthatright?“Yes,why?”“IdliketopractisemyEnglishwithyou,ifyoudontmind.”Mr.Ramsaylookedalittleannoyed.“Iprefernotto,ifyoudontmind.”Case4AnUnwantedFoodServiceupformorefood,sheaskedwhethershecouldbringanythingbackforthem.Everyonethanke

10、dherandsaid“no”.Awhilelater,WuFacamebackwithaplatefulloffood,andaskedwhethertheotherswouldliketohavesomethingfromherplate.Again,thefourotherssaid,“No”.“Oh,pleasetakesomething,Icanteatthismuchfoodmyself.”Theforeignersshruggedandoneortwoofthemevenfrownedalittle.Case5，theprofessorandhiswifeinvitedherto

11、theirhomefordinner.TheysaidtheyweregoingtocookheranAmericanmeal.WenHongfeltveryflatteredandexcited，sinceMcDonald，KFCandPizzaHuthadbeenheronlyexposuretoWesterncooking.Theyhadsaladtostartwith，thensteakwithpotatoes，followedbyicecream.WenHonghadexpectedmorecoursesbutthemealcametoanend.Sheknewtheprofesso

12、randhiswifewerebeingkindtoher，butsomehowshewasalittledisappointed.ShewonderedwhetherAmericansdoeatlikethatathome.Case6ChineseCoffeeCustomsWhilestudyingintheUnitedStates,LinJunmadeafewAmericanfriends.Onedayheinvitedtwoofthemtohisapartmentandcookedthemameal.Whenhisfriendssaidtheywouldlikesomecoffee,hestartedboilingsomewater.Withoutaskingthemanyquestions,hemadethreecupsof3-in-1coffee,thewayheusuallytookit.B