跨文化交际英文

跨文化交际01Longneck02Yunnanpeopleeatanteggs03say‘sorry’04HennaTattoo01Longneck01LongneckOnebeautifullongneckgirlOntheborderofMyanmar,thereisamysterioustribe.Thewomenofthisnationarecharacterizedbytheirlongneck.Theyhaveputonaheavymetalringaroundtheirneckstoshowthecruelbeautytotheworld.在缅甸边境，有一只神秘旳部落。这个民族旳妇女以脖子长为特点，她们从小就在脖子上套上了沉重旳金属环，向世界展示着残酷旳美。01LongneckLong-neckedhouse她们住在芭蕉叶和竹林深处Theyliveinthedepthsofbananaleavesandbambooforests.01LongneckInthe1940s,manyWesterncolonistswereveryinterestedintheanecdotesoftheEast,sotheyputtheireyesonthelongneck.Later,severallong-neckedgirlswereinvitedtoLondon,Englandonthegroundsofculturalexchanges.上个世纪40年代，诸多西方殖民者对东方旳奇闻异事非常感爱好，于是他们把视线放到了长颈族身上。后来几位长颈族少女以文化交流为由，被邀请来到英国伦敦01LongneckItissaidthatintheUnitedKingdom,inadditiontobeingtreatedasatarget,theyweresenttomedicalschoolformedicalresearch.ThestrangelongneckmakestheWesternersunbelievable.据说，她们在英国除了被当做参观旳对象以外，还被送到医学院进行医学研究。奇特旳长脖子让西方人难以置信。01Whydotheyhavetopulltheirneckssolong?Thelocalshavetostretchtheirnecksanddresslikealong-neckeddragon,whichmeanslucky.Long-neckeddragonAftertheystretchtheirnecks,theycanscareawaythetigersandmonstersinthewoods.Deterrentanimalslocalmenwanttheirwivestomaketheirnecksstrange,sotheywillnotbetakenawaybyotherethnicgroups.Machismo(大男子主义）02Yunnanpeopleeatanteggs02AnteggsAslongagoas3,000yearsago,antswereconsideredatonic.ThereareabouttenthousandkindsofantsavailableforfoodinChina.Mostofthemliveinguangdong,guangxiandyunnanprovinces.02YunnanpeopleeatanteggsForthedaipeople,itisatraditionaldish,notonlydelicious,butalsorichinproteinandaminoacids,withhighnutritionalvalue.Acidantsarenotbig,yellow,eggsarealittlebiggerthanrice,muchlikeabeepupa.02YunnanpeopleeatanteggsApril,aroundthewater-sprinklingfestival,isagoodseasontodigoutanteggs.Whenvisitingthedaifamilyofmenglian(dailahunationalitywaautonomouscounty,mengliannationality)atthistime,thelocalpeopleliketoserveaspecialdelicacy--souranteggs.02YunnanpeopleeatanteggsDaifamilybelievesthatthehighestanteggs,eatenrawsweet,havethearomaofalmondsandwalnuts.Anteggsareusuallyeatenraworasacolddish,suchaslettuce,pickles,milletpepper,cilantromincedtogether,isarefreshingsidedish.02YunnanpeopleeatanteggsDaipeoplearerecognizedasthemasterofantpicking.Anironbarandahoearebasicallyalltheirtools.Lookingforantnests,weusuallychoosealargeridgeofslopingfields,pokethegroundwithanironstickaswewalk,andobservethegrowthstateofplants.Forexample,apieceofgrassisverybright,oracertainChineseherbalmedicinesuddenlygrowsout,whichareallcharacteristicsoftheegghiding.03HennaTattoo03HennaTattooHenna

(Arabic:

حِنَّاء‎)isa

dye

preparedfromtheplant

Lawsoniainermis,alsoknownas

hina.Henna

canalsorefertothetemporarybodyartresultingfromthestainingoftheskinfromthedyes.Hennahasbeenusedsinceantiquitytodyeskin,hairandfingernails,aswellasfabricsincludingsilk,

wool

and

leather.Historically,hennawasusedinthe

ArabianPeninsula,

IndianSubcontinent,nearand

MiddleEast,partsofSoutheastAsia,

EasternEurope,theCaucasus,

Carthage,otherpartsof

NorthAfrica

andthe

HornofAfrica.04HennaTattooPreparation:Whole,unbrokenhennaleaveswillnotstaintheskin.However,driedhennaleaveswillstaintheskiniftheyaremashedintoapaste.Thelawsonewillgraduallymigratefromthehennapasteintotheouterlayeroftheskin03HennaTattooSheetsHennaTemporaryTattooBlackBodyArtSticker03HennaTattooItcanusedforbody,hands,feetandhair.04say''sorry''04say‘sorry’AsurveyrevealsthattheaverageBritishpersonwillsay'sorry'morethan1.9milliontimesintheirlifetime.04say‘sorry’Ofcourse,'sorry'hasamultitudeofusesinthiscountry.Interestingly,theoriginsoftheword'sorry'canbetracedtotheoldEnglishSARINGmeaningdistressed,grieved,fullofsorrow',somethingalongthoselines.04say‘sorry’Brttishsocietalvaluesdictatethatitsmembersshowrespecttooneanotherwithoutimposinguponsomebodyelse'spersonalspace,andmostimportantlywithoutdrawingattentiontooneselft,thesearethecharacteristicsthatlinguistsoftenrefertoasNEGATIVEPOLITENESS（负面礼貌）NEGATIVEFACE(悲观脸)04say‘sorry’7ThingsThatWillMakeABritishPersonSay"Sor