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语言学跨文化交流错误英文案例CommercialCross-culturalCommunicationCulturediversityinwordsCulturediffererceontimeCulturediffererceontimeCulturediversityinwordsTheGeneralMotorsCorporationnamedNAVOinMexico.InSpanishtheNAVOmeansitdoesn'tgo,sotheMexicanswillnotbuytheircars,atlast,TheGMsufferacrushingdefeatinMexico.CluturaldifferenceonmannersHejunisasuccessfulengineer,MikeishisbestfriendfromCanada.WhenMikecometoChina,Hejunmadeancarefullyarrangementforhim.however,whenHejunwenttoCanadaforabusinesstrip,MikejustmadeansimplearrangementforhimandingoredhimafterhesendHejuntohotel,Hejunwasverydisappointedandhethought,MikewasveryimpoliteforthisCulturediffererceontimeABrazilcompanywenttoAmericantopurchaseequipment,theirnegotiategroupwaslatefor45minutes,becauseoftheirshopping.TheAmericancompanywasverydissatisfiedfortheirlate.Duringthenegotiate,theAmericantaketheBrazilparty'slateintotheirheadanddidn'twanttobargainwiththeAmericanparty.Theysignedthecontractwithoutconsideredclearly,Atlast,theBrazilsufferedagreatloss.EverydayLife'sCross-culturalCommunicationAnAmericaninChina“NotSoClose,Please”ThePrivacyofPriceAnAmericaninChina

ProfessorSmithandhisassistant，ChenMing，weredoingfieldworkinasmallcityinChina.Itwashotandhumid,andbothwerecasuallydressed.Oneeveningastheywereleavingfordinner，alocaladministratortoldthemthatthemayorofthecity,whowasinterestedinthetypeofresearchtheyweredoing,wouldliketosayhellotoProfessorSmith.Asluckwouldhaveit，theMayorwasdininginthesamerestaurantasSmithandChenMing.ProfessorSmithsaidhehadtogobacktohisroomtochange.“Youlookfine，Comeon，themayoriswaiting，”theadministratorsaid.“No,Ican’tmeetthemayorinmyshorts”“NotSoClose,Please”HeJiahadlivedintheUnitedStatesfor7yearsbeforeshecamebacktoworkinChina.ShefoundthatshehadbecomeaccustomedtosocialhabitsinNorthAmericaandthatsomeChinesebehavioursnowcausedhersomediscomfort.Forexle,oneday,backinChina,shewasinaqueuetouseanATM.Shehadnoticedthatpeoplewerestandingveryclosetoeachother.Infact,thepersonbehindhercould,ifsheorhewanted,toseeherenterthePINofherATMcard.HeJiawantedtomakepeopleawareofthediscomfortoftheuserbykeepingherdistancefromthepersoninfrontofher.However,thepeoplebehindherpushedhertomoveforward.ThePrivacyofPrice

AfterlivingintheStatesforsometime,PingLiobservedthatAmericansliketocommentoneachother’slooksandclothes.Sowhenshesawafellowgraduatestudentwearinganicedressataparty,shecomplimentedherbysaying.“Thisisaverybeautifuldress.”“Ohthankyou,IboughtitlastyearbeforeChristmas,”thestudentverypleased.“Howmuchwasit?”PingLiasked.“WellIdon’tquiteremember,”the