语用知识第6讲.pptVIP

第6讲 生活中的英语（4）：赞扬 一、基本理论 顾曰国所提出的汉语言文化中的礼貌原则中的第一条即“贬己尊人”准则。 “贬己尊人”是最富有中国文化特色的礼貌现象，汉民族听得别人的赞扬，往往会自贬一番，以表谦虚有礼。英语民族则没有贬己尊人的文化习惯，同汉民族相反，当他们受到赞扬时，总会乐意地说一声Thank you 表示接受，从而避免伤害对方的正面面子。 二、案例分析： 1. Hsiao Ma is an interpreter. One day a foreign visitor, Mr. Brown, talks to him. Brown: Your English is quite fluent. Ma: A) Thank you. Its kind of you to say so. B) No, no, my English is poor. C) No, not at all. D) Oh, no. Far from that. I still have a long way to go. 2. When someone compliments (vt. 恭维; 称赞) the watch you are wearing, you would A) say, Thanks and smile. B) give it to hi