Unit 7 Bridging cultural gapsgracefully.ppt

You’d better modify your tone on such a formal occasion. 他是不会降低要求的。 在如此正式的场合之下，你最好说话文雅一些。 He won’t modify his demands. 2) make less severe or violent, etc. 减轻；缓和 The sponsors __________________________ in a program of that commercial performance. 主办方打算变动那个商业演出中的一个节目的内容。 新的王宫的设计正在大加修改。 planned to make modifications The design of the new palace is undergoing huge modification. 名词形式：modification n. modifying or being modified; [C] instance of this; change or alternation 修改；修饰；减轻；缓和；变更；变化 “Don’t see me off.” to slip into a culture to see a guest off to the farthest feasible point a feeling of mission “别送我了。” 融入一种文化 送客人送到尽可能远的地方 一种使命感 American and Chinese cultures are at polar opposites. “Please don’t bother.” honor roll 中美文化完全不同。 “不用麻烦。” 光荣榜 * * * * * * * 寒舍 贱姓 愚见 拙作 内人 (my) humble surname 贵姓 (your) surname (my) humble opinion 高见 (your) far-sighted opinion (my) humble work 大作 (your) work (my) humble wife 太太 Mrs./madam (my) humble home 府上 (your) home/family Polite or Not? It’s rather difficult for a foreigner to slip into a culture without all his foreignness exposed. Topic sentence (para. 1) Supporting evidence Parting customs in China (para. 1—7) A. At a party when complimented for cooking skills Chinese modesty vs. American straightforwardness (para. 8—12) B. When talking about their children C. Hearing the word “no” Conclusion (para. 13) Life becomes much easier once you have studied up on cultural differences. “Diving Queen” Gao Min _______________ in 1992 as the world’s greatest female springboard diver. “跳水女皇”高敏在1992年作为世界上最优秀的女子跳板 跳水运动员体面地退役。 retired gracefully 1. gracefully (title) adv. behaving in a polite and pleasant way 得体的 In December 2004, former Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue ______________________ to serve as the Chinese ambassador in Belgium. 2004年12月，前中国外交部女发言人章启月被体面地调任 中国驻比利时大使。 was gracefully transferred 杨丽萍是一位舞姿非常优美的舞者。 Yang Liping is such a gra