Fruitsandplants浅析.pptVIP

Review Have a review about daily communication in two cultures Identify the communication style of chinese people: outcome or process orientation(取向) indirect or direct communication receiver or sender centeredness Presentation Unit 9 Associations/cultural implications of fruitsplants Significance 1.Culturally-loaded words embodiment (体现)of certain ideas, qualities and principles (plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum) 2. Their associations(联想) may vary from culture to culture. People in different cultures have developed different aesthetics/tastes towards the things around them. pomegranate pineapple Three Apples changed the world. The first one seduced(诱惑) Eve. The second one awakened Newton. The third one was in the hands of Steve Jobs. You can see wider with the Apple. (pun) You are the apple of my eye. (film) They can be used to describe people 大器晚成之人; 阿谀奉承之人; 自恋之人 红颜祸水; 终日泡在电视机前的人; 怪人；疯子 Chinese people like to use some of them to describe themselves Fruits One task: each group tries to brainstorm two or three English words for fruits you didn’t know before. （consult your dictionary） apple, pear, orange, peach, apricot, banana, pineapple, cherry, lemon, watermelon, plum, haw apple (山楂果); pomegranate石榴 pomelo 柚子; litchi, mangosteen; durian榴莲; Jackfruit 菠萝蜜; starfruit 杨桃; longan 龙眼; waterchestnut荸荠 papaya (BrE.pawpaw )； red delicious(蛇果) Associations of That is an apple! Adam’s apple The Big Apple : big cities where you can get a lot of fun She is the apple of my eye. Apple of Sodom (=Dead Sea apple) Sodom 罪恶之地《圣经 》 :a kind of apple appeared along the Dead Sea and it was very beautiful in appearance but not eatable: sth. that is not worth its value Associations of Mary was an apple-polisher and no wonder she was promoted so quickly. to flatter sb. ; do sth. to please sb. Golden apple (apple of discord不和) Homer’s Illiad In Greek mytholog