Lecture5 日常会话与文化差异看思维模式.ppt

Lecture 5 Cultural Differences in Everyday Conversation and the Modes of Thinking 日常会话中的文化差异与思维模式 Greetings and Farewells Have you eaten yet? or Have you had your lunch? Where are yon going? or Where have you been? Im pleased to meet you. Its nice meeting you or Its nice to have met you Greetings and Farewells 请留步。慢走，走好，慢点儿骑。 Stay here would sound strange; Go slowly, Walk slowly or Ride slowly B. Ways of Address In recent years, the trend of many English-speaking people has been to address others by using the first name B. Ways of Address Tom, Michael, Linda, Jane, etc.-rather than calling the person Mr. Summers, Mrs. Howard or Miss Jones. B. Ways of Address The main exceptions ones parents (Dad, ,Mom, Mum or Mother), ones grandparents (Grandpa, Grandma) an older relative (Aunt Mary or Uncle Jim). Notice that the given name, and not the family name, is used. B. Ways of Address English Brother Joseph or Sister Mary would commonly be understood as referring to persons belonging to a Catholic group or some religious or professional society. kinship terms problems The statement Lindas brother married Michaels sister is not easy to render into Chinese without further information about whether the brother is older or younger than Linda and whether the sister is Michaels elder or younger sister. Chinese term，English term，English explanation if needed 祖父（母） Grandfather，Grandmother Paternal grandfather 外祖父（母） Maternal grandfather 父 Father 母 Mother 兄，弟 Brother Elder brother, younger (kid) brother 姐，妹 Sister Elder sister, younger (kid) sister 伯父 uncle Paternal uncle Father’s elder brother 叔父 Father’s younger brother 姑父 Husband of father’s sister 舅父 Maternal uncle Mother’s brother 姨夫 Husband of mother’s sister 姐夫 Brother-in-law Husband of elder sister 妹夫 Husband of younger sister ? In Chinese there are many more terms to designate specific relationships. It should be mentioned that in English Brother Joseph or Sister Mary would commonly be understood as refe