英语跨文化.ppt

Background knowledge This celebrated remark was from Queen Victoria, who was expressing her dissatisfaction toward something meant to be humourous. Rule for Nonnative Speakers 1.Abandon the old conversational rule： Admitting incomprehension（不理解） and asking questions about humor is stupid. 2.Make the new conversational rule： asking questions about humor is acceptable and it is a sign of courage rather than incompetence（无能力） As Confucius said ,it is better to be stupid for three minutes than for an entire lifetime. 3.Behavior necessary to implement new conversational rule Asking questions and regulating conversations in terms of idiomatic verbal and nonverbal expressions. What follows this new rule is that nonnative speakers are freer to communicate their confusion to native speakers Yet new ways of voicing（提出） problems with humor have to be learned .the general principle is that nonnative speakers need to readily communicate incomprehension（不了解） and be more willing and motivated(有积极性的 )to continue the new practice .this will cultivate(培养)a context in which native speakers are relaxed and willing to explain the humor. Idiomatic verbal and nonverbal expressions Idiomatic verbal expressions It is way over my head! I did not get it. It left me out in the cold. Whoa! That was too quick for me. All above expressions mean “I did not understand it ”. Idiomatic nonverbal expressions A”T” gesture（手势） Raising the palm of the hand beginning at the middle of the forehead up over the head accompanied by a jet light sound * Rule for Nonnative Speakers 欢迎 Stage 1: making new conversational rules. There are many reasons why it is hard to explain humor. Elements that may hinder our understanding of English humour vocabulary “Quid”（货币） is the modern word for what was once called a shilling”. Underpants are called “wellies（长筒雨靴）”. friends are called “tossers（二传手 ）”. If you are fond of someone, you should tell him he is a “great tosser” -- he will