unit 4 Verbal Communication 跨文化交际复习指导资料.pptVIP

* 3.Taboos ---a cultural or religious custom that does not allow people to do, use or talk about a particular thing as people find it offensive or embarrassing Excreta and acts of human excretion Sexual intercourse/certain parts of the body (four letters) Swear words (age, sex, occupation) * Human Excretion go to the can/ go to the John go and see one’s aunt I’m going to pick some flowers. Can I add some powder? I would like to powder my nose. I wonder if I could go somewhere. heed /answer the call of nature May I be excused? Nature calls me. * Sex/Body parts pee pee (penis) wee wee (urinate) down there (vagina) She is expecting a baby. She is in a family way. She is expecting. She is in a delicate condition. She is well-along. She is about to have a blessed event. * die Go depart depart from this world go to a better world go the ways of all flesh pass away In Chinese, we also can find similar euphemisms: “去了”, “离开了我们”, “辞世”, “去见马克思了”, “归西”,“升天”, “上路” * disease Abbreviations: SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndromes) AIDS (Acquired Immure Deficiency Syndrome) V.D (venereal disease) 性病 big C/ long disease/ terminal illness (cancer) * Old Age senior citizens advanced in age golden years * 4. Differences in Cultural Thought Patterns English-speakers---linear and direct Semitic---combination of tangential and semi-direct Asian--- circular Romance---more consistently circuitous * American---factual-inductive (ascertain facts, find similarities, and formulate conclusions) Russian--- combination of direct and circuitous approaches/axiomatic-deductive (move from general principle to particulars which can be easily deduced) Arab---intuitive-affective (facts are secondary to emotions) * Understanding and appreciation of differences among cultures in cognitive processing and problem solving is a major step toward successful intercultural communication. *