unit 4 Verbal Communication 跨文化交际复习知识指导资料.ppt

* 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. Unit 4 Verbal Communication * Objectives Learn the culturally loaded words Learn the cultural reflections on proverbs Learn taboos Learn the differences in cultural thought patterns * CONTENTS I. Warm-up cases II. Detailed Study: culturally loaded words cultural reflections on proverbs taboos differences in cultural thought patterns III. Summary IV. Assignments * Case 1. Shoes for Street Walking I. Warm-up cases Question : Why did the Italian shop owner make such a blunder? Shoes for street walking. Come in and have a fit. * Interpretation a street walker----- a prostitute to have a fit-------- to become suddenly and violently angry or upset * Case 3 Look out Look out---- to stick your head outside of sth. (window/door) to take a look ----to be careful, especially when there is danger * II. Detailed Study Loaded words and phrases are those which have strong emotional overtones (n.?暗示，弦外音，寓意) or connotations (n.?涵义，言外之意), and which evoke strongly positive or negative reactions beyond their literal meaning. 1.Culturally Loaded Words What are loaded words? Hu Wenzhong 胡文仲 文化词汇是指特定文