课件：unit.ppt

* * * Cross-cultural Perception  Unit 8 Culture is a Bridge. * CONTENTS 1. French Leave and Dutch Courage 2. Ethnocentrism and Ethno-relativism 3. Group work P278 * * Old English (450-1100 AD) Middle English (1100-1500) Modern English: early modern English 1500-1800; late modern English 1800-present) * French Leave and Dutch Courage Most countries and peoples in the British Isles, continental Europe and beyond have left a permanent imprint on the English language to describe flora (植物群）, fauna（动物群）, products or customs associated with particular nations. * Some examples Belgian hare 比利时家兔 Danish pastry 丹麦甜糕饼 Dutch barn * 4. Flemish bond 法式砌法 5. French letter 避孕套 6. German measles 风疹（又称德国麻疹） 7. Greek gifts 来者不善 8. Italic handwriting 斜体字（或字母、数码等） 9. Portuguese man-of-war 水母 10. Russian roulette 俄式轮盘 * 11. Irish stew 爱尔兰炖肉；土豆洋葱煮肉 12. Scotch pine 苏格兰松树 13. Swedish drill (治疗性的)瑞典式肌肉体操 14. Swiss roll （内卷果酱或奶油的）蛋糕 15. Turkish delight 土耳其软糖 16. Welsh rarebit 涂着干酪泥的烤面包片 * Greeking is cheating at cards e.g. “this is Greek to me” means gibberish [d?ib?ri?] 乱语；快速而不清楚的言语 2. “His Irish (or his Dutch) is up” means “he’s angry, he’s in temper” 3. “I’m a Dutchman” means “I’m not myself” Therefore, in American English “in Dutch” is in disfavor, in trouble. When Americans say “we’ve been Dutched” they mean “we’ve been had, we’ve been cheated”. * The easy-going Dutch have contributed the greatest number of the most pejorative (轻蔑的）terms. Many terms reflect this derision (嘲笑) and contempt. e.g. (1) drunk as a Dutchman (totally intoxicated) (2) Dutch courage (courage induced by drinking-large quantity) (3) a Dutch or wet bargain (the partner drinking together) (4) in architecture a Dutchman is a device for hiding or counter-acting structural defects (污点）. (5) a Dutch nightingale (夜莺）is a frog. (6) in a Dutch concert each performer plays a different tone. (7) in Dutch auction, property is offered at a high