跨文化交际 英语案例分析翻译.docVIP

Case 1 The shipping agent is serving the customers in the way that is considered efficient in Venezuelan culture. To the Canadian, however, this is unfocused activity that is not nearly as efficient as it would be—particularly from her point of view– if the agent simply dealt exclusively with her scheduled appointment. In Canada, businesspeople typically write appointments and activities into the day’s agenda every day. They then work sequentially through the agenda until they have completed each task or the day is over. In other words, Canadians prefer to do one thing at a time, while the South Americans, including Venezuelans, tend to do a few things simultaneously. 船舶代理人接待客户的这种方式在委内瑞拉的文化中被认为是有效的方式。对于加拿大人来说,然而,这种不集中极力的活动也不像它看来的那样有效,特别是依她来看，如果受托人专一的处理她原计划安排。在加拿大,商人通常每天都会把约会和活动写到第二天的议事日程上，然后他们通过议程连续工作,直到他们完成每一项任务或一天结束了。换句话说,加拿大人更喜欢做一件事,,南方的美国人,包括委内瑞拉人,往往同时做几件事。 Case 2 As a Westerner, the American visiting professor does not quite understand the collective ownership of information in some other cultural environments. What makes her annoyed is a different attitude toward information about people. In the U.S, it is generally assumed that personal matters are private. Teachers go through elaborate procedures to assure that students do not have access to each other other’s grades. In business, it is the same. Evaluation is confidential. 作为一个西方人,美国客座教授不完全了解在其他一些人文环境中的这种信息共享。是什么使她烦恼是对于私人的信息的一种不同的态度。在美国，人们通常认为,个人事情是隐私的。教师经过详细的规程以确保学生们不会知道其他人的成绩。在商业中也是这样， Case 3 As a matter of fact, the American woman was not being disrespectful. However, it is clear that her way of showing respect and welcome was different from the ancient tradition of keeping physical distance from superiors, which is still widely observed, especially when royalty is involved. Paul Keating, the Australian Prime Minister, may have intended to suggest by his gesture that Australia would no longer accept the Queen as head of state but just as one of their honored guests. Obviously, the British would not lik