新编跨文化英语交际Unit4-01Language and Culture.ppt

Unit4-01 Warm Up 1.The limits of my language are the limits of my world. 2.The sum of human wisdom is not contained in any one language, and no single language is capable of expressing all forms and degrees of human comprehension. 3.Language most shows a man. Speak, that I may see thee. 1.The limits of my language are the limits of my world. Language is the communication of meaning between anything in anyway. So for that to be narrowed or limited is to also limit your understanding of the world around you. basically keep an open mind. 我语言的局限意味着我的世界/天地的局限. 语言的限制就是我世界里的限制 . 1.The limits of my language are the limits of my world. 我语言的局限意味着我的世界/天地的局限. 语言的限制就是我世界里的限制 . 2.The sum of human wisdom is not contained in any one language, and no single language is capable of expressing all forms and degrees of human comprehension. Ezra Pound (1885-1972) 任何一种语言都无法包含人类智慧的结晶的总和,任何单一的语言都无法表达人的认知的所有形式和程度. -----庞德,诗人( 1885年至1972年) 3.Language most shows a man. Speak, that I may see thee. 语言最能显示一个人，说话吧，让我看看你的真面目. 语言最能表现一个人。一开口说话，就可以看出来。 意思是一个人所讲的话可以反映出他的品格。这很好理解，像有的人说话尖刻不饶人，那他就是毒舌派，如果有的人讲话喋喋不休，那他就是长舌妇。。。总之，听别人说话，可以帮助你判断他可信可敬的程度。 Warm Up (P118.) 1.[In a physics class] Professor: What is matter? Student: Never mind. Professor : Then what is mind? Student: It doesn’t matter. Warm Up 2. A: I am sorry. Foreigner: I am sorry, too. A: I am sorry three. Foreigner: What are you sorry for (four)? A: I am sorry five. Warm Up 2. A. Why couldn’t Cinderella be a good soccer player? B. She lost her shoe, she ran away from the ball, and her coach was a pumpkin. Reading I How Is Language Related to Culture How to Say “Hello” in Different Languages? Hello Guten Tag, Bonjour, or Ohio Gozayimasuおはようございます How to Say “Hello” in Different Languages Chinese: 你好, 您好 (formal) Hello – English Guten Tag – German Bonjour – French Hola – Spanish Ohio – Japanese おはよう Gozayimasu- Japaneseおはようございます How to Say “Hello” in Different Languages Japanese: おはようございます (ohayō gozaimásu