跨文化交际第三课.pptVIP

Anger –愤怒 Queuing –排队 Ego --自我 Street scene on Sundays 周日的街 Party --聚会 In restaurant --在餐厅 Tourism-- 旅游 Beauty -- 美丽的标准 Solutions 处理问题 Meals 三餐 Transport 交通工具 Life of the aged 老人的日常生活 Time to take bath 淋浴的时间 Emotion and weather 心情与天气 Leader 领导 Trend 时尚 Children 孩子 Ideas to the other 想象中的对方 American: How long will it take you to finish this report? 　　Chinese: I do not know. How long should it take? 　　American: You are in the best position to analyze time requirements 　　Chinese: 10 days. 　　American: Take 15. It is agreed you will do it in 15 days. 　　In fact the report needed 30 days of regular work. So the Chinese worked day and night, but at the end of the 15th day, he still needed one more day’s work. 　　American: So,where is my report? 　　Chinese: It will be ready tomorrow. 　　American: But we agreed that it would be ready today. 　 　　The Chinese hands in his resignation. 　　The American is surprised. 　 Those cultures that emphasize equality, such as Canada, Australia, and United States, tend to minimize power and status differences. Power tends to be more diffused, people in higher positions can be questioned, and subordinates want their superiors to consult with them and be accessible. According to Confucius, in China, we have ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife (the “Three Cardinal Guides”), ▲“三纲”是指“君为臣纲，父为子纲，夫为妻纲” benevolence, propriety (适当), reason , knowledge and sincerity for the “Five Constant Virtues”. ▲“五常”即仁、义、礼、智、信 中国儒家伦理文化的架构，名份与教化观念维护社会的伦理纲常和政治制度。 People at the higher levels of the hierarchy are treated with great respect and deference (顺从, 尊重) by those lower down the ladder. People in authority should not step out of their privileged roles, bosses should not be questioned, and there is little or no delegation of authority. Power distance It describes the distribution of influence within the culture, the extent to which the less powerful members of organizations and institutions accept and e