教学课件 跨文化交际实训（第二版）房玉靖.ppt

Ⅵ. Humor, Superstitions and Taboos 幽默、迷信及禁忌  Humor In Business 商务中的幽默 Superstitions 迷信 Taboos 禁忌 Key Terms superstition 迷信 迷信就是迷惘地信服，盲目地相信。“迷信”的含义更多的倾向于“盲目的相信、不理解的相信”因此，理论上，人类对任何事物都可能存在着“迷信”的观念。 taboo 禁忌 人们对神圣的、不洁的、危险的事物所持态度而形成的某种禁制。危险和具有惩罚作用是禁忌的两个主要特征。 Glossary comedian n. 喜剧演员 commentator n. 评论员，解说员，注释者 phobia n. 恐怖病，恐怖症 celebrity n. 名人，名誉，社会名流 memoir n. 传记，实录 memoirs (复数） cactus n. 仙人掌 werewolf n. 狼人，凶人 nun n. 尼姑，修女 connotation n. 隐含意义，某事的重要性 Do you know any superstition in other cultures? 2. Do you know any taboo in Chinese culture? Or any taboo in other cultures? 3. Do you think it is acceptable to use humorduring business meeting? Why? Comprehension Questions VII. Business Scheduling 商务行程安排 Office Hours 办公时间 Office hours vary in different countries. Customarily hours of work in most countries are 9 a.m. to 5 a.m. Lunch and Break Times 午餐和休息时间 The lunch period is also different. In U.S. firms it may vary from 30 minutes to an hour, and break times are usually one 15-minute period in the morning with a second 15-minute period in the afternoon. Europeans have a 1 to 1.5-hour lunch break, 20 minute morning and afternoon breaks, and 15 minutes at the end of the workday for cleanup time. Key Terms business activities 商业活动 是指企业的购买、销售和交换等工作，是商业主体和客体双方共同参与的活动。主体和客体双方围绕着商品互相询问、互相试探、互相了解、互相协商等等都要运用语言。 Peru 秘鲁 秘鲁，全称秘鲁共和国，是南美洲西部的一个国家，北邻厄瓜多尔和哥伦比亚，东与巴西和玻利维亚接壤，南接智利，西濒太平洋。为南美洲国家联盟的成员国。秘鲁孕育了其中一个最早的文明──小北地区史前文明，以及前哥伦布时期美洲的最大国家印加帝国。 Glossary variable adj. 可变的，易变的 customarily adv. 照例，通常，习惯上 Case Analysis Case 1 Your organization is having a large party for its worldwide distributors in the United States. Since there will be people from all over the world, what would you serve for meals to avoid offending anyone? Case AnalysisCase 2 Professor Smith and his assistant, Ming Chen, were doing fieldwork in a small city in China. It was hot and humid, and both were casually dressed. One night as they were leaving for dinner, a l