跨文化交际实用教程 .pptxVIP

Objectives; CONTENTS;Case 1、 An Invitation to Dinner;Case 2、 The Cancellation of the Dinner Party;Case 3 Why should they do like this?;II、 pliments;Work in groups to discuss the social functions of pliments Eg、 greeting people, …、; On behalf of all your American guests, I wish to thank you for the inparable hospitality for which the Chinese people are justly famous for throughout the world、 I particularly want to pay tribute, not only to those who prepared the magnificent dinner, but also to those who have provided the splendid music、 Never have I heard American music played better in a foreign land、 -----by President Nixon at a weling party in his 1972 visit to China Q: What is the social function of Nixon’s pliment?;(A boss meets his young female employee in the morning) A: Well, you look good today、 You have such nice clothes、 B、 Thank you、 I have had this for a while、 (Two acquaintances meet in the street) A: Hi, Pat、 How are you doing? You look nice、 B: Thanks, Anne、 So do you、;A: Thanks for the Christmas present you sent me、 It’s so nice and just what I needed、 B: I’m glad you like it、 (Two friends decide to make up after a quarrel、 One es to the apartment of the other、) A: Hi, Mary、 How are you? B: OK、 How are you? A: I’m fine、 (pause) B: Oh, this vase is really pretty, when did you get it?;Social functions of pliments;Positive Functions of pliments;;Think about it;Work in Pairs to act out the following two cases: A young Chinese woman in the U、S、 was plimented by an American woman for the lovely dress she was wearing: “It’s exquisite、 The colors are so beautiful!” She was pleased but somewhat embarrassed、 In typical Chinese fashion, she replied, “Oh, it’s just an ordinary dress I bought in China、”;b、 At a reception at an American college, Mr、 Chen, a newly-arrived Chinese scholar, was chatting with the hostess、 As an acquaintance of the hostess approached, she said, “Ron, let me introduce Mr、 Chen, an outstanding physicist and