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时间:2019-06-06
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1、GuaShaisatreatmentintraditionalorientalmedicineinwhichawoodenboardrepeatedlyslidesacrossthepatient'sacupuncturepoints.Itworksinsimilarprincipleslikethatofacupuncture.Thismethodwouldinevitablyleavebruiseontheskin,andthestorybeginshere,whenthevisitinggrandpawhodoesnotspe
2、akanyEnglishusedthistraditionalpracticetotreatthegrandsonwhenbothsonanddaughter-in-lawwereatwork.DaTongisthefatherwhoistryingtointegratehisChineseculturalbeliefsintohisdailyAmericanreality,especiallywhendealingwithhisbossandbestfriend,whoistooquicktobelievetheworstabou
3、tDaTong'streatmentofhisson,Dennis.DaTong'sfailuresshowhisconfusionaboutthedifferencesbetweenhisoriginalChinesecultureandhisnewAmericanhome.EvenwithinhisfamilythereisconflictbecauseGrandfathercan'tspeakEnglishandisexcludedfrommanyconversationsbecauseMotherwantsonlyEngli
4、shspokeninherhomeforthebenefitofherAmericanbornson.DaTongandhiswifeareverywelleducatedandunderstandthattheirchild'sbestchancesforsuccessinAmerica,andforhimnottoexperiencethesametroublesthey'vehadduringthepast8years,aretospeakwithoutanaccent.Theyevengosofarastoinsistthe
5、boyuseaforkandknifeinsteadofchopsticks,evenwhenit'sobvioustheyarestilleatingChinesestylefood,servedinthenormalway:communaldishesforthefoodandsmaller,individualricebowlsforeachperson.MotherseemsabitinflexibleinherinsistenceonbeingasAmericanaspossible,whileDaTong'scultur
6、alleaningsarejustasstronglyChinese,althoughnotbyconsciouschoice.DaTong'sloveforhissonistestedseverelywhenDaTongtriestobalanceitagainstrespectforhisboss.WhenDaTong'ssonhitshisboss'son,DaTonginsistsonanapologythatseemsunnecessaryandmakesDaTonglookstubbornanduncaring.DaTo
7、nggiveshisboyalightrapontheheadwhenherefusestoapologizeandtheboycriestohismotherthatthereasonhehithisplaymatewasthattheotherboycalledDaTongstupid,oneofmanyexamplesofdoingthewrongthingtoprotectyourfamily.GuaShashowshowaperson'sculturalbeliefsaresodeeplysetwithinoneselft
8、hatitisusuallyimpossibletoexaminewhyyoudomostanything,fromhowyoudressandtalktowhomyouloveandrespectandhowyoushowit.Th
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