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1、中西方文化差异中西方文化差异CulturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandtheWest中西方文化差异CulturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandtheWest西方人总奇怪于中国人在见面是问“您吃了吗?”中国朋友的话等于英语中的Hello或Hi,但如果照字面译成Haveyoueatenyet?或Haveyouhadyourlunch?外国人听起来就很怪。?美国人会以为,这种打招呼似乎是说:“我也没有吃。走吧,我们一起去吃点东西吧。”或者说:“如果没有吃的话,我正要请你到我家去呢。”;总之,这样打招呼有时意味着邀请对方去吃饭。Th
2、ewestisalwaysstrangetotheChinesepeopleinthemeetingistoask,"doyoueatit?""Chinesefriend'swordsareequivalenttoEnglishintheHelloorHi,butifliterallytranslatedintoyoueatenyetHave?OryouhadyourlunchHave?Foreignerssoundstrange.Americanswillthinkthatthiskindofgreetingseemstobesaying,"Ididn'teatit.".
3、Comeon,let'sgoandhavesomethingtoeat."Or,"ifyoudon'teatit,I'mgoingtoinviteyoutomyhouse."Inaword,itissometimesmeantoinvitesomeonetodinner.再如,汉语中的“上哪儿去啊?”和“到哪儿去啦?”这样打招呼的话直译成英语就是Whereareyougoing?和Whereyouhavebeen?用这两句英语来打招呼,大部分讲英语的人听了会不高兴,他们的反应很可能是:It’snoneofyourbusiness!你管得着吗!Forexample,inChi
4、nese,"whereareyougoing?"And"whereareyougoing?"SosayhellowordtranslatedintoEnglishisareyougoingWhere?AndyouhavebeenWhere?WiththesetwoEnglishtosayhello,mostEnglishspeakingpeoplewillnotbepleasedtohear,theirresponseislikelytobe:s'noneofItbusinessyour!幸而,打招呼的话并不都令人感到奇怪或者引起对方反感。有许多打招呼的话是相似的,有些只是
5、说法不同。在许多语言里,打招呼的话往往是相似的,有些只是说法不同。在许多语言里,打招呼的话往往与时间有关,但即使在一种语言中也有不一致的地方。英语中有Goodmorning,Goodafternoon,goodevening都相当于汉语中的“您好”,只是说的时间不同而已,但不说Goodnoon。而Goodnight(晚安;明天见;再会)根本不是打招呼的话,这只是告别时说的话。Fortunately,notallgreetingssoundstrangeorarousedispleasure.Therearealotofgreetingwordsthataresimilar,
6、someofwhicharejustdifferent.Inmanylanguages,greetingwordsareoftensimilar,someofwhicharejustdifferent.Inmanylanguages,greetingsareoftenassociatedwithtime,buteveninalanguage,thereareinconsistencies.EnglishhasmorningGood,afternoonGood,eveninggoodareequivalenttotheChineseinthe"hello",justsayth
7、atthetimeisdifferent,butdonotsaynoonGood.Goodnight(goodnight;seetomorrow;goodbye)isnotagreetingatall,thisisjusttosaygoodbye.事例:有一次,一个刚到中国不久的外国留学生结结巴巴地用汉语说:“你们为什么老问我吃了饭没有?我有钱。”他以为人们总问他“吃饭了吗”是因为怕他没钱吃饭。他显然对这种问法感到生气。Examples:once,ajusttoChinanotlongagoforeignforei