1、公司絕密表示不能的英語對話表現(xiàn)出中西文化差異的對話t:hiyangxue,iheardthatyouaregoingtostudyingabroad,itsanewexperience,whichcanbringyouopportunitytodiscoverfascinatingthingsandafeelingoffreedom.y:oh!yeah,inspiteofthisadvantages,howevertherearealsosomechallengesiwillencounter.cultureshockwillbethefirstone.t:yeah,ihavewatcheds

2、everalmoviesaboutwesternlifestylesandcultures,andreallyfindanimmensedifference.y:yeah,thedifferenceisalmosteverywhere.asfarasthetableculture,thereisnodoubtitisatraditiontousechopsticksforchinese.butpeopleinamericaprefertoforksandknives.t:thedifferenttoolsarebasedondifferentfoodtheylike.friedfoodandf

3、astfoodareamericansfavoritewhilechinesepeoplechoosenoodles,pancakesandrice.y:yes,besides,haveyounoticedthatwhenwehavemealswithourfamiliesorgoodfriends,weusuallygetsomedeliciousfoodforeachothertoshowourcare.butthewesternstyleofeatingseemstobemorehygienic.nobodyuseshisownforktogetfoodforothers.t:yeah,

4、quiteso.thisisonlytablemanners.ialsoknowthatgreetingisdifferent.inchina,whenimeetyouinthestreet,imaygreetyoubysayinghaveyoueatenyetandwhatwillbeyourreflecty:oh,iwillfeelnormal.prettynormalgreetingwords.t:butifyougreetaforeignerwiththesewords.theywillbelievethatyouwanttoinvitehimtoameal.y:reallytooin

5、teresting.t:soitseasytoleadtomisunderstandingbecauseofdifferentcultures.ofcourse,thesituationsaremoreseriousifyougreetsomeoneinwesterncountriesbysayingwhatareyougoingtodowherehaveyoubeenetc.becausetheythinkyouhaveinfringedtheirprivacy.thus,youcanimaginetheirgreetings,theyusuallygreeteachothergoodmor

6、ning/evening/afternoon.fineday,isntity:butdontyoufeelthesearetooformulaicorunnecessaryt:yes,butthatsonlyourthinking.y:justnow,youreferredtopersonalaffairs,thereisalsomanydifferentopinionshere.forexample,wedonotregarditasaskingpersonalaffairswhentheyaskothersnameyearmaritalstatuswagespersonallifebeli

7、efandpoliticalpoints.t:yes,weregarditasconcerns.y:butthewesternswillthinkyouinfringetheirrightofprivacy.sowhenwetalktothewesterns,wemustavoidaskingsomequestionslikethis:howoldareyouareyoumarriedhowmanychildrendoyouhavehowmuchdoyoumakewhatsyourweightdoyougotothechurcht:somanydetailsneedtonotice.wehav

8、etalkedsomuch,butitonlycoversseveralsmallaspectsinlife.ievenfeelthewayoflifeinamericaispletelydifferentfrommine.ithinkiwillbemadfacingallthese.nowthatyouwillgothere.haveyouconsiderhowtoadjustyourselftoadapttheirculturesy:infact,ihaveconsideredtheproblemforlongtime.atleastfouressentialstagesofadjustm

9、entoccurduringcultureshocktonewarrivals.iwillkeeppositivetooverethese.asweknow,americansareslavestonothingbutclocks,theyworkhardatthetaskofsavingtime.imustgetridofthehabitofdelayingtimetokeeppacewiththem.itshugeproject.t:yeah,yeah.youshouldestablisharightattitudetowardculturedifferences,tobeopen-min

10、dedtothem.afterall,attitudecandecideonesfeelingandbehaving.however,theseseemnottobeenough.y:thatstrue.ialsoneedtolearnabouttheirculturalbackgroundbeforeigo.andihavereadsomebooksandgraduallyaccepttheirwaysoflife.next,iamgoingtoreadtheirnewspapersandmagazinesandsomeliteratureworkstolearnthecountrydeep

11、ly.t:yeah,yourdecisionisrightanditwillbenefityou.youwouldlearnsomuchandyouwillrespecttheirculturefromyourdeepheart.thus,youcanadapttothelifetheremorequicklyandsufferfromlittlecultureshock.y:ithinksotoo.atleast,icanavoidunintentionallyoffendingothersandmakelessjokes.t:ofcourse,ibelieveyourability.表現(xiàn)中美文化差異的英文小對話a:excuseme,doyouhavetimeb:sorry,idonthavetime.a:iamsorry,butyouhaveyourwatch.b:ihav