2 日常言语交际
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Unit 2 Daily Communication(I)
◆Case Analysis
◆Addressing People
◆Greetings
◆Initiating Conversations
◆Conversation Topics
◆Visiting Someone
◆Partings
Cases
◆Twelve cups of tea
◆Have you had your lunch?
◆Sitting down
◆Li Hongzhang’s embarrassment ◆Borrow Money & Lend Money
Addressing People
◆Name order: He Xiangu Linda Smith
*Smith *Miss Linda *Teacher He *Teacher Aunt Mary Uncle Joe Brother Joseph Sister Anne
◆Addressing by title, office, profession:
*Principal Morris *Manager Jackson
*Bureau Director Wang Doctor Brown Mayor White Prof. Lessing Nurse Liu Captain Fan Colonel Yu
Greetings
◆Good morning/afternoon/ evening.
◆How are you?
◆How are things going?
◆How are you getting on?
◆How are things (with you)?
◆How’s everything?
◆How’s life?
◆Hello.
◆Hey. /Hi.
Chinese expressions
◆Where are you going?你上哪去?
◆Where have you been?你去哪里啦?
◆Have you had your meal?吃过了吗?(It’s none of your business.)
Concept of privacy
Initiating Conversations Avoidance of some topics:
Age
Money
Health
Family
Conversation topics
◆Hobbies
◆holidays
◆The weather
◆A local or national event ◆Jobs
◆Films/books
Visiting Someone
◆Business visiting: arrange a time in advance some straight to the point
◆Social visiting: more flexible
*I’m coming to see you this afternoon.
(* means inappropriate)
Can I come and see you this afternoon?
Examples
◆I haven’t seen you for a long time. I was wondering whether I could come round to visit you sometime.
◆I’d like to come and see you sometime. Would you be free one afternoon next week?
◆Mr. Zhang and I would like to come and visit you. Would it be convenient for us to come Wednesday evening?
Things to be minded
◆Advance notice
◆If you accept a drink, you should drink it otherwise may offend the Westerner.
◆Food-offering differences
Partings
◆Differences:
Westerners:A couple of minutes’ small talk: Well, it’s been lovely to see you again, but I must be going soon. I hope we’ll be able to get together again before long…
Thank you for a lovely evening. I must not hold you any longer.
◆Chinese :abrupt leaving-taking
Research Topics
◆Compare the American friendship with the Chinese friendship
◆The Concept of “Privacy” in Western Culture and “隐私”in Chinese Culture (Privacy is not equal to 隐私)。