跨文化交际复习

1、A new broom sweeps clean、新官上任三把火。

2、Many hands make light work、人多好办事。

3、Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today、今日事，今日毕。

4、Kill two birds with one stone、一箭双雕/一石二鸟。

5、Haste makes waste、欲速则不达。

6、Where there’s smoke there’s fire、无风不起浪。

7、The grass is always greener on the other side of the stone、这山望着那山高。

8、Beauty is only skin deep、美貌就是肤浅得。

9、Spare the rod and spoil the child、玉不琢，不成器。

10、Give a person a dose of his own medicine、以其人之道还治其人之身。

11、Frank’s advice is like good herbal medicine: hard to take, but ultimately beneficial、良药苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行。

12、Even the dog swaggers when its master wins favor、一人得道，鸡犬升天。

13、You can’t have your cake and eat it too、鱼与熊掌不可兼得。

14、Speak the devil (and he will appear)、说曹操，曹操到。

15、The same knife cuts bread and fingers、水能载舟，亦能覆舟。

16、Teach fish to swim、班门弄斧。

17、Beat the dog before the lion、杀鸡儆猴。

18、Man proposes, God disposes、谋事在人，成事在天。

19、Everybody’s business is nobody’s business、三个与尚无水喝。

20、Many kiss the baby for the nurse’s sake、醉翁之意不在酒。

21、Don’t count the chicken before they are hatched、不要盲目乐观。

22、A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit、吃一堑，长一智。

23、Love me, love my dog、爱屋及乌。

24、Facts speak louder than words、事实胜于雄辩。

25、Misfortunes never come alone、祸不单行。

Case study one

If in the dining hall, a fly was seen in a glass of beer, an Englishman would say, “May I have another, please?”; a Frenchman would pour a beer out; a Spanish man would put the money on the table and leave without a word; a Japanese would summon the manager and criticize, “Do you do all your business like this?”; an Arab would give the beer to the waiter and say, “I’ll buy you a drink、”; and the more humorous American would say to the waiter, “Please serve the fly and beer separately、”Question: What do their different reactions toward a fly in a beer reflect? Answer: The case above shows that social interactions may vary greatly owing to different cultural backgrounds、In this case, people’s different reactions toward a fly in a beer reveal not only their individual personality but also the orientation of their nation’s mainstream culture, e、g、the English’s seriousness, the French’s arrogance, the Spanish’s generosity, the Japanese’s critical approach, the Arab’s sarcasm and the American’s humor、

Case study two

Bart Rapson had brought his family to the Philippines on a job assignment for a multinational corporation、Since the Philippines is largely Catholic, it was easy for Bart to place his 7-year-old daughter in a Sunday school class that would prepare her