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• Ⅰ. A Joke • A super star was going to meet a foreigner. She aske

d the translator to translate every word she said.

• Foreigner: Miss Jiang, how beautiful you are ！• (Super Star: 哪里，哪里。 )

• Translator: Where. Where.

• Foreigner: Everywhere. Everywhere.

• (Super Star: 不见得，不见得。 )

• Translator: You are not allowed to see. You are not allowed to see.

• Questions:

• 1. What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell about?

• 2. Will a Chinese person say “Thank you” to his family

members and good friends for receiving help or service?

• 3. Why or why not?

• 4. Will an English person say “Thank you” to his family

members and good friends for receiving help or service?

• 5. Should we pay attention to cultural difference while

communicating with foreigners?

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•Questions and Answers:

• 1. What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell about?• Expressing Gratitude is another obvious difference

existing in different cultures.

• 2. Will a Chinese person say “Thank you” to his family members and good friends for receiving help or service?

• No.

• 3. Why or why not?• Because the counterpart will think he is treating him as a

stranger, otherwise he is lacking intimacy.

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• 4. Will an English person say “Thank you” to his family members and good friends for receiving help or service?

• Yes.

• 5. Should we pay attention to cultural difference while communicating with foreigners?

• Yes. When you are in Rome, do as the Romans do.

Text AText AText A Cultural Difference

• 1. continue doing sth. / continue to do sth. (Line 4)• e.g. We should continue expressing gratitude to our

parents.• 我们应该继续向我们的父母表示感谢。

• 2. hand: v. 交，递 (Line 5)• hand sb. sth. / hand sth. to sb.• e.g. The teacher handed the student a pair of beaut

iful gloves.• 老师递给学生一副漂亮的手套。

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• 3. neither 否定意义的词在句首 , 句子半倒装 (Line 7)

• 如 little, never, not, no, hardly, rarely, seldom, at no time, in no way, neither, nor 等。

• e.g. Never shall I forget your help.

• 我永远也不会忘记你的帮助。• Little did I understand what he said to me at that time. 那时我不理解他的意思。

• Not until the child fell asleep did she leave the room. 直到孩子睡着了，她才离开屋子。

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• Dialogue 1 At John’s Birthday Party• Lily: Happy Birthday.• John:

• Dialogue 2 At the Restaurant• Waiter: Sir, here is your noodles.• Man:

• Dialogue 3 At Home• Wife: Dear, here is your coffee.• Husband:

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Sum-upSum-upSum-upSum-up

1.1. Expressing gratitude Expressing gratitude

2.2. When you are in Rome, do as When you are in Rome, do as

the Romans do.the Romans do.

3.3. Language points Language points

1.1. Expressing gratitude Expressing gratitude

2.2. When you are in Rome, do as When you are in Rome, do as

the Romans do.the Romans do.

3.3. Language points Language points

AssignmentAssignmentAssignmentAssignment

1.1. Translate the two Translate the two

paragraphs.paragraphs.

2.2. Find out other cultural Find out other cultural

differences.differences.

1.1. Translate the two Translate the two

paragraphs.paragraphs.

2.2. Find out other cultural Find out other cultural

differences.differences.