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1、中西文化习俗差异题解中西文化习俗差异题解 120120 例例中国人在学习英语中很有必要弄清中西文化习俗上的差异。这很有利于正确理解英语文化和正确运用英语进行交际。本文列举 120 例说明中西文化习俗上的差异。例题(1) and are students.A. You, I, he B. I, you, he C. He, you I D. You, he, I 析:英语人称代词的排列语序与汉语的排列语序不同。英语人称代词的排列语序是 You, he, I。把第一人称“I”放在最后,以示礼貌谦虚。故此题的正确选项是 D。但英语人称代词的复数排序同汉语一样。它们是 Weyouthey。例题(2)
2、will attend our meeting.A. Wang Uncle B. Uncle Wang C. Mr Wang D. Wang comrade析:英语中的称呼、地点、时间等排列语序与汉语的排列语序相反。e.g.Mr Smith(史密斯先生),Teacher Zhang(张老师),Room 307(307 房间)。并且英语中的地点、时间是由小到大排列。e.g. Changan An Street Beijing China(中国北京长安街):At 8 oclock on the morning of Oct, lst, 1998(1998 年 10 月 1 日早上 8 点)。故此题
3、的正确选项是 B.C。例题(3)A foreigners full name is John Henry Brown. We usually call him .A. Mr John B. Mr Henry C. Mr Brown D. Mr John Brown析:英语中的姓名排列语序与汉语的排列语序不同。e.g.Zhou Xiaoyan(周晓艳)(Zhoufamily name, Xiaofirst name, yansecond name, Xiaoyangiven names)John Henry Brown(Johnfirst name, Henrymiddle name, John
4、 Henrygiven names, Brownfamily name)故此题的正确选项是 C,D。例题(4)When you leave your friends home at midnight, you had better say .A. Good midnight B. good evening C. good night D. good-bye析:外国人一般把晚上 6 点至 10 点称 evening,10 点以后称 night。晚上 10 点以后与亲友告辞,均说 good night, 表示晚安的意思。故此题的正确选项是 C。例题(5)When you write a lette
5、r to your father in English, you had better call,“ Father”.A. Respectable B. Beloved C. Dear D. Loving析:用英语给长辈、同辈或晚辈写信均用 Dear so and so。故此题的正确选项是 C。(用英语写信,称呼之后用逗号“,”,不用冒号“:”,年、月、日写在信的右上角。)例题(6)When you write an envelope to foreigner in English, you had better write the address of the name first on c
6、orner.A. receivers, left B. writers, right C. receivers, right D. writers, left析:英文信封的写法同汉语信封的写法不一样。有以下两点注意:收信人的姓名和地址应写在信封中央位置上。先写姓名,再写地址,通常用并列式。(每行左边开头)写信人的姓名、地址写在信封的左上角或信封背面的口盖上,也是先写姓名,再写地址。姓名也可不写。故此题的正确选项是 D。例题(7) can have a kiss.A. Sweet-hearts B. Friends C. Colleagues(同事) D. Husband and wife析:外
7、国人与关系不同的人见面时吻的部位不同。只对夫妻恋人才能互相接吻,一般朋友的吻脸;长辈对晚辈吻脑门;对女士贵夫人吻手背。(中国人见面往往是握手。)故此题的正确选项是 A,D。例题(8)When you want to talk with a foreigner, you had better begin it wih .A. his name, age, salary, family B. his going C. weather D. current events(时事)析:外国人与别人初次面谈,不喜欢别人问起姓名、年龄、工资及家事等。他们认为这些是个人私事(private things),不
8、管你的事(Its none of business.)以谈论天气或时事是对外国人开始谈话的最好话题。故此题的正确选项是 C,D。例题(9)When someone is in hospital, you had better .A. do nothing B. send him a bunch of flowers C. see him very often D. do something for him析:外国人住院需要安静,不喜欢别人送礼或去看望。他们视这些是对他们病情的干扰,妨碍他们休息和早日康复。故此题的正确选项是 A。例题(10)When you are invited to din
9、ner party at 6:00, you had better arrive at .A. 5:30 B. 6:00 C. 5:45 D. 6:10析:外国人赴宴非常准点。早到晚到都是不礼貌。早到主妇要花时间招待。晚到或不能到均要事先电话通知主人。故此题的正确选项是 B。例题(11)When you have dinner at your friends home, you had better eat with .A. little politely, sticks B. much noisily, knivesC. best dishes happily, hands only D.
10、up all the dishes without noise,forks and knives析:外国人待客很真诚。他们希望客人把桌上东西吃光,才高兴,主人才认为他们的菜做得可口。外国人无论喝汤,嚼食都不宜发出声音。碗盘不可端到嘴边。常用刀叉用餐。故此题的正确选项是 D。例题(12)When you have stayed at your guests home for several days and want to leave, you had better .A. send hostess a bunch of flowers B. say good-bye to all the fa
11、mily membersC. ask them to visit your family D. say nothing and do nothing析:外国人在客人家住上几天返程时,最重要的是要向女主人送上一束鲜花,以表谢意,然后再向其家人告辞。故此题的正确选项是 A,B。例题(13)When you want to call on somebody, you had better .A. go quickly B. prepare something C. go there earlier D. call him up first and reach an agreement析:外国人来访一
12、定要事先电话联系,经得对方同意才行。因为他们每天都有计划或安排。故此题的正确选项是 D。例题(14)When you receive something from a foreigner, you had better_.A. accept it B. refuse to accept it C. return it to him D. buy something in return析:外国人送给你的礼品,一定要收下。拒收是失礼的,会误以为送者无诚意。故此题的正确选项是 A。例题(15)When you see a friend of yours,you havent seen for yea
13、rs, you had better say you look_.A. very old B. much older C. very young D. the same as ever析:外国人最不愿别人说自己老了,不愿别人知道自己的真实年龄,喜欢听到别人讲自己年轻漂亮。故此题的正确选项是 C。例题(16)On the wedding day , people send all the presents to_ home and the bride(新娘) is in _.A. bridegrooms (新郎) red B. brides whiteC. their parents, gree
14、n D. their new, yellow析:外国人崇尚白色,新娘穿白衣,所送的礼也要用白纸包好,并系以白绸带。双方的礼品均送往新娘的家里去。故此题的正确选项是 B。例题(17)There are lots of dishes on the table. They are delicious. But you say to the foreigners. “Sorry, there arent many dishes. They are not nice.” When the foreigners hear this, they will feel_.A. happy B. angry C.
15、 strange D. unhappy析:中国人请别人吃饭,分明一桌子菜,硬说没有菜,而且说菜不好吃,在中国已成习惯,主客互相客气了事。而外国人听了会觉得奇怪,他们会认为是一种侮辱,因为既然是不好吃的菜,为什么要请他们来吃呢?还有,菜够多了,偏要说少,岂非虚伪?故此题的正确选项是 C。例题(18)When you come to your guests home, the hostess asks you to sit down, you had better_.A、say “thanks” and sit down quickly B. say nothing and sit down quicklyC. stand up for a while D. stand talking with the hostess析:你到客人家后,主人要你坐下,你只稍答一声 thank you,便可坐下。因外国做主人的总希望客人到家能够觉得舒服。你若受拘束,会使主人不安。故此题的正确选项是 A。