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1、 Some differences between western countries and China in customs and habits1. Addressing people 称呼称呼 2. Compliment and reply 赞美和回应赞美和回应 3. Privacy 隐私隐私 4. Greetings 问候问候 5. Festivals 节日节日 6. Eating habits 饮食习惯饮食习惯1. Addressing people称呼称呼 China: comrade (同志) especially in 20th centuryWestern countrie
2、s: Sir / Madam Mr / Miss / Ms / Mrs Wang2. Compliment and reply 赞美和回应赞美和回应在英语国家，赞美也常用来作为交谈的引子。赞美的内容主要有个人的外貌、外表、新买的东西、个人财物、个人在某方面的出色的工作等。 A ：Your shirt looks nice. B ：Thank you. 3. Privacy隐私隐私 China: when we meet someone for the first time,we usually ask about age,marriage,income to show our care.Wes
3、ter countries: age,marriage, income are their privacy, its impolite to ask them when you meet someone for the first time.In China, we ask “Where are you going” or “What are you doing”. Those greetings may touch westerns privacy.4. Greetings 问候问候 Chinese say: Have you had your meal? Where are you goi
4、ng?westerners say: Good morning, Good afternoon, Good evening, Hello, Hi, How are you? Hows it going? They usually greet each other with talking about weather, healthy, traffic, hobbies,etc.5. Festivals 节日节日 common festivals: e.g. New Years Daydifferent festivalsChina: e.g. Spring Festival， the Drag
5、on Boat Festival，Mid-Autumn Daywestern countries: Valentines Day(情人节)，Easter(复活节)， April Fools Day(愚人节)，Thanksgiving Day(感恩节) and Christmas Day(圣诞节),万圣节 ( Halloween) GiftsChina: people usually decline(推辞). Its hard to acceptWestern countries: thank the person and open the gift in front of the person
6、, showing happy and thankful6.Eating habits 饮食习惯饮食习惯Chinese meal: Chinese stress on taste,smell,color, then neutritions. 重视色香味，其次是营养Western-style food: Westernerns stress on nertritions first, then taste. 重视营养搭配，其次是味道 1. FishThe best fish swim near the bottom. 好鱼常在水底游 Never offer to teach fish to sw
7、im. 不要教鱼去游泳.(不要班门弄斧.)offer to do:主动帮忙做某事 Go to the sea, if you would fish well. 不入虎穴,焉得虎子. Theres as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it. 海里的好鱼多的是. (强中更有强中手.)It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 笨鱼才会咬两次钩.(智者不上两次当.) silly: folish, 傻的，愚蠢的2. catA cat has nine lives. 猫有九命.
8、 (吉人自有天相.) Cats hide their claws. 猫总是藏起自己的爪子. (知人知面不知心.) claw:爪子 A gloved cat catches no mice. 戴手套的猫抓不到老鼠. (不愿吃苦的人成不了大事业.) The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. 猫偷吃奶油时总是闭着眼. (掩耳盗铃,自欺欺人.) 3. Dog Every dog has his day. 人人皆有得意时. Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌. Dog does not eat dog. 狗不吃同类.(本是同根生,相煎何太急
9、?) 4. horseDont ride the high horse. 勿摆架子。 Hair by hair you will pull out the horses tail. 一根一根拔，拔光马尾巴。 （水滴石穿） pull out: 拔出the tide is high but im holding on.im gonna be your number one.im not that kinda girlwho gives up just like that oh no!its not the things you dothat tease and hurt me badbut its
10、 the way you do the things you do to me.im not the kinda girlwho gives up just like that, oh no.The Tide Is High movie: The Lizzie Mcguire Movie 平民天后 Singer: Atomic Kitten the tide is high but im holding on.im gonna be your number one.the tide is high but im holding on.im gonna be your number one.nu
11、mber one.oh nonumber oneevery girl wants you to be her manbut ill wait, my dear,till its my turn.im not the kinda girl who gives up just like that, oh no.the tide is high but im holding on.im gonna be your number one.the tide is high but im holding on.im gonna be your number one.number one.oh nonumber one.everytime that i get the feelingyou give me somthing to believe ineverytime that i got you near mei know the way that i want it to bebut you know im gonna take my chance nowim gonna make it happen somehowand you know i can take the pressureim moment to wait for a lifetimes pleasure
