2014 07-28 rey ty. intercultural orientation in chinese and english

Intercultural Orientation

介绍美国文化Dr. Rey Ty 郑文华博士

Bilingual: In English & in Chinese

双语：英文和中文语言

Knowing Cultures

• Objective: Engineers, professionals, students, and voyagers need to know the cultures of people whom they encounter and with whom they work.

No. Name Chinese Name 中国名子 English Name 英文名子 Academic Status Gender1 Sun Jun Freshman M2 Luo Chen Freshman M3 Pu Shangbin Freshman M4 Dai Jiacheng Freshman M5 Yan Yuhui Freshman M6 Xu Yaowei Freshman F7 Lyu Leiwen Freshman M8 Xie Yuxin Freshman F9 Lin Jie Freshman F

10 Liu Tiandi Freshman M11 Bai Yulong Freshman M12 Li Jijun Freshman M13 Zhang Binghao Freshman M14 Zuo Cheng Freshman M15 Wang Liming Freshman M16 Yang Yuelong Freshman M17 Zhang Ying Freshman F18 Zhang Zicheng Freshman M19 Zhao Wei Freshman M20 Xu Tianyi Freshman M21 Peng Shijia Freshman M22 Che Jinwei Freshman M23 Huang Haoqi Freshman M24 Ying Jiajun Sophomore M25 Xu Shangkai Sophomore M26 Zou Huiwen Sophomore F27 Du Weiyuan Sophomore F28 Ye Wenya Sophomore F29 Cai Ruihuan Sophomore M30 Huang Yepeng Sophomore M31 Chen Binfeng Junior M32 Li Zheng Counsellor F33 Wu Xingxing Counselor F

名字 Name 1. 我中文名字 ( 汉字 ) 是

__________.

2. 拼音是______________________.

3. 我的英文名字是______________.

I think the U.S.A. is…当我想到美国，我想到 ...

I think Americans are…我认为美国人是 ...

I think China is better than the U.S.A. because…

我认为中国是比美国更好，因为 ...

I think the U.S.A. is better than China because…我认为美国是比中国更好，因为 ...

At Northern Illinois University, I want to…在北伊利诺伊大学，我希望我能 ...

In Chicago, I want to…在芝加哥，我希望我能 ...

In the U.S.A., I want to…在美国，我希望我能 ...

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Why are cultures different?

为什么文化都不同 ?Wèishéme wénhuà dōu bùtóng?

Each society is unique.每个社会都是独一无二的 .Měi gè shèhuì dōu shì dúyīwú'èr de.

Each society has different historical experiences. 每个社会都有不同

的历史经验。

Měi gè shèhuì dōu yǒu bùtóng de lìshǐ jīngyàn.

Each society has different historical experiences.

Some societies are primitive.

有些社会是原始社会。Yǒuxiē shèhuì shì yuánshǐ shèhuì.

Some societies are feudal.有些社会遵循封建社会。

Yǒuxiē shèhuì zūnxúnfēngjiàn shèhuì.

Some societies are capitalist.有些社会遵循资本主义。

Yǒuxiē shèhuì zūnxún zīběn zhǔyì.

Some countries are post-industrial.

有些国家是后工业。Yǒuxiē guójiā shì hòu gōngyè.

Some countries are socialist.有些国家是社会主义 .

Yǒuxiē guójiā shì shèhuì zhǔyì.

PrimitiveSlave Feudal CapitalistSocialist

History原始社会奴隶社会 封建主义 资本主义社会主义

Some people live in urban areas.

有些人居住在城市地区 .Yǒuxiē rén jūzhù zài chéngshì dìqū.

Some people live in suburban areas.有些人住在郊区。

Yǒuxiē rén zhù zài jiāoqū.

Some people live in rural areas.有些人住在农村地区。

Yǒuxiē rén zhù zài nóngcūn dìqū.

Different Contexts1. Urban2. Suburban 3. Exurban 4. Rural

Each generation has different cultures.每个世代都有不同的文化 .Měi gè shìdài dōu yǒu bùtóng de wénhuà.

Some people joined the army in World War I

有些人在第一次世界大战当兵 .Yǒuxiē rén zài dì yī cì shìjiè dàzhàn dāng bīng.

Some people were born during & after WWI (1901-1924)

有些人是在第一次世界大战期间及之后出生 .Yǒuxiē rén shì zài dì yī cì shìjiè dàzhàn qíjiān jí zhīhòu chūshēng.

Some people joined the army in World War II (Born 1925)

有些人在第二次世界大战当兵 .

Yǒuxiē rén zài dì èr cì shìjiè dàzhàn dāng bīng.

Some people were too young during World War II (Born before 1945).

有些人在第二次世界大战太年轻 .Yǒuxiē rén zài dì èr cì shìjiè dàzhàn tài niánqīng.

Some people were born after World War II (Born 1945-1964): “Baby Boomers.”

有些人在第二次世界大战后出生 .

Yǒuxiē rén zài dì èr cì

shìjiè dàzhàn hòu

chūshēng.

Some people were born during the Cold

War. (1945-1982). “Gen X” or MTV.

• 有些人在冷战期间出生 .

Yǒuxiē rén zài lěngzhàn qíjiān chūshēng.

Some people were born around the new millennium (1982-early 2000s). “Gen Y” or “Millennials.”

有些人在新千年集中出生 .Yǒuxiē rén zài xīn qiānnián jí zhòng chūshēng.

Some people were born after the early 2000s “Gen Z” “Post-911” “Multi-Tasking”

“Facebook” “Internet” Generation.

有些人在 21 世纪初以后出生 .

Yǒuxiē rén zài 21 shìjì chū yǐhòu chūshēng.

Some people believe in God. Other people don't believe in God.

有些人相信上帝。其他人不相信上帝。

Yǒuxiē rén xiāngxìn shàngdì, qítā rén bù xiāngxìn shàngdì.

Some people don't believe in God. Yǒuxiē rén bù xiāngxìn shàngdì.

People have different religious beliefs.

人们有不同的宗教信仰。Rénmen yǒu bùtóng de zōngjiào xìnyǎng.

The U.S. has Protestant Americans.美国有人相信基督教。 Měiguó yǒurén xiāngxìn jīdūjiào.

The U.S. has Catholic Americans.美国有人相信天主教。Měiguó yǒurén xiāngxìn tiānzhǔjiào.

The U.S. has Jewish Americans.

美国有人相信犹太教。

Měiguó yǒurén xiāngxìn

yóutàijiào.

The U.S. has Muslim Americans.美国有人相信伊斯兰教 Měiguó yǒurén xiāngxìn yīsīlán jiào

The U.S. has Buddhist Americans.美国有人相信佛教。 Měiguó yǒurén xiāngxìn fójiào.

The U.S. has Hindu

Americans. 美国有人相信印度教。

Měiguó yǒurén xiāngxìn yìndùjiào.

The U.S. has poor people.

美国有穷人。Měiguó yǒu qióngrén.

The U.S. has old-rich people.

美国有旧丰富的人。Měiguó yǒu jiù fēngfù de rén.

The U.S. has new-rich people.

美国有新富人群。Měiguó yǒu xīnfù rénqún.

In the U.S., there is a dominant culture.

美国有一个主流文化。Měiguó yǒu yīgè zhǔliú wénhuà.

There are minorities in the U.S.A., as there are minorities in China.

美国和中国有很多少数民族文化。

Nationalities in China

等等

Nationalities in China

等等

Nationalities in China

等等

In the U.S., the dominant culture is white Anglo-Saxon Protestant.

在美国，占主导地位的文化是英国白人新教徒。Zài měiguó, zhàn zhǔdǎo dìwèi de

wénhuà shì yīngguó báirén xīn jiàotú.

The U.S.A. has many minority cultures.

美国有很多少数民族的文化。Měiguó yǒu hěnduō shǎoshù mínzú de wénhuà.

The U.S. has Native

Americans.

美国有本土的美国人。

Měiguó yǒu běntǔ dì měiguó rén.

The U.S. has Native Americans.

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The U.S. has African Americans.

美国有非裔美国人。Měiguó yǒu fēi yì měiguó rén.

The U.S. has Asian

Americans.•美国有

亚裔美国人。

Měiguó yǒu yà yì měiguó

rén.

The U.S. has Asian Americans.

•美国有亚裔美国人。Měiguó yǒu yà yì měiguó rén.

The U.S. has

Pacific Islanders.

美国有太平洋岛民。Měiguó yǒu tàipíngyáng

dǎo mín.

The U.S. has Latino Americans.

The U.S. has European

Americans.

美国有欧裔美国人。Měiguó yǒu ōu yì měiguó rén.

The U.S. has people of mixed heritage.

• 美国有混血人。Měiguó yǒu hùnxiě rén.

The U.S. has traditional families.美国有传统的家庭。Měiguó yǒu chuántǒng de jiātíng.

The U.S. has single-parent families.

• 美国有单亲家庭。Měiguó yǒu dān qìng jiātíng.

The U.S. has gay families.• 美国有同性恋家庭。

Měiguó yǒu tóngxìngliàn jiātíng.

The U.S. has single-person never-married families.

美国有单人从未结婚的家庭。Měiguó yǒu dān rén cóng wèi jiéhūn de jiātíng.

Some people (27%) live

alone.

• 有些人（ 27 ％）独居。 27 ％独自生活。Yǒuxiē rén (27% ) dújū. 27%dúzì shēnghuó.

1.9 million Americans

are 90 years old or older.

• 190 万美国人是 90 岁以上的老年人。

190 Wàn měiguó rén shì 90 suì yǐshàng de lǎonián rén.

Always say: Hi, Please, Thanks, Bye.”

总是说“你好 .”“ 请”或 “麻烦

您 .”“ 谢谢”“ 再见 .”

In the U.S., you are required to give tips in restaurants from 15% to 18% minimum.•在美国餐馆，你必须给最低

从 15 ％至 18 ％小费。Zài měiguó cānguǎn, nǐ bìxū gěi zuìdī cóng 15% zhì 18% de xiǎofèi.

Some people are preppy.

Some people are jocks.

Some people

are Punk.

Some people

are Goth.

Some people like the

Hip-Hop

culture.

Some people

are skaters.

Guido & Guidette

Americans like to drink cold drinks. They use a lot of ice.

美国人喜欢喝冷饮。

Měiguó rén xǐhuan hē lěngyǐn.

美国人喜欢有很多冰块。

Měiguó rén xǐhuan yǒu hěnduō bīng kuài.

Americans are individualistic.

美国人喜欢个人主义。

Měiguó rén xǐhuan gèrén zhǔyì.

Look but don't stare at people.不要盯着人。

Bùyào dīngzhe

rén.

Respect personal space.

• 尊重私人空间。

Zūnzhòng sīrén kōngjiān.

Fall in line. Don't cut queues.• 排长队。不要切断队列。Pái cháng duì. Bùyào qiēduàn duìliè.

Americans want to have quiet personal time.

• 美国人想拥有安静的个人时间。Měiguó rén xiǎng yǒngyǒu ānjìng de gèrén shíjiān.

Americans respect privacy.

美国人尊重隐私。不太想热闹 .

Měiguó rén zūnzhòng yǐnsī. Bù tài xiǎng rènào.

Americans want to have direct answers. Say yes when you mean yes. Say no when you mean no.

• 美国人希望有直接的答案。说 “是的”，

当你的意思是“是的”。说 “不是的”，当你的意思是“不是的”。

In the U.S., you must be at least eighteen years old to be able to smoke.• 在美国，你

必须至少有十八岁才能抽烟。

Zài měiguó, nǐ bìxū zhìshǎo yǒu shíbā suì cáinéng chōuyān.

What do you normally eat for breakfast, lunch, snacks, &

dinner?

Americans eat hot meals.

美国人吃热的食物。 Měiguó rén chī rè de shíwù.

Americans eat cold meals.

• 美国人吃冷的食物。Měiguó rén chī lěng de shíwù.

For Here? To Go?在餐厅内吃饭 ? 带走 ?

For Here? To Go?带走?

在餐厅内吃饭 ?

In the U.S., when you eat, you must not make any noise.

• 在美国，当你吃饭，禁止出生。

Zài měiguó, dāng nǐ chīfàn, jìnzhǐ chūshēng.

In the U.S., when you eat, you must not burp.

• 在美国，当你吃饭，禁止打嗝。Zài měiguó, dāng nǐ chīfàn, jìnzhǐ dǎgé.

In the U.S., when you eat, it is prohibited to

slurp.• 在美国，当你

吃，禁止啜食。

Zài měiguó, dāng nǐ chī, jìnzhǐ chuài shí.

In the U.S., when you eat, it is prohibited to slurp.

• 在美国，当你吃，禁止啜食。

Zài měiguó, dāng nǐ chī, jìnzhǐ chuài shí.

In the U.S., when you eat, it is prohibited to slurp.• 在美国，当你吃，禁止啜食。

In the U.S., to be polite, you must firmly shake the hand of others.

• 在美国，要有礼貌，你必须坚定地握手。

Zài měiguó, yào yǒu lǐmào, nǐ bìxū jiāndìng dì wòshǒu.

In the U.S., being late is rude. You have to arrive

on time for meetings.

Americans in general are very friendly.

Some professors are formal.Hello, Dr. Zheng.郑教授 , 你好。

Some professors are informal.

Hello, Rey. Rey, 你好 .

Hello, Brother Rey. 文华哥 , 你好 .

In the U.S., you have to thank everyone, including your

parents and friends.• 在美国，你必须要感谢每一

个人，包括你的父母和朋友。Zài měiguó, nǐ bìxū yào gǎnxiè měi yīgè rén, bāokuò nǐ de fùmǔ hé péngyǒu.

In the U.S., you have to be polite toward everyone: the president, bus driver, teacher, student, rich, poor,

male, female, old, and young. • 在美国，你必须给大家：总统，公交车司机，教师，学生，富人，穷人，男女老幼。

Zài měiguó, nǐ bìxū yào duì měi gèrén dōu bīn bīn yǒulǐ: Zǒngtǒng, gōngjiāo chē sījī, jiàoshī, xuéshēng, fù rén, qióngrén, nánnǚ lǎo yòu.

In the U.S., you have to be polite toward everyone: the president, bus driver, teacher, student, rich, poor,

male, female, old, and young.

• 在美国，你必须给大家：总统，公交车司机，教师，学生，富人，穷人，男女老幼。

Zài měiguó, nǐ bìxū yào duì měi gèrén dōu bīn bīn yǒulǐ: Zǒngtǒng, gōngjiāo chē sījī, jiàoshī, xuéshēng, fù rén, qióngrén, nánnǚ lǎo yòu.

Treat Everyone Respectfully.

Thank You! 谢谢

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