Case Analysis Where? Where?A famous Chinese actress got married to a British actor. Once the actress and her husband were talking with their Chinese friends at a dinner party in city of Chengdu, her husband politely praised a Chinese lady on her beauty and then happened the following conversation:
The British actor: How beautiful your wife looks!The Chinese lady's husband: Where? Where? My wife was moderately good-looking when young, but now she is old. The British actor: From head to feet.
Question: What does the compliment response made by the Chinese lady's husband—“Where ? Where?” really mean?
A、It really means the Chinese lady's husband doesn't know the beautiful places in her wife.
B、It really means the Chinese lady's husband doesn't love her wife.
C、It really means the British actor has poor judgment about beauty.
D、It really means the Chinese lady's husband just demonstrates typical Chinese way of being modest.
The British actor: How beautiful your wife looks!The Chinese lady's husband: Where? Where? My wife was moderately good-looking when young, but now she is old. The British actor: From head to feet.
Question: What does the compliment response made by the Chinese lady's husband—“Where ? Where?” really mean?
A、It really means the Chinese lady's husband doesn't know the beautiful places in her wife.
B、It really means the Chinese lady's husband doesn't love her wife.
C、It really means the British actor has poor judgment about beauty.
D、It really means the Chinese lady's husband just demonstrates typical Chinese way of being modest.
跨文化交际——韩梅梅、李雷和歪果仁的故事
章节列表
Chapter 1 Get to know -- Exploring “culture” and “intercultural communication”13Chapter 2 What to say? -- Daily verbal communication9Chapter 3 Language and culture -- Verbal communication11Chapter 4 The silent language -- Nonverbal communication12Chapter 5 Martians and Venusians -- Cross-gender ccommunication11Chapter 6 Culture kaleidoscope -- Diverse cultures worldwide10Final test30