跨文化交际

1.StrikewhiletheironishotItmeanstoactortakeadvantageofanopportunityattherightmoment,whenthepersonismostlikelytosucceed.AndinChinesewesay“趁热打铁”Value:PeopleintheEnglishspeakingcountriesstressonactionbecausetheopportunitygoesawayanddoesnotreturn.2.Hewhohesitatesislostapersonwhospendstoomuchtimedeliberatingaboutwhattodolosesthechancetoactaltogether.AndinChinesewesay“当断不断必受其害”Value:thisalsoshowspeopleintheEnglishspeakingcountriesaredecisiveandaction-orientedandtheyknowifonewaitstoolong,theopportunityvanishes.3.GodhelpthosewhohelpthemselvesGodwillnotcometotheaidofthosewhorefusetotry;wemustexertourselvesifwewanttosucceed.AndinChinesewesay“天道酬勤”Value:itshowspeopleintheEnglishspeakingcountriesemphasizestheimportanceofself-initiativeandagency.4.Thesqueakywheelgetsthegrease.Whenpeoplesaythatthesqueakywheelgetsthegrease,theymeanthatthepersonwhocomplainsorproteststheloudestattractsattentionandservice.Ialwayslongforpeace,ButthewheelthatdoesthesqueakingIstheonethatgetsthegrease.However,theideaoftheidiomismucholder.Amanuscriptfromabout1400had:“Evertheworstspokeofthecartcreaks.”Similarsayingswererepeatedoverthesucceedingcenturies.AndthereisalsoasimilarChinesesayingcalled“会哭的孩子有奶吃”.Ithinkbothstressoncallingforothers’attention,andwhenyouhavesomerequirements,justspeakitout.5.Aman’shomeishiscastlePeopleenjoythepositionofrulersintheirownhomes,andothershavenorighttoenterwithoutthehouseholder'spermission.Thelegaldoctrine“Aman'shomeishiscastle”isreflectedintheBillofRights:“Therightofthepeopletobesecureintheir...houses...againstunreasonablesearchesandseizuresshallnotbeviolated.”Thisproverbillustratestheprincipleofindividualprivacy,whichisfundamentaltotheAmericansystemofgovernment.6.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.Thisidiommeansthatwhatyoudoismoreimportantthanwhatyousay,becausethethingsyoudoshowyourtrueintentionsandfeelings.ThisproverbshowsthatAmericansemphasizeonactionsratherthanwords.7.Onedoesnotmakethewindbutisblownbyit.Itmeansthatonewhodon’thavehisownthoughtwillbeeasilyinfluencedbyothers.AnditshowsthatpeopleinmanyAsianandAfricancountrieshaveastrongsenseofcollectivism.8.Orderishalfoflife.Itmeansthatweshouldobeytheorderwithhighrespect.AnditissimilarwithanChineseproverb“军令如山”.ItshowsthatGermansareloyaltotheorder.9.Evenifthebridgebemadeofstone,makesureitissafe.ItissimilarwithanChineseproverb“小心驶得万年船”.AnditshowsthatpeopleinKoreaseemtobemorecautiousaboutdoingthings.10.Hewhostirsanother'sporridgeoftenburnshisown.Itmeansthatpeopleshouldmindtheirownbusiness.AnditshowsthatpeopleinSwedenconsiderprivacyabigmatter.11.Whenspiderwebsunitetheycantieupalion.Itmeansthatunityisstrength.PeopleinmanyAsianandAfricancountrieshaveastrongsenseofcollectivism.ItissimilarwithanChineseproverb“团结力量大”.Itshowstheimportanceofcollectivismandgroupsolidarity.12.Gothewaythatmanypeoplego;ifyougoaloneyouwillhavereasontolament.ItissimilarwithanChineseproverb“不听老人言，吃亏在眼前”.Itshowstheimportanceofcollectivismandgroupsolidarity.13.Westartasfoolsandbecomewisethroughexperience.生而愚之，习而巧之ItreflectsthatTanzanianpeoplefocusonself-development.14.Nothingdonewithintelligenceisdonewithoutspeech.智者之成，离不开辩才ItreflectsthatGreekvaluetheimportanceofspeech.15.Themouthoftheolderismorepowerfulthanacharm.ItreflectsthatpeopleinGhanaarepast-oriented.16.Considerthepastandyouwillknowthepresent.InChinesewesay“鉴往知来”,whichmeansweshouldlearnexperiencefromthehistorysothatwecanmakesurewewon’tmakethesamemistakeagain.ThisproverbindicatesChinesepeopleattachimportancetothepast.Sowealwayslearnhistorycarefullyandgetinflectionsfromthepastevent.17.Thenailthatsticksupgetspounded.InChinese,wesay“枪打出头鸟”.Itmeansthatpeopleallshouldbehavesame.Ifyoustandoutfromthecommonpeople,youwillbeattackedordespised.ThisproverbshowsJapanesepeoplehaveatraditionofcollectivismandtheyareopposedtoindividualism.