学会与西方人打交道

　　本书将有关西方文化的讲解与语言的学习和运用融于一体，目的在于为学习者面对西方文化提供参照，使他们能得体地应付西方社会各种场合的种种行为规范，使用与彼时彼地相适应的语言形式，以促进交流的有效与成功。 本书设置了十三个不同的文化场景，在各场景中又从多种角度切入，比较详细地讲解了现代西方文化的方方面面。 本书前言特色及评论文章节选Part 1 Some Aspeets 文化点滴 Breaking the ice On occasion people find themselves in a situation where they do not know others and there is no one to introduce them. In such circumstances， especially for the non-native speaker， an uncomforable silence can be tense and cause some embarrassment. In most circumstances it is considered appropriate to “break the ice” and begin a conversation. This is usually not regarded as forward or impolite. On the contrary， it can be considered polite in certain circumstaces. Unfortunately， western people often think that “foreigners” might not be able to speak English and thus they do not begin the conversation because they fear that they might embarrass the person. 在社交活动中最忌讳的是出现沉寂、冷场。比如你参加一个聚会却发现你谁也不认识，又没有人能把你介绍给别人。这种情况对一个语言不太通的外籍人来说更为难堪。在这种情况下，主动出击打破沉寂开始交谈并不为过。这不但不被看作无理行为，在某些场合反而被认为是得体的举止。由于西方人常误认为“外国人”不会说或说不好英语，所以为了避免尴尬的场面而不去主动开始交谈。 Nonetheless it is important to master some basics for opening a conversation with a stranger. It is usual to open with an expression of politeness.

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