新視野第二冊第七單元課件

CultureDoYouKnowThem?IrelandRussiaSwedenSirilankaNorwayTask3GuessingWork

WhataretheirnationalitiesJapanThailandEgyptSpainIndiaVideoClipTask4ClicktostopandclickagaintocontinueProverbsandSayingsCultureitselfisneithereducationnorlaw-making,itisanatmosphereandaheritage.(H.l.Mencken)文化本身既不是教育也不是立法，它是一種氛圍，一種遺產(chǎn)?！T肯

Cultureisanactivityofthought,andreceptivenesstobeautyandhumanefeeling.Scrapsofinformationhavenothingtodowithit.Amerelywell-informedmanisthemostuselessboreonGod’searth.(Whitehead)文化是一種思想活動(dòng)，是對美和人類情感的領(lǐng)悟，與零碎的知識無關(guān)。一個(gè)僅僅是滿腹經(jīng)綸的人對于世界是無裨益的。—懷特黑德

Task5BridgingCulturalGapsGracefullyWorkingroupstoanswerthefollowingquestions.Onecustomisthatthehostandhostessshouldsaytoguestswordsandphrasesthatwillsmoothoverthevisitors’leavingandmakethemfeeltheywillbewelcometocomeagain.Theotheroneisthatthehostandhostessfeeltheymustseeaguestofftothefarthestpointexceptthoselessimportantoryoung.WhatarethetwopartingcustomsinChinamentionedinthearticle?AChinesewillappeartobemodestandapologizeforgiving“nothing”evenslightlyedibleandfornotshowingenoughhonorbyprovidingproperdishes;anAmericanislikelytosay,“Oh,I’msogladthatyoulikedit.Icookeditespeciallyforyou.”WhatareChineseandAmerican’sresponseswhentheyarecomplimentedforcookingskills?Chineseparentswillsaythattheirchildren,evenifatthetopoftheirclassinschool,arealwaysso“naughty”,neverstudying,neverlisteningtotheirelders,andsoforth;Americanparentswillstraightforwardlyspeakproudlyoftheirchildren’sachievements.WhatareChineseandAmericanparents’commentswhentheyevaluatetheirchildren?

It’sratherdifficultforaforeignertoslipintoaculturewithoutallhisforeignnessexposed.

Topicsentence(para.

1)Supportingevidence

PartingcustomsinChina(para.

1-7)A.Atapartywhencomplimentedforcookingskills

Chinesemodestyvs.Americanstraightforwardness(para.

8-12)B.Whentalkingabouttheirchildren

C.Hearingtheword“no”

Conclusion(para.

13)Lifebecomesmucheasieronceyouhavestudieduponculturaldifferences.PartIIt’sratherdifficultforaforeignertoslipintoaculturewithoutallhisforeignnessexposed.

1.Whyisitthatwhenyoustudyaforeignlanguage,youneverlearnthelittlephrasesthatletyouslipintoaculturewithoutallyourforeignnessexposed?(Line1)

整個(gè)句子其實(shí)就是：Whyisit?只是it是形式主語，真正的主語是從句thatwhenyoustudy…withoutallyourforeignnessexposed。主語從句中又含有兩個(gè)從句，一個(gè)是時(shí)間狀語從句whenyoustudyaforeignlanguage，一個(gè)是定語從句thatletyouslipintoaculture…,修飾先行詞thelittlephrases.在外語學(xué)習(xí)中，有一些簡單的詞語，一旦掌握，就能讓你不知不覺地融入另一種文化，而絲毫不會(huì)暴露你是一個(gè)外國人。但你為什么總學(xué)不會(huì)呢？

1.

Whyisitthatwhenyoustudyaforeignlanguage,youneverlearnthelittlephrasesthatletyouslipintoaculturewithoutallyourforeignnessexposed?(Line1)

2.EveryChinese-languagetextbookstartsoutwiththestandardphraseforgreetingpeople;butasanAmerican,Iconstantlyfoundmyself

tongue-tiedwhenitcametoseeingguestsoffatthedoor.

（Line4）whenitcomesto+名詞/動(dòng)名詞/代詞等

表示“當(dāng)談到……的時(shí)候”

談到英語，我簡直一竅不通。當(dāng)然，說到大型數(shù)據(jù)庫的收集與處理，技術(shù)已不再是問題。WhenitcomestoEnglish,Iamcompletelyatsea.Certainlywhenitcomestogatheringandhandlinglargedatabase,technologyisnolongeraproblem.每本漢語課本都是從問候語開始的。但是作為美國人，每當(dāng)要我送客出門時(shí)，我總是舌頭打結(jié)。

2.EveryChinese-languagetextbookstartsoutwiththestandardphraseforgreetingpeople;butasanAmerican,Iconstantlyfoundmyself

tongue-tiedwhenitcametoseeingguestsoffatthedoor.

（Line4）3.Thenfinally,listeningtoothers,Ibegantopickupthephrasesthateasedrelationsandsentpeopleoffwithafeelingofmissionnotonlyaccomplishedbutsurpassed.（Line9）listeningtoothers是分詞短語，作伴隨狀語。and連接兩個(gè)并列句，sent是過去時(shí)態(tài)，和began并列，都是主語I發(fā)出的動(dòng)作。過去分詞“accomplished”和“surpassed”都是mission的補(bǔ)語，補(bǔ)充說明mission。withafeelingof+名詞+形容詞/分詞

感到……被……通過四級考試以后，我感到大學(xué)生活沒有白過。因?yàn)槭艿嚼习宓谋頁P(yáng)，我坐在辦公室里有一種工作被認(rèn)可的感覺。HavingpassedtheBandFourExamination,Ilivedinthecollegewithafeelingoftimenotwasted.Beingpraisedbymyboss,Iwasseatedinmyofficewithafeelingofworkrecognized.后來，聽得多了，我開始學(xué)會(huì)了說一些話，使送客的氣氛輕松了許多。我感到我不僅完成了任務(wù)，而且完成得很出色。3.Thenfinally,listeningtoothers,Ibegantopickupthephrasesthateasedrelationsandsentpeopleoffwithafeelingofmissionnotonlyaccomplishedbutsurpassed.（Line9）“DivingQueen”GaoMin_______________in1992astheworld’sgreatestfemalespringboarddiver.“跳水女皇”高敏在1992年作為世界上最優(yōu)秀的女子跳板跳水運(yùn)動(dòng)員體面地退役。retiredgracefully1.gracefully

(title)adv.behavinginapoliteandpleasantway

得體的InDecember2004,formerChineseForeignMinistryspokeswomanZhangQiyue______________________toserveastheChineseambassadorinBelgium.2004年12月，前中國外交部女發(fā)言人章啟月被體面地調(diào)任中國駐比利時(shí)大使。wasgracefullytransferred楊麗萍小姐是一位動(dòng)作如此優(yōu)雅的舞者。Ms.YangLipingissuchagracefuldancer.名詞形式：gracen.qualityofbeingpleasing,attractive,or

beautiful,esp.instructureormovement

優(yōu)美；優(yōu)雅（尤指在結(jié)構(gòu)或動(dòng)作上）形容詞形式：graceful

Itwasgraciousofyoutocome.蒙您光臨，不勝感激。

詞義辨析：graceful

與

gracious

graciousadj.(ofpersonsandtheirbehavior)pleasant;kind;agreeable

（指人及其行為）親切的，和善的，和藹的

Thehostwelcomedtheguestsinhisprogram_________________.(態(tài)度親切地)inagraciousmanner那個(gè)賊悄悄溜走沒被人看到。歲月在不知不覺中過去。Thethiefslippedaway/out/pastwithoutbeingseen.Theyearsslippedby.2.

slip

(Line2,Para.1)

v.goormovequicklyorquietly滑

HerbrotherJohnisamanwithanabruptmanner.那條通往那個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)的道路有很多急轉(zhuǎn)彎。他的弟弟約翰是一個(gè)舉止粗魯?shù)娜?。Theroadtothesmalltownwasfullofabruptturns.adj.2)sudden;unexpected突然的，意外的

___________________________greatlyfrightenedallthegamblersintheroom.（警察的突然闖入）Thepolicemen’sabruptentrance3.abrupt

(Line5,Para.1)adj.1)seemingrudeandunfriendly唐突的；魯莽的GivetheChineseofthefollowingphrases.abruptdeparture突然的離去abruptattack突襲驟停/急轉(zhuǎn)彎突如其來的終止政策突變abruptstop/turnabruptendingabruptchangeofthepolicy

副詞形式：abruptly名詞形式：abruptnessTheLenovoGroupofChina________________________IBM’spersonalcomputer(PC)divisionin2005.

在2005年，中國的聯(lián)想集團(tuán)成功實(shí)現(xiàn)了對IBM的個(gè)人電腦業(yè)務(wù)的收購。Resolutionandperseveranceenablehimto_____________________________________________.

堅(jiān)強(qiáng)和毅力使他實(shí)現(xiàn)了成為F-1車手的夢想。

5.accomplish(Line10,Para.2)

v.succeedindoingsomething完成accomplishhisdreamtobecomeaFormula

OneraceraccomplishedthepurchaseofForaprosewriter,that’sratheranaccomplishment.Shecouldachieveeverythingifsheworkshard.對于一個(gè)散文作家來說，那是一個(gè)相當(dāng)了不起的成就。如果她努力的話她就會(huì)取得成功。名詞形式：accomplishment成就

詞義辨析：achieve,accomplish

和

attain這三個(gè)詞都指達(dá)到某種目的或完成任務(wù)。achieve和attain強(qiáng)調(diào)通過努力而達(dá)到目的，取得成功或?qū)崿F(xiàn)愿望。achieve在表示“取得……成績或成就”時(shí)，常和某些代詞連用。Wetriedtopersuadethembutaccomplishednothing.

我們想說服他們，但并沒有成功。詞義辨析：achieve,accomplish

和

attainattain多用作vt,用作vi時(shí),常與to搭配。注意：如賓語是power，prosperity，distinction，knowledge，wisdom等詞時(shí)，用attain或attainto都可以。但賓語是end，object，aim，ideal，aspiration等詞時(shí)只能使用attain，不能用attainto。accomplish指成功地完成預(yù)期的目標(biāo)。在表示“取得……成就”時(shí)，也和某些代詞連用。請選擇

“achieve”,“accomplish”或“attain”的適當(dāng)形式填空。1.Hewillnever_______anythingifhedoesn’tworkhard.2.Ittookthemtwoyearsto__________thatgreatTVserial.3.Wemusttryourbestto______thisstandard.4.Ifyoudon’trelyontheexperimentalconclusion,youwill__________nothing.6.Didyoursister_______allthatsheexpectedto?5.Jackfinally_______tothehighestofficeinthatcompany.achieveaccomplishattainaccomplishattainedachieve和我們一樣，臺灣同胞(compatriot)也過農(nóng)歷新年。Beforethestartofthemeeting,alltheparticipants__________________________

inhonorofthosevictimsintheearthquakeandtsunami.

在會(huì)議開始之前，所有的與會(huì)者向地震和海嘯的受害者默哀三分鐘。

Justlikeus,Taiwancompatriotsalsoobservethelunarnewyear.6.observe

(Line12,Para.3)

v.1)obey(alaw,ruleorcustom)

遵守，奉行observedthreeminutes’silenceIhaveneverobservedherdootherwise.我從未看到她不是這樣做的。那些聯(lián)邦調(diào)查局的探員們(FBIagent)正在監(jiān)視那個(gè)可疑的人。

ThoseFBIagentswereobservingthatsuspectedperson.

我們注意到天轉(zhuǎn)陰了。Weobservedthatithadturnedcloudy.2)seeandnotice;watchcarefully看；觀察

她對我們說我們的任務(wù)完成地很好。Sheobserved(to

us)thatourtaskwasverywellfinished.3)saybywayofcomment評論；評述；說

名詞形式：observation

形容詞形式：observing

我可以向你保證這家商店里的健身器材(fitnessequipment)的質(zhì)量。援救隊(duì)(rescueteam)的成員們向那位焦急的母親保證他們會(huì)盡全力去尋找她失蹤的兒子。Icanassureyouofthequalityofthefitnessequipmentofthisshop.Thoserescueteammembersassuredtheworriedmotherthattheywouldtrytheirbesttolookforhermissingson.8.assure

(Line25,Para.5)

v.1)tellsomebodythatsomethingwilldefinitelyhappensothattheyarelessworried

向……保證

形容詞形式:assuredadj.sure;confident確信的；深信的

______________________ourgovernmentcouldeffectivelyputtheoverheatingeconomyundercontrol.

你盡可以放心，我們的政府能夠有效地控制過熱增長的經(jīng)濟(jì)。

Youmayrestassuredthat名詞形式：assurancen.certainty;confidence確信；信心

9.discourage(Line30,Para.6)v.1)lessen,takeaway,thecourageorconfidenceof

使…氣餒；使…沮喪

Don’tletonefailurediscourageyou;tryagain.別因?yàn)橐淮问【蜌怵H，再試一次。It’sverydiscouragingthateverytimeItrytorideamotorbikeIfalloff.我每次騎機(jī)車都會(huì)摔跤，真讓人喪氣。2)vp.discouragesomebodyfromdoingsomething

=putdifficultiesinhisway;makeitseemnotworthwhile;trytopersuadehim/hernottodoit

阻礙；使……認(rèn)為某事不值得做；勸阻雨天使人們不能去看車展(autoexhibition)。

Thewetweatherdiscouragedpeoplefromgoingtotheautoexhibition.人們勸阻他不要放棄工作。Hewasdiscouragedfromgivinguphisjob.KeywordsinPartIlittlephrasepickupthephrasesfarthestfeasiblepointslipintoeaserelationsassurewithout...exposedwithafeelingofmissionputsb.tothetroublestandardphraseaccomplishateverylandingtougue-tiedsurpassdiscouragesmoothoverinvolveputab.tothediscomfortinone'sflusterone-upmanshipfleeaftergraciousnessritualinevitableobservegoagainstpolitenesshasteprotestcautionaccompanytranslateliterally

PartIIIt’sratherdifficultforaforeignertoslipintoaculturewithoutallhisforeignnessexposed.

4.Thesamerulesholdtruewithregardtochildren.

(Line44)

holdtruefor/to適用于……；對……有效with/inregardto

關(guān)于……，至于……

(withoutregardto

無視……，對……不加考慮)你的工作觀念已不再適用，如果你想找個(gè)工作，你就必須改變思想。你的學(xué)習(xí)方法很好，但是并不一定適合其他同學(xué)，因?yàn)槊總€(gè)同學(xué)都有各自不同的情況。Yourconceptaboutworknolongerholdstrue;ifyouwanttofindajob,youhavetochangeyouridea.Yourlearningstrategyiswonderful,butitdoesnotnecessarilyholdtrueforotherstudents,foreverystudenthashisownspecificcondition.holdsth.againstsb.:和某人作對，對某人持不好的看法

e.g.It’snotfairtoholdtheboy’spastbehavioragainsthimholdback:a)阻礙

e.g.Theybuiltbanksofearthtoholdbacktherisingoffloodwater.

b)抑制

e.g.Youcouldbecomeagoodmusician,butyourlackofpracticeisholdingyouback.

holdon:a)towait(oftenonthetelephone)

e.g.Holdonaminute,Iwilljustgetapen.

b)tocontinueinspiteofdifficulties

e.g.Tryandholdonuntilhelparrives.

holdonto:緊緊抓住，不賣出

e.g.Shemanagedtoholdontoherjobwhenseveralofhercolleagues

losttheirs.就你認(rèn)為智商與成功密切相關(guān)的觀點(diǎn)，我想舉另外一個(gè)例子。印巴兩國同意開通熱線，保持聯(lián)系，來共同探討如何降低有關(guān)核事件的危險(xiǎn)。IwanttogiveyouanotherexamplewithregardtoyourpointthatIQiscloselyrelatedtosuccess.IndiaandPakistanagreetoestablishhotlinetoreduceriskswithregardtonuclearissues.同樣的規(guī)則在對待小孩上也適用。

4.Thesamerulesholdtrue

withregardtochildren.

(Line44)

將軍對那個(gè)士兵在戰(zhàn)場上的勇氣給與贊揚(yáng)。她非常高興人們稱贊她漂亮。Thegeneralcomplimentedthatsoliderforhiscourageonbattlefield.Sheisverypleasedthatpeoplecomplimentheronherbeauty.10.compliment(Line40,Para.9)v.saysomethingnicetosomeoneinordertopraisehim/her贊揚(yáng)Thegeneralpaidthatsoldieracomplimentonhiscourageonbattlefield.謹(jǐn)致佳節(jié)祝賀（西方人圣誕、新年互相祝賀用語）n.1)expressionofadmiration,approval,etc.,eitherinwordsorbyaction(e.g.byaskingsomebodyforhisadviceoropinions,orbyimitatinghim)（以言語或行動(dòng)做出的）恭維的表示；敬意；贊揚(yáng)（例如向某人請教或效法他）例句一可換為：2)(pl.)greetings（多用作復(fù)數(shù)）問候；致意；道賀

withthecomplimentsoftheseason

aj.complimentary:complimentaryremarksThearrivalofYaoMingandTracyMcGrady__________________________________________________________.

（逐漸改變了休斯敦火箭隊(duì)的傳統(tǒng)戰(zhàn)術(shù)）

修改合同中的某些條款看來非常必要。Tomodifysometermsofthecontractseemsquitenecessary.11.modify(Line55,Para.12)vt.1)makesmallchangestosomething,ofteninordertoimproveit修改；變更

tacticsoftheHoustonRocketshasgraduallymodifiedtheconventionalYou’dbettermodify

yourtoneonsuchaformaloccasion.他是不會(huì)降低要求的。在那樣一個(gè)正式的場合之下，你最好說話文雅一些。Hewon’tmodifyhisdemands.2)makelesssevere,violent,etc.減輕；緩和

Thesponsors__________________________

inaprogramofthatcommercialperformance.主辦方打算變動(dòng)那個(gè)商業(yè)演出中的一個(gè)節(jié)目的內(nèi)容。新的王宮的設(shè)計(jì)正在大加修改。plannedtomakemodificationsThedesignofthenewpalaceisundergoinghugemodification.名詞形式：modificationn.modifyingorbeingmodified;[C]instanceofthis;changeoralternation

修改；修飾；減輕；緩和；變更；變化KeywordsinPartIIinadequatehostholdtruemodifyatpolaroppositeswithregardtoproposalcomplimentspeakproudlyoftakeone'swordfancyhonorrollstudyupnothingedibletakeprideinsavemodestyconfusionstraitforwardnessfrustrationthreerefusals“Don’tseemeoff.”

toslipintoaculturetoseeaguestofftothefarthestfeasiblepointafeelingofmission“別送我了。”

融入一種文化

送客人送到盡可能遠(yuǎn)的地方

一種使命感

AmericanandChineseculturesareatpolaropposites.“Pleasedon’tbother.”honorroll中美文化完全不同。

“不用麻煩?！?/p>

光榮榜

AssignmentI.Writeasummaryofthetextaccordingtotheoutlineandkeywordsgiven.PartI.It’sratherdifficultforaforeignertoslipintoa

culturewithoutallhisforeignnessexposed.

Supportingevidence

PartingcustomsinChina(para.

1-7)

PartII.Chinesemodestyvs.Americanstraightforwardness(

8-12)

A.Atapartywhencomplimentedforcookingskills

B.Whentalkingabouttheirchildren

C.Hearingtheword“no”

PartIII.Conclusion(para.

13)

Lifebecomesmucheasieronceyouhavestudied

up

oncultural

differences.KeywordsinPartIlittlephrasepickupthephrasesfarthestfeasiblepointslipintoeaserelationsassurewithout...exposedwithafeelingofmissionputsb.tothetroublestandardphraseaccomplishateverylandingtougue-tiedsurpassdiscouragesmoothoverinvolveputab.tothediscomfortinone'sflusterone-upmanshipfleeaftergraciousnessritualinevitableobservegoagainstpolitenesshasteprotestcautionaccompanytranslateliterally

KeywordsinPartIIinadequatehostholdtruemodifyatpolaroppositeswithregardtoproposalcomplimentspeakproudlyoftakeone'swordfancyhonorrollstudyupnothingedibletakeprideinsavemodestyconfusionstraitforwardnessfrustrationthreerefusalsII.Makeapresentationon"CulturalDifferencesbetweenChineseandWesterners"bychoosingoneofthe8givensubtitles.1.DinningCustoms2.FoodCustoms3.MarriageCustoms4.Character5.DressEtiquette(服飾禮儀)6.Taboo(禁忌)7.Communicativelanguage8.Education

Culture習(xí)語的翻譯方法習(xí)語可泛指某一語言在長期歷史進(jìn)程中經(jīng)過千錘百煉的諺語、俗語等約定俗成、言簡意賅的固定說法。習(xí)語既用于口頭，又見于書面，既體現(xiàn)出該語言的特點(diǎn)，又反映民族習(xí)俗和文化特色。習(xí)語翻譯的基本要求是形象簡練，意義完整，富于韻味，并要緊密切合情景、題旨，適合不同語言的文化背景。習(xí)語的翻譯有三種方法：直譯法、意譯法和套用法。

直譯法直譯法并非依照原文逐字對譯，而是取其題旨用意和比喻形象，兼顧原文修辭效果。故當(dāng)原文用意獨(dú)特、漢語又無對應(yīng)說法時(shí)，均可采用直譯法。

君子協(xié)定Arollingstonegathersnomoss.滾石不生苔。

Barkingdogsdonotbite.

吠犬不咬人。

agentleman’sagreementWhomGodwouldruinhefirstsendsmad.

上帝欲將其人滅亡，必先使之瘋狂。

套用法有些英語習(xí)語同漢語的成語有一定對應(yīng)關(guān)系，不僅所含思想和哲理基本相同，而且形象比喻也接近或相同。這時(shí)可以采用套用法，直接套用漢語的對應(yīng)成語。

隔墻有耳。aboltfromtheblue晴天霹靂。Homer（荷馬）sometimesnods.智者千慮，必有一失。Wallshaveears.Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.物以類聚，人以群分。意譯法

有的英語習(xí)語直譯過來不能為漢語讀者所理解，甚至可能造成誤解，但又沒有適當(dāng)?shù)臐h語說法可以套用，這時(shí)可采用意譯法。

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Culture

文章結(jié)尾(一)

作文結(jié)尾處理不當(dāng)?shù)某Ｒ婎愋?1.

前面段落寫作比較仔細(xì)、精致，而到結(jié)尾部分因所余時(shí)間不多只能“草率收兵”，導(dǎo)致收筆不力。

2.本該用于結(jié)尾的話在前面段落中已“超前”說出，到了結(jié)尾無話可說。只能硬湊幾句，文章給人“頭重腳輕”的感覺。

文章結(jié)尾(一)

作文結(jié)尾處理不當(dāng)?shù)某Ｒ婎愋?3.在最后引述個(gè)人看法時(shí)，與前面段落內(nèi)容重合。還有的學(xué)生僅僅表個(gè)態(tài)：同意上面第一或第二類觀點(diǎn)。沒有個(gè)人見解，或者觀點(diǎn)落入俗套、毫無新意可言。4.“信馬由韁”，隨心所欲，該收尾時(shí)收不住。5.“畫蛇添足”，節(jié)外生枝，導(dǎo)致功虧一簣。

1.動(dòng)筆前合理分配段落寫作時(shí)間，平均使用腦力。2.構(gòu)思嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)。選用素材要為結(jié)尾“留有余地”。

3.表達(dá)個(gè)人觀點(diǎn)時(shí)，從深層次探討或綜合其它觀點(diǎn)的合理性。4.目的明確，言簡意賅。5.自然順勢。該停筆時(shí)當(dāng)停筆。

你在寫下篇作文時(shí)，將采用何種方法結(jié)尾？

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionaccordingtothefollowingsituation.

Youshouldwriteatleast120words.

“YouaretalkingwithseveralstudentsinEnglishcorner.TwoforeignstudentsfromtheU.S.haveintroducedsomediningcustomsinAmerica.Nowit’syourturntointroduceDININGCUSTOMSINCHINAtothem.”

Justnow,ourAmericanfriendsintroducedsomediningcustomsintheStates.Next,I’dliketotalksomethingaboutourChinesepeculiardiningcustoms,frominvitinggueststoseeingthemoff.DingingCustomsinChinaTheChinesefeelthatacourteous(禮貌的)guestshouldbemodestfirst.Ifyouareinvitedtodinner,thoughyouarewillingto,youhavetodecline(婉言謝絕)

firstandacceptitfinally.Atthispoint,weChinesearenotas“straightforward”asyouAmericans.Usuallyasaguest,youareexpectedtobringsomegiftstothehost.Similarly,thehostdoesn’tacceptthegiftatonce.Hewillsay,“No,don’tbother!”or“Whydidyoubringgifts?Youaretoopolite!”Whenthedinnerbegins,usuallytheguestswillnoteatuntilthehostsays,“Pleasehelpyourselves!”Furthermore,thehostorhostesswillputfoodinthetrayorthebowloftheguest.Theguestwillsay,“No,…”atthebeginningandwillacceptitfinally.AtaChinesetableaguestshouldnoteattooquicklynortoomuch.TheChineseliketotalkwitheachotherduringthedinner.Theguestsseldomeatmuch,andsomefoodislefttoshowthatthehostandthehostesshavepreparedmorefoodthanenough.Afterdinner,theguestswillstayforawhileandleavebeforei