会计学Intoday’sclass,wewill…I.AddressingA.SurnamesandGivennamesWhydifferentinnameorder?B.Addressingfamilymembers,relativesandacquaintances/C.TheUseofTitlesD.ThewaysofgettingtheattentionofastrangerTherootofthesedifferencesliesin…II.ComplimentsandComplimentResponsesCase2:AnAmericanfriendintroducesMr.Chentohisotherfriends.TheAmerican:LetmeintroduceMr.Chen,anoutstandingphysicistandoneofthenicestpeopleIknow.Mr.Chen:ShouldIblush,orshouldIsaythathedoesn’treallymeanit?DifferencesBetweenChineseandEnglishComplimentsEnglishcomplimentsTranslation:Complimentsabout……Membersofone’sfamilyAwoman’sappearanceTherootofthesedifferencesliesin…III.Apologizing[Case1]AcallsB,butBdoesn’tanswerthecallimmediately.Comparethefollowingtwoconversations.[Case2]Jenniferhadaquarrelwithherhusband.Herdaughterwitnessedall.[Case3]Thebossislateforthemeetingfortenminutes.Everyoneiswaiting.Finally,thebossshowsup.[Case4]Thefatherforgetstobringagiftforhislittleboy.ExpressionsofApology(Attheendofaconversation)“Sorry,myEnglishisnotsogood.”(Afterthepresentation)“Sorry,Ididn’tdoitverywell.”“Thankyouforcorrectingmypaper.I’msorrytohavewastedsomuchofyourtime.”EnglishexpressionsSelf-checkListThefollowingiswhatanAmericanwroteofaChinesebanquet:Thefirstsixorsevendishesseemedtofillthetabletooverflowing,withplatesprecariouslywedgedoneontopofanother.WithmyAmerican-bredexpectations,Iassumedthisvastfirstwaveoffoodwassurelythetotalnumberofdishestobeserved,andIategreedily,dazzledbythevarietyandsheerquantity.TheChineseguestsaroundme,however,hadadifferentreaction.Theymustnotbeveryhungry,”Ithoughtwithashrug,andcontinuedmyfeast.Tomysurprise,moredishessoonwerepiledontopofthealreadymountainousstack.Plustwoorthreesoups,sidedishes,desserts,anddelicaciesofvariouskinds,allseeminglyenoughtofeedtheentirePeople’LiberationArmy.Nowondermyfellowguestshadmerelysampledafewbitesofeachdish;theyknewverywellthatthesefirstfewitemswerejustthetipofatitanicculinaryiceberg.I,however,wassostuffedafterthefirstfifteenminutesthatIcouldonlywatchast