Lesson3LivingAbroadEast,west,homeisbest.Heisaspoorasachurchmouse.Hekillsthegoosethatlaysthegoldeneggs.Heisasillygoose.Heischasingafterthewildgoose.Youcan’tjudgeabookbyitscover.金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝人不可貌像杀鸡取卵他是个笨猪他在做无用功/他在做徒劳的搜索他穷得叮当响proverbsComparingCultureYouareverybeautiful.HumourandculturaldifferenceYoureyesarebeautiful,yournoseandyourmouth,too.where,whereHumourandculturaldifference---TheIndiansareveryimpolite.---Whydoyousaythat?---LasttimewhenIwasinvitedtoanIndianfriend’shomefordinner,thehostkeptputtingfoodonmyplatewhileIshookmyheadallthetime.---Haha,thereissomemisunderstandingbetweenyou.Note:PeoplefromIndian,Nepal,andSriLankanodtheirheadtosay“NO”andshaketheirheadtosay“YES”.ThestoryofStoneTitanicComparingCultureWatch2videosandfindoutsomedifferencesbetweenChinesetablemannersandwesternonesInChinaInChinaperhapsoneofthethingperhapsoneofthethingsthatsurprisesaWesternvisitorsthatsurprisesaWesternvisitormostisthatsomeoftheChinesehmostisthatsomeoftheChinesehostsliketoputfoodintotheplatesostsliketoputfoodintotheplatesoftheirguests.Informaldinners,toftheirguests.Informaldinners,therearealwaysherearealways““public”chopsticksandspoonsfopublic”chopsticksandspoonsforthispurpose,butsomehostsmarthispurpose,butsomehostsmayusetheirownchopsticks.yusetheirownchopsticks.ThisisasignofgenuinefriendshiThisisasignofgenuinefriendshipandpoliteness.Itisalwayspolitepandpoliteness.Itisalwayspolitetoeatthefood.toeatthefood.Ifyoudonoteatit,justleavethefoIfyoudonoteatit,justleavethefoodintheplate.PeopleinChinatenodintheplate.PeopleinChinatendtoover-orderfood,fortheywillfidtoover-orderfood,fortheywillfinditembarrassingifallthefoodisnditembarrassingifallthefoodisconsumed.Whenyouhavehadenoconsumed.Whenyouhavehadenough,justsayso,oryouwillalwaysugh,justsayso,oryouwillalwaysovereat!overeat!•InWesterncountries,InWesterncountries,don’ttakeanyfoodon’ttakeanyfooduntilthehosttakeupherknifeandfork.Sduntilthehosttakeupherknifeandfork.ShewillnotactliketheChinesehostandinvihewillnotactliketheChinesehostandinviteyoutostartfirst.Whenshebegins,thatteyoutostartfirst.Whenshebegins,thatmeansyoucanalsostart.meansyoucanalsostart.•HelpingYourselfandHelpingYourselfandrrefusingefusingiifaservantpfaservantpassesfoodaround.Itispolitetotakesomeassesfoodaround.Itispolitetotakesomeofeverythingthatispassedtoyou.Butifthofeverythingthatispassedtoyou.Butifthereissomethingyoumaynotlike,youmayereissomethingyoumaynotlike,youmayquietlysay:"Nothankquietlysay:"Nothankyou.”you.”•ItisimpoliteforaguesttoleaveItisimpoliteforaguesttoleavethetableduringameal,orthetableduringameal,orbeforethehostessgivesthebeforethehostessgivesthesignalattheend.Whenthesignalattheend.Whenthehostessindicatesthatthedinnerhostessindicatesthatthedinnerisover,shewillstarttorisefromisover,shewillstarttorisefromherseatandalltheguestswillherseatandalltheguestswillrisefromtheirsatthesamerisefromtheirsatthesametime.time.ReadingandTrueorFalse1.JinLiadjustedwelltotheAmericanwayoflifesoonafterarrivingintheUSA.2.WeknowJinLihasatleastoneAmericanfriend.3.WangLeineverwentbacktotherestaurantinNewYorkagain.NITNIReadingandTrueorFalse5.Tomcouldn’tunderstandwhyhisfriend’sgrandfatherwantedtogowithhimtothebusstation.6.Tinawasafriendofthetouristguide.4.MartinstayedinChinawithalocalfamily.NIFFFindthewordsinthetextswhichmeanthefollowing1...
