学前英语综合教程1Unit3TextB.ppt

Text B—Culture tips Friendship in Chinese and American Cultures 1. What can you expect from your friend? In Chinese culture： A friend in China is someone who, sensing that you are in need in some way, offers to assist you without waiting to be asked. In China there are few limits on what you can ask or expect of a friend. You can feel free to tell your friend what he or she can or should do to help you or please you. In American culture： In the United States you can certainly ask a friend to do something with you, but you would not expect a friend to recognize and respond to your wishes without stating them. Text B—Culture tips Nor would you expect a friend to drop everything to respond to a non-urgent need such as going shopping. In fact an American friend would feel that they had imposed too much if the friend gave up a real need to study to go shopping. There are limits to what you can expect from a friend. In the U.S., You feel free to ask your friend for help, but you recognize that the friend may say no, if they give you a reason. 2. How long can friendship last? In Chinese culture： Chinese seem to expect their friendships to stay the same over a long period of time maybe for a lifetime. A true friendship is a relationship that endures through changes in the lives of the friends. Text B—Culture tips In American culture： In the United States a person is likely to change even “best friends” several times over the years. Even this relationship in which people feel close emotionally and tell each other their secrets and personal problems may not survive life changes such as move to another city, graduation from a university, a significant change in economic circumstances, or the marriage of one of the friends. The reason is that friendship, like so many other relationships in the United States including marriage, depends on frequent interaction with the other person. If the people involved do not see each other and interact regu