英国概况_社交的禁忌.ppt

Unit 4 leisure Activities Festivals Traditional leisurely activity Drink at pub, walk in countryside, garden work, ball game British are family people Influence of religion Sunday (day for church) —shops and pubs are shut 1.先跟女士打招呼，再到男士 ? 2.忌用山羊、孔雀等做商品装潢。山羊有“不正经男子”和“坏人”的意思；孔雀是祸鸟，孔雀开屏是自我炫耀的不良习性。 ? 3.很忌讳黑猫，尤其是黑猫若从面前穿过，会感到恶心，认为这将预示要遭到不幸。  4.对墨绿色很讨厌，认为墨绿色会给人带来懊丧。他们忌讳把食盐碰撒，哪怕是不小心的，也会感到非常懊丧，认为这是引发口角或与朋友断交的一个预兆。他们忌讳有人打碎玻璃，认为打碎玻璃就预示着家中要死人或起码要有7年不幸。 5.非常忌讳“13”这个数字，认为这是个不吉祥的数字，日常生活中尽量避免“13”这个数字。用餐时，不准13个人同桌。如果13日又是星期五的话，认为是双倍的不吉利。 ? 6.忌讳百合花，并把百合花看作是死亡的象征。 ? 7.忌讳在众人面前相互耳语，认为这是一种失礼的行为。 8.有些英国人认为，在吃饭时如果刀叉碰响了水杯而任它发响不去制止，便会带来不幸。因此，在英国人家里作客、吃饭时要尽量避免刀叉器皿碰撞出声，万一碰了杯子发出小铃般的响声时，也要赶快用手按一下叫它停止作响，以免主人介意。 9.在饮食上不愿意吃带粘汁和过辣的菜肴，忌用味精调味，也不吃狗肉。  ? 10.同别人谈话时不喜欢距离过近，一般以保持5O公分以上为宜。吸烟的友人遇到一起，请不要一次点三支烟，据说这样也会给三个人中的某人招来不幸。  Housing 1. Symbol of distribution of wealth Symbol of social class 2. Types ① Flats/ Apartment Modern multi-storey purpose-built buildings ② Terraced houses / Row houses Individual two storey houses joining onto each other at each side Two rooms up, two down, small enclosed concrete yard ③ Semi-detached house Joining to another house only on one side Stand in pairs Two storey house with kitchen, living-room on ground floor, 3 bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs, small garden and garage ④ Detached house In suburban area Four bedrooms One storey or two storey 5. Gardens British garden are all fenced or hedged Focus on privacy (custom of packed island nation) 3. Easter symbols ?① Easter eggs (Symbol of new life) Color eggs Chocolate, candy eggs “Trick or Treat” “不给糖，就遭殃” Practice Dressed in strange costume and mask Bonfire to drive evil spirits away Masquerade 化妆舞会 Fortune telling: pairs of nuts burned in fire Superstition迷信 1. Bad luck Unlucky to walk underneath a ladder Seven years bad luck to break a mirror. Unlucky to see one magpie(喜鹊), lucky to see two, etc.. Unlucky to spill salt. If you d