Speaking Chinese in America

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Speaking Chinese in America

• 1-9:list an example：Sau-sau faked her food at dinner to reflect the old rules of Chinese etiquette
  • 1-7.She just pretended to be polite.Why bother with such nominal courtesy? In the end, she always takes everything."
  • （8-9）My mother turned to my uncle”in America,a Chinese could starve to death because of the old rules of etiquette ，my uncle agreed with what my mother said.
• 10-26:This generalization, therefore, is not a true composite of Chinese culture but only a stereotype of our exterior behavior.
  • （10-17）interwoven configuration of Chinese language and culture renders its speech indirect and polite. Chinese people are so "discreet and modest", that there aren't even words for "yes" and "no". As for the children of immigrant families, it is often a dilemma because my parents and I sometimes think in two languages
  • 18-23:Even more dangerous, in my view, is the temptation to view the gulf between different languages and behavior in translation.
  • 24-26:This generalization,therefore is not a true composite of Chinese culture but only a stereotype of our exterior behavior.
• 27-30:the Chinese equivalent of answering "yes" or "no" is specific to what is asked