作者：江山 劉燚

(Jim 與Lucy剛剛認識,Jim把他的朋友Jack 介紹給Lucy。)

Jim: Hello, my name is Jim.

Lucy: Hello, I'm Lucy. I come from England. I live in London. Are you from France?

Jim: No, I'm not. I come from Canada.

Lucy: Do you like dancing?

Jim: No, I love playing football with my friend, Jack. Lucy, do you know that boy over there?

Lucy: No, I don't think so.

Jim: Let me introduce him to you.

(他們來(lái)到Jack跟前。)

Jim: Lucy. This is my friend, Jack.He comes from America. Jack, this is Lucy.

Lucy: Hi, Jack, glad to meet you.

Jack: Glad to meet you, too.

Jim: Let's play football together.

Lucy and Jack: OK!

【點(diǎn)擊背景】

1. 同輩男女之間,西方人一般是將男子先介紹給女方,而中國人習慣按年齡大小來(lái)介紹,一般是男方先向女方做自我介紹。

2. 中國文化強調親和,一般是直呼其名,或在姓氏前面冠以"老"、"小"等詞,而西方人為體現民主與平等,廣泛使用無(wú)等級的中性稱(chēng)呼語(yǔ),如:Ms / Mr / Mrs / Miss + family name (姓)。