笑的诠释-透视文化的差异
<p><span word="Interpreting">Interpreting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Laugh">Laugh</span></p><p><span word="Huihua">Huihua</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="student">student</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bookstore">bookstore</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bookstore">bookstore</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stairs">stairs</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hurry">hurry</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="steps">steps</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="struggled">struggled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="laughed">laughed</span>. <span word="Fortunately">Fortunately</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="O">O</span>. <span word="K">K</span>.</p><p><span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="worried">worried</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="Huihua">Huihua</span> <span word="smiling">smiling</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>. "<span word="Tell">Tell</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="Huihua">Huihua</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>? <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>? <span word="Shouldn">Shouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span>?"</p><p><span word="Huihua">Huihua</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="they">they</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span>."</p><p>"<span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="understand">understand</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span>!"</p><p><span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span></p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Westerner">Westerner</span> <span word="interpret">interpret</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smile">smile</span> <span word="differently">differently</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="smile">smile</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="embarrassed">embarrassed</span>. <span word="Very">Very</span> <span word="often">often</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="embarrassing">embarrassing</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joke">joke</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="embarrassment">embarrassment</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="laughing">laughing</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="him">him</span>/<span word="her">her</span> <span word="instead">instead</span>.</p><p><span word="North">North</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="Westerner">Westerner</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="interpret">interpret</span> <span word="laughter">laughter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="insensitivity">insensitivity</span> <span word="or">or</span>, <span word="worse">worse</span>, <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>/<span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="disliked">disliked</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Westerner">Westerner</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="over">over</span>, <span word="assist">assist</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inquire">inquire</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="injury">injury</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span>, "<span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="okay">okay</span>?" <span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Westerner">Westerner</span> <span word="fell">fell</span>, <span word="they">they</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="might">might</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joke">joke</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="trips">trips</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="joke">joke</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> "<span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>"&<span word="mdash">mdash</span>; <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pun">pun</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="meanings">meanings</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="trip">trip</span>": <span word="one">one</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> "<span word="to">to</span> <span word="stumble">stumble</span>". <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="joke">joke</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="well">well</span>.</p>
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