【2013/10/09節目內容】

English Corner 弋果新鮮事

今天的弋果新鮮事要討論的是比較嚴肅的話題: 台灣人做生意跟美國人做生意的一些習慣有哪些不同？ The concept of individualism in the US plays a significant role in the lives of Americans. American culture emphasises individual initiative and personal achievement. Independence and self-reliance are highly valued and also extends to the workplace. 此外，也要聊一聊【Low vs High context culture低/高語境文化】。美國是一個低語境的文化，如果員工事情做不好，會用比較【direct直接】的方式來表達；但是高語境的文化，像台灣、大陸，就相對會選擇用比較婉轉的方式，如果太直接會覺得不禮貌或傷人。 (For more about this topic, please listen to the show.)

 

Question of the Day 弋果一點通

Double Negative兩個否定語法 (這是非正式的/口語上的用法，同一個句子中出現兩個否定詞，只是在強調否定的用意，但其實在文法上是不正確的)

 

Double Negative EXAMPLEs	正確為:
I am not talking to nobody in this class. 我不跟這個教室的任何人說話	I am not talking to anybody in this class.
I didn’t say nothing. 我什麽都沒有說	I didn’t say anything.
I don’t like nobody in this class. 我不喜歡這個教室裡的任何人	I don’t like anybody in this class
I ain’t going nowhere. 我哪裡都不要去	I am not going anywhere.

Eagle Pursuit 弋果腦筋急轉彎

• 1. Natural pearls are produced by which of the following animal? Oysters
  2. Which of the following fish spends most of its time in the ocean, but swim back to the river where they are born to lay eggs? Salmon
  3. What is so special about the Dead Sea? It’s the saltiest ocean in the world. It’s so salty that nothing can remain alive in it.
  4. Which of the following animals never close their eyes, even when they are sleeping? Frog
  5. Which one of the following is the world’s largest desert? The Sahara
  6. The color of owl’s feathers helps them blend into their environment. Which one of the following is the name for this strategy? Camouflage