Face Culture in China趣味英語聽力給你點“面子”

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If you are a newly arrived expatriate， you will most certainly be confrontedwith___1__with Chinese people， and one of them is the "face" （Mianzi面子）.

What is face in China？

Some say that Chinese face is pure 1）vanity. Otherssay it is___2__that makes things appear better thanthey really are. In fact， Chinese face has a much broadermeaning. It represents a person's reputation and dignitywithin multiple spheres， including the workplace， the family，personal friends， and society__3_____ .

Doing business with face

2）Inevitably， giving face and saving face is crucial when it comes to do business inChina. One of the most obvious ways in which this __4__ is the avoidance of publiccriticism in all but the most dire of circumstances. Inthis way， you give people face in public. Where in aWestern business meeting a boss might criticize anemployee's proposal， for example， direct criticism wouldbe uncommon in a Chinese business meeting because itwould cause the person being criticized to__5___. Sincemuch of China's business culture is based on personalrelationships （Guanxi關(guān)系 ）， giving face is also a tool that is frequently used in makinginroads into new social ___6___ .If you can get the 3）endorsement of one particular personof high social standing， that person's __ 7___ and standing within their peer group can "give"you the "face" that you need to be more broadly welcomed in your business in China.

Some short sentences about face：

___8___ （You Mianzi有面子） ： to have gained pride or prestigethrough some kind of achievement.

Giving face （Gei Mianzi給面子） ： to praise or give deferenceto someone else to improve/uphold their reputation.

Losing face （Diu Lian丟臉） ： to be humiliated or to suffer theloss of social standing.

1） vanity['vaenati]n.自負(fù);自大;虛榮;虛榮心

2） inevitably [in'evitabli] adv.不可避免地;必然地;意料之中

3） endorsement [in'do：smant]n.（公開的）贊同，支持，認(rèn)可

詞組加油站

1.when it comes to do“當(dāng)提到”;“就……而論”?？杉觿用~doing或名詞，因為此處to是介詞。

例如：When it comes to dancing， I'm all thumbs.

談到跳舞，我真是一竅不通。

2.be based on“以……為根據(jù)”;“根據(jù)……”;“基于……”。用法是Abe based on B。

例如：Decisions about your children should be based on the practicalities ofeveryday life.

有關(guān)孩子們的決定，應(yīng)該從日常生活的實際情況出發(fā)。