2018-04-08

美式英文与中式英文对比

1. 词汇

• etiquette 礼仪
• corporate social responsibility 企业和社会责任 = the idea that a company should be interested in and willing to help society and the environment as well as be concerned about the products and profits it makes
  英国的CSR的三个方面包括：
  The three main themes for CSR in the UK are：
  1） work place issues (work life balance, human rights, employment)
  2） community contribution (big society/social justice)
  3） the environment (sustainability of resources, etc)
  The UK Government supports CSR through tax breaks and the encouragement of charitable giving
• reciprocation rɪˌsɪp.rəˈkeɪ.ʃən 回报 - the act of doing something for someone because the person has done something similar for you
  Gift Giving is not a usual part of British business etiquette, although reciprocation is good practice when gifts are received。
• dress code 着装要求- an accepted way of dressing for a particular occasion or in a particular situation
• norm 预期并被认为是典型的情况或行为类型 a situation or type of norbehaviour that is expected and considered to be typical
  classical conservative attire is the norm for both men and women in British culture and dark colours such as black, dark blue and charcoal grey are predominant.
• overdressed 盛装要求
  business event, it is advisable to be overdressed rather than risk making a poor impression。

2. 三大区别：

• pronunciation
• spelling

• vocalburuary

  
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• 对于集体名词，比如team, group之类的，美国语法中用单数，而英国语法单数和负数都可以。

3. 与美国人做生意，需要注意几点

• results matter in the states. Don't be modest. Remember to sell yourself and your achievements.
• The United States is an individualistic culture, not a group culture. So think different.
  the idea that freedom of thought and action for each person is the most important quality of a society, rather than shared effort and responsibility
• Open forum for debate
• the US is a short-term orientated culture. So short term stratege is more important(weigh more heavily) than long term consideration
• are more direct
  The boss who makes the decisions and is accountable for it
• is not comfortable(uneasy) with silence(don't want to be in dead air)
• tend to value generalists（someone who has a range of skills and knowledge） rather than specialists
• is comfortable with uncertainty. Flexibility and Adapting to constant changes is valued
• "how are you" is just a greeting