Face Culture in China趣味英语听力给你点“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关系 ）， 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丢脸） ： to be humiliated or to suffer theloss of social standing.

1） vanity['vaenati]n.自负;自大;虚荣;虚荣心

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

3） endorsement [in'do：smant]n.（公开的）赞同，支持，认可

词组加油站

1.when it comes to do“当提到”;“就……而论”。可加动名词doing或名词，因为此处to是介词。

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

谈到跳舞，我真是一窍不通。

2.be based on“以……为根据”;“根据……”;“基于……”。用法是Abe based on B。

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

有关孩子们的决定，应该从日常生活的实际情况出发。