美國(guó)文化脫口秀 第325期:老外在中國(guó)最怕聽的10句話
關(guān)鍵詞：
Top 10 Things foreigners are tired of hearing
你中文真好!
When I first started learning Chinese, it gave me a lot of positive reinforcement:
我剛學(xué)中文的時(shí)候，這句話特別鼓勵(lì)我
But now that my Chinese is good, if I just say "你好" and people immediately say "你中文真好”， it feels like an empty compliment, not very sincere:
但是現(xiàn)在我中文不錯(cuò)，如果我剛開口說“你好", 中國(guó)人就說“你中文真好”， 我會(huì)感覺這像一句空洞的贊美，不是真心的
If I have a conversation in Chinese and get "你中文真好”, it makes me feel that you mean it and we are really communicating:
但是如果我們用中文交談了一段，你說“你中文真好”，我會(huì)覺得你是用心在跟我交流
別再叫我“老外”
Some foreigners find the word "laowai" disparaging:
有些外國(guó)人覺得"老外”這個(gè)詞比較貶義
They don't want to be labelled as "laowai", the outsider:
他們不想一直被貼上“老外”, 外人的標(biāo)簽
They don't want to be treated like an outsider all the time. They want to fit in:
他們不想老被當(dāng)外人看，他們希望融入中國(guó)
你能教我英文嗎?你認(rèn)識(shí)什么人能教我英文嗎?
Just because I'm a foreigner and I speak English, it doesn't mean I want to teach English or know someone who teaches English:
雖然我說英語(yǔ)，但不代表我想教英語(yǔ)，或者一定認(rèn)識(shí)教英語(yǔ)的人
If you meet an English teacher or a young foreigner, they might be interested in teaching:
如果你認(rèn)識(shí)一個(gè)教英語(yǔ)的外國(guó)人或者年輕的外國(guó)人，他們大概有興趣教英語(yǔ)
But if they have their own job and career, chances are they are not interested in teaching: 但是如果這個(gè)外國(guó)人已經(jīng)有自己的工作和事業(yè)，他們肯定不想再教英文
老外在中國(guó)最怕聽的10句話
你們國(guó)家的福利真好!
Americans in particular are annoyed by this comment because the social welfare system is not very good in America: 美國(guó)人特別煩聽這句話，因?yàn)槊绹?guó)的福利不太好
Social benefits: 社會(huì)福利
Medical benefits: 醫(yī)療福利
Unemployment benefits: 失業(yè)福利
Social security: 社保
You can't live off of benefits in America: 在美國(guó)，吃救濟(jì)活不了
你常吃漢堡和披薩嗎?
你會(huì)做飯嗎?
A lot of Americans do often eat hamburgers and pizzas, but not all the time: 當(dāng)然很多美國(guó)人常吃漢堡、披薩，但也不是頓頓都吃
Americans in China don't tend to be the type of Americans who eat bugers and pizzas all the time: 而且在中國(guó)的美國(guó)人通常也不是天天吃快餐的這類美國(guó)人
They tend to be willing to try new food and new things: 他們會(huì)更想嘗試新食物、新事物
你想回國(guó)嗎?
When foreigners get asked this question, it might come across as "you must be dying to go home":
外國(guó)人聽到這句話，很多時(shí)候感覺是你覺得我在中國(guó)活得水生火熱，很想回國(guó)
Many foreigners enjoy living in China: 很多外國(guó)人其實(shí)在中國(guó)活得很開心
另外外國(guó)人也很怕聽"Your country is so great. Why did you come to China?"
你們國(guó)家那么好，你來中國(guó)干嘛?
People of older generations tend to say it more: 老一輩的人更喜歡說這句話
I get this from taxi drivers a lot: 出租車司機(jī)常這么問我
Younger generations tend to have a better understanding of the US: 年輕人對(duì)美國(guó)可能更了解，不太會(huì)這么說
還有些節(jié)目里沒說，但也很讓老外心塞的話：你應(yīng)該取個(gè)中國(guó)老婆
"Can you use chopsticks?
你會(huì)用筷子嗎?
Foreigners pretty much all know how to use chopsticks, except for really old people: 外國(guó)人基本都會(huì)用筷子，除了年紀(jì)很大的
拋開種族隔閡，把外國(guó)人當(dāng)普通人看待和交流
We are all humans after all.
今天分享的這些話都是我們?cè)诓恢栏贤饬氖裁磿r(shí)，會(huì)蹦出來的conversational clutch(談話拐杖)。
老外怕聽這些話，很大的原因就是他們不想老被當(dāng)外人看;想更融入中國(guó)社會(huì)。
跟外國(guó)人交流， 拋開“老外”意識(shí)和stereotype (臉譜化印象) ，把他們當(dāng)個(gè)體、個(gè)人看待。
Treat them the way you treat your Chinese friends.
這樣你會(huì)得到更真誠(chéng)、更有意義的交流。
