Analyzethefollowingcases?Case1WhydidthetwoKoreaninterpreterscontinuetostudytheChinesefemaleteachers'trousers?In1987,adelegationconsistingoffourChineseEnglishexpertswenttoPingyongForeignLanguageUniversitytotrainfacul
Analyzethefollowingcases?
Case1
WhydidthetwoKoreaninterpreterscontinuetostudytheChinesefemaleteachers'trousers?
In1987,adelegationconsistingoffourChineseEnglishexpertswenttoPingyongForeignLanguageUniversitytotrainfacultytobetop-levelsimultaneousinterpretersforthe13thInternationalYouthFestival.Ofthefourexperts,twoweremenandtwowerewomen.Thetwomenweredressedinsuitswithtiesandthetwowomenweretypicallydressedintrousersandtheirtypicalbusinessclothes.AnauthorityfromPingyongForeignLanguageUniversityandtwoKoreaninterpretersgreetedthematthePingyongRailwayStation.Surprisingly,whileexchangingafewformalremarks,thetwointerpreters`eyesconsistentlyobservedthetwoChinesefemaleteachers'trousers.Theyoungerteacher,sensedsomethingandrepeatedlycheckedtheirtrousersandshoestoseeiftheyweredirtyormarked.Abouthalfanhourlater,theyarrivedatthehotelwheretheywouldbestayingduringtheirmission.Thetwointerpretersshowedeachofthemtotheirroomstogivethemanopportunitytofreshenupbeforetheformalintroductions.Inacoupleofminutes,thefourChineseteachersgatheredinoneoftherooms,wheretheheadoftheuniversityandthetwointerpretersintroducedthemselvesfurtherandbriefedthemonthetrainingprogram.Whiletalking,thetwointerpretersseemedtocontinuetostudythetwofemaleteachers`trousers.Atfirst,theythoughtthattheKoreaninterpretersweretooembarrassedtolookstraightintheeyesofawoman.Laterthisassumptionwasprovedwrong.ThefourChineseteachersremainedabitpuzzledanddidnotknowwhatwasgoingon…
Case2
Mymotherisill
Canyouguesswhythepolicemanwenttohissuperior'soffice?Whatcausedthemisunderstanding?WhatshouldtheChinesepolicemansaytogetwhathewanted?
InapoliceofficeinHongKong,aChinesepoliceman(A)cameuptohisBritishsuperior(B).
A:Sir.
B:Yes,whatisit?
A:Mymotherisnotverywell,sir.
B:So?
A:Shehastogointohospital,sir.
B:Well,getonwithit.Whatdoyouwant?
A:OnThursday,sir.
B:Bloodyhell,man.Whatdoyouwant?
A:Nothing,si