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Language study is an eminently cultural activity.A lot of study has done on the different meanings carried by the same concept,i.e.a single word,in different languages.This article focuses on one frequently used sentence in both English world and Chinese world,that is “i have no choice” or “wobiewuxuanze” in Chinese,they are verbally counterparts.Some examples in daily life and scenarios of TV series are chosen to make a comparison from three aspects: the connotation of the sentence,the people’s response to the sentence,and the process of choice making,elaborating them with the basic crossculture communication theories.Combining language study with culture study,students can best grasp the exact meaning of the sentence in different languages,as a result they can best avoid misunderstanding and use it correctly and appropriately.Choice making is so omnipresent that the illustration of this commonly used sentence might be greatly conducive to understanding the cultural differences in these two given worlds,English world and Chinese world.
A study of an eminently cultural activity. A lot of study has done on the different meanings carried by the same concept, iea single word, in different languages. This article focuses on one frequently used sentence in both English world and Chinese world, that is “i have no choice ” or “wobiewuxuanze ” in Chinese, they are verbally counterparts .Some examples in daily life and scenarios of TV series are chosen to make a comparison from three aspects: the connotation of the sentence, the people’s response to the sentence, and the process of choice making, elaborating them with the basic crossculture communication theories.Combining language study with culture study, students can best grasp the exact meaning of the sentence in different languages, as a result they can best avoid avoid misunderstanding and use it correctly and appropriately .Choice making is so omnipresent that the illustration of this commonly used sentence might be greatly conducive to understanding the cultural differences in these two given worlds, English world and Chinese world.