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Hsi-Yuan Chang Limited Cultural Knowledge

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Traditional Chinese

啊,我們知道就是其實東方世界對美國人是很神秘的。那尤其臺灣呢,又是一個小地方。所以臺灣人其實並沒有很大的期望,就是美國人可以對我們的文化或者是語言有很深的瞭解。那但是如果呢,啊,有一個美國人,他啊知道一些臺灣的文化或者是語言的背景,那基本上我們是會覺得非常高興,因為會有一種被啊尊敬、被重視的感覺。所以呢,啊,還有一點就是我們知道學中文對美國人很難,那如果有一個美國人他會說幾句中文,那基本上,嗯,臺灣人就是通常都是鼓勵有加。那我覺得這樣子可以拓展友誼。那對發展商務關係也非常的有幫助。那尤其可以啊拉近你跟朋友之間的距離。'


Simplified Chinese

啊,我们知道就是其实东方世界对美国人是很神秘的。那尤其台湾呢,又是一个小地方。所以台湾人其实并没有很大的期望,就是美国人可以对我们的文化或者是语言有很深的了解。那但是如果呢,啊,有一个美国人,他啊知道一些台湾的文化或者是语言的背景,那基本上我们是会觉得非常高兴,因为会有一种被啊尊敬、被重视的感觉。所以呢,啊,还有一点就是我们知道学中文对美国人很难,那如果有一个美国人他会说几句中文,那基本上,嗯,台湾人就是通常都是鼓励有加。那我觉得这样子可以拓展友谊。那对发展商务关系也非常的有帮助。那尤其可以啊拉近你跟朋友之间的距离。


Pinyin

Ah,wǒmén zhīdào jiùshì qíshí dōngfāng shìjiè duì měiguórén shì hěnshénmì de。Nà yóuqí táiwān ne,yòushì yīgè xiǎodìfāng。Suǒyǐ táiwānrén qíshí bìng méiyǒu hěndà de qīwàng,jiùshì měiguórén kěyǐ duì wǒmén de wénhuà huòzhěshì yǔyán yǒu hěnshēn de liǎojiě。Nà dànshì rúguǒ ne,ah,yǒu yīgè měiguórén,tā ah zhīdào yīxiē táiwān de wénhuà huòzhěshì yǔyán de bèijǐng,nà jīběnshàng wǒmen shì huì juédé fēicháng gāoxìng,yīnwéi huì yǒu yīzhǒng bèi ah zūnjìng、bèi zhòngshì de gǎnjué。Suǒyǐ ne,ah,háiyǒu yīdiǎn jiùshì wǒmén zhīdào xuézhōngwén duì měiguórén hěnnán,nà rúguǒ yǒu yīgè měiguórén tā huìshuō jǐjù zhōngwén,nà jīběnshàng,ēn,táiwānrén jiùshì tōngcháng dōushì gǔlìyǒujiā。Nà wǒjuédé zhèyàngzi kěyǐ tuòzhǎn yǒuyí。Nà duì fāzhǎn shāngwù guānxì yě fēicháng de yǒubāngzhù。Nà yóuqí kěyǐ ah lājìn nǐ gēn péngyǒu zhījiān de jùlí。


English

We know that in fact that the East Asian world is very mysterious to Americans. This is especially true of Taiwan, which is a small place. Therefore Taiwanese actually don’t really expect that Americans will have a deep understanding of our culture or language. But if, uh, an American, he, uh, knows something about Taiwan’s cultural or linguistic background, basically that’ll make us very happy because there’s a sense of being respected, of being taken seriously. So, uh, another thing is that we know that learning Chinese is difficult for Americans. So if an American can speak a few phrases of Chinese, basically, um, Taiwanese usually will be encouraging. I think that this can start a friendship. It’s also extremely helpful in developing a business relationship, and can, in particular bring you and your friends closer together.


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