一个外国人的国情小调查

一个外国人的国情小调查

author bearrnet

[译法有修正?heart5]

本来是英文的，me把它简单翻译了一下，错误很多，但省了不少事情。

1. How does a person greet another person during the day??Will this vary between age groups or between peers vs. non-peers?

平常大家是怎样问候别人的？对于自己相同阶层和不同阶层的人，这会有变化吗？

2. What are the general phrases used for greetings morning, day, and evening?

早上，中午和傍晚，最常见的问候语是什么？

3. What hand or body gestures accompany the typical greetings??That is, are there handshakes, hand-slaps, hugs, bows, etc.?

问候的时候，一般伴随怎样的手势或肢体语言呢？比如握手、拍手、拥抱或者鞠躬等？

4. If you needed to get someone’s attention to call them over to you, how would you do it?

在希望得到某人的注意并让他（她）走过来时，你一般会怎么做？

5. When guests leave, what parting expressions, physical contact (hugging, etc.), and other rituals are common?

在客人离开时，一般会采用什么样的告别仪式、身体接触（比如拥抱等）和其他方式呢？

6. Describe the clothes people wear on a typical day.

请描述一下一般情况下人们的着装。

7. What do traditional clothes look like, and do most people have them for special occasions?

传统的服装看起来时是什么样的呢？大多数人会在特殊的场合这样穿吗？

8. What sport do children start playing
at an early age??Is this in school or on a community basis -or
unorganized?

小孩子小时候一般玩些什么？是在学校这样玩还是你生活的小区有这种习惯，甚或是完全没有什么依照？

9. How many meals would a typical family eat in a day?

典型的一般家庭一天吃几顿饭？

10. Are there fairly standard mealtimes for most people??If so, what would they be?

大多数人进餐一般是在固定的时间吗？如果有，那又是什么时候呢？

11. Are meals usually eaten at home??If not, which ones are eaten
elsewhere? For instance, children eat at school, workers eat at the
factory (cafeteria or lunch from home?), others eat lunch out, etc.

一般情况下大家都在家吃饭吗？如果没有，那又是谁在外面吃饭呢？比如，孩子在学校吃饭，工人在工厂用餐（吃自助餐或者从家里带饭），和其他在外面用餐的情况。

12. Does the average family have rules about who eats where at the
table??Where should one’s hands be??If they are supposed to be above
the table, what offense or signal is demonstrated if they are under the
table?

一般的家庭对用餐时谁坐在哪里有默认的规则吗？用餐时手一般放在哪里？如果大家通常情况下都把手放在桌面上，那如果某人把手放在桌面下又代表着什么样的冒犯或其他不礼貌呢？

13. What are some of the common ways people socialize in
public??Does it typically involve food and drink??Or perhaps playing
table games??Or maybe villagers gather to tell stories or discuss
community matters?If one visits impromptu, is the intended host
obligated to accept the visit or can the visitor politely be turned
away?

在公众群体中人么一般是通过什么样的方式被社会化的？和饮食有关吗？或者是和玩儿的台式游戏有关？甚或是和村民聚在一起讲故事或者讨论村里的事情等形式有关？如果有客人突然造访，是主人会刻意的拒绝接待呢还是客人会被有礼貌的劝走呢？

14. In working, what are most people working for??For instance, are
they working just to put food on the table, or are they at a point
where they are working to gain leisure opportunities, or are they
somewhere in between that scale-such as enjoying financial stability
and maybe being able to send a child on for a higher level of education
than might be usual?

在工作中，一般人们为什么而工作呢？比如他们是否为了温饱，为生活的舒适，为殷实的家境或者是为了子女能接受更好的教育呢？

15. How is wealth best defined??Is it in cash, possession of
powerful positions, ownership of land or other real property, or
possession of livestock, etc? What types of things do the poorest
members of society most wish for??Are they things as basic as running
water or electricity or even freedom from war, or are they things like
cars or money to pay debts or home ownership as opposed to renting, or
freedom from violence in one’s neighborhood, etc.?

富裕 一般是怎样界定的？现金，权威，地产或者其他实业，股票？处于社会最底层的人最希望得到什么？他们要求的东西是简单如充足的水电还是远离战乱，还是小汽车或者是付账（或房租）的钱，还是希望不再被邻居欺负，还是其他类似的东西呢？

16. When speaking to another person, what are the social rules for
(a) personal space, (b) eye contact, (c) physical contact, and (d) hand
placement??These can be important indicators of one’s attitude toward
the other person.

在和别人讲话时，社会规则允许的（a）个人空间，（b）眼神交流，（c）身体接触，和（d）手所放的位置应该是什么样的呢？这在反映对别人的态度时是很重要的信号。

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