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e? people don39。t usually say thank you to those who are very close and who are in a lower position. Thank you is very mon in American, so they tend to thank people all day long regardless of relationship Chinese customs don39。t require people to express thanks for the small favors. The Americans would thank you all the way for very small and most ordinary things.What are the 4 major verbal differences between Chinese and English ? term in one language doesn’t necessarily have a counterpart(對(duì)等的人事物) in the other language. or terms in both languages appear to refer to the same object or concept only on the surface, but actually refer to quite different things or concepts are represented by one or perhaps two terms in one language, but by many more terms in the other language, for example, finer distinctions in the other language have more or less the same primary meaning, but have secondary or additional meanings that may differ considerably from each other.Mono chronic time = Mtime 單時(shí)性文化Emphasis on schedules, segmentation and promptness(efficiency)and punctuality. It features one event at a time.Polychronic time = Ptime 多時(shí)性文化practiced by most other peoples is less rigid and clockbound. People from Ptime cultures schedule several activities at the same time ,and time for them is more flexible and more humancentered Proxemics 空間學(xué)the perception and use of spaceKinesics 身勢學(xué)more than just hand or arm gestures 。it refers to any little movement of any part of the body Paralanguage 副語言language lies between verbal and nonverbal munication. It involves sounds but not words ,it means the set of nonphonemic properties of speech ,such as speaking tempo(節(jié)奏) ,vocal pitch(音高) and intonational contours (語音語調(diào))Where are the different features of Mtime and Ptime ?Mtime :means paying attention to and doing only one thing at a time. Emphasis on schedules, segmentation and promptness(efficiency)and punctuality. It features one event at a time.Ptime: practiced by most other peoples is less rigid and clockbound. People from Ptime cultures schedule several activities at the same time ,and time for them is more flexible and more humancenteredWhat contrasting world views can be drawn from Buddhism and Christianity? sees each one was born with sins and therefore we should salvage ourselves(自我拯救). The salvation of the individual is achieved through hard work and piety. Christianity recognizes the importance of work and free ownership of property. believes that there is a supreme and wonderful truth that the universes runs based on a dynamic balance.They don’t attach themselves to the impermanent objects and the pursuit of material wellbeing. Thus, little support is accorded to free enterprise..