高中英语 畅谈中国文化 第19章 上海男人素材

英语畅谈中国文化50主题 第19章 Shanghai Men 上海男人A: "You don't act like a typical man from shanghai. "For a man fr

英语畅谈中国文化50主题第19章ShanghaiMen上海男人 A:"Youdon'tactlikeatypicalmanfromshanghai."Foramanfromshanghai, suchacommentisbothacomplimentandanoffence.Usuallyhedoesn'tknowhow torespond. B:Why? A:Becauseinnorthernchina,menfromShanghaiareusuallyperceivedas "womanly."Theyareextremelydetail-orientedandspendtoomuchtimedoing housework,whichintheeyesofaNortherner,shouldonlybedonebywomen.In otherwords,shanghaimenhavetoomuchrespectforwomen.Incomparison,men fromNorthernChinaarethehands-offtype.Theydon'tlikehousechores,and they'dfeelembarrassedtobesubservienttotheirwives.Theworstnickname foraNorthernmanisQiGauanyanmeaninghenpecked B:WhatkindofamandoesaChinesegirlliketomarry? A:Itdepends.Currently,morewomenliketomarryShanghaimenbecausethey aremoreunderstanding,considerateandhelpful.Haveyoueverseenthefilm WhatWomenWant?ThemaincharacterofthemovieisNickMarshall.Hewas struckbylighteningand,asaresult,heacquiredtheextrasensoryabilityof readingawoman'smind.Hegottremendousbenefitfromthisabilitybothinhis careerofadvertisingwomen'sproductsandinhisprivatelife.Understanding womenhasbecomeanewcriterionforanidealman.Thereiscertainlynoneed forashanghaimantobehitbylighteningtobecomeanidealhusband B:Isthispartoflocalcultureinshanghai？ A:Shanghaihasbeenveryopenacommercialcityformanyyears,asaresultof itslongstandingWesterninfluence.Peopletendtobemorepracticaland chivalrous.Youdon'tfindalotofmalechauvinismthere.Beforethe1980s, Shanghaimenusedtobelaughedatfortheirlackofmanlycharacter,butnow theyhavebecomeexamplesofanidealhusband.FormenintheNorth,especially inBeijing,thereasonfortheirmalechauvinismisthebureaucratic environmentassociatedwiththeImperialCourt.Theywanttolookimportant, eveninfrontoftheirwives.Ofcourse,I’monlymakingageneralcomment.Men intheNorthcanalsobeverytenderandconsiderate.Ifyourunintoaman 1