案例分析 Directions: In this section you are supposed to analyze the following cases from the perspective of intercultural communication. Then write down the answers on the Answer Sheet. 　 Lee, an overseas student from China, once had a talk with his American classmate Tom. Lee: it really puzzles me that you Americans thank people all day long. When the teacher answers your questions, when your mother buys you a book that you need, when a wife brings her husband a cup of coffee, after a salesgirl attends you, … Tom: well, when I finished my tour in China, I said “thank you”to the interpreter who accompanied me during the tour. The interpreter replied, “It’s my duty to do so.”I can’t help thinking that he means, “I had no choice but to do it, because it is my duty. Otherwise I would not have done so.” Question: What makes Lee puzzled and why? Is the interpreter’s reply appropriate in the English context?