中西方文化差異二(英文版)

Cultureisakindofpower

WithoutafixednationalcultureDifferentculturalfactorsmayresultinculturaldifferences.Culturaldifferences

Theculture

differencesbetween

Chineseandwestern

1.GreetingandParting

InChina,Whenpeoplemeetacquaintancesorfriends,

wealwayssay,“Haveyoueatenyet?”Whatareyougoingtodo?”InEnglish,peopleoftenemploythefollowingexpressionstogreeteachother“Goodmorning/evening/afternoon.“Fineday,isn’tit?”Howiseverythinggoing?”,etc.

Culturaldifferences

Firstmeet2.Treatpeople:digitalWesternerstaboo"13",morelike7,isbetterthan"lucky7,"said.AndtheChinesepeopledon'tliketotakethe"4"andsoonthedigitalsound,because"4"harmonics"dead".Take"6,8,9"soundofdigitalbutbigpopularNorthamericansoftenandenthusiasticallyXuanShithisgesture:histhumbandforefinger,andotherformthethreereferstounbend.However,inFrance,thegesturetoshow"zero"or"worthless".InJapan,itmeans"money",itseems,acoinintheformofappearance.InBrazil,theSovietunionandGermany,thissymbolonthehumanbodyisveryhiddenholes."O.K."gesture

NorthAmericatoabeautifulwoman,butalsowhistlingintheplayground,ortheformofapplauseasinaoutstandingperformance,andclapyourhandsandwhistle.Ontheseoccasions,whistlesaidthepraise.However,inallofEurope,inthispublicandwhistlesaidmeanonthecontrary,itsaysitdoesnotapproveof,against,evenlaughat.whistleAbouthumorWesternershumor,romantic,ofteninthelaughtertoacquireknowledgeandinspiration.Andthechildrenoftheeastisserious,happyornothappyalwaysdon'tshowitAboutBeggar

CulturalinfluencesSinceancienttimesChinesebytheinfluenceofConfucianism,especiallylikethedamamodesty,whensomeonespeakwellofyourself,willalwayssay"wherewhere",however,westernerslikeconfidenceperformance,veryhappytohearcomplimentsfromothers,oftensay"thankyou!"Wherewhere

Chinese"wherewhere"isthemeaningofmodesty,asafriendoftheresponsetopraise.TheearlyChineseinChina'syoungcoupleofforeignersthewedding.Heispolitetopraiseandtothebrideandbridegroombutmodestbeautiful,said:"wherewhere."Foreignersthinkthegroomthinkyou'vesaidisnotclear,useacurtChinesethensaid:"thebride'seyebrows,eyes,nose,mouth,areverybeautiful."AboutIndependentInthewest,parentsmuchattentiontochildren'sindependentconsciousness,toacertainyearsage,thechildwillearntaketuitionandlivingexpenses,relyonsupportthemselves.WhileChina'schildrenincollege,stilldependparentsrelief,notindependent,knownas"thekangaroorace".AboutMusicChineseandwesternmusic,inadditiontothedifferentsourcecountriesproducedoffcolor,andmainlydisplaysinChinesemusicattentionispaidtotheemotionalandwesternmusicfoundationonattentionharmony.AboutPaintingWesternpaintingpayattentiontorealistic,istousethelineoflightandshadeshowedastereotruefeeling,andthechildrenoftheeastpaintingpayattentiontobuildakindofartisticconception,suchasinkandwash.TheprideofChina

Tang,songlyrics,YuanQu,calligraphy,andsoonaretheworldculturearttreasures,isimmeasurableknowledgewealth.Isthatmakestheworldonastringofculturalheritage.

TheunityofthecultureEachstate,nationhasitsownuniqueculture,theworldculturearealsobyeachn