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一份介绍中美文化差异的英文文章
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文化差异(Culture Difference):种族 National race The whole question of the changing role of Blacks in American society as been the subject of newspaper articles around the world so frequently that visitors to the United States do not know what to expect when they arrive. They may be surprised when they see that Blacks and Whites work side by side in offices , factories , and schools across the country . The majority of Blacks in the United States, however, live in and around only a small number of American cities. Many dark-skinned visitors arrive in the United States fearing personal attack or expecting various degrees of racial prejudice. Some forms of discrimination [1] still exist ,unfortunately, especially in the areas of the housing , schools , and jobs . The school equality is still more a dream than a reality. There are still too many areas of the country where Black Americans do not enjoy the same full opportunities as White Americans . However, the vast majority of American s are working , studying , and sharing public places together. This was not true even a few years ago in some parts of the country , but progress is steadily being made . You will be able to observe the improvement in race relations as soon as your plane lands . You will see it in the airport, in public buses and trains , in theaters , restaurants , rest room, in sops and libraries , in offices and factories . Close personal friendships between Blacks and Whites , full trust and social relationships are still not common , except in certain areas, However, even in this - the slowest area of progress-there has been change , especially among young people. [1] discrimination n. 辨别, 区别, 识别力, 辨别力, 歧视 Excerpted from A Guide to U.S.A. , edited by Li Yang, Li Yi, published by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press. Culture Difference 发表日期：2005-04-22 10:58:52 作者：洪恩在线 It is not a novel knowledge that culture difference exists between eastern and w estern countries. But not until I heard the lecture given by a Chinese scholar, who has been lived in Australia for several years, did I came to understand that how different it is. The scholar summarized that we, as Chinese, prefer to think in a spiral, casual way, while western people, more often than not, are fond of a linear, business-i s-business way. Supporting the idea, he named out examples he himself experience d while staying in Australia. Here are some excerpts. Firstly, line up matter. If you are in China, it is not rare to see that a crowd of people throng in the supermarket, trying to get service first. People in Ch ina do line up, the scholar said in a humorous tone, but they prefer to line up at a horizontal way. In contrast, in western countries, say, in Australia, people always line up, no matter in a big bank or a small grocery store. And they take it for granted. Lin ing up has long since become part of their life that they scarcely doubt it or g row impatient while doing it. Secondly, first come, first served. Though in words it is a normal principle her e in China, it’s mostly not the case in reality. Take an example of what usuall y happens in a bank. Here when we are in a middle-sized bank, and suppose we are talking with the cashier, it always tends to have someone butt in, claiming tha t his or her request takes only one second. And it seems that we have already been accustomed to it. So has the cashier. But in western countries, it never applies. It is always rude that you butt in whil e the cashier is serving his customer. No matter how little time your request co sts, the cashier, more often than not, is likely to turn you down. Only one cust omer at a time is his principle. Thirdly, change stuff. Suppose I am in a shopping mall and the stuff I purchase cost me 142 RMB. While lining up at the casher’s and happening to check my wall et, I find I have 200 RMB and two one-yuan coins. What will I do? To give the ca shier 200 RMB, or give him 200 RMB and the two one-yuan coins so that he could r eturn me 60 RMB, which is more convenient for both of us. I think when the Chinese were in this situation, they would mostly choose the la tter one. But the scholar said, in Australia, they won’t do so. He then told th at he himself did try it once, and he thought it was self-evident to do so. But the cashier did not understand. So the scholar latter on summarized that western people are prone to lack of fle xibility while doing their work. Then how about us in their eyes? They think we Chinese have a tendency to make things complicate. What an interesting contrast! Here I don’t intend to tell which is better and which is worse. What I try to s ay is just that we might well be in conformity with the customs and be aware of the culture differences while being abroad. Like the saying goes—while you are in Rome, do as Romans do. If you don’t want to put yourself in the public, bear ing all this in mind is perhaps the best policy. Caroline This article has been read by 276 persons. Copyright: This article was written by caroline. and first posted in HongEn online. The author owns the copyright, and HongEn online owns the right of using it. Any other unit or individual should get the author's approval before using, repasting or quoting. The author will assume all the civil and penal responsibility, directly or indirectly caused by posting the article. The SYSOPs and board masters have the right to reserve or delete the article. Reply|Digest|Return|Search Replied Articles Title Author Size Post Time Grade Re：Culture Difference tdeanxx(Tim) 1K 05.04.20 01:19 Dear Caroline, I think your scholar friend spent several years in Australia and completely miss ed the most important value represented in his examples. That value is egalitar ianism. The principle that people should be treated equally. When the bank teller insists on attending one customer at a time the principle i s not only one customer at a time it is this customer waited in line and so w ill you, no matter how tall, how well dressed or how loud your voice. And you can be sure if the customer is a poor working man and the impatient man is a wel l dressed business man, the customer will very bruskly insist on his rights not to be interrupted. A well run bank will have a customer service person who can answer questions, but people doing transactions must wait their turn. My impres sion of a business or a nation where people are not treated equally in the marke tplace and a bully can obtain service without waiting is a place where there is a class oriented culture and\\\/or where one can bribe one …………[文章太长，没有全部显示，点击本文标题阅读全文] Re：Culture Difference caroline.(caroline) 05.04.20 12:25 Dear Tim, The lecture given by the scholar is mainly on English learning. That's for he na med such examples. He just aimed to tell the audience how important to understan d a culture is, which is different from our motherland. What you said is indeed right. And I am with you on this. The corruption in Chi na is rampant these years, you relate it with class. Well, I haven't thought abo ut it. But I do agree that the idea of class roots in many people's mind. Like the example you took in the article, I almost could be sure that here the c ashier would definitely turn to the well dressed business man. You say that the poor working man will insist on his rigts not to be interrupted. But here I gues s he would just pretend not to mind it and let it be. I myself experienced this once, in fact. Once I was in a post office to have a p ackage posted. You know, it was crowded inside and the people lined up in a wayw ard way. So when it was my turn, and when I was just about to tell the man my re quest, one guy …………[文章太长，没有全部显示，点击本文标题阅读全文] Re：Culture Difference panpanpan 210 05.04.20 08:32 You've got a sharp eye for the human conditions, Tim. -- Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back. Learning is like sailing a boat against the current; it either advances or retre ats. Re：Culture Difference tdeanxx(Tim) 351 05.04.20 12:47 Dear Panpanpan, I wouldn't have written in such a non-diplomatic fashion except that I wanted to see what people thought, and that sort of behavior is particularly irritating t o me. I will try not to lose my temper when I am in China. I don't want to get kung fu'd. Great to hear from you, friend. I want to hear more of your thou ghts. Tim Re：Culture Difference smdyfc(Dont happy) 263 05.04.20 18:05 English is so good!Do you announce some articles more again?Did you graduate?Wor ker, should have of, all of you have.And have brains!Can come to our company to work? -- Power is everything!!Falling behind would be beaten!! I'm never,never,never,never give up!!! Re：Culture Difference spoilme(maple) 804 05.04.22 06:02 Thirdly, change stuff. Suppose I am in a shopping mall and the stuff I purchase cost me 142 RMB. While lining up at the casher’s and happening to check my wal let, I find I have 200 RMB and two one-yuan coins. What will I do? To give the c ashier 200 RMB, or give him 200 RMB and the two one-yuan coins so that he could return me 60 RMB, which is more convenient for both of us. I think when the Chinese were in this situation, they would mostly choose the la tter one. But the scholar said, in Australia, they won’t do so. He then told th at he himself did try it once, and he thought it was self-evident to do so. But the cashier did not understand. It won't happen in New York. Maybe the cashers in NY are smarter. :) -- Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
中西方传统节日差异
中西方节日文化差异 传统的民族节日形成是一个民族的历史文化的长期积淀。
节日的由来原因与人们的生活有密切的联系, 它体现了人民丰富的情感世界, 寄托了人民对生活的热爱。
有这样一句名言: “每个民族的每个节日, 正是反映这个民族文化最真实的一面”。
可见, 要了解一个民族的文化底蕴, 必须从他们的传统节日入手, 才能了解到他们的文化特色与民族特点。
一、中西节日的起源与形成差异 中国长期以来处于封建自给自足的农业社会和自然经济中, 其传统节日具有浓厚的农业色彩,包含了农耕文明的社会特征, 主要是从岁时节令转换而来的。
我国古代长期以农为本, 在生产力和农业技术不发达的情况下, 十分重视气候对农作物的影响。
在春种、夏长、秋收、冬藏的过程中认识了自然时序的复杂规律, 总结出四时、二十四节气, 形成了以节日为主的传统节日。
勤劳的中国人民为了更好地生存, 必须大力发展农业, 而农业的发展离不开天气的关照。
古人云“春雨贵如油”、“清明忙种麦, 谷雨种大田”。
在古代, 春节、清明节( 古代称三月节) 等都是重要的农事节日。
西方文化由于长久受基督教的影响, 其传统节日起源带有浓厚的宗教色彩, 如情人节( 纪念名叫瓦丁的基督教殉难者) 、复活节( 基督教纪念耶稣复活) 、万圣节( 纪念教会所有圣人) 、圣诞节( 基督教纪念耶稣诞生) , 这些节日的起源大多与宗教有关系。
当然, 西方节日中也有和农业有关的节日, 但他们以农业为主的节日的历史不如中国漫长。
二、中西节日庆祝方式差异 中国的传统节日, 基本是封建社会时期形成的, 不可避免地留下封建社会的痕迹: 等级制、家族式, 节日无不以家族内部活动为中心。
西方的传统节日就不同了, 更多的是表现出人们的互动性、集体性和狂欢性, 以自我为中心, 崇尚个性张扬。
这与中国节日的家族性恰好相反, 体现了西方文化的群体性, 反映了人们渴望互相交流、群体参与的愿望,体现了人人平等、自由表现自我的特点。
这里试举两例说明。
( 1) 春节与新年。
作为新一年的开始, 中西方有着极大差异的庆祝方式。
春节作为中国最重要的传统节日, 源于秦朝, 定于每年农历的一月一日, 从农历12月23日开始, 人民开始开展各种庆祝方式, 一直持续到元宵节。
春节的习俗繁多, 如大扫除、吃团圆饭拜年、放鞭炮, 舞狮子等。
总之, 不论是大街小巷, 都笼罩着一股浓浓的喜庆气氛。
而西方, 他们崇尚的是过公历新年, 即元旦。
相比之下他们过年的方式就浪漫多了, 在12月31日晚, 各地区的人民涌上街道,进行盛大的狂欢, 到了深夜接近零时时, 数十万人会聚集于一起, 诚心地祈祷, 为新的一年的到来倒计时。
当大钟敲响12下, 顿时, 优美的乐曲奏响, 揭开了华丽舞会的序幕, 人们通宵达旦地庆祝。
可见, 春节与新年各有千秋: 春节, 充满浓厚的传统气息和独有的魅力; 新年, 体现时代的气息和潮流的感觉, 更贴近现代生活。
( 2) 万圣节与中元节。
万圣节作为西方的重要节日之一, 颇受人民的重视。
那一天, 每户门前都要挂上一盏南瓜灯, 人人都穿上奇装异服, 据说有辟邪之用。
其实, 作为先进的发达国家, 人们对于鬼怪已不再迷信, 他们多半是为了寻开心而已。
同时, 人们还举行盛大的化装舞会。
他们可以任意去左邻右舍讨吃的, 绝不会受到惩罚。
在中国, 传说中元节是鬼门关打开的日子, 这一天, 地府里的小鬼会出来游荡, 迷信色彩浓厚的中国人, 对鬼神是极为敬惧的。
那一天, 他们会当街烧香祭祖, 祈求鬼神不要降祸于他们。
于是, 中元节这个与时代格格不入的产物逐渐被淘汰了。
三、中西方节日文化比较之饮食差异比较 中西传统节日中的饮食特点也有显著的差异。
中国传统节日中的饮食是趋于感性的, 讲究色、香、味俱全。
尤其是节日性美食, 每个节日都有不同的食品以区别其他的节日。
春节是个祥和的节日, 也是亲人团聚的日子, 离家在外的人, 在过春节时都要回家欢聚。
除夕晚上, 全家老小都一起熬夜、守岁, 欢聚酣饮, 共享天伦之乐。
北方地区在除夕有吃饺子的习俗, 饺子的作法是先和面, “和”字就是“合”; 饺子的饺和交谐音, “合”和“交”有相聚之意,所以用饺子象征团聚合欢。
此外, 饺子因为形似元宝, 过年时吃饺子, 也带有“招财进宝”的吉祥含义。
南方有过年吃年糕的习惯, 甜甜的粘粘的年糕, 象征新一年生活甜蜜蜜, 步步高升。
元宵节有吃元宵的习俗, 端午节有吃粽子的习俗, 中秋节有吃月饼的习俗。
而西方的饮食则是趋于理性的, 他比中国更重视营养的合理搭配。
因此, 有发达的食品工业, 如罐头、快餐等, KFC, McDonald虽口味千篇一律,但节省时间, 且营养良好。
四、中西节日礼仪差异在宴席上所反映的性格差异 中西方的饮食方式有很大不同, 这种差异对民族性格也有影响。
在中国, 任何一个节日宴席, 不管是什么目的, 都只会有一种形式, 就是大家团团围坐, 共享一席。
宴席要用圆桌, 这就从形式上造成了一种团结、共享的气氛。
美味佳肴放在中心, 它既一桌人欣赏、品尝的对象, 又是一桌人感情交流的 媒介物。
人们相互敬酒、劝菜, 在美好的事物面前,体现了人们之间相互尊重、礼让的美德。
它符合我们民族“大团圆”的普遍心态, 反映了中国古典哲学中“和”这个观念对后代思想的影响, 利于集体情感的交流。
西式宴席, 食品和酒固然也重要, 实际上仅是作为一种陪衬。
宴会的核心在于交谊, 通过与邻座客人之间的交谈, 达到交谊的目的。
倘若将宴会与舞蹈相类比, 可以说, 中式宴席好比是集体舞, 而西式宴会好比是男女的交谊舞。
可见, 中式宴会和西式宴会交谊的目的都很明显: 中式宴会更多地体现全席的交谊, 而西式宴会更多体现于个体宾客之间的交谊。
五、中西传统节日文化差异之服装的色调差异 颜色的象征意义在中西文化之间也存在很大的差异, 在传统节日中表现得尤为突出。
红色, 是我国文化中的崇尚色。
红色源于太阳, 古人认为“日至而万物生”( 《淮南子·天文训》) , 阳光下万物繁茂,生机勃勃, 令人振奋。
我们的祖先在祭、祈过程中,对阳光有一种本能的依恋和崇拜, 红色的喜庆和吉祥之意自然而然地产生了。
喜庆日子要挂大红灯笼、贴红对联、红福字; 男娶女嫁时贴大红“喜”字。
它还象征美丽、漂亮, 如指女子盛妆为“红妆”。
西方文化中的红色, 原是一个贬义的词, 是“火”与“血”的联想, 它象征残暴, 流血。
白色, 在中国传统文化中, 是个禁忌词, 常用于丧葬礼中。
而西方, 白色的象征意义着眼于其本身色彩, 如新下的雪、新鲜牛奶等。
西方人认为白色高雅、纯洁, 所以它是西方文化中的崇尚色。
它象征纯真、无邪。
不同文化之间的颜色象征意义都是在社会的发展、历史的沉淀中约定俗成的, 是一种永久性的文化现象。
随着世界各国交流的日益频繁及科学技术的发展, 在国际交往中, 我们所面对的是来自陌生的文化和思维方式、生活习惯及行为方式与我们迥然不同的人, 在与之交往的过程中不可避免的会出现文化冲突的现象。
本文通过以上对中西传统节日映射出的文化差异的比较, 可以帮助语言学习者充分认识西方各民族的历史与文化, 克服文化差异, 避免文化“冲突”现象的产生, 在沟通过程中达到更有效的融合, 为更好地开展国际交流提供一个窗口。
留英必看：英国人的性格特点是怎样的
1.大部分英国人具有与他人格格不入的孤傲特质。
孤傲(exclusiveness)是英国人最明显的性格特征，他们不愿意和别人多说话，从来不谈论自己，感情不外露，更不会喜形于色。
其它国家的人很难了解英国人的内心世界。
原因有二。
第一，英国是一个岛国，英吉利海峡(English Channel)割断了它和外部世界的联系，英国人甚至不把自己看作是欧洲人。
第二，英国人对本民族的历史感到非常骄傲和自豪。
其中，詹姆斯钦定本圣经(King James Authorized Version of the Bible)和莎士比亚的戏剧对西方及世界文化产生了巨大的影响。
英国议会(Parliament)是欧洲最古老的议会，英国是世界上第一个完成工业革命(Industrial Revolution)的国家。
特殊的地理位置和与众不同的祖国文明史使得英国人形成了现在的性格特点。
2.大部分英国人有守旧而又不愿接受新生事物的保守思想。
英国人的保守(conservativeness)为世人所知，英国人却认为他们的做事方式是最好的，最合理的。
有人说，英国人需要20至40年的时间才能接受美国目前的新生事物，此话虽然有一点夸张，但也不无道理。
英国人直到现在也没有采用世界通用的米制(metric system)，仍然使用英里(mile)，直到1971年才将货币单位改为十进制(decimal system)。
英国是世界上为数较少的保持君主制(monarchy)的国家之一，其保守性可见一斑。
当美国人发明中央空调(central heating)的时候，英国人以对身体有害为由拒绝接受这种新生事物，继续使用壁炉(fire place)和电炉(electric stove)。
3.大部分英国人具有讲究文明用语和礼貌的好习惯。
英国人总是为别人着想，他们不会要求别人做不愿意做的事情。
如果他们不得不要求别人做什么事的时候，说得非常客气，诸如：“I know the trouble I am causing you，but would you mind…
”或“I don't really like to ask you，but…”等等。
在日常生活中，如果要麻烦别人，通常说excuse me，如果无意识地干扰了别人，要说sorry。
要求别人重复，一般不说what，而是说pardon或sorry。
please和thank you是经常挂在嘴边的用语。
在公共场所人们不会大声喊叫，他们认为那是不文明的行为。
4.酷爱独居和个人自由的天性。
也许是由于缺乏空间的缘故，英国人的性格特点中有喜欢独居(privacy)和个人自由(individualism)的因子。
在英国，人们恪守着这样一句名言：My home is my castle。
The wind can come in，but the Kings and Queens and human beings can never come in without my permission。
当英国人搬到新家，他会在自己的房屋周围树起篱笆(fence)，以便和邻居隔开。
5.大部分英国人具有感情不外露的冷淡和缄默性格。
英国人一般不会向别人展示自己的内心世界，当他们高兴时不会喜形于色，当他们悲伤时也不会愁容满面，这一特点在上层社会中非常明显。
在早晨上班乘坐的地铁中人们彼此不说话，只是在看自己的报纸，车内鸦雀无声，偶尔能听到下车的人因为不小心踩到别人脚时说sorry的声音。
下车后，人们只是走各自的路，彼此不会交谈。
另外，即使在一起工作多年的同事也不知道对方的家庭住址、家庭成员、兴趣爱好等情况，因为他们从不谈论这些事情。
6.大部分英国人具有自我嘲笑的幽默。
英国人很幽默，不过都是一些自我嘲弄的幽默。
他们喜欢嘲笑自己的错误、自己的缺点、自己的尴尬境地等。
英国人的这种生活态度是多年来形成的，对别人并没有什么恶意。
关于中西差异的名人名言
人类经常把一个生涯发生的事，撰写成历史，在从那里看人生;其实，那不过是衣服，人生是内在的。
如何正确看待不同民族之间的文化差异
一．丰富多彩的——文化的多样性和性，通过各具特色的文化习俗表现出二．如何正确对待文化差异对待文化差异，有两种不同的态度：一种是排斥，一种是沟通。
正确的态度是既尊重自己民族文化的价值，又尊重其他民族文化的价值，主张平等交流、互相学习。
我们主张各国文化相互借鉴，求同存异，尊重多样性，共同繁荣进步。
三．如何搭起中西文化的桥梁1、多姿多彩的世界文化，开阔了我们的视野，丰富了我们的生活。
但在走向世界的同时，我们千万不能迷失自己，不能失去自身的独特性，而要珍爱自己的精神家园。
对于外来文化，不能照抄照搬，而要取其精华，去其糟粕，与时俱进。
2、继承中华优秀传统文化，弘扬中华民族精神，是青少年责无旁贷的历史重任。
3、以开放的心态尊重不同文化的同时，还要宣传、弘扬我们民族的文化，让世界了解飞速发展的中国，了解中国源远流长、博大精深的文化。
（1）结合材料，运用文化的多样性与文化传播的有关知识说明我国在中外文化交流的过程中应如何应对文化冲
（1）①既要认同本民族文化，又要尊重其他民族的文化。
通过文化交流使各民族的文化相互借鉴，求同存异。
②遵循各民族文化一律平等的原则。
在文化交流中，要尊重差异，理解个性，和睦相处，共同促进世界文化繁荣。
③既要更加热情地欢迎优秀文化在中国传播，吸收各国优秀文明成果，又要更加主动地推动中华文化走向世界，做传播中华文化的使者，增强中华文化国际影响力。
做传播中华文化的使者，增强中华文化国际影响力。
（2）①决定社会意识，社会意识是的反映。
中英之间文化背景的差异，是造成的主要原因。
②价值观对人们的行为具有重要的驱动、制约和导向作用。
文化心态引导文化行为，中英之间不同的文化心态会造成。
因此，上述观点有一定的合理性。
③社会意识具有相对独立性，虽然不同的社会意识对的反作用不同，但只要我们能够做到尊重差异，求同存异，不同文化未必一定会冲突。
④价值判断与价值选择应遵循的客观规律，自觉站在最广大人民的立场上。
只要我们自觉遵循文化发展规律，站在广大人民利益立场上，求同存异，开放包容，不仅不会造成中英，而且会促进中英双方文化的共同繁荣。
（3）①采用丰富多彩的文艺演出形势。
依据：文化对人的影响来自于各种形式的文化活动。
②利用等手段加强中华文化宣传。
依据：能够最大限度地的限制，是文化传播的重要手段。
