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CulturaldifferencesbetweenwesternandChinese绥化七中刘立波TheopeningceremonyoftheOlympicgamesExpo2010ShanghaiChinaDuration:May1toOct31,2010Theme:BetterCity,BetterLifeTheemblem,depictingtheimageofthreepeople-you,me,him/herholdinghandstogether,symbolizesthebigfamilyofmankind.CreatedfromaChinesecharactermeaningpeople,themascotHaibaoembodiesthecharacterofChineseculture.SuccessDocking：Shenzhou-8withTiangong-1cultureValueWeddingEducationArtarchitectureCustomcharactersfoodDifferencesinweddingtheSpringFestivalChristmasDayDifferencesinFestivalDifferencesinfoodDifferencesinmusicDifferencesinpaintingDifferencesineducationWesterneducationChineseeducationDifferencesincustomChina:shakinghandswesterncountries:hugReasonsforthesedifferencesthecultureofeastandwesthasitsownfeatures:Inwesterncountries,people‘sthinkingmodecharacterizedbyAristotle’slogicalandanalyticalthinking;（亚里士多德的逻辑和分析思维为特征）InChina,people‘sthinkingmodecharacterizedbydialecticalthinkingandorganismthinking（辩证和整体思维为主要特征）。1.Fromtheviewofsocialbackground（社会背景）:PhilosophersemphasizeonpersonalcharacteristicsandfreedominancientGreece.（古希腊社会强调个人特性和自由）WhileinancientChina,theyemphasizetherelationshipbetweenindividualsandsociety.（个人与社会的关系）2.Fromtheviewofsocialcognition（认知）:Chinesepeopleareinclinedtodepedent（依赖性）,theirsocialrelationshipismorecomplex（复杂）;Whiletherelationshipbetweenwesternpeopleisrelativelysimple.（简单）3.Fromtheviewoftheirthinkingorientation:Inwesterncountries:Theirthinkingorientation（思维取向）inclinestoindividuals;WhileinChina:Itisaninterpersonal（人际式）thinkingorientation.4.Fromtheviewoftraditionalculture:ChineseculturewasdominatedbySelectedReadingsofConfucianandotherAncientChineseClassics.（儒家为主、兼有诸子百家）Whilewesternphilosophers（哲学思想）emphasizeanalytical（分析）method.Soitformsthedifferencesbetweenorganismthinkingandindividualthinking.Opinion(看法，个人观点)左：西方右：中方QueuewhenWaiting（排队）左：西方右：中方Punctuality(准时)左：西方右：中方TheBoss（领导）左：西方右：中方lifestyle西方中方Therelationofpeople西方中方Anger西方中方Self西方中方Sundaystreet西方中方Party西方中方Inarestaurant西方中方Atour西方中方Thesolutiontoproblems西方中方Threemealsaday西方中方Transport西方中方Laterlife西方中方Onechild西方中方Theeyesofforeigners西方中方conclusionDifferentcountrieshavedifferentcultures.FullyunderstandandrespectwhencommunicatingwithpeoplefromdifferentcountriesRemovegrosswhilekeepingtheessence.Quiz例题（1）andarestudents.A.You,I,heB.I,you,heC.He,youID.You,he,I例题（2）willattendourmeeting.A.WangUncleB.UncleWangC.MrWangD.WangcomadeDB/C例题（3）Aforeigner’sfullnameisJohnHenryBrown.WeusuallycallhimC/D.A.MrJohnB.MrHenryC.MrBrownD.MrJohnBrown例题（4）Whenyouleaveyourfriendshomeatmidnight,youhadbettersayC.A.GoodmidnightB.goodeveningC.goodnightD.good-bye例题（5）WhenyouwritealettertoyourfatherinEnglish,youhadbettercall,“Father”.A.RespectableB.BelovedC.DearD.Loving例题（6）WhenyouwriteanenvelopetoａforeignerinEnglish,youhadbetterwritetheaddressofthenamefirstoncorner.A.receiver’s,leftB.writer’s,rightC.receiver’s,rightD.writer’s,left例题（10）Whenyouareinvitedtodinnerpartyat6:00,youhadbetterarriveat.A.5:30B.6:00C.5:45D.6:10DCB例题（14）Whenyoureceivesomethingfromaforeigner,youhadbetter______.A.acceptitB.refusetoacceptitC.returnittohimD.buysomethinginrerurn例题（17）Therearelotsofdishesonthetable.Theyaredelicious.Butyousaytotheforeigners.“Sorry,therearen’tmanydishes.Theyarenotnice.”Whentheforeignershearthis,theywillfeel________.A.happyB.angryC.strangeD.unhappy例题（23）______isthehappiestfestival（节日）fortheWesternerseveryyear.A.ThanksGiving(感恩节)B.Easter（复活节）C.ChristmasD.NewYear’sDayACC例题（29）TheBritishweatheris_______.A.veryhotB.verycoldC.warmD.changeable例题（33）_______teacherscansitonthedeskhavingtheirteachingwork.A.BritishB.ChineseC.AmericanD.Japanese例题（27）________studentsusuallyfinda______jobtodoinordertogetmoneyfortheircollegetuition.A.Alltheforeign,full-timeB.British,full-timeC.American,part-timeD.Alltheforeign,part-time例题（40）ThefirstdishforAmericanandBritishpeopleis____.A.soupB.fishC.meatD.potatoandtomato例题（41）______peopleliketoeattheamimal’shearts.A.ChineseB.AmericanC.BritishD.Noneofthe例题（43）WhenyousendsomeexpensivepresentstoAmericanandBritishpeople,theyreceivethem_______.A.silentlyB.withoutdoingandsayinganythingC.andtakethemawayinsilenceD.andsinghighpraisefortheminthefaceofthesender例题（44）TheAmericanandBritishpeoplearetiredofNo.______.A.8B.4C.5D.13例题（46）Waitressesandwaitersin_____usuallyreceivetips(servicecharge)atshopsorrestaurants.A.ChinaB.BritainC.AmericaD.allthreecountries例题（47）Chinahasa______yeardutyeducation(义务教育)whilethemostwesterncountrieshave_______yeardutyeducation.A.nine,timeB.nine,twelveC.twelve,twelveD.twelve,nine例题（50）InChina’sschools,eachclassusuallyhasabout______students,intheschoolinmostwesterncountries,eachclassusuallyhasabout_______students.A.20,20B.50,50C.20,50D.50,20例题（57）______havecountry-wideteachingoutline(standard)oneachsubjectforbasiceducation.A.Chinadoesn’tB.ChinadoesC.Mostwesterncountriesdon’tD.Allcountriesdo例题（68）If______invitesomeonetodosomething,theyusuallysendtheinvitationtohim(her)______.A.Chinese,ontimeB.Westerners,aheadofaweekC.Chinese,aheadofaweekD.Westerners,ontime例题（69）______us