中西方婚礼在文化上的对比-论文--英文

学号：1132207毕业论文（设计）（2011届）题目TheComparisonofWeddinginChineseandAmericanCultures.系部语言与传播系专业英语班级112班学生姓名丁雪姗成绩指导教师郑艺完成日期2014年12月22日诚信声明本人郑重声明：所呈交的毕业论文（设计）是我个人在导师指导下，由我本人独立完成。有关观点、方法、数据和文献等的引用已在文中指出，并与参考文献相对应。我承诺，论文中的所有内容均真实、可信。如在文中涉及到抄袭或剽窃行为，本人愿承担由此而造成的一切后果及责任。毕业论文（设计）作者签名：签名日期：年月日摘要摘要内容：本文主要以婚礼为依据，从婚礼上的服饰、仪式、婚礼前的准备工作和音乐四个方面进行对比，从而体现出中国和美国在婚礼上的差异。其次又分析了形成这些差异的原因。主要的原因有三个：思维模式的差异、人生观和价值观的差异以及宗教信仰的差异。随着改革开放的发展，中西方的交流越来越频繁。所以本文通过这些差异的对比，让大家清晰地了解中国和西方国家在婚礼上的差异，从而体现出中西方在文化上的差异。只有这样才能使不同的民族更良好地沟通，也只有这样才能更好地进行跨文化交际和跨文化传播。关键词：中美婚礼；差异；文化；跨文化交际；跨文化传播Abstract内容：Thearticleisbasedonthewedding.ItisfromfouranglestonarratethedifferencesbetweenChineseweddingandAmericanwedding.Iwillgowithanideatocontrastthecostume,theceremony,thepreparationoftheweddingandthemusicinChineseandAmericanweddings.AndthenIwilldisplaythereasonsofformingthesedifferenceswhicharethedifferentthoughtpatterns,differentphilosophyandvaluesanddifferentreligiousbeliefbetweenChineseandAmericanpeople.Wewillunderstandthedifferencesandthereasonsmentionedaboveclearlythroughthesecomparisons.Inmyopinion,thepurposeofknowingthedifferencesofChinaandAmericaistomakethedifferentnationscommunicatebetter.Andonlyinthiswaycanwedobetterintheinterculturalcommunicationandthecross-culturaltransmission.Keywords:ChineseandAmericanwedding;difference;interculturalcommunication;cross-culturaltransmissionContentsⅠIntroduction………………………………………………………………………11.1TheSignificanceofWedding…………………………………………………11.2TheOriginofChineseWedding………………………………………………11.3TheOriginofAmericanWedding………………………………………….....2ⅡTheComparisonofWeddingBetweenChineseandAmericanCultures………...32.1TheDifferencesofCostumeinChineseandAmericanWedding…………….32.1.1CostumeinChineseWedding……………………………………………..32.1.2CostumeinAmericanWedding……………………………………………42.2TheDifferencesofCeremonyinChineseandAmericanWedding…………...52.2.1CeremonyinChineseWedding……………………………………………52.2.2CeremonyinAmericanWedding………………………………………….62.3TheDifferencesofPreparationbeforeChineseandAmericanWedding…….72.3.1PreparationbeforeChineseWedding……………………………………...72.3.2PreparationbeforeAmericanWedding…………………………………....82.4TheDifferencesofMusicinChineseandAmericanWedding……………….92.4.1MusicinChineseandAmericanWedding………………………………...9ⅢTheReasonsofFormingTheseDifferences……………………….……………103.1TheDifferenceofThoughtPatternsBetweenChineseandAmericanCultures.......................................................................................................................103.2TheDifferenceofPhilosophyandValuesBetweenChineseandAmericanCultures……………………………………………………………………………...113.3TheDifferenceofReligiousBeliefBetweenChineseandAmericanCultures……………………………………………………………………………...11ⅣConclusion………………………………………………………………………..121ⅠIntroduction1.1TheSignificanceofWeddingWeddingisalegitimateorareligiousceremony.Itisforcelebratingthebeginningofamarriage.Eachcountryandeachnationhastheirowntraditionalwedding.Weddingisthemostimportantceremonyinourwholelife.Therearethreeinfluentialweddingintheworld:Confucianismwedding;HinduweddingandChristianwedding.ConfucianismweddingisatraditionalweddingofChinaandtheChristianweddingisatraditionweddingofAmerica.InChristianity,thereisaclearsignificanceofmarriage.ItissaidthatmarriageisadecreefromGod.Inmyopinion,marriageisanewlifeforpeoplewholovetheirloversandtheweddingisaceremonyforpeopletoverifytheirsweetaffection.1.2TheOriginofChineseWeddingTheoriginofChineseweddingisfromamythandlegend.Itissaidthatinremoteantiquity,therewaslikelytobesomeheavyflooding,almostallanimalsandhumandiedexceptNuwaandFuxi.TheGodofVenuswhoisanimmortalofChineseancientmythologyaskedthemtogetmarriedtoreproducehuman,butbothofthemdisagreedwiththisbecausetheywerebrotherandsister.However,iftheydidn’tgetmarried,mankindwouldderacinate.Atthesametime,NuwaandFuxicameupwithamethodthatiftheycanconnectthebambooswhichwerecutdownandthentheywouldgetmarried.Itwasunexpectedthatthosebambooswereconnected.Buttheywerestillnotwillingtomarryeachother.Therefore,theythoughtoutanotherwaythatiftwomillstoneswhichrolleddownfromtwomountainsrolledtogetherandthentheywouldgetmarried.Sureenough,thetwomillstonesrolledtogether.Buttheyalsodidn’twanttogetmarried.Finally,NuwafiguredoutawaythatNuwaranfirstandthenifFuxicaughtupwithNuwatheywouldgetmarried.HoweverFuxican’t2overtakeNuwa.FuximetaturtleafterwardsandtheturtletaughthimthathecanrunoppositelytocatchupwithNuwa.FuxididwhattheturtletoldhimandheovertookNuwaeventually.Intheend,theygotmarried.Chineseweddingwastakingshape.1.3TheOriginofAmericanWeddingWhenmentioningtheoriginofAmericanwedding,wemustfirsttalkabouttheoriginofWesternweddingbecauseAmericancultureisinfluencedbyWesterncultures.Theoriginofwesternweddingisalegend.ItisfromtheBibleofChristianity.ItissaidthatGodcreatedworldinsevendays.JehovahGodmadeamannamedAdamwithmudatthesixthdaysandblewsomebreathtohim.ThenAdamwasalivesuddenly.JehovahGodbuilttheGardenofEdenandaskedAdamnottoeatthefruitagesofwisdom.Afterwards,JehovahGodwantedtomakeaspousetohelpAdam,sohemadeawomancalledEvewithoneofAdam’srib.SincethenAdamandEvelivedintheGardenofEdenhappily.