HowAmericanLivesTheDistinguishingBetweenChineseandAmericanLivesOneisthegroup-orientedcultureswhichputsaheavyemphasisonthecontextofcommunication,sincemaintainingharmonywithinthegroupisaccordedpriority.Oneistheindividual-orientedcultureswhichpeoplearemoredirectandlessdependonthecontextofsurroundingconversationbecausetheirworldviewtendstoradiateoutwardfromthemselves.DirectorLifeStyleSelfRealizationPersonalRelationshipTheStreetSceneofWeekendStandinginQueuesimilaritiesdifferencesTheAnalysisbetweenChineseandAmericaninDifferentLightOutlookonlifeOutlookonworldOutlookonvalueOutlookonLifeChineseWeddingdressBasedontheagreementofparentsEmphasizingfriendshipPuttingmorevaluesonfriends’emotionFamilies’obligationMoredependingonfamilyAmericanWeddingdressFreedom,basedonthemselvesEmphasizingfriendshipPayinglessattentiontofriends’emotionFamilies’obligationindividualismMarriageFriendshipFamilyOutlookonWorldChineseForthesakeofowncountry’sbenefitsBeingindifferenttotheoutsideworldandlikingtogossipPraisethesea,butkeeponthelandAmericanForthesakeofowncountry’sbenefitsBeingpassionateaboutthepoliticaleventsInterveningeverythingwhattheywanttogetinvolvedinOutlookonValueChineseCompetitionwithothersOwnwinkinshipfriendshiploveIndifferencetostrangerAmericanCompetitionwithotherswin-winlovefriendshipkinshipLovetodophilanthropicworktostrangerVirtueofTwoLivesThecollectiveofChinesecontributetopromotepeople’smeritsandcorrecttheirdefects.TheindividualismofAmericanhelptogrowupindependentlyandcultivatecriticalthinking.LearningSomethingfromtheVirtuesEffortstogiveahandtosomeonewhoisintroubleatanytimeSeparatingoneselffromparentsandindependenceShouldactivelyshowoneselfalsodonotforgettingcooperationPuttingmoreemphasisoncreativeandpracticeTeachingDesignationTheme:ContrastingDifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericanTeachingobjectives:bycontrastChineseandAmericanlivestointroducethetextMethods:comparisonsandillustrationsKeypointsanddifficulty:comprehendthewholeessayandinterprettheauthorsintentionStep1,2,3…