中西文化差异_

CulturalDifferencesbetweenChinaandwesterncountry----中西文化差异Contents(目录)1、Foodandtablewareculture（餐桌文化）2、Etiquetteculture（礼仪文化）3、Numberandcolor（数字与颜色）4、Weddingculture（婚礼文化）5、Education（教育）6、ArchitecturalCulture(建筑风格)EasternWhatEasternpeoplecareaboutisthedeliciousnessoffood.Accordingtotheirtraditionalidea,theytendtoseektherelationshipbetweentwodifferentobjects,andmakethemchangetoeachother.Thetraditionalchinesefooddumpling（饺子）rice（米饭）soup（汤）noodle（面）Thewesternfoodbeefsteak(牛排）hamburger（汉堡包）Thewesternfoodbread（面包）milk（牛奶）Chinesetableware（中国餐具）chopsticks（筷子）spoon（汤勺）bowl（碗）Westerntableware（西方餐具）knife（刀）fork（餐叉）glass（酒杯）napkin（餐巾纸）Etiquetteculture（礼仪文化）---Greeting（打招呼）InChina:“Haveyoueatenyet?”“Whatareyougoingtodo?”（”你吃了吗？“”你要去哪里“）Inwesterncountry:“Goodmorning/afternoon/evening.（”早上好；中午好；晚上好“）“Fineday,isn’tit?（”今天天气不错，对吧“）“Howiseverythinggoing?”（”一切都好吧？“）Etiquetteculture（礼仪文化）---Addressing（称呼）1、Callingnames（称呼）InChina,thesurname（姓）→thegivenname（名）.Whilewesterners,thegivenname（名）→thefamilyname（姓）Etiquetteculture（礼仪文化）---ComplimentsandResponse（称赞与回答）Chinese:“modesty”（谦逊）Westerner:“straightforwardness”（直白坦率）Etiquetteculture（礼仪文化）---Askingpersonalaffairswhenaskingotherspersonalaffairs,eg:name、age、maritalstatus、wages、personallife.Chinese:concerns（关心）Westerner:rightofprivacy（隐私权）Color（颜色）Red（红色）White（白色）Numbers（数字）Luckynumbers（幸运数字）Unluckynumbers（忌讳数字）Red（红色）InChinaJoy(快乐）Peace（和平）Success（成功）InwesterncountryVigour（活力）Alert（警戒）Danger（危险）White（白色）InChinaDeath（死亡）Failure（失败）Decay(腐朽)Surrender(投降)InwesterncountryElegance（高雅）Purity（纯洁）Integrity（正直）Honesty（诚实）Luckynumbers（幸运数字）InChina8：luck（幸运）fortune（财富）happy（幸福）6：safetyandsmooth（六六大顺）Inwesterncountry7：goodluck（好运）Unluckynumbers（忌讳数字）InChina4：death（死亡）Inwesterncountry13:themostunluckyChineseTraditionalWeddingCeremony（传统的中国结婚仪式）说媒Proposal定亲Engagement迎娶WeddingCeremony拜堂PerformingRitual喝交杯酒Drink“crosscuppedwine”闹洞房CelebrateWeddinginbridalchamberForeignweddingceremony（国外结婚仪式）新郎groom伴郎thebestman男傧相groomsmen新娘bride伴娘maidofhonor女傧相bridesmaid花童flowergirl戒童ringbearer求婚kneelinginwedding神父minister引宾员usher华中农业大学WeddingMarch（结婚进行曲）Musicstops(父亲引女入堂并交予新郎）Weddingvow（誓言）changingtherings（互换戒指）Theweddingsteps（婚礼步骤）FamilyeducationdifferentAmericaneducationhourstubetightly,Americanparentswouldsetmanyrules,andthechildrenthebassoonandthepine。美国教育小时管得严，美国父母会立下许多规矩，而孩子越大管得越松；Chineseparents,onthecontrary,childhoodbearingspoiling,growupeverywhererestrictions,evenuniversitymajor,loveisallinterference.中国父母恰恰相反，小时候百般溺爱，长大处处限制，甚至连大学专业，恋爱都横加干涉。FamilyEducation--Westerner（西方家庭教育）setmanyrules（严格）independence（独立）FamilyEducation--Chinese（中国家庭教育）Spoiling（溺爱）Restriction（限制）InChina,Parentsusuallyprepareeverythingforus。（父母总是掌控、决定一切）Inwesterncountry,childrenaremoreindependent(父母尊重孩子，孩子独立性强）Howtoreactifchildrenarewrong?（如何对待孩子犯错？）InChina,yellingatthemandusingphysicalpunishment?(叫喊或体罚）Inwesterncountry,tellingthemstoriesandplayingwiththem(讲故事）Schooleducation（学校教育）Inchina：manyrules（制度严谨）SuchaswearinguniformInwesterncountry:freedom（自由）♦Sittingstraightly♦Listeningquietly♦Takingnotesquickly♪Talkingfreely♪Thinklively♪DiscussenthusiasticallyAbility（能力）→Activity（活跃）→Creativity（创造力）→←Pens（笔）←Books（书）←Examinations（考试）1ArchitecturalMaterialsChinesearchitectsusedwoodsasthemainbuildingmaterials.DelicateToughMorbidezza（细腻，柔美）GentleandreservedThelineofbeautyandthevividness(生动、活泼)oftheartisticconceptiontakepriority.Themainbuildingmaterialofthewesterntraditionalarchitectureisstone.StraightforwardSimpleRigidMajestic（庄严的，宏伟的）Thearchitecturalformisthickandheavy.2ArchitecturalStructuresTraditionalChinesepeoplebelieveintheideaofnature-humanintegration(“天人合一”).InourChineseculture,weadvocatethatmenshouldkeepaharmoniousrelationshipwithnature.Chinesearchitectureisrequiredtobelikethenature.TherearemanysmallhillsandpondsinChinesetraditionalgardens.Thedesignerspursuedtheharmonyoftheman,thearchitectureandthenature.2ArchitecturalStructuresAsforWesternpeople,theyadvocateindividualismwhichcaresmuchabouttheindividual.ThustheWesternbuildingstendtobedetached（分离的，分开的）patternswhilemostChinesetraditionalbuildingsareaggregate（聚集的）patterns.