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如何处理文化差异英语作文

2021-01

篇一:《文化差异英语作文》

Withtherapidlygrowingpopularityofscienceandtechnology,theprocessofglobalizationmadegreatachievements.Wehavemorechancestomunicatewithforeigners.Interculturalmunicatorhasincreasinglybeeapopularcentralissueofthepublic.

Todiscussthisissuefromcognitiveperspective,westerncultureisbasedonindividualismratherthanoncollectivism.Forinstance,intheUS,youalwaystalkaboutindividualrights.ThisisclearlydifferentinChinawhereacountryisplacedaboveyourownself.

Fromtheaffectpointofview,Chineseemotionalexpressionissubtlebutnotdirectly.Onthecontrary,westernersexpressmoreenthusiastic.Furthermore,theChinesepeopledonotsayyesorno,theyaremoreaustomedtotactfullyconveyhismeaning.Nodoubt,theWesternerswouldliketodirectlydeliverhowtheythinkandwhattheywant.

Inbehavior,manybehavioraldifferencesareduetotheimpactofmanyaspectswhichcoverenvironmental,cultural,historicalandotherfactors.Donotaskfortheageandineisacaseinpoint.

Weshouldrespectothers.Respectfortheirprivacy,theirnationalculture,andreligiousbeliefs.Second,wewanttomaintainfriendly,andconveyinformationclearlypassedonthroughlanguageorbodylanguage.Moreover,wejustexpressourselvesinallsincerityandwithwarmth.Finally,themisunderstandingofculturaldifferences,weshouldlearntoaommodate.

篇二:《关于文化差异的英文作文》

关于文化差异的英文作文

TheculturedifferencesbetweentheEastandWest.

Asweknow,therearesomanydifferencesbetweencultureoftheEastandWestthatIcannotlistalloftheirdifferentaspects.Iwillfocusonthedifferencesofdietcustomandteachingsystem.Foryourbetterunderstanding,IwillsetexamplesofChinaandAmerica.

ItisnodoubtthatitisatraditiontousechopsticksforChinese.ButpeopleinAmericaprefertoforksandknives.Thisdifferentresultisbasedondifferentfoodtheyarelike.Americanschoosetoeatbeefsteak,bread,andsalad,whileChinesepeoplechoosenoodles,pancakesandrice.Whatismore,thecustomofdrinkingteainChinaanddrinkingcoffeeinAmericaarestandoutparticularly.However,thereisatrendthatthefoodinbothcountrieshasbeenmixture.Forexample,thecoffeeandbreadhaveintroducedtoChina.ThefamousKFCisverypopularatchildren.ThegapofteachingsystembetweenChinaandAmericaisbig.Chinesestudentsalwaysplainabouttheirhomework.Toomuchhomeworkhaslimitedthetimetoexerciseandrelax.They

havetorecitemanythingsastogetahighmark.Homeworkesthefirsttothem.

Inmyopinion,thestudyinAmericaismoreinteresting.Teacherspayattentionstotrainingstudentsskillsinthinkinginrealasticlifenottoemphasisontheimportancesofmemories.Inaaddition,therateofgoingtoschool,thesalaryofteaching,andthejobofgruduatesarequitedifferent,too.IshouldsaythatChimagovernmentshouldmakegreateffortstoimproveitsteachingsyetem.Iamalsoexpecttobeoneday,theWestgivemorecheerstoourcountry.

篇三:《中西文化差异英文作文》

municationWaysofChineseandAmericans

Humanmunicationisthefoundationofbuildingaharmonioussociety,andtheemotionsthatpeopleexpressedarethemostimportantpartofmunication.Emotions,includefriendship,familyaffectionsandlove,arereflectedinhowyoutreatothersandwhattheothersthinkofyou.ChineseandAmericansbothhaveawealthofemotions,buttherearedifferentwaystoexpressthesameemotion,whichisthedifferencebetweenthetwonations.

Firstofall,emotionsofChineseandAmericansaresimilar,theyarebothfullofpassionfortheworld.Forfriends,Chineseareveryhospitable,andAmericansarethesame.Chinesealwaysshowthebestthingstovisitorswhenthevisitorsarepresent.Similarly,thereisalsomorefoodonthetablewhengustsarepresentinAmerica.Andforfamilymembers,parentslovetheirchildrenandthekidsrespecttheirparentsnaturallybothintheUnitedStatesandinChina.Forlover,peoplefromChinaandAmericaboththinkloveisspecificandsacred,andtheybothtreatloveseriously.

Despitethesesimilarities,thewaystoexpressemotionarequitedifferentbetweenChineseandAmericans.

TherearedifferentwaystomakefriendsandmaintainfriendshipinChinaandintheUnitedStates.TheintimaciesamongfriendsarequitehighinChina,whichreflectedinthepersonalrelationshipandthemoney.Itismontousesomeone’sownpersonalresourcestohelpafriendtofindajobinChina.Itisalsomonthattherichestmanpaysthebillwhenfriendsgatheratameal.ButitisveryrarebetweenfriendsintheUnitedStates.Americansinsistthatfriendsshouldhavetheirownpersonalspaceandpersonalprivacy.Thefriendshipneedsnotonlythepersonalityofindependence,butalsotheeconomicindependence.Thatdifferencemainlydependsonthedifferentnationalvalues.ChinesepeoplefollowtheConfucianistculture,whichmakesRENasthecore,andAmericansemphasizetheindividualism.

ChineseandAmericansalsohavedifferentwaystoexpressemotionswithfamilymembersathome.ParentsuseanimplicitandintrapersonalwaytoexpresstheiremotionsinChina,butAmericanparentsusuallydirectlysay“Iloveyou”to

theirchildren.ChildrenwillalwaysbechildrenintheeyesofparentsinChina,theyneedtobetakencareofandprotected.Childrenrelyontheirparentsandtheyarealsothehopeoftheirparentsinthefuture.However,inwesterncountries,bothparentsandchildrenareindependentindividualsandtheyarenotdependentoneachother.ItisalsotheinfluenceofthetraditionalcultureoftheEastandtheWest.

Forloveexpressing,ChineseandAmericansalsohavepletedifferentways.ItisatraditiontousepoetrytoexpresslovenomatterintheEastandtheWest.Throughouttheworksofpoetryatalltimes,wefindthatChinesepoetryareusuallydescribedsomenaturalscenestoexpresstheauthor’slove,justlike“Butterfly'sLovedFlower”.Howeveradirectexpressionisusuallyusedinthewesternpoetry.Differentexpressingwaysalsoreflectindifferenttraditionalculture.

Withtheglobalizationofeconomyandinformationtechnology,themunicationofpeoplefromallovertheworldbeesmoreandmorefrequent.MaybethedifferencebetweentheEastandtheWestwillbecutdownandthesimilaritybetweenthemwillincrease.However,inthepresentandvisiblefuture,wemustrecognizethatthedifferenceofvaluestillexists.Onlyrealizingthedifferencecanwebettermunicatewithothers.Andonlyrespectingthedifferentnationalculturecanwepromotethedevelopmentofculturaldiversity,promotethemunicationofallthecountries.

篇四:《中西方文化差异英语作文》

DifferencebetweenChineseandWesterncultures

UndoubtedlytherearesomanydifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternculture,suchasmanners,languageandsomanyothers.Maybehistoryisoneofthemajorcauseofit.Chinesecultureisolderthan5000years,andChinesepeoplehavedevelopedtheirownmusic,musicalinstruments,paintingtechniques,traditionalChinesemedicine,andnottofet,cookingmethodsaswellwhichispletelydifferentanduniquewhenparedtoWesternculture.SothistimeI’mgoingtopicksomeaspectsandtalkaboutit.

Likewhatmentionedabove,cookingmethodsofChinaistotallydifferentfromthewesterns’.Notlikewestpeople,wehavesomanywaystodealwithfoods.ItissaidthattherearemorethanfiftywaysforaChinesecooktochooseeverytimehedealingwiththesamekindoffood.Nowandertobeagreatcookinchinayouhavetostarttrainingfromyoungchild.paredwithChinese,westernsseemstobemorecasualwhentheyarecooking.Theyusuallycookfoodbyfryingorstewing.Becausetheywouldliketoputemphasisonfood’snutritionnotthetasteofit.

Whenitestotheaspectofmen’sbehavior,thereisavastdifferenceintherulesofbehaviorbetweenChineseandWesterns.Westernsaremorewillingtochangetheenvironmentratherthanadaptingthemselvestoit,whichisoppositetoChinesepeople.AffectedbytheancientphilosophiesofChina,webelieveinthatwemustgetourselvesintoonecertainenvironment.Forexample,onceweeintoanewgroup,wearealwaystoldtofollowotherssothatwecanbeeoneofit.Butwesternerswouldliketomakethemchangeandteachthemtoworkinhisway.

Besidesthebehaviorofpeoplefromtwodistinctculture,therealizationofself-worthisdifferentforChineseandwesterns.AffectedbytheConfucius’sphilosophyfromtheancienttime.Webelievedthatweshouldputourcountryaheadofourowninterests.Onecanberespectedonlybymakingcontributionforhiscountry,likesomewarheroes.Butwesternsdorespectthosewhosueedinhisownlives.Theybelievethatmanwhoachievegoalsofhappinessandsuessbyworkinghardisworthothers’respecting.MaybethatcanexplainswhysomanymillionaireinChinacan’thavetheequalreputationparedtothosewesterns’.

Anyway,WesternersusuallyfindtheChinesecultureplex,andhardtounderstand,astheChineseculturehasitsownvalues,backgroundandbeliefsystem.

篇五:《文化差异英语作文》

CulturaldifferencesarewidelyexistedbetweenwesternandAsiancountries.Asianculture,whichisdeeplyaffectedbyChinesetraditionalculture,hasmanydifferenceswithwesterncountries.

Forexample,whenWesternerswanttoexpresstheiropinions,theyusuallygivetheirwordsstraightly,butAsiansusuallyusesomeotherthingstoproveit,evensomethinguseless.Inpersonallife,Westernersalwaysthinkofthemselvesinsteadofothers,whileAsiansenjoygatheringwiththeirfamilymembersandfriends.Theytalking,eatingandstayingwitheachother,itmakesAsiansfellingwarm.Also,whenpeopleareangry,differentcultureshavetheirdifferentreaction.Forexample,Westernerswillshowtheirangerbytheirwordsandgestures,butAsianswon’tletothersknowtheiranger,oppositely,theywillstillsmilingjustliketheydon’tcareaboutit.

And,insomesocialmanners,likequeuewhenwaiting,Asianshardlythinkaboutitbecauseitisn’tatraditionalmanner.Butinwesterncountries,queuinginanorderlymannerisanoldtradition.

篇六:《culturedifferences文化差异英语作文》

Therelationshipbetweenpeopleindifferentculture-einleitung(example)

Cultureinvolvesthebeliefs,behaviorsandvaluesofaparticularsocialgroup.Ourculturalidentitymayinclude(butisnotlimitedto)nationality,religion,gender,race,politicalaffiliation,ethnicityandsocioeconomilass.Thesevariousinfluencescansometimescreatedifferencesinrelationshipbetweeninternalmembers.It’ssaidthatyourculturemakeswhoyouare,alsohowyoubehave.

Differentculturesdohavetheirownviewsaboutrelationships.

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1/friendship:Japan

母不给孩子交学费的很多paytuitionfees,所以他们的大学大多有助学金grant-in-aid贷款总体来说,日本人都是孤立体.lonely

男人,每天为了妻子和孩子要拼命的工作workhard,,早上很早就出发,晚上个很晚才回来,基本上见不到自己的孩子,

妻子,基本上都是全职太太full-timehousewife,除了照顾孩子takecareofthekids,就是收拾家makeuptheroomaloneathome,家里就妻子一个人,很寂寞的。

China

友谊:与美国人相比,中国人更可能拥有少数终生挚交bestfriendforever,他们彼此之间交情深厚longfriendship,愿意相互提供任何形式的帮助bewillingtoetotheaidwhateverTheWest

美国人囗中的朋友定义比较广泛wideimplication,而且有区隔性distinction;Americanshaveschoolfriends,workfriends,sportsfriendsandneighborhoodfriends.譬如说工作上的朋友、打球的朋友、学校的朋友、喝酒的朋友等等。朋友之间绝少吐露私人的事情revealtheprivateatmosphere

美国人可能有许多“朋友”和熟人,这些朋友和熟人随着时间的推移而变换,彼此之间承诺的义务有限。Turninganacquaintanceintoagoodfriendcanbehard.

2/family=intimaterelationship3/stranger:

China保持和谐的关系keeptheharmoniousrelation比完成任务pleteatask更重要。中国人所受的教育通常是避免直接冲突choosenottoconflictwithothersface-to-face、公开批评和具有争议的话题。

相比之下,美国人侧重于任务取向。完成工作finishthework通常比关系superficalharmony更重要。相反,美国人通常愿意直接面对问题、提出批评critisize、讨论具有争议Discussionofcontroversialissues的问题,并坚持insistont自己认为是“事实”的意见。

-reasonsinterprete:

Japan:与同村的近邻相互协作cooperationwiththeneighbor要更构成日本社会injapanesesociety基本组织的“场”在不同的历史时期就表现为村落、封建诸蕃、企业组织。在某场所范围内形成一个封闭的天地closedcircle,依靠成员们dependingonengagementofeachmemberinbuildingupamunity,unite,对组织有一种感情依赖getridofthisemotionaldependence

because不确定性避免(uncertaintyavoidanceindex)

相对而言relativelyspeaking,japanesesufferafeelingofuncertainty,whichcanbedatedbacktotheirlivingenvironment.人们则普遍有一种高度的紧迫感relativeintensive和进取心enterprisingspirits,

SuchaspermanentemploymentinJapan

China

ChinasharespartofthereasonsforwithJapan.wearealsolayingemphasisonpersonnalrelationship,andwesometimestrustitmorethanlaws.InChinesesocietypeopleprefertoholdonidentityandbehavewhatwearewantedto.IthinkthebasicreasonisConfucianism-therootofChineseculture.

Makefriendswithhonestyandsincerity.Basicprinciplestobeagentleman.getalongwithfriends,weshouldtrustthem,andmakethemtrustme.

Thewestworld

个人主义与集体主义(individualismversuscollectivism)

“个人主义”其中每个人重视自身的价值与需要realizetheirownvalue,依靠个人的努力来为自己谋取利益seekprofits,dependingontheirownefforts。

美国人更重视不受外部制约的“自由”。Wantmoreunfetteredliberty.

美国人则更侧重withemphasison于非正式和平等关系informalandequalrelationshiip。Atease{如何处理文化差异英语作文}.

1.根据对文化的理解,美国所能够继承的东西主要来自法国大革命alwaysa

counter-revolutionaryresponsetothefrenchrevolution.

时期的思想成果,以及传统西方的基督教义christianfaith.。上帝god成为其与西方文明共有的共主,虽然谁也没见过。耶稣不过是用来宣传这种思想的一个教案或者工具。上帝的文明准则有什么呢,就是黑暗,欺骗,掠夺,弱肉强食。

所谓的慈善charity,道德只是用来宽恕恶人Fivethewicked

和恶行的,偶尔的光明都是上帝带来的而不是人带来的。从这点可以看出,虽然他们继承了法国大革命的优秀成果,但是没有脱离传统西方文明的框架。法国大革命提出的自由Liberty,equality,fraternity,、平等、博爱最远的一个总统了,因而也更能充分体现美国传统价值观的另一面traditionalvalues.

篇七:《浅谈中英文在文化上的差异》

浅谈中英文在文化上的差异

中国与英语国家在文化上的差异体现在社会生活的诸多方面,也体现在地域文化的差异,习俗文化的差异,姓名与称呼用语的差异,交际用语的差异,数字内涵,委婉语和对应词及其内涵方面。我从中选取几个方面来,通过对这些方面的讨论来探讨中英文在文化上的差异性。

首先要讨论两国语言在文化上的差异就应该了解什么叫文化,以及文化与语言的关系。

所谓文化就是一个群体的人们在其发展过程中引导其生活、保障其生存的全部内容的总和。我们每一个人,无论生长何地,都是各自特定文化与表达文化的语言的产物。鲁斯·本尼迪克特在《文化类型》中说道:“一个人从他呱呱坠地的那一刻起,他周围的环境与风俗习惯就影响着他的经历和行为。等到他咿呀学语的时候,他已成为此文化熏陶的一个小生灵了。待到他长大成人,能够参与社会活动时,这一特定的文化习惯便成了他的习惯,其特有的观念也变成了他的观念,其禁忌也就变成了他的禁忌。”这高度概括了文化对我们每个人的影响。

同时,语言与文化相依为命,不可能脱离另一方面而独立存在,语言反映文化特征并预示文化发展的方向,两者的关系可简单地比作内容与形式相互依赖、相互作用的关系。

中英文在文化上的差异具体体现在以下几个方面:{如何处理文化差异英语作文}.

一.地域文化的差异地域文化主要指地理环境、自然环境方面的文化。受自然环境的影响,不同民族在对同一事物的认识上存在差异。有些事物在一种语言中为美,而在另一种语言中为丑;有些事物在一种语言中有丰富的内涵,而在另一种语言中毫无意义。地域文化上的差异又体现在:

1.中英文动物词文化的差异

在中国,龙被视为神物,集力量、智慧、运气、喜庆、威严、威武、权力于一身。封建时代的皇帝常把自己比做“龙”,中华民族也称自己为“龙的传人”,“龙的子孙”。而在英语中,dragon被看作“邪恶”、“恐怖”,甚至“战争”的代名词。《圣经》里多次提到的魔鬼撒旦就是一个与上帝作对的诱惑者和叛逆者的形象,它被称作theoldDragon。英国著名作家狄更斯在《艰难时世》中也以“Dragon”这个词来描述斯巴塞太太:……镇上的人们走来走去看见她坐在那儿,却把她看作这个银行的“毒龙”(Bankdragon)。{如何处理文化差异英语作文}.

2.中英文植物词文化的差异

竹子这种植物与中国文化有着深厚的关系,历代文人墨客赏竹、画竹、咏竹。郑板桥的竹画享誉世界,邵谒的名句“竹死不变节,花落有余香”深入人心,竹子逐渐成了中国人坚强不屈、高风亮节的性格的象征。但bamboo一词在英语里只不过是一种很普通的植物,没有任何外延意义。

二.习俗文化的差异

习俗文化指的是一个民族在长期的生活中所形成的习惯和风俗。如果仔细对比一下中西两种文化中有关日常生活和社会习俗方面的例子,我们就不难看出它们的差别。

1.姓名的差异

英国国家是基督教国家,人们的姓名与宗教有着不可分割的联系,姓名的结构一般是教名+自取名+姓氏,与我国姓氏在前,名在后相反。在很多场合中,中间名一般略去不写,按照英语民族的习俗,一般婴儿在受洗礼时,由牧师或者父母为其命名,称为教名。以后本人取第二个名字,排在教名之后。

2.称呼用语的差异

在英语国家,不认识的人之间通常用“Sir”和“Madam”关系不太密切或表示尊重时。使用Mr.,Mrs.,Miss或Ms.加姓氏,如:Mr.Black,Mrs.White,Ms.Jones,但是这些称呼只与姓氏一起使用,不与教名或自取名一起使用.

在我国改革开放之前,不熟悉的人在称呼时,彼此都成为“同志”。之后,随着社会的变化与发展,称呼也逐渐发生了改变。现在,不论男女,通常大多都成为“师傅”。该词原本是与徒弟想对应的,用于称呼陌生人,不免会使英语国家的人们感觉诧异。在汉英翻译时,将改词视男女译为Sir或Madam更符合其意。

在我国,熟人之间通常在姓氏前加“老”或“小”来称呼对方,以表示亲切,如:老赵,小李等。在英语国家,万万不可以在姓名前{如何处理文化差异英语作文}.

加old或young,因为人们普遍恐惧年老,oldage被看作是无能力和不愉快生活的时期,而年轻则含有无经验、不成熟之意。在汉语里,我们可以用厂长,经理,局长,书记,老师等额词在其前加姓氏作为称呼语,而在英语中却不可以。我们不可以说DirectorWang,TecherLi,而应当用Mr.,Mrs.,Madam等与姓氏连用。

3.对与个人隐私注重程度的差异

我们都知道中国人自来熟,在很短的时间内就能把对方的家庭情况、个人状况了解得清清楚楚,这是因为中国人千百年来居住集中,接触频繁,个人生活或私生活很容易被人知道或干预。加上中国人互相关心,互相爱护,认为个人的事即家庭乃至集体的事,所以他们很愿意了解别人的欢乐与痛苦,别人也愿意说出自己的喜悦与不快。而对英美人来说,如果有陌生人询问他们的薪水、年龄、婚姻状况、宗教信仰等问题,他们可能会感到尴尬或不快,甚至抱怨:真是闲得无聊,你有窥探他人隐私之癖啊!

4.对颜色内涵理解的差异

红色在中国人的眼里象征热烈,欢庆,喜庆,所以中国人的婚礼一定要穿大红,而丧礼则是从头到脚的白,大喜与大悲洋溢其间。热闹与悲伤的气氛充斥在婚礼的锣鼓与丧礼的唢呐声中。但是在西方人眼中,白色是纯洁的象征,所以他们的婚礼穿白色婚纱,以示纯洁高贵。丧礼一定要穿黑色体现庄严肃穆。安静是两者都不可或缺的。

四.英汉文化差异对翻译的影响

英汉文化差异对翻译的影响主要表现在以下几个方面:

一、观察与思维上的差异对翻译的影响

英汉两个民族在观察与思维上是存在着差异的:面对同一物体,用以概括的概念也有出入,因而语言表达方式也不同。如对颜色的观察和使用,就有不同的概念。