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1、CulturalDifferencesfromChineseandWesternMythologiesPerspective1Introduction1.1ThedifferencesbetweenChineseandWesterncultureCultureisthegeneralconceptofart,belief,theoutlookofvalue,traditionandcustom,anditcansignificantlyreflectthecharacteristicsofsomesocieties,people,areas,orso
2、mecountries.Amongthepartsofsomecertainculture,theremustbealanguagebywhichpeopleexpressthemselvesandcommunicatetoeachother.Languageisalsoanimportantcarrierofculture,andthetwoareofgreatimportancetoeachother.Peoplefosteredbydifferentcultureswillshowtheircharacteristicwaysoflanguag
3、espeakingandcommunication,owingtotheirdifferentregimes,culturaltraditions,theoutlookofvalues,lifestyles,andwaysofthinking.Ifweneglectthedifferencesbetweenvariousculturesandspeaktowesternersinthewaysofourmothertongue,wemightcommitsomeinappropriatenessevenmisunderstandings,whichm
4、aybringusunsuccessfulcommunication.Inotherwords,wewillnevermasterandhandlealanguageinwordanddeedunlessweunderstandthediscrepancies,thewaysanddisciplinesofcommunication.Ifwearetoimprovetheabilityoflingualcommunication,wehavetopayattentiontothediscrepanciesbetweendifferentculture
5、s.Thereisavastdifferencebetweenthemajorphilosophiesofeasternandwesternlife.Westernersbelieveinselfdedicationtoachievetheirgoalsofsuccessandhappinessetc.,whereastheChinesehavebehavioralethics,andaredependentontheirinnerworldandperceptionsofeternalrecurrence.TheWesternapproachist
6、o20searchoutsideofyourself,whereastheChineseprefertoadoptasystematicapproach,andsearchwithinthemselves.1.2ReasonsforthedifferencesandforeshadowingChinahasalonghistory,includingmorethantwothousandyearsoffeudalrule,thisawarenesshasadirectimpactontheformationofthemodernvalues.Mode
7、rnChinesepeoplearestillhigherthanobediencetoauthority,respectforelders,theemphasisonpersonalidentity,emphasizecontented.Incontrast,earlyinthe17thcentury,theBritishbourgeoisietooverthrowthefeudalruleoftheestablishmentofacapitalistsociety,theindustrialrevolutiongreatlyimprovethel
8、evelofpeople’smateriallife,andalsocompletetheliberatio