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1、中西文化差异(ChineseandWesternculturaldifferences)ChineseandWesternculturaldifferencesTheEastandtheWestlivetogetherononeearth,buttherearegreatdifferencesintheirhabits,culturesandraces.IthinkthefirstthingworthmentioningistheculturalandeducationaldifferencesbetweenChinaandthewest.Chinaandwesternd
2、evelopedcountrieshavedifferentlevelsofeducationatdifferentlevels,andarereflectedindifferentforms.ThispapercomparesthedifferencesofhighereducationandvocationaleducationbetweenChinaandtheUnitedstates.UniversitiesintheUnitedStatescarryoutcreditsystem.Studentscanchoosesubjectsaccordingtotheir
3、owninterests.Differentsubjectshavedifferentcredits.Aslongasthecreditsarecompleted,theycangraduateandgetdiplomasanddegrees.Inthepast,wesawfromthenewspapersthatAmericancollegestudentstookseveraldegreesatanearlyageandwondered.NowthattheAmericanuniversitysystemisveryflexible,collegestudentsin
4、schoolcanlearnseveralprofessionalcourses,aslongasgetenoughcredittobeabletoobtaintheprofessionaldegree.InChina,incollege,theprofessionisdefined.Apersonmayengageinacareerfortherestofhislife,sothathemayneglecthispotentialinotherways.What'smore,therearesomelanguagedifferencesineducationinChin
5、aaswellasinthewest.InChinesetheexistenceof"labangsheng"said,intheUnitedStatesisnottheword,theythinkitisveryimpolite,isakindofdiscrimination.Notjustinschooleducation,butalsoinfamilyeducationinChinaandinthewest.TheChineseareusedtopavingthewayforchildrentodecidewhattheylearn.Nowsomepeoplewan
6、tchildrentolearnpiano,learnhowtomakethings,learntobeascientistandsoon.Inthewest,parentsallowtheirchildrentoplayfreelyandchoosetheirhobbiesatayoungage.Parentsdonotinterfere.SomeparentstoeducatetheirchildrenwithloveorscoldlightcallfromthemtocorrecttheirbehaviorChina,likeafilmcalled"scraping
7、"movieactortohitchildrenwhohavebeenlearned,inordertogiveothersrespectthathesmackedthechild.However,inwesterncountries,parentscannevergivetheirchildrenphysicaleducation.Ifsuchbehavioriscommitted,theywillbetreatedaschildabuse,andmaybeforcedtoeat"prisonfood"".Suchas"Gu