中西文化对比复习资料

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1、ComparisonandContrastbetweenChineseandWesternCulturesPart1CultureandvalueI.Thecharacteristicsofculturea.Cultureislearned,nothereditary(遗传的).b.Cultureistransmittedfromgenerationtogeneration.c.Cultureisdynamic.d.Culturecentersaroundtheraceornationality.e.V

2、aluesarethecoreofculture.II.value(ThedifferencebetweenwesternandChinesevalue)IndividualismandcollectivismPart2ReligionI.ReligionsintheworldThethreemajorreligionsintheworld:Christianity;Islam;BuddhismII.ChristianitynItisthelargestreligionintheworld.nChris

3、tianityisamonotheisticreligionbasedonthelifeandteachingsofJesus.nJesusChrist:HeisthefounderofChristianity.III.IslamnIslamisoneofthetop3religionsintheworldwithBuddhismandtheChristianreligion,withahistoryofmorethan1000years.nThreeimportantconcepts.(1)Allah

4、:HeistheonlyGod,creatoroftheuniverse.(monotheism一神教/论)(2)Muhammad:ThefounderofthereligionofIslam(3)Koran(古兰经):ThereligioustextofIslamIV.BuddhismnItoriginatedinIndiainthe6thcenturyBC.nShakyamuni:thefounderofBuddhismPart3FestivalsWesternfestivals:1.NewYear

5、’sDay(1stJanuary)2.St.Valentine’sDay(14thFebruary)3.AprilFools’Day(1stApril)1.GoodFriday(theFridaybeforeEaster)2.Easter(aroundMarch22---April25)3.Mother’sDay(thesecondSundayinMay)4.Father’sDay(thethirdSundayinJune)5.Halloween(31stOctober)6.ThanksgivingDa

6、y(ThelastThursdayinNovember)7.ChristmasDay(25thDecember)Knowaboutthesymbolsandtraditionsofwesternfestivals(suchasChristmasDay,Thanksgivingday,Valentine’sday,EasterDay,Halloween)中国节日自己了解Part4EtiquetteI.MeetingandGreetingPeople(1)GreetingvInChinese：v“你吃了吗？

7、”“Haveyoueatenyet?”v“你上哪里去？”“Whereareyougoing?”v“你干什么去？”“Whatareyougoingtodo?”vInChinathesegreetingquestionsareintendedtoshowconsiderationinsteadofinquiringaboutothers’privateaffairs.Butthiskindofgreetingsoftencausewesternersuneasinessandannoyancebecause

8、theysoundmorelikebeingcuriousandinquisitive.(2)WhentoshakehandsvWhentwopersonsareofthesamesex,itisusuallyfortheoldertoputhishandoutfirst;whenofdifferentsexes,itisthewomanwhofirstoffersherhand.II．IntroductionHowtointroducep