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1、AstudyonthedifferencesbetweenChinesecustomsandEnglishcustoms院（系）：外国语学院班级：英语姓名：学号：2012年6月AstudyonthedifferencesbetweenChinesecustomsandEnglishcustomsIntroduction:Abstract(摘要):ChinaandBritainaretypicalrepresentativesofEasternandWesternculture.Theircustomsaregreatlyinflue
2、ncedbythedifferentgeographicalenvironment,thinkingpatterns,beliefs.Thisarticlemakesacomparativestudyandanalysisofthecustomdifferencesbetweenthetwocountries.Keywords：ChineseandEnglishcustoms,effectelements,comparativedifferences.“桔生淮南则为桔；生于淮北则为枳，果徒相似，其实味不同。所以然者何?水地异也。”T
3、hisancientChineseprosemeansthatdifferentenvironmentshavegreatinfluencenotonlyoncrops,butalsoonthecustoms.Customisapartofcultureandpeople’slife,itreflectseveryaspectofourlife.Generally,itisaffectedbythenaturalenvironment,climate,history,andeducation,etc.Itisthetotalofth
4、egeneralmood,etiquetteandhabithandeddownfromthespecificcrowdsinsomearea.Ithisshownitsdifferencesondiet,dailylife,andcustomrulesandmanyotheraspectsamongdifferentcountries,especiallyonpeople’scognitionofnatureandconsciousnessrealm.Thedifferentcognitionandreflexofnaturalt
5、hingsiscausedbythedifferencesonthepointofobservationandreflectiontotheoutsidethings.Indeeperdegree,itiscausedbythedifferentthinkingpatterns(Pribram,1949:7).ThefollowingexamplesaretheexpressionsofthedifferentcustomsbetweenChineseandEnglish.Thedifferentcognitionofthesea.
6、Britainisacountrysurroundedbythesea,peoplehavefellinlovewithitandhavetheveryspecialfeelingstoit.SeaishopeforBritishpeople,becausetheycantakeontheshipandsurfintheseatoexploretheunknownland.ThatisthereasonwhyBritishpeoplearegoodatadventureandexploration.Wecanalsofindthep
7、opularityoftheseainEnglishliterature.Suchasthepoems“TheRimeoftheAncientMainer”、“Break,Break,Break”and“Ulysses”.However,Chinaisainlandcountry,althoughChinesepeopleloveandsingthepraisesofthesea,peopledon’tdaretotakeontheshipanddeepenintotheseaforfearingthedisappointmenta
8、ndhorror.People’sassociationtoanimalsaredifferent.“Dog”inChineseisalwaysanegativeword,suchas“狗崽子”、“丧家犬”、“狗胆包天”，etc..N
