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1、从《老友记》中解读中美文化差异(InterpretationofculturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandAmericafromFriends)Inthisnewcenturyofcomputerizationandinformatization,communicationbetweencountrieshasbecomemoreandmorefrequent,andcommunicationhasgraduallyexpandedfrombusinesscontactstocultureandot
2、heraspects.FriendsisthemostpopularsitcominEuropeandAmerica,andthewesternandAmericanculturalconnotationsofitareveryrich.InChina,theplay,asatoolforimprovingspokenEnglishandlistening,andarelaxedandwittystorylinecontainingauniqueAmericanhumor,hasgatheredalargenumberof"
3、oldfriends"fans.ThispaperanalyzestheculturaldifferencesbetweentheChineseandAmericaninfamily,friendshipandlovefromtheportrayaloftheAmericanyoungpeoplein"Friends".KeywordsFriends;culturaldifferences;Chineseculture;Americanculture;I.IntroductionSinceitslaunchinSeptemb
4、er1994,Friendshasbeenbroadcastingthetenseason,withatotalof236episodes.Friends,basedonanapartmentinManhattan,talksaboutfunny,bizarre,romanticandmovingstoriesofsixyoungmenandwomen.Theplayfeaturedsixfriends,Rachel,Monica,andPhoebe.Ross,Chandler.Joey,theaffectionbetwee
5、nfriendshipandloveasthemainline,betweenthemthesubjectofridiculeiscontemporaryyoungpeopleintheUnitedStatesconditionoflife,andfromtimetotimeoutoftheirmouthasthehilariousjokesandmakeimpromptucomicgesturesandramarks,bringthemainhumoroussoapoperaintheglobalpopularityrap
6、idly.Whileenjoyingthehumorousskit,itbringsusjoyandhappiness.WecanalsogetaglimpseofsomedifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericanculturesfromitsrichculturalconnotations.Ithasbeendifficulttohaveaconsistentviewofthemeaningofculture.BritishanthropologistEdwardTaylor?Inthe"or
7、iginalculture"(1871)abook,tothedefinitionof"culture"is:culture,ethnographyingeneralizedsense,isacomplexofknowledge,belief,art,morals,law,customsandotherhumanbeingsasmembersofsocietyandtheabilityandhabits."Weinthestudyofculturaldifferences,"culture"referstoakindofwo
8、rldoutlook,customs,language,kinshipsystem,socialmechanismandotherUSasbehoovebutbyagroupwithanothergroupofdistinguisheddailypractice.Asisknowntoal