浅谈中西方文化的英语论文.docx

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浅谈中西方文化的英语论文

IntroductiontoChineseandwesternculturaldifferences

Languageistheproductofsociety,isthecrystallizationofhumanhistoryandculture.Itembodiesanationalpassedfromgenerationtogenerationofsocialconsciousness,historicalculture,customsandsoonvariousaspectsofhumansocietyallfeatures.Differentculturalbackgroundandculturaltraditions,makeChineseandwesternwaysofthinking,values,codeofconductandwayoflife,etc,therearealsoconsiderableculturaldifferences.Languageisthecarrierofculture,vocabularyistheconcentrationoftheculturalinformation,isanimportantpartoflanguage,itreflectsthecultureofthedevelopmentandchange,butalsodirectlyreflecttheculturaldifferences.

InChinamorethantwothousandyearsoffeudalsocietyintheprocessofhistory,Confucianismhasdominatedthedeep-seatedstringdominance,inChinesesocietyhasaverydeepandlonginfluence.IdeaofaChinesehasalwaysbeentofallbackasaclassic,thisisintheConfucian"goldenmean"asthebasicrulesofbehavior.Theidealof"in"istheConfucianpursuit,lifetolifeConfucianbenevolence,righteousness,propriety,wisdom,letterofideologicalandmoralconceptsaseachperson'sbehaviorguide,treatpeople,wanttoconsidertemperature,quitegood,purge,thrifty,let,proudofmodest,tobeopen-minded,toopposeoverlyrevealyourselfexpression.Therefore,Chineseculturereflectstheculturalcharacteristicsofmass,themassculturalcharacteristicsarenotallowedtoputpersonalvaluestakeprecedenceovergroupinterests.

TheformationofwesternvaluescanbetracedbacktoatleasttheRenaissancemovement.TheguidingideologyoftheRenaissanceishumanism,namelyupholdingindividualasthecenter,topromoteindividualismfirst,todeveloptheirselfexpression.Theconceptof"humility"inwesternculturevalueisignored.Thepeopleworshipoflifeisthe"strong"and"hero".Capable,talentedthestronggetreused,lackofconfidencecanonlyfallbehindtheweakoreliminatedbyrelentlessly.Therefore,westernculturereflectstheindividualculturalcharacteristicsofthiskindofindividualityculturalcharacteristicsofadvocatingpersonalvaluestakeprecedenceovergroupinterestsabove.

Becauseofthis,forsomewordsbetweenChineseandwesterntwocultureswithmixedreviewshavedifferentcolour.Thewordsuchas:

ambitionitselfhasmixedreviews,twokindsofmeaning.Chineseusethederogatorysense,said"ambition",whileAmericanandBritishpeopletakeitsgood,said"ambition".Aggressiveoneword,theChinesearecommonlyusedtodescribesomeone"provocative""Aggressive",andtheAmericanpeopleareusedtodescribesomeone"Aggressiveenterprising,pioneeringspirit".

Masscultureinourcountry,attachesgreatimportancetofamilyandfriends,relationships,seeitasacellofsociety;Inwesterncountries,advocatingindependenceindependence.Chinesepeopleattachimportancetothetraditionalmanner,fatherandson,seniority,hierarchical,inAnglo-Americancountries,equalstatusbetweentheelderandtheyoungergeneration,noobjectboundaries,youngandoldtomorefriends.Chinesetraditionalideashavealwaysbeenadvocating"fourgenerations""familyreunion",sinceancienttimeshave"parents,nottravel"wordoldadage;InAnglo-Americancountries,childrenundertheageof18stilllivingathomedependontheirparentslifeisunthinkable,theymustrelyontheirownhandstoliveindependently.Also,olderparentsevenlostlifeself-careability,generalwon'tdragtheirchildren,aretheyusuallyliveinold-folk'shomes,bythesocialattention.

Cultureofdifferentvaluesindifferent.Thewordsuchaslod,therehavebeen"agedtorespect"theChinesetradition."Old"inChineseexpresstheconceptofrespect,suchasancestor,oldman,oldman,andsoon."Oldzhang","wang",showingtherespectandaffection,"old"isabig"if".TheChineseoftenproudofage.Whentalkingwithothers,age,theolderthequalification,alsowillgettherespectofothers."Gingerisoldspicy.Inouropinion,theeldernotonlyistheembodimentofthewisdomandalsoasymbolofprestige.Westerncountries,however,veryfewpeoplewillingtoseniorityandself-proclaimed"old".Intheirview,the"old"issynonymouswith"useless",and"unfashionable""oldanduseless"meaningtogether.BritishandAmericanpeopledon'tlikeotherssayhisold,notseniority.Inwesternculture,theytreatageasanindividualisextremelyimportantprivacy.Especiallywomen,moretabooaskedherage.Evenwillingtotalkabouttheirage,alsowantotherstoguesstheirage,butatthispoint,theexpectationsoftherealpurposeofcomplimentstheylookyoungerthanactualage,ishowyoung.And,astheBritishandAmericanpeopletaboowordmodeepfat,seewhohadsaidthefatwouldfrustratinganddisgust.Whenitcomestofatmeat（fat）willbeconsideredworthlessthethrowawaywaste.AndtheChinesesawchildrensay"fat"and"fat",saidtothechild'saffection,fortheadultmansaidfathasthemeaningof"fat",is"full"foradultwomenspeakfat,thereispraiseandflattery.Dailylifework,alsooftenhearpeoplesaysomethingisapieceof"fat"orthewordsofamessageisa"nice",theimplicationisrarethingsorthelocationofthemostwelcome.Chinesepeoplenotonlydonothatefat,andthepraise.

Thesamething,differentculturalfigure,opinionsvarywidely.Chinesepeopledespisethedog,itis"runningdogs""dog""dog""heelsdog""acoward""or""seeingdogswerelow,"andsoon.Inwesterncountries,peopleappreciatethebraveandfaithfuldog,praisetothedogalsocommonoccurance,andcomparepeopletothedog.Suchasaluckdog（lucky）,loveme,lovemydog,loveme,lovemydog）,Everydoghashisday.（Everydoghashisday）.Describepeople"veryill"withsickasat."Tootired"isadog-tired.Onthecontrary,theChineseareverylikecat,peopleuse"ChanMaometaphor"greed,veryaffectionatecomposition,andinwesternculture,"cat"wasusedtodescribe"harboringwoman".

Chineseandwesternculturaldifferencesinadditiontoperformanceinvalues,customsdifferencesthereof,andlivingenvironment,religiousbeliefs,thedifferentrelatedhistoricalallusion.

1,thesurvivalenvironment:

Thegenerationofthelanguageiscloselyrelatedtopeople'slaborandlife.Britainisanislandcountry,seafaringonceledtheworldinhistory;AndthehannationalityintheAsiancontinentlifereproduction,people'slifecannotleavetheland.Metaphoristospendmoneytowaste,lavishly,Englishistospendmoneylikelvater,whileChineseis"money".InEnglish,therearemanyidiomsontheboatandwater,inChinese,notcompletelythesamecorrespondingidioms,suchastorestonone'sOARS（temporaryrestawhile）,tokeepone'sheadabovewater（strugglingtosurvive）,allatsea（head）,andsoon.

InChineseculture,"dongfeng"is"springwind",summeroftenassociatedwiththesummerheat,thesunlikefire","thescorchingsun"isoftenusedtodescribethesummerwords.Britainislocatedinthewesternhemisphere,northtemperatezone,oceanicclimate,newsreportspringiswestwind,famousBritishpoetShelley'sodetothewestwind"isthesongofspring.TheBritishsummeristheseasonofwarmandpleasant,with"cute""moderate"connected"good".Shakespeareinhissonnetcomparelovetosummer,shallIcomparetheetoasummer'sday?

/Thouartmorelovelyandmoretemperate.

2,aspectsofreligiousbelief

BuddhismwasintroducedintoChinahasonethousandyearsofhistory,peoplebelievein"Buddha"inallaroundtheworld,andalotoflanguage,suchas"we""don'tburnincense,sparetimecramming",etc.Inmanywesterncountries,especiallyinBritainandtheUnitedStates,peoplebelieveinChristianity,relatedwith"Godelsethosewhohelpmore（Godhelpsself-help）"Gotohell（hell）suchacurse.

3,historicalallusions

InChineseandEnglishtwokindsoflanguagehasagreatnumberofformedbyhistoricalallusion.Theseidiomssimplestructure,profound,isoftencan'tfromliteralmeaningtounderstandandtranslation.Suchas"imitation"and"pecking"badattitude"andsoon.TheonlyweaknessinEnglishAchilles'heel（）,meetone'sWaterloo（lose）,Penelope'sweb（alwaysfinishwork）,aPandora'sbox.（Pandora'sboxofdisaster,thetrouble,therootofevil）,etc.

Duetovariousreasons,ledtosuchasthemanyculturaldifferencesbetweenChineseandwestern,withtheculturaldifferencesandcross-culturalcommunicationbarriers.Theprocessofmodernizationacceleratesthespiritualandmaterialcirculationofproducts,toincludeethnicgroupsinacommon"globalvillage",interculturalcommunicationbecomeeachnationindispensablepartinlife.Ifanenterprisewanttomaketheirproductssellwellintheinternationalmarket,notonlyneedhighlevelofeconomyandtechnology,andneedtohaveathoroughunderstandingofforeignculture,maketheproductinthepackagingdesignandpracticalaspectsinaccordancewiththeforeignpeople'spsychologicalneeds.InChina,suchas,"dragon（dragon）"isourspiritualtotem,isasymbolofgoodfortuneandpower,thatpridesitselfonChinesealsoasdescendantsofthedragon,inwesterneyes,however,the"dragon",thereisnothisspecialemotions,evenunderstand"dragon"asadenialoftheterriblemonster.Ifaentrepreneursdon'tknowmuchaboutthis,willbedecoratedwith"dragon"productsintotheinternationalmarket,justthinkofthisproductcanstimulatethedesiretobuyofwesterners?

Cancreatehighbenefittotheenterprise.Therefore,toovercomeculturaldifferencescausedbycommunicationbarriershasbecomeacommonproblemfacedbythewho