中西方文化差異英語(yǔ)畢業(yè)設(shè)計(jì)

1、<p>　　畢 業(yè) 設(shè) 計(jì)</p><p>　　題 目：Culture Difference on Colors, Numbers and Animals </p><p>　　院 系：榮成學(xué)院外語(yǔ)系 </p><p>　　姓 名：

2、 </p><p>　　指導(dǎo)老師： </p><p>　　系主任： </p><p>　　Culture Difference on Colors，Nu

3、mbers and Animals</p><p><b>　　摘要</b></p><p>　　中西方的差別存在于我們生活中的各個(gè)方面。詞語(yǔ)意義上的差別更是非常突出。我將通過(guò)這篇文章闡釋中西方在顏色，數(shù)字和動(dòng)物方面理解的區(qū)別和聯(lián)系。</p><p>　　由于歷史發(fā)展和社會(huì)風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣的不同，不同的國(guó)家可能會(huì)對(duì)相同的顏色有著截然不同的視角。在中國(guó)，

4、千百年來(lái)，古代君主的衣服都是用亮黃色的不了才回，所以黃色被中國(guó)人視為權(quán)力地位的象征。然而在西方國(guó)家里，黃色與恐懼吝嗇敗壞相聯(lián)系。同樣，數(shù)字在中西方文化里同樣存在著類(lèi)似的差異，有些甚至完全對(duì)立。在中國(guó)，數(shù)字“六”被視為大吉大利，然而在西方，三個(gè)六代表撒旦密碼，寓意是邪惡與陰暗。動(dòng)物上的東西方差距更是明顯，中國(guó)人習(xí)慣性地把自己稱(chēng)作“龍的傳人”，因?yàn)辇堅(jiān)谥袊?guó)象征著祥和，高貴。然而在西方，龍則被視為邪惡的化身。有很多像這樣的例子，全都是中西方文

5、化差異的存在。</p><p>　　在全球化日趨明顯的今天，中西方的交流也越來(lái)越多。所以，了解中西方文化差異，特殊的偏愛(ài)和禁忌顯得尤為重要，有利于我們更加和諧融洽的中西方文化交流。</p><p>　　關(guān)鍵詞：文化差異 顏色 數(shù)字 動(dòng)物。</p><p><b>　　Abstract</b></p><p>　　The

6、difference between China and Western countries are existed everywhere in our daily life. The differences on words are also very specific. Through this essay I will explain the association and distinction on colors, numbe

7、rs and animals in detail.</p><p>　　Due to the historical development and social custom, for thousands of years, the emperor’s clothes made by the yellow cloth, so the color yellow is regarded as the power, a

8、nd the majesty. But in Western countries, color yellow is associated with fear, mean and corruption. Also, cause of different social customs, the number’s meanings in different countries are also different, some are even

9、 totally the opposite. In China,666 are considered as great luck, but it is Satan code which are related to </p><p>　　Today, as the globalization are becoming more and more obvious, the communication between

10、 Chinese an Westerners are also becoming general, so we should be conscious of the culture differences and respect the believes and taboos of each other to build up a harmonious relationship</p><p><b>

11、　　.</b></p><p>　　Key words: culture difference ;color; number ;animals</p><p><b>　　Contents</b></p><p>　　Chapter 1 Introduction………………………………………………………….1</p>

12、<p>　　Chapter 2 The reasons of culture differences…………………………………...2</p><p>　　2.1Environment2</p><p>　　2.2History2</p><p>　　Chapter 3 Words meaning and culture differences…………

13、…………………..3</p><p>　　3.1Words on colors3</p><p>　　3.2Words on animals3</p><p>　　Chapter 4 The comprehension of the differences………………………………4</p><p>　　Acknowledgements……

14、………………………………………………………..5</p><p>　　Bibliography……………………………………………………………………6</p><p>　　Chapter 1 Introduction</p><p>　　As we all know, although the relationship between China and Wester

15、n in politics, economy, culture become more and more close and cross fertilization of culture are more and more obvious, there are still a variety of differences between China and Western countries. The differences exist

16、 in various aspects of social life. Every nation has itself special standard which created with the spirit of this their nation. The differences on culture and customs make China and Western countries totally diffe</p

17、><p>　　Many words which mean luck and happiness in Chinese represent the total different meaning, some are even the opposite .The paper will set examples in the essay to explain this phenomenon.</p><

18、p>　　In a word, we have to acknowledge the difference between China and Western in culture, all college students should get well-prepared for this impact in cultures. Only when we realize the significance of the differ

19、ence in difference cultures, can we get along with foreign in the multi-cultural society.</p><p>　　Chapter 2 The reasons of culture differences</p><p>　　The culture of the East and West really

20、distinguish each other a lot. This is because the culture systems are two separate on the whole.</p><p>　　2.1Environment</p><p>　　The ancient Eastern civilization was born from the river civiliz

21、ation which made the rich fertile plain, while the ancient Western civilization came from the cradle of the sea</p><p>　　The Easterners made their lives by wording on the farm plough and sow. It was the lan

22、d that gave them food, gave them the wood to build the house. In a word ,it was the land that gave them life. So they relied on the land, adored the land, and regarded it as the god and belief.</p><p>　　The

23、Westerners took advantage of the natural marine resources to catch fish to eat and traded on the sea for the other necessities of life. So the worship of nature is not as strong as the Easterners. On this basis, the god

24、in the west is just a faith, not that mysterious and omnipotent as the east. So, westerners and Easterners have many different thoughts of one same thing. </p><p>　　2.2History</p><p>　　China as

25、the representative of the Eastern countries which has five thousand yeas culture accumulation is a country of morality, harmony. It devoted particular care to everyone but not one person. The ancient China had its unique

26、 form of culture, like poetry and Tai ji, a kind of Chinese kung fu. It laid particular emphasis on the verve but not the shape. While in the west, because of the historical spirit and their own religious faith they trea

27、t every thing as careful as they can. They do think</p><p>　　Chapter 3 Words meaning and culture differences</p><p>　　3.1Words on colors</p><p>　　Red is considered as the basic advo

28、cating color in Chinese traditiongal culture, and it means happiness and luck. When there comes something very joyful like their traditional spring festival, they will hang up the big red lanterns and red hi words and pu

29、t red firecrackers. In addition, on the wedding, the bride and bridegroom will both dress in red, and the bride will be covered the red lid waiting for the married team.</p><p>　　3.2Words on animals</p>

30、;<p>　　Are very piggish “l(fā)ittle chan mao” very intimate. While in English culture, cat is used to describe venomous woman. </p><p>　　It is the different culture that leads to different thoughts of the

31、 animals.</p><p>　　Chapter 4 The comprehension of the differences</p><p>　　In the globalized world, the communication becomes more and more frequent, during the communication we may inevitably m

32、ention something, like colors, numbers and animals that have different meaning between the two language culture, we should respect the culture and custom of each other, try to avoid the tattoo, and say something that bot

33、h of us can accept or just stand on the other’s position to accept and comprehend it. Only in this way, can we build up a friendly relationship.</p><p>　　Acknowledgements</p><p>　　I would like t

34、o express my heartfelt gratitude to person who led me into me the world of translation.</p><p>　　Last my thanks would go to my beloved family for their loving considerations and great confidence in me all th

35、rough these years. I also owe my since gratitude to my friends and my fellow classmates who gave me their help and time in listening to me and helping me work out my problems during the difficult course of the theses.<

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