跨文化交际

机密（Confidential）编号（No.）：13-14-1-019503A

试题（Test）

课程名称（Subject）：跨文化交际考核类别（Type of test）：考查

课程类别(Type of course) : 专业必修课考试形式(Test type) : 论文

使用范围（Target group）：2011级英语专业1-13班; 旅游英语1班

Writing a paper on one of the following topics:

1.A Study on Comparison between Chinese Values and American Values

2.The Analysis of Culture Differences between Chinese and Western Friendship

3.The Analysis of Culture Differences between Chinese and Western Marriage

4. A Study on Comparison between Chinese and Western Nonverbal Communication

5. A Brief Study on Cultural Dimensions in Intercultural Communication

6.An Analysis in Business Etiquette between China and America

7.The Analysis of Culture Differences Reflected from a Film

8.A Comparison of Associative Meanings between English and Chinese Words

9.A General Study on Superstitions in the West

10. A Contrastive Study on English-Chinese Social Customs

Requirements:

1. You are required to choose one from the above topics. Please pay attention to that you must

show the knowledge you learned.

2. Your paper should have a complete organization, including a title, a clear and logical

argument, analysis and a conclusion.

3. You are required to write at least 3000words.

4. The format of your paper should be standard.

格式要求：

页面设置：A4，上、下边距均为2.5厘米；左边距2.5厘米，右边距2厘米。

行间距：1.25倍行距。左侧装订。

正文字体和字号：标题字体Times New Roman、四号字、加粗；

正文均用Times New Roman小四号字体，除特殊需要外，不加粗。

装订顺序：按照“封面、题签、正文”顺序装订，正文要有页码。

The Analysis of Culture Differences between Chinese and Western Marriage Abstract: Chinese marriages are based on family conditions，while Western marriages are based on the same hobby. Their different survival environment affects the people’s characters and influence people’s thoughts of their respective marriages. Men and women in the economy of different status determine their positions in the family, which determines the differences in their marriage. Social value is the mainstream of different thoughts, and it indirectly affects the public’s view of marriage. Religious beliefs also play an important role in marriage customs and marriages maintaining. Marriage values are the essence of the spirit of national culture. This article analyses the differences between Chinese and Western marriage values according to the purpose, tolerance levels, standard of choosing a spouse, relationship between husband and wife, the effect of educational traditions influences of economical factors in marriage, wedding ceremony. With the profound understanding of Chinese and Western marriage cultures, we can avoid the mistakes of cross-cultural communication.

Key words: marriage values differences

The differences between marriage countries in values, makes the ways of thinking or behavior of people are different in every country. In cross-cultural communication, these differences are easy to cause the misunderstandings between the two sides. Values are the differences in cross-cultural communication. This article will analyze the differences between Chinese and Western values, With the profound understanding of Chinese and Western cultures，we can avoid the mistakes of cross-cultural communication.

The mentioned marriage has been described:" to the Chinese people, marriage is more like a commercial activity, so called marriage; and to the Western people, marriage is more like a house, to turn the world upside down together, not happy is a casual shoot two." Chinese marriage features: before the reform and opening up, low quality, high stability,60% marriage was" patchy"; after sexual confusion of ideas, divorce tide flood, is of low quality, low stability. While Westerns believe in neither strict Dan Ou system, is not fully open relationship, but for love, special hobby and multiple relationships inclusive. After investigation, Chinese standards are: appearance, age, family condition; and Western mate conditions are: respect, trust, interest.

As for family conditions, from mate choice, Chinese regard marriage often become trading, while Westerns regarding marriages as buying and selling. In China marriage, people always is a man marries a wife, but very few people can speak a woman marry husband. So marriage more like a business, since it is a business that can not do without money. Now no man of the house in some female eyes wasn't the man. In some woman heart, a house worth one hundred prince charming, marriage is the best business investment opportunities, TV drama" Dwelling Narrowness" reveals the harsh reality. The famous thinker Engels pointedly, married for money is tantamount to long-term prostitution. Marriage of Western is the sale of two words upside down, called the buying and selling, men and women is seller and buyer. Woman looking for a man, first of all have to sell themselves, regardless of is the smart brain, outstanding talent, a beautiful face, beautiful figure or common interest, these are capital, if a man buying it, that is the marriage of the deposit. In the material on this Western is attitude, not afraid of marriage nothing, as long as a couple can share sb.’s joys and sorrows, there's bread, cars, houses will also have some.