中西文化比较的英文ppt(中西文化对比)

Sacrifice
There is a vast difference between the major philosophies of eastern and western life.
Westerners believe in self
dedication to achieve their goals of success and happiness
• For example, if a hostess is complimented for her cooking skill ,how she will response in west and china?
East&West
• A Chinese hostess will apologize for giving you “Nothing”. She will say“I just made some dishes casually and they are not very tasty.” • An western hostess is likely to say,” Oh, I am so glad that you liked it. I cook it especially for you.”
Individualism Collectivism
The culture value of a nation is closely related to its culture,history,customs and everyday behavior of that country. Individualism and collectivism are the two major difference between Western and China. So Chinese and Westerns behave distinctly in some matters. In this case, the way of judging a movie.
Chinese have behavioral ethics,
and are dependent on their inner world and perceptions of eternal recurrence
How Can an American Jerk Become a Hero in China?
百度文库
• Mr. Zhu then left home and was worked for a washer to support by himself. O wing to his unfamiliar to the environment, he had fight against the boss and th e police put him into prison. His son heard that, and took he out, requesting fat her can live with him. But Mr. Zhu refused it, and asked son to find a house for him, he didn’t want to disturb them, because he love his son very much. Mart ha also began to learn and understand Chinese tradition. And with husband s he together to take care of Mr. Zhu.
China
people will avoid the unhappy things when they choose a gift
America
People believe that gifts should be useful and functional
Compliments and Response
What we can see from it?
• The Americans are “straight forwardness”, the Chinese take pride in “modesty”. In the response to compliments. Chinese are tend to efface themselves in words or refuse it, although they do feel comfortable about the compliments.
Values
Individualism Collectivism
West
East
1.From Film
Difference between East and West
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Introduction
• The film is set in 1937 in Nanjing, China during the Nanking Massacre, at the time of the Second Sino-Japanese War. A group of escapees, finding sanctuary in a Church compound, risk their lives as they struggle to survive the plight and persecution brought on by the violent invasion of the city.
• What should we say?
• If you want to visit the home, be sure to get. General visit can send small gift, if to dinner, but again some rich. Gift should give the hostess, and said, "I hope you can like (I hope you 'll like it.) and so on, don't say" something rituals, no respect. ", "something bad, please kindly accept it. "The Chinese often love saying these words when they sending gifts. This kind of words will make foreigners think you look down on them.
"He appears to be an absolute reckless, drunken, good-time guy, who cares nothing about anybody but just making a quick buck for himself and moving on," Bale says. "That's indeed how he would be thinking of this war to start with ... but eventually it comes to be his own war."
Pushing hands
《推手》
——李安
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Introduction
When he arrived there, he In an American house, Mr. Zhu, a retired man who lived more than half of his life in China, was moved to Ameri can to lived with his son together. couldn’t speak English and very unfamiliar to the new country. So he had to stay at home to show his Taijiquan, see Beijing Opera, or practice his handwriting. His son’s wife, Martha an American lady wh o always stay at home for writing essays by computer. Two people lived in the same house, but couldn’t communicate w ith each other. Martha didn’t understand why father must liv ed together with them, and because the different crosscultur al, different living habit and characteristic, led to many contr adiction between them.
A m e ric a n s re c e iv e g ifts w ill be opened im m e d ia te ly a n d s a y th a n k s to th e s a n d e r . "O h , h o w n ic e ! I lik e it v e ry m uch. Thank y o u !"
• Character difference——
• In fact, I think in the film that Mr. Zhu’s character represented most of Chinese ,decline, endure and like lively place. American, like Martha, is independence, pay attention to herself, only cared of her books.
From this movie, we could find many aspect of cultural differences
• Living habit • Character difference
•Living habit——
Old Chinese people often live together with their children, a nd the children respect their elders and feel a deep sense o f duty toward them. In contrast, taking care of aged parents is often viewed as a tremendous burden in the United State s. In the film, Mr. Zhu wanted to lived with his son, but Mart ha didn’t know why and asked her husband took Mr. Zhu to live alone. Because of the difference culture habit, this mak e another misunderstanding.
East VS West
The Flowers of War fails to make Oscars
• China's state media are bemoaning the failure of the nation's most ambitious movie to make an impact at this year's Academy Awards. Global Times points out that many Chinese have come to the conclusion that no matter how hard Chinese filmmakers try, they will never be able to cater to Western tastes.