竭诚为您提供优质文档/双击可除中西节日差异英文篇一：中西方传统节日对比英语作文secondenglishpaperseachnationhasitsowncharacteristicfestivalsthatreflectthecultureofitself.Inchina,asourcountryandwesterncountriesbecomeincreasinglycloser,moreandmor echineseacceptwesternculture.however,somewesternfestivalssometimesevenmorepopula rthantraditionalfestivals,foreigncultural’sinfluenceshouldnotbeunderestimated.ThemainThemaing roupofcelebratingwesternfestivalsisyouthgroupwhicht akesstudentsasthemainforce.peoplecelebratefestivalssuchasValentinesday,mothersday,ThanksgivingDayandch ristmasDay.Infact,becauseofthechinesewayofthinking, westernholidaysinchinaisjustpopularforchristmasandV alentinesday,notallwesternholidaysattractpeoplesatt ention.Accordingtoasurveyofcentralchinanormaluniver sity,manycollegestudentsknowtheexistenceofwesternfe stivals,butlittleofthemknowabouttheirculturalconnot ations.Inadditiontochristmas,respondentswhoknowothe rwesternfestivals’meaningarelessthan10%.Referringtothewaytocelebratin g,ingeneral,duringtheFestival,peoplesendgiftssuchas flowersandgreetingcards.Theysingwithfriends,andblessorsendmessagestoeachother;lotsofpeoplearegoing torelaxduringthefestival:shopping,invitingfriendsto restaurants,dancing,andsoon.onthewhole,chineseceleb ratewesternholidayswiththefollowingfaithfourandacharacteristics:passionforuniversality ,particularity,blindconsumptionAsthesayinggoes,1000readershave1000hamletsinmind.pe oplehavedifferentviewsonwhetherchineseshouldcelebra tewesternholidays.somepeoplewhoarekeenonwesternfest ivals,arguedthatchinastraditionalfestivalsaretoorig idandtherearemanyfestivalswithfeudalthinking.onthec ontrary,westernfestivalswhichflamboyantandreflectareexcitingadvocateInthefreedom .addition,westernholidaysmakepeoplewho’reunderheavysocialpressurehaveachancetorelax.Atthes ametime,someexpertsbelievethatthecelebrationofweste rnholidaysareaninevitabletrendofculturalexchanges.h uangKemin,asociologistbelievesthatcelebratingwester nholidaysisaformofculturalcommunication.Insomecases ,it’llfillvacanciesinchineseculture.somestudentsbelieve thatcelebratingwesternfestivalscanenhancethefriends hipofclassmatesandmaketheclassesmoresolidarity.Duri ngafestival,mostofthesupermarketsandrestaurantsprovide promotionsthatbenefitconsumers,thesefestivalsalsohasacatalyticroletoeconomicdevelopment.opponentsbelievethatchinahasitsownhistoryandlocalcu ltureforthousandsofyears,thewesternFestivaldon’tsuitchinasneedsforculturaldevelopment.Also,duetobl indworship,peopleoftenlosttraditionalculture.celebr atingwesternholidayswillshakethetraditionalculture’sstatusinthemindsofnationalsandendangertheinheritan ceanddevelopmentoftraditionalculture.Forexample,man yyoungpeoplecelebrateValentinesday,buttheydontknowc hineseLovers’sDay.Inaddition,owingtotheculturalinvasion,manycoun triesarewaryofforeignholidays.Toguaranteechinesecul tural’sindependence,westernholidayscann’tbeallowedtodevelopfreely.Atthesametime,manypeoplec elebratewesternfestivalsforfollowingthefashion.Thee ffectofculturalexchangesisn’tobvious.Inaddition,theblindpursuitofconsumptionand enjoymentcausesmoneyworship,hedonismandotherbadidea s.Justmypersonalopinion,weshouldcelebratewesternholidayswithrationalthought,andweshouldn’tloseourselves.TowardswesternFestivals,weshouldtakeitses senceanddiscardthedregs.Forinstance,ThanksgivingDay canbeadvocatedformakingourcultureadvanceasitreflect soneofchinesetraditionalvirtues-gratefulness;others ,suchashalloween,shouldbetreatedcalmlybecauseit’sreligious.culturalintegrationisthetrendofthehistoricaldevelopment.soweshouldnotimplement"isolationism".un derthepremiseofenhancingawarenessoftraditionalcultu reandrevitalizingchineseculture,wecanactivelyentert heworldthathasfrequentculturalexchanges.Festivalsareimportantmeansofculturaltransmissionwhi chhosttheimportantcultural.They’rethecrystallizationofhumanwisdom.Richfestivallight supourlives,forourlifehasvariouscolors.Letustakethe broadmindandappreciatethecolorfulfestivals!篇二：中西方节日文化差异比较中英文版oecDsaysunemploymentwillcontinuetoRiseoecD：工业化国家失业率持续攀升Despitereportsthatmanyindustrializedeconomiesarebeg inningtoemergefromtheirworsteconomiccrisisindecades,unemplo ymentisrisingandwilllikelyreachahistoricpeakofnearl y10percentnextyear.Thefindingscomefromtheorganizati onforeconomiccooperationandDevelopmentinparis.经济合作与发展组织星期三报告说，工业化国家的失业率仍在增加，而且有可能在明年达到近10%的历史最高水平，尽管不断有报道说，很多工业化国家正在走出几十年来最严重的经济危机。

Indicationsthatunemploymentcontinuestoriseisgrimnew sforleadersheadingtotheg-20summitintheunitedstatesn extweek.Theparis-basedorganizationforeconomiccooper ationandDevelopmentreportsunemploymentreacheditshig hestlevelamongindustrializednationsof8.5percentinJu ly.对于下个星期到美国出席20国集团峰会的各国领导人来说，失业率继续上升真是个坏消息。