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中西文化差异英文PPT


Chinese:
1. A culture based on masses (collectivism). People placed country and family above your own self.
Western:
2. Western culture is adventurous and exploration based. Westerners like to discover new things, invention and expand outwards. For instance, bungee jumping is considered adventurous and common in western culture, but you will probably find no-one doing such a thing in China.
Western:
1. Western culture is based on individualism rather than on mass (collectivism). For instance, in the US, you always talk about individual rights, instead of placing the whole society above your own self. This is clearly different in China where a country, society or family are placed above your own self.
Chinese:
6. A focus on balance and mean. By 'mean', it means 'middle way'. You don't go into extremism. Peace is always honoured.
Chinese:
7. Pay homage to heaven and earth, as well as bearing a remembrance to the homeland. (敬仰天地,思乡怀土) This was accorded to the fact that chinese had been a farming civilization and therefore will be more prone to remember their land.
Chinese:
2. A culture that is based on humanism and people
Western :
3. Western culture is based on science, which attempts to resolve people and nature's relationship.
The Difference between Chinese and Western Culture
Chinese vs Western Culture
The major difference
The major difference between Chinese and Western culture is that China is an oriental country, and its traditional culture is completely different from western heritage. Chinese culture is older than 5000 years, and Chinese people have developed their own music, musical instruments, painting techniques, traditional Chinese medicine, and not to forget, cooking methods etc – completely different and unique when compared to Western culture. Chinese believe in healthy eating, and have a holistic approach towards health. The Western culture is more advanced, and loves adventure and exploration. The Chinese focus more on collective gain instead of individual gain by making the right decisions, and believe in adopting a middle way to avoid extremism.
Chinese:
5. To resolve human and spiritualism, chinese emphasizes internal cultivation (修身 养性)
Western:
6. A culture that expands and develop outwards.
Chinese:
8. A culture that expands internally rather than outwards. Some of the disadvantage of old chinese culture:
Summary:
. Westerners believe in individualism, and Chinese believe in collectivism. 2. The Western culture has the freedom to express affection freely, whereas the Chinese culture is puritanical. 3. Western and Chinese philosophies are unique and entirely different to each other. 4. The Chinese believe in relationships, and searching for inner bliss and happiness through meditation. 5. The Western culture believes in a materialistic approach, and has a pragmatic and emotional attitude.
Chinese:
4. To resolve people and people's relationship, chinese uses ethics and tolerance (中恕之道)

Western:
5. West uses 'god' and religion to resolve human and spiritualism relationship. In case of problems with your own self, you just pray to god.
Proved about time
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • Time is the father of truth. (时间是真理之父) Time is money. (时间就是金钱或一寸光阴一寸金) Time flies. (光阴似箭,日月如梭) Time has wings. (光阴去如飞) Time is a file that wears and makes no noise. (光阴如锉,细磨无声) Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself. (时 间就 是生命,懒人消耗时间就是消耗自己的生命。或时间就是生命,节省 时间, 就是延长生命) Time spent in vice [vais] or folly is doubly lost.(消磨于恶习或愚行的 时间是加倍的损失) Time undermines us. (光阴暗中催人才。或莫说年纪小人生容易老) Time and tide wait for no man. (岁月不待人) Time cannot be won again. (时间一去不再来) Time lost can not be recalled. (光阴一去不复返) Time flies like an arrow , and time lost never returns. ( 光阴似箭, 一去 不返) Time tries friends as fire tries gold. ( 时间考验朋友,烈火考验黄金) Time tries truth. (时间检验真理)
The end
Chinese:
3. To resolve the relationship betwen man and nature, the chinese attempts to fuse the human and 'heaven' as one. (天人和一)
Western:
4. West uses law to resolve people and people's relationship. You can never find 'law' well-established in China. For 2000 years, China is a land that's based on human relationship rather than law.
Proverd about time
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