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1、The Differences between Chinese Value and Western ValueValue is a criterion which can help people to distinguish good and bad, beauty and ugliness, right and wrong and true and false. Value varies from different counties, which is the main cause of the conflict and misunderstanding in communication
2、between China and western countries. It is of great significance to know and learn the cultural differences in cross-cultural communication. Therefore, I want to introduce the reasons why these differences are formed and then explain them in several aspects.Reasons With the emergence and development
3、 of different countries and cultures, two main reasons affect the formation of value: 1. Development of history 2. Thinking pattern China has a long history and the rule of the feudal class has dominated China for about two thousand years, which has direct influence on our value system in the modern
4、 society. Modern Chinese people are still compliant to authorities, respect the senior and emphasize the state of “keeping your place”. On the contrary, in the 1800s, the British bourgeoisie overthrew the feudal rule and established a capitalist society. Whats more, the industrial revolution greatly
5、 enhanced peoples material standard of living and liberated peoples minds completely. The democracy of capitalism gradually prevailed in western societies. Westerners advocate individualism, longs for liberty and equality. These differences in historical environment make Chinese and western percepti
6、ons of individual differ greatly from each other.Thinking patterns are dominated by national philosophy. Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism have great influence on the thinking patterns of Chinese people. Since these three kinds of philosophy all attach great significance to perception, Chinese peopl
7、e are implicit and euphemistic. On this point, westerners are just the other way around. The backgrounds of philosophy in western countries are Aristotelian formal logic and rationalism which has been prevalent in Europe from the 1700s to the 1900s. Rationalism pays special attention to formal discu
8、ssion, so westerners are outgoing and logical. Value In the process of development, China and western countries form different values, which are reflected in many aspects. Thinking Patterns Western value stresses individualism. As John Locke said, each individual is unique, special, and completely d
9、ifferent from all other individuals. This kind of thinking pattern premises on gaining personal interests and guarding personal dignity. Most Americans believe that each person has his or her own separate identity, which should be recognized and reinforced. From Americans strong belief in democracy
10、to the ease with which they go to war to preserve freedom, we can see that individualism dominates western culture.However, we Chinese gradually develop another kind of value through thousands of yearscollectivism. Collectivism insists the unity of nation, which is largely a criterion to judge wheth
11、er a persons behavior is good. Collectivism also tells us that we must subordinate our personal interests to those of the collective.Family Values According to western thinking patterns, westerners pay great attention to personal interests, so their family value is very weak. Family is a highly priv
12、ate place and is protected by law. On this point, we Chinese are completely different from westerners. Chinese people think kinship is precious and warm and we Chinese tend to tell everything to our family members. We are compliant to our parents and like to be together with each other now and then,
13、 especially during festival.Interpersonal Relationship Interpersonal relationship differs in different cultures. Chinese people place great value to relationship, while westerners tend to be more realistic. Affected by Confucianism, we Chinese emphasize social standards and emotion. We think about s
14、eniority and friendship in communication, and depend on our family members and friends to satisfy our need from material to emotion. So in problem-solving, we Chinese make no difference between public and private, and mix personal relations and public relations together. But in western interpersonal
15、 relationships, everyone is equal and everybody has the same opportunities. According to their historical background, westerners are outgoing, independent, disengaged and equivalent. So westerners seldom put personal emotions into work and they hold on to individualism, equality and fair trading in
16、business. Money As a result of different cultural backgrounds, Chinese and westerners have distinct perceptions of money. In China, the majority of people are saving money to buy house, buy car, pay their childrens tuition and some of them even save money to buy house for their children. So we Chine
17、se tend to provide for the future. On the contrary, westerners are always pursuing the state of “carpe diem”. If they earn more, they spend more, and if they earn less, they spend less. For instance, most Americans buy their houses and cars on credit, without thinking whether they can pay the money
18、back. Value is progressed in history, so every country and nation has their own distinctive values and these values cannot be changed easily in a short time. In general, Chinese value emphasizes more on collectivism, while western values pay more attention to individualism. With the progress of glob
19、alization and the rapid development of China, it is of great significance for us to learn the different values between China and western countries, which can help us to avoid conflict and help to promote understanding between cultures.生命列车The Train Of Life1. 不久以前，我读了一本书。书中把人生比作一次旅行。2. 人生一世，就好比是一次搭车旅
20、行，要经历无数次上车、下车; 时常有事故发生; 有时是意外惊喜，有时却是刻骨铭心的悲伤 3. 降生人世，我们就坐上了生命列车。我们以为我们最先见到的那两个人-我们的父母，会在人生旅途中一直陪伴着我们。 4. 很遗憾，事实并非如此。他们会在某个车站下车，留下我们，孤独无助。他们的爱、他们的情、他们不可替代的陪伴，再也无从寻找。 5. 尽管如此，还会有其他人上车。他们当中的一些人将对我们有着特殊的意义。 6. 他们之中有我们的兄弟姐妹, 有我们的亲朋好友。我们还将会体验千古不朽的爱情故事。7. 坐同一班车的人当中，有的轻松旅行。8. 有的却带着深深的悲哀 还有的,在列车上四处奔忙，随时准备帮助有需
21、要的人 9. 很多人下车后，其他旅客对他们的回忆历久弥新 但是，也有一些人，当他们离开座位时，却没有人察觉。10. 有时候，对你来说情深义重的旅伴却坐到了另一节车厢。你只得远离他，继续你的旅程。11. 当然，在旅途中，你也可以摇摇晃晃地穿过自己的车厢，去别的车厢找他 12. 可惜，你再也无法坐在他身旁，因为这个位置已经让别人给占了 .13. 没关系。旅途充满挑战、梦想、希望、离别 就是不能回头。因此，尽量使旅途愉快吧！14. 善待旅途上遇见的所有旅客，找出人们身上的闪光点。15. 永远记住，在某一段旅程中，有人会犹豫彷徨，因为我们自己也会犹豫彷徨。16. 我们要理解他人，因为我们需要他人的理解
22、。17. 生命之谜就是：我们在什么地方下车？坐在身旁的伴侣在什么地方下车？我们的朋友在什么地方下车？我们无从知晓 18. 我时常这样想：到我该下车的时候，我会留恋吗？我想我还是会的。和我的朋友分离，我会痛苦。让我的孩子孤独地前行，我会悲伤。 我执著地希望在我们大家都要到达的那个终点站，我们还会相聚 19. 我的孩子们上车时没有什么行李，如果我能在他们的行囊中留下美好的回忆，我会感到幸福。20. 我下车后，和我同行的旅客都还能记得我，想念我，我将感到快慰。21. 献给你, 我生命列车上的同行者, 祝您旅途愉快!1. Not long ago, I read a book, in which a
23、mans life was compared to a journey.2. The life of a man is just like a hitchhiking，during which many times we go up and down. Now and then things will happen accidently, some of which are to be unexpected excitement，while some heart-breaking sorrows. 3. When first embraced the world，we are already
24、on the train of life. We take it for granted that the first two persons, our parents, whom we are encountered with, will accompany us all the way.4. Sadly，things do not go on as we thought.Our parents will get off the train at a certain station，leaving us, bereft and helpless.Their love and emotion
25、to us and their irreplaceable company can be found in nowhere.5. However，there will be somebody else who will get on the train. Some of them will have special meaning to us.6. Some of them may be our siblings , relatives and friends, and we will also expereince the imperishable love.7. Some of our t
26、ravelling companions are quite light-hearted on the way.8. While some may bear immense sorrow.Still some ,back and forth, are ready to hold out their hands for others who need help.9. Some people alight off the train, yet they are still kept in the mind of the other passengers for long;some, to the
27、opposite, leave their seats without being noticed.10. Sometimes, the one,who is dear to your heart, has huddled into another carriage. Nothing but one you can do is just to keep on going, far away from him.11. Of course, during the journey, you may stagger to another carriage to look for him.12. Its
28、 a pity that you will never seat yourself beside him because the seat has been engaged by others. 13. Never mind. The journey is full of challenges,dreams, hopes and departures- but only one thing is that you cant turn back. So, have a good journey with heart and soul.14. Show your good-will to all
29、the passengers you are encountered with, and find the merits of theirs.15. Remeber that someone may oscillate just as we do in the journey.16. We should understand others just as we need others understanding.17. The enigma of life is：Where shall we get off the train of life?And how about the compani
30、ons beside us?And our friends?We dont know.18. Sometimes I think：When my time comes to get off the train，shall I miss it？I think I will.It is a suffering when I part with my friends.I will be sorry for leaving my kids going alone.I firmly hold that when we get to the terminal，we will have another re
31、union.19. When my kids get on the train of life, they have only little luggage in their travelling bags. However,if I can leave the beautiful memory in them,I will be happy. 20. After getting off the train of life, I will be content if my fellow passengers will remember me and miss me.21. To you , the companions on my train of life.May you have a good journey!