浅谈中西方价值观的差异-英文论文

1、浅谈中西方价值观的差异-英文论文 on the differences between chinese and western values 浅谈中西方价值观的差异 abstract values are the essence of the spirit of national culture. this article analyses the differences between chinese and western values according to the value mainstreams, personal-based, heaven concept, knowledge

2、, and communication and so on.with the profound understanding of chinese and western cultures ，we can avoid the mistakes of cross-cultural communication 摘要价值观是民族文化的精神本质。本文从价值主流 、个人本位、天人观 、知识观 、交际观等几个方面析中西方价值观的差异 ，有了对中西方文化更深刻的理解,才能避免跨文化交际失误 。 key words china; west; culture; values; differences 关键词中国；

3、西方 ；文化 ；价值观 ；差异 the differences between 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 c

4、ommunication. 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 first,values and culture. culture is a rich multi-dimensional extension, it includes

5、the material culture life, social life and spiritual life of the three major areas ,generally it refers to human beings ability and create results that in the process of social practice .culture includes value systems and values are the cornerstone of culture. values are also the most profound and d

6、ifficult part of understanding, and they guide and control peoples behavior all the time. values are the essence spirit of national culture they decide the characteristics and style of culture . second, the main differences of the performance between chinese and western values. 1. the value of the m

7、ainstream. the mainstream of western cultural values is the spirit of fighting for self-satisfaction. western culture publicizes personality, emphasizes the protection of individual interests ,focus on the potential of independent individuals and strengthens the awareness of individual rights. the v

8、alues of mainstream chinese culture is the spirit of harmony. in the relationship between human and nature, chinese advocates harmony between human and nature, human and nature can live in harmony. in human relations, emphasize the importance of harmony with the human good .the chinese nation is a p

9、eace-loving and friendly one. 2.unified and pluralistic values. chinese people are deeply affected by the confucian. they think that the more conducts a person makes in his life, the more meaningful. therefore, people who has the largest political vision are affected by such a unitary value of life,

10、 most people do not want to be the one who is interested in natural science, which were trapped in the embryonic stage of scientific. also, people have the wisdom to concentrate on political power, so that can creat a real political culture super-solid model in a unique world. in this particular mod

11、el, the chinese will have a unique historical phenomenon. the value of life in western culture was the diversification, politics is a realization of the life value and business is also considered to be very valuable. 3.relationship and humans to nature.in western country , relationship and humans to

12、 nature is :humans control nature . as follows: make life comfortable and convenient ;problems can be solved once we know the facts.the western experience of human life being separate from nature can be found in the bible story of creation . as masters of nature .humans are encouraged to control it

13、and exploit it in any way they choose to master the natural world ,people need to study and explore it to figure out how it works ,much as you might figure out how a machine works before you use it .this attitude of looking at the natural world as an object contributed to the development of western

14、science.in china , relationship and humans to nature is: harmony with nature, as follows: live according to the rhythms of nature;everything has its own character;be balanced.chinese traditional medicine shows the cultural value of harmony with nature. 4.sense of time.in western country , sense of t

15、ime is :future orientation, as follows :control the future by planning for it ;what is past is past and not important ;the young know what is happening ;study history to shape the future .in their mind, each of us has such a bank. its name is time . each day it opens a new account for you. each nigh

16、t it burns the remains of the day.if you fail to use the days deposits,the loss if yours. there is no going back . there is no drawing against the “tomorrow” .you must live in the present on todays deposits . invest it so as to get from it the utmost in heath, happiness, and success! the clock is running . make the most of today. and reme