Differences between the Chinese and American cultures 中美文化比较

摘要：中美文化有其共通之处，但也有很多的差异。中国有着悠久的历史，经过长时间的文化积淀逐渐形成具有中国特色的传统文化。美国虽然历史不长，但是美国文化已经成为世界的主流文化之一。今天我们将从教育、宗教、饮食等方面来对比中美文化之间的异同，提高我们跨文化交际的能力。关键字：中国，美国，文化异同，教育，宗教，饮食AbstractTherearesomesimilaritiesbetweenChineseandAmericanculture，butalsokindsofdifferences。Chinaisacountrythathasalonghistory,inthelongperiodculturalaccumulation，thetraditionalculturewithChinesecharacteristicscameintobeing。AlthoughtheUnitedStatesdon'thavesuchalonghistory，Americanculturehasbecomeoneofthemainstreamcultureintheworld 。 Todaywe'llComparethesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericanculturesfromthreeaspects:religion，educationandfood。Inthisway，wecanimproveourabilityofcross-culturecommunication。Keywords：China,America,similarities,differences,education,religion,foodDifferencesbetweentheChineseandAmericanculturesAsweknow,therearemanydifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericancultures.IfwedesiretolearnaboutU.SorcommunicatewithAmericansinproperway,itisnecessaryforustoknowaboutcross-culturalcommunication.Cross-culturalcommunication(alsoreferredtoasinterculturalcommunication)isafieldofstudythatfocusonhowpeoplefromdifferentculturalbackgroundscommunicate,insimilaranddifferentwaysamongthemselves,andhowtheyendeavortocommunicateacrosscultures.Onlyifwearefamiliarwiththesimilaritiesanddifferencescanweavoidculturalconflictsandgetalongwellwithforeignfriends.Whenyouareconcernedaboutwhatyoucandoandwhatyoucan't,yourforeignfriendswillshowrespectforyournationalcultureandthereisnodoubtthatyoucanenhancethelevelofcross-culturecommunication.Intheessay,I'lltalkaboutsimilaritiesanddifferencesinthreeaspectsbetweenChineseandAmericanculture:religion,foodandfestival.1.religionAmericaisremarkablenow,asinthepast,foritsattachmenttotheprincipleoffreedomofbeliefordisbelief.—TheFirstAmendmenttotheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesindicatesthat"Congressshallmakenolawestablishing...