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1、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AbstractThere are some similarities between Chinese and American culture，but also kinds of differences。China is a country that has a long hist
2、ory ，in the long period cultural accumulation，the traditional culture with Chinese characteristics came into being。Although the United States don t have such a long history，American culture has become one of the mainstream culture in the world 。Today we llCompare the similarities and differences bet
3、ween Chinese and American cultures from three aspects:religion， education and food。In this way ， we can improve our ability of cross-culture communication。Key words： China,America,similarities,differences,education,religion,foodDifferences between the Chinese and American culturesAs we know ,there a
4、re many differences between Chinese and American cultures. If we desire to learn about U.S or communicate with Americans in proper way ,it is necessary for us to know about cross-cultural communication. Cross-cultural communication (also referred to as intercultural communication) is a field of stud
5、y that focus on how people from different cultural backgrounds communicate, in similar and different ways among themselves, and how they endeavor to communicate across cultures. Only if we are familiar with the similarities and differences can we avoid cultural conflicts and get along well with fore
6、ign friends. When you are concerned about what you can do and what you cant, your foreign friends will show respect for your national culture and there is no doubt that you can enhance the level of cross-culture communication .In the essay,I talkll about similarities and differences in three aspects
7、 between Chinese and American culture :religion ,food and festival.1.religionAmerica is remarkable now, as in the past,for its attachment to the principle offreedom of belief or disbelief . The First Amendment to the Constitution of theUnited States indicates thatCongress shall make no law establish
8、ing religion, orprohibit the free exercise thereof.So you can choose your indivisual relision.According to the research, The largest religion in the US is Christianity, practiced by the majority of the population (76% in 2008)；Speaking in general terms,the contemporary American is a Christian countr
9、y. A research indicates that most Americans believe the existence of Santa Clous, Christ Jesus and angel even afterthey have received education and become adults. It s easy to see the ingrained status of Christianity in the United States of America. Christianity has the ideathat people have original
10、 sin, because human ancestors, Adam and eva had sinned, corrupt moral invaded their body, and transmitted to their descendants, the result is that all mankind have sin. Obviously, Christianity preached that man and God, theseparation of man and nature. China is a multi-religious country, and Buddhis
11、m, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism and Christian are the main religions in the country.Incomplete statistics show that there are more than 100 million religious followers in China with over 85 000 religious sites, over 3000 religious groups and some 74 religious colleges. Chinese people also enjoy the fr
12、eedom of religious belief according to law, and regular religious activities are protected by the Constitution. All religious believers and non-religious people in the country respect for each other in beliefs and customs and live together in harmonies. While Chinese religion would emphasize that th
13、e harmony between man and nature, issues of life within a confined themselves, tosolve problems with people-oriented. It s quite different fromChristianitythe.2.foodGenerally speaking, we Chinese think food is very important to man. People often associate food with important holidays and the chance
14、to meet distinguished guests. The Chinese food not only is very delicious and tasty but also very pleasing to your senses and many of dishes have very beautiful and fancy names. The Chinese have the food culture of our own which are quite different from westerners. In the west, people pay more atten
15、tion to the nutrition of food rather than the looks of it. The cuisine and table manners are quite different from ours in a great extent.It is a very common practice we Chinese people say Have you had your meal? when they meeteach other around the time before or after meals. In fact, it is a kind of
16、 greeting to communicate with each other. But foreigners cannot understand that because they think why you ask me this. They tend to think you want to invite me to dinner or I am not rich enough to feed myself regularly but that is my business not yours. Chinese think food is very important and essential to people so it shows some car
