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1、DifferencesBetweenChineseandEnglishThinkingModes1Introduction1.anguagebynatureistheCmbOdimCntofhumanthoughtsandthoughtsinturnisthementalreflectionoftheworldaroundusonbasisofsomeanalysis,generalization,judgmentandreasoning.Animalshavethoughtsaswell,butthought.Butthoughts,thoughaccessiblehyvariousmean

2、s,arcbestrq)rcscntcdinlanguageandcanthusbestfulfillitsobligationsto(hespeakersbysuchmeans.1.anguageasanarbitrary;phoneticaiInorPhOlogiCscmioicandaudiosystemofconnnica(ion.haslongdefinedashumanandisthusthemostconvincingdistinctivefeaturesofhumanbeingsfromanimals.ThCthinkingpatternsarconeofthemostimpo

3、rtantcuesinculture.ItiscloselyrelatedtoculturesandcmbTherelationshipamonglanguage,cultuvandthought1.anguageispartofculture.SuchasChineselanguageispartofChineseculture.Eachcountryhasitsownlanguageinaspecificculture.However,(heirrelationshipisnotjusbetweenpanandwhale.1.anguageis(heCarrierandcontainedo

4、fculture,asma”aspectsofCUIlUrecanbeexpressedinlanguage.Asamirrorofculture,languageisstronglyinfluencedandshapedbyculture.Inall.languageandculturearccloselyTVlated:eachinfluencesandshapesthemhcr.1.anguageisaninstrumentusedinhccommunicationofthought.Itiscloselyrelatedcothought,too.Itrepresentsthoughta

5、ndisinfluencedbythought.Intumthoughtisinfluencedbylanguage.Inaddiliothoughtisdeterminedbyculturalvalue.Theirrelationshipswitheachothers.UndertheinfluenceOfdiYcrcntgeographyenvironments,lifestyles,customsanddifferentculturalvalues:theEastandWestarcdifferentITcmwaysofthinking.1.etusexaminesomephenomen

6、a:Inthecollege,aforeignteacheristeachinginaclass,heistalkativeandexpressive.Everyonelistens(ohiminterestingly.Suddenly,heslopsandasksthemaquestion.However,thestudentsdon*lknowhowtoanswer,theydonttelltheanswers.Thetcachcrgotalittleangrybuthehadnoideaontheirbehavior.hssceneoftenhappensinChineseclassro

7、omIntheforeignerseyes,thc)considerthatkeepingsilentisnotagoodwaywhenwecontactwithohes.Evenyoudoftunderstaru1.youshouldsaysomethinginsteadOfkcepingsilent,asitoftenisregardedasRIdeandimpolite.ThCreasonliesinthattheEastandtheWesthaveadifferentwayofthinking,hcEasternpeoplearcconscnativc,introvertandinac

8、livc,theyputmoreemphasisonharmony,andtheylikecommonandstablelife;whiletheWesternpeoplearcInorCopen-minded,extrovertandactive,theylikechangeablelifeandthustheyemphasizeoncompetition.Inthisway,(heirdifferentwaysofthinkingleadtotheirdifTcrcnunderstandingoneachothersbehavior.IfChineseseesomebodyistalkat

9、ive,theycouldthinkheorshewantstoexiemhimselforherselftobethefocusofeveryone.inChina,weseldomseeacouplemakingclosecontactinpublic.Theyarcalwayswalkingsidebysideinacertaindistance.WhileintheWest,thecouplewillopenothepublic;theyarcfreetoshowthat(heyarcacouple.Even(beyneet(heacquaintances;theyalwaysgive

10、(hemahugorkissasgreeting.Controversially.Chinesewillshakehandswiththeirfriendsbutseldomhugthem.Theydn*tkissIhemastheyregarditasanintinutcactionbetweenhusbandandwife.ThereasonwhythecastandthewestpeoplehehavcsodiflcrcntlyisthatpeopleliveintheEastemphasizeonehicprincipal,morality,theyfocusondirectfeeli

11、ngandimage.Thewesternersfocusonfedom.democracyandemphasizenindividual.Inall.Chinesetraditionalwayofthinkinghasitsowncharacteristics.Itemphasizesthemorality,harmonyofthesociety;itpromotesIhCcollectivism,responsibilityanddevotionandsoon.ThewesternwayofthinkingalwhasitsownCharacierislicsJiemphasizesonl

12、ogicandscience,individualachieven)en(.itpromoteshumanright,equalityandsoon.IhcgreatgeographicdistancebetweentheBritishandtheChinesepeoples,togetherwiththeaccompanyingdifferentlivingconditionsandculturalcnvironnnts1hasmuchaccountedfor(hediverseconceptualpatternsofthe(wonations.Suchconceptualdifierenceshavebeend