The Different Thought Patterns between Westerners and Chinese 英语专业毕业论文

TheDifferentPatternsand论文摘要不同的文化背景孕育不同的思维方式和文化特征。这里通过对中西方思维方式的比较分析,

揭示了中国人偏好于形象思维和综合思维和求同的思维方式,

而西方人偏好于抽象思维或逻辑思维、分析思维和求异的思维方式。在此基础上,别就形成这些差异的原因进行了剖析说了这些思维方式跨文化交流中会造成不同的人生观和价值观同行为方式和交往方式。关键词：维方式差异、中西方、文化差异1AbstractDifferentculturaldifferentwayofculturalidentity.analysisofthewayofbetweentheWest,itthatpeopleprefertheimagethinkingandintegratedthinkingandemphasizingwhilethepreferabstractthinkingorlogicalthinking,analyticalthinkingindividualism.OnitanalyzesthereasonshowdifferencesareformedAnditthewayoftheofonlifecommunicationincross-culturalcommunication.Key

wayofChinaandthecultural2TheDifferentPatternsandthought1.1peoplepreferimagewesternerslogicalthinking.Imagethinkingbeakindofthinkingactivity,whichcomprehensive,dependingtogeneralizeinlife282).Inanotheritmeanssaytosomeone,beforeitimageofitalreadyoccurredinthemind.example,wheneverweanacquaintanceorafriend,facewillInthisway,thinkingusuallyaprocessofimagination.Sowayofisemotional,thusambiguous,sowemakeastrictdefinitionofcarryoutlogicalreasoning,aloneteststowhetherthetruenot.however,prefertologicalthinkingusespeculations.Thisofthinkingtofollowsomelogicalrules,soitrational,logicalthusclear.1.2preferwhileanalyticalthinking.IntegratedthinkingalsoasInitseeseachofanobjectawhole,joiningofthethattosay,consideringpartsasainofPan,Byanalyticalthinkingistobreakdowntheoftheobjectaspectsrelations.Asfortheycomprehensivewhentheythinkaboutathing,theydontsplititsoastobutitaonbetweenandenvironment.westernanalyticalForif3clear,takeitapartandstudyitsinternalstructure,andinthiswayheunderstandathing.1.3andseekingtheChineseandWesterncultureshavenoteofthecontradictorysidesofIntheypaymoreattentiontoyingtofindcommontosolveopinionstheyseeksamenesstoaharmoniousstate.heaven,thehumansasathatcancoexistaharmoniousviewbetracedtospringautumnperiod,whichatimethatisfullofwars,strongforpeaceandunity.Peoplewiththoughtalwayslagergroup-interestsifnecessary;totheirintereststhesakeofgood.Whileinthedifferencesisverycommon.Theypursueofindividualexistence.Whentheyinofgrouptheoverall,theythinkatheybetoresistthispowertokilltheircausesofdifferentThedifferencesinthemajorcauseofpatternsbetweenisbyfollowingFirstofall,forthepeople,intheChina,peoplelife,soChinesecultureisrootedinruralareaswhichfromvasttheYellowRiverThisculturebirthtorichthinkingandrelativelylogicalthinking(Li86).InwithChineseculturebelongstocultureischaracteristicofoutwardtrade.Theoceans,forthem,fullofmysteriesonbringsome4them,theotherdothem:theinverychangeableandturbulent;theydeeplybytheunrestimpermanenceofnature.Inordertosurvive,havetryhardtoconquerthewithnature.Anddesiresforsurvivalthemtotheoutsideworldtosatisfytheirlifedemands.Thusformingwesternerscharacters:withtotooutsideresultingintheutilitarianisminwesternindividualismthecentraltenetsoflife.inphilosophy,peoplehavebeenpursuitofharmonyhumans,betweenmanandnature,adheretothat"manallareone"and"mantheareone"theidealstate,butpayinglittletoanalyzingparticularly.aresult,formthehabitoforally,namelythethinking(LiZhang,86).Whereasinwesternphilosophy,tendbelievethatmanhavealwayscontradiction.Intheirofhumantoknowtheuniverse,thenaturewithnature.Underofphilosophy,ithasalsointegratedtheRenaissance,asthegraduallybecomecourses,wayofanalyticalthinkingfounditsway.Byanalyticalthinking,peoplecancategorizeresearchsomethingswhichtoexposethenatureofthingssototheirlaws.Inthisprocess,analyticalthinkingagreatinbuildingdevelopingtheoftimes.Finally,ConfucianTaoisttheofispresentedbyConfuciusandMencius,advocatesofmanofMeanthewealtharoundemphasizingthatmanshouldgetwellalongwitheachandshouldtosomesocialmaintainharmonioussociety.ThesethoughtshavedominatedChinesepeopleforthousandsofhencenurturingpatternsofWhileinthe5ofmarineculture,theirutilitarianisminindividualismthemtovaluetheimportanceofindividualself-realization,whichthoughtpatternsthedifferences.Inshort,thedevelopmentofWesterncultureshavetheirtracks:civilizationbuilttheoftheGreektradition,withlogicalandthedifferences,emphasizingindividualism;ChinaastherepresentativeofcultureestablishedonofConfucianismandTaoismwithintegratedthinkingandfeaturesseekingsameness,emphasizingcollectivism.thoughtcross-communication3.1DifferentdifferentoutlookvaluesthemostobviousonoutlooksofvaluesbetweenwesternersandChinese.isintheofgivingprioritytoandputtingharmonyfirst,theyattachmuchtocollectivism.Inthisharmony,peace,cooperationarealwaysdominantinsociety.Peoplebeonthetoliveatthetimebesubmissivetothecollective.DifferentfromChinese,westernersindividualismatfirst.theylookattheyanalyticalthinkingalwaysseekdifferencesandoppositeoftodiscordsbetweentheInopinions,theindividualsrightsareverysacredandcannotbeinfringed.Sootherloveandmaybeconsideredintheirfreedom.haveastrongofofTheirindifferencebeoutofrespectfor,intheireyes,Chinesepeople6couldbeasintrusiononrights169).3.2Differentpatternsdifferentbehaviorandcommunicationmethods.DifferentpatternsinincommunicationbetweenChinesepeopleandwesterners.Forexample,inEnglish,isalwaysainanystructure.humblenamesthemselvesas“在下,”人”,”不才”andsoontodegradethemselvestoshowrespectwhichmakethatyoulackofconfidence.Atthesametime,thewesternerswayofspeakingdirectlyalsomakeChinesepeopleAnotherexample,giveprioritythewillpayformealdoesntroublethemalot,itmatterlittletothembecausetheyareinthegroup.Asforwesterners,theydistinguishfromothersclearly.Incommunicatio