From Chinese proverbs contrast fancy British cultural differences
Proverb is a national People's Daily work experience summarization and summarized, its content, meaning deep penetrating, which has broad appeal, which reflects a country's geography, history, social system, the life philosophy, social viewpoints and attitudes and rich cultural connotation. As a kind of language, the proverb is that it is the unique charm of national culture JingSui. Not only reflects a national culture of general and reflects its individuality - by the nation's concept of value, religious beliefs, aesthetic habit, historical culture, social system and the influence of social ideology. For example, living in coastal regions, by the sea life of nation, and its proverbs often involves sea and weathered rain, fishing catch shrimps. And nomadic proverb is much involved in the desert, grassland, cattle and sheep, camel and hyenas. Proverbs are the folk circulates maxim, expressions, concise, easy to remember. Proverbs content brief and vivid words and dapper, easy to understand, so have broad appeal. As bacon said: "a proverb is a national genius wit, and embodies the spirit."
As said, language and culture are inseparable. Language is part of the culture, but it is a kind of special culture. The relationship between language and culture, is a two-way influence constraints of the relationship. Some sociologists believe that language is the crown culture stone - no language, there is no culture; On the other hand, see, language and culturally influenced, reflect culture. It can be said that language reflects the characteristic of a race, it contain not only the nation's history and cultural background, and it contains the ethnic view of life, way of life and the way of thinking. Social scientists told us that all culture is unique, different from each other. Anthropologists Sapir in its "the language of" say: "language is a base, say a kind of language belongs to a race or several racial, meaning that belongs to physically have some characteristics and different from other groups of a group. The language.... Determine our life style and beliefs of the face of overall."
Different nationalities in the long history bred the unique culture. Overall, the British and American culture is the main individualism (or said that personal standard), and Chinese culture (represented by the han culture) is collectivism (or weigh human-relation-principles standard) as the main line. In addition, British and American culture by the religious influence is bigger, but the confucianist thought is in China's culture and left deep imprint, long feudal society of Chinese cultural influence is obvious. Judging from several aspects below the similarities and differences between Chinese proverbs
A, values
Value is what is desirable for people and what is not desirable directionality consideration and evaluation. British and American values of main is individualism, advocating personal relative social own initiative. Saying "Don 't any finger in the pie suvs (not nosy.i)" embody is the Anglo-American social pursues individualism philosophy, it warns people not to mind other people's external distractions, absorption do well of himself is the best policy. British and American values also reflected in the concept of time on punctuality, pursuit of efficiency and optimistic attitude. A proverb "is money to (Time is money) though thickand han proverbs" Time is money, but money is not Time ", but it focused on tell people should make full use of limited Time unceasingly to create more material wealth, contain strong economic colour, reflected the concept of wealth infinite theory progress. Punctuality is the politeness proverb "of Kings (Punctuality is the right of the emperor)" and "Punctuality is the friend (there is of moments, for the spirit of scrupulously abide by this)" reflects people's attention, be punctual in western countries advocated by ideas, although Chinese proverb also has "wasting time is murder" say, but generally speaking, the Chinese concept of Punctuality relatively weak. By personal standard values influence, anglo-americans attaches great importance to personal privacy, reason age, income, religious belief and private residences, all include personal privacy range. English proverbs Englishman 's "An home is his castle" (Englishman's home is An independent kingdom) is An illustration. Traditionally, Chinese people speak of privacy concepts is not strong, life without the Anglo-American so many "secret off-limits". And individualism relatively, Chinese are advocating collectivism (or called ethical standard) values, it is the Chinese culture towards-accuser. Due to the effect of Chinese proverbs plays an very strong ethical standard colour, it is embodied advocate for the interpersonal helping and love each other and cooperation relations, is 2,000 years China's feudal society structure by the formation of the product. Chinese proverb "a fence pile three, two heads are better than one", "more hands make light work", "one tree does not make a forest, monofilament to make the rays of the function of" reflect is a kind of typical collective strength. Ethical standard also reflected in family and friendship of the close relationship, people compare pays great attention to the thick affection and friendship between the returns, emphasize the kindness and obligation. Proverb "day for the teacher, lifelong for father" is the Chinese traditional teacher-student relationship reflect, "Who grass-inch heart, reported in the apartments", which reveals the rewards gratefulness to return to their parents; And looking upon death as ", which reveals the courage great-hearted and between friends naturally formed responsibility consciousness. Human-relation-principles standard also reflect in the relationship between the individual and collective that "personal obedience collective, small obey national", therefore, it is the first such as "world sorrow but the sorrow, after the world of joy but joy" lofty collectivism thought. Collectivism are typical of Chinese culture.
Second, religious beliefs
Christianity is the main Anglo-American countries religious faith, which has produced many unique features of religious culture. Proverb "Christmas comes but just a year (Christmas a-one year once, or festival seldom)" has become a familiar-sounding one word. Christmas is the biggest festival Christian countries, it has unique religious culture accumulate righteousness. During the festival, people often use this proverb urge people to others the noisy, belly-worship to hold on, do not want too care about, Also QuanYu people grasp opportunities
从英汉谚语对比看中英文化差异 (这个ms论文题目啊)
A look at the difference between Chinese and English culture from a comparative study of English and Chinese proverbs
谚语是一个国家人民日常工(这个不完整吧,我就当你写的是日常工作了)
Proverb is the daily work of the people in a country.
A look at the difference between Chinese and English culture from a comparative study of English and Chinese proverbs
Proverb is the daily work of the people in a country.