ForChineseculture,wehavecomeverynaturally,inwhich,perhaps,orabetterunderstandingofthe.

　　WelearnEnglishatthesametime,alsowanttolearntheBritishculture.Mutualunderstandingofeachother'sculture,isakindofpromotionofmutualexchangesandcontactswill.Inmodernsociety,theinterculturalcommunicationbecomesmoreandmoreimportant,hasbecomeafeatureofmoderncommunicationinattractsb.'sattention.Culturaldifferencesincommunicationcanbeseeneverywhere,theculturalelementsofthespeechenvironmentattention.BelowisthetenmostcommondifferencesinEnglishandChineseculture.

　　The1answerquestions

　　Chineseonquestioningofothers,alwaystoaffirmordenythemtodetermine"on"or"wrong".Suchas:

　　"Idon'tthinkyouto20yearsold,right?"

　　"Yes,Iamlessthan20yearsold."

　　("no,I'm30yearsold.")

　　InEnglish,thequestioningofothers,alwaysbasedonthefactthattheaffirmationornegationwith"Yes"or"No".Suchas:

　　"Yourenotastudent,areyou?"

　　"Yes,Iam"

　　("No,Iamnot.")

　　2relativesappellationterms

　　Englishkinshipfamilycentered,generationofpeopletoanameplate,onlythedifferencebetweenmalesandfemales,butignorethetitlebetweenspousesbygenderandappear,istheequalityofmenandwomen.Suchas:

　　English"grandparents,grandfather,grandmother",and"Chinesegrandparents,grandfather,grandmother,Grandpa,grandma".

　　Moreover,parents,peersinEnglishappellation:"Uncle"and"aunt",andChinese"uncle,uncle,uncle,aunt,etc.".

　　Also,Englishrepresentationinthefuturegenerationsthe"nephew"and"niece"isnotdividedthenephews,said"cousin"peernocousins,gender.

　　3considertheproblemofsubject

　　Chineselovetoeachotherasthecenter,considereachother'sfeelings.Forexample:

　　Whatdoyouwanttobuy?

　　WhatcanIdoforyou?

　　ButinEnglish,oftenfromtheirownpointofview.Suchas:

　　CanIhelpyou?

　　WhatcanIdoforyou?

　　4greetings

　　Chinesegreeting,usuallyontheothersideofthesituationortrendsforthinkingpoint.Suchas:

　　Whereareyougoing?

　　Yougotoworkortowork?

　　Westernerstendtothinkthatthesearepurelypersonal,notcasuallyask.Sotheymeetandgreetalwayssaid:

　　Hi/Hello!

　　Goodmorning/afternoon/evening/night!

　　Howareyou?

　　Itsalovelyday,isntit?

　　5inthefaceofflattery

　　ThetraditionalvirtuesChineseistobemodestandprudent,complimentsandsayeverything.Suchas:

　　YouspeakverygoodEnglish!

　　"Where,where,alittle."

　　"Thedishisverytasty."

　　"Thankyou,thankyou,donotwell,pleaseforgiveme."

　　Westernersneverhumble,thegeneralsaidthatthankstothecompliment,showingastrongandconfidentbelief.Suchas:

　　"YoucanspeakverygoodFrench"

　　"Thankyou"

　　"Itsawonderfuldish!"

　　"Iamgladyoulikeit"

　　Therefore,studentsshouldpayattentiontowhentheEnglishspeakingpeoplepraiseyou,donotanswer:"No,Idontthinkso."thisanswerfromtheviewofthewestisnotpolite,evenhypocritical.