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要真正掌握英语这个交际工具，具备熟练的语言交际能力，你必须对中西方国家的文化差异有所了解。

文化的载体是语言，人们的交流与沟通是通过语言来实现的，语言是人们至关重要的交流工具，是把人们连接在一起的纽带，每个民族都有自己的文化，每种语言都有自己的表达方式，语言与文化共存。

那文化因素是什么，又如何对英语的学习产生作用，我们又应如何把握文化因素来更好的学习英语。

仅仅只是了解文化差异是不够的，我们更应该懂得其文化差异中的禁忌。

迷信禁忌是与一个国家的文化背景和XX信仰密不可分的。

每个国家的迷信禁忌的产生也是有一定的文化根源的，了解一个国家的迷信禁忌对了解一个国家的历史、风俗很有好处，特别是对学习外语的人来说。

了解一个国家的迷信禁忌在与外国人接触时就能够更好地尊重对方，就不会引起对方的反感及不必要的误会。

关键词：

英语学习者；

迷信禁忌；

中西方文化差异；

差异的原因

Abstract

Inrecentyears,learningEnglishhasbeetheuniversallearning,theimportanceoflearningEnglishisalsowidelyacceptedmasses.EnglishlearnersarealsobeginningtorecognizetheimportanceofearlyinfluenceandculturalfactorsplayintheprocessoflearningEnglish.Therelationshipbetweenlanguageandcultureareinseparable.TotrulymastertheEnglishlanguageinthismunication,withskilledlanguagemunicationskills,youhavetounderstandtheculturaldifferencesbetweenWesterncountries.Languageisthecarrierofculture,Peopleexchangesandmunicationisachievedthroughlanguage.Thelanguageisanimportantmunicationtool,itisthelinktobringpeopletogether.Eachnationhasitsownculture,everykindoflanguagehastheirownwayofexpression.Thuslanguageandculturecoexist.Whatisthatculturalfactors,andhowtolearnEnglishhaveaneffect,howdoweetobettergrasptheculturalfactorsoflearningEnglish.Itisnotenoughtojustunderstandtheculturaldifferences,weshouldalsounderstandthedifferencesintheirculturaltaboos.Superstitioustaboosandculturalbackgroundandreligiousbeliefsofacountryareinseparable.Thesuperstitiontabooofeverynationisoutofthecultureroots.It’sverygoodforEnglishlearnerstounderstandacountry'

ssuperstitioustaboosandunderstandthehistoryofacountry.Thus,whenwemunicatewithforeignerswecouldshowrespecttoeachotherandnottomisunderstand.

Keywords:

Englishlearner;

Superstitiontaboo;

Chineseandwesternculturaldifference；

thereasonfordifferences.

Contents

Chapter4AnalyzingitsculturedifferencesbetweenwestandChina............................8

Chapter1Introduction

Nowadays,it’sveryimportantforEnglishlearnerstoknowverywelltheculture.Becauseofculturaldifferences,learnersmaymisunderstandthemeaningthatexistsininterculturalmunication.Thesamewordsorexpressionsmaynotmeanthesamethingtothepeoplewithdifferentcultures.Becauseofculturaldifferences,aseriousquestionmaycauselaughter;

aharmlessstatementmaycausedispleasureoranger.Becauseofculturaldifferences,jokesbyaforeignspeakermaybereceivedwithsilence.Yetthesamestoriesinthespeaker’sowncountrywouldleaveaudiencesholdingtheirsideswithlaughter.ThereforetheteachingofcultureintheEnglishclassroomhasbeenbeingaheatedtopicandpeoplepaymoreandmoreattentiontotheculturalstudiesandinterculturalmunicationinrecentyears.TeachingcultureinlearningEnglishhelpstudentsraisetheculturalawarenessanddevelopthemunicativeability.

Inordertomunicatewithforeignerscorrectly,languagelearnershavetoknowthedifferencesbetweenChineseandforeigncultures.Sotheprocessoflearningforeignlanguageisaprocessoflearningitsculture.Howeveritisnotenoughtojustknowtheirculturedifferences.Weshouldalsoknowmuchaboutitssuperstitiontaboo.What’smore,superstitionphenomenaarerelevanttoonecountry’culturebackgroundandreligionbeliefwhichstandsforonecountrycitizens’culturefeaturesandreligioncharacteristic1.Itisgoodforaforeigner,especiallystudents,whostudiesEnglishtoknowaboutonecountry’shistoryandcustombyprehendingsuperstitiontaboos.Onewhoacquaintancesonecountrysuperstitiontabooswillbetterrespecteachotherandwillnotcauseone’sdisgustandmisunderstanding.Withoutthesharingandunderstandingbetweenspeakersofthemunicationispossible.Then,culturedictateseverystageofthemunicationprocess.Wemunicatethewaywedobecauseweareraisedinaparticularcultureandlearnitslanguage,rulesandnorms.

Chapter2InfluenceofculturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandthewesterncountriesonEnglishlearning

Relationshipbetweenlanguageandcultureareinseparable.Ifyoureallywanttomasterthemunicationtool—Englishandhaveskillfullanguagemunicationability,youmusthaveaknowledgeoftheculturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandthewesterncountries.Nowadays,it’sveryimportantforEnglishlearnerstoknowverywelltheculture.Becauseofculturaldifferences,learnersmaymisunderstandthemeaningthatexistsininterculturalmunication.Thesamewordsorexpressionsmaynotmeanthesamethingtothepeoplewithdifferentcultures.Becauseofculturaldifferences,aseriousquestionmaycauselaughter;

aharmlessstatementmaycausedispleasureoranger.Becauseofculturaldifferences,jokesbyaforeignspeakermaybereceivedwithsilence.Yetthesamestoriesinthespeaker’sowncountrywouldleaveaudiencesholdingtheirsideswithlaughter.ThereforetheteachingofcultureintheEnglishclassroomhasbeenbeingaheatedtopicandpeoplepaymoreandmoreattentiontotheculturalstudiesandinterculturalmunicationinrecentyears.AndthenIshowsomeexamplesforyou.

2.1Englishlearningaboutfolkcustomdifference

InChina,sincethousandsofyearsoftraditionalcultureandthought,peopleattachedgreatimportancetofamilyrelationship.Peoplecan’tcalltheoldpeople’snamedirectly.Eachfamilyhasaname.However,inEnglish,brothers,sisters,tablecousins,tablehallandsistersareassimpleasbrother,sister,cousin.

2.2Englishlearningaboutthewayofgreeting

InChina,wehavemanydifferentkindsofwayongreeting.Themostmonis“didyoueat?

〞“Whereyougo?

〞Infact,wearenotinterestedintheseanswers.Theyaremerelyawayofgreeting.Inwesterncountries,peopledisliketheseissuesandfeelstrange.Thewaytheygreeteachotherofteninvolvestalkingabouttheweather.Forexample,“Niceday,isn’tit?

〞“Yes,marvelous.〞Theydonothavetoshowtheirfeelingsortalkabouttheirprivateaffairs.

2.3Englishlearningaboutexpressionofmodest

ModestisatraditionalChinesevirtue.Theyrespecttheireldersandsuperiors.Theydon'

twanttoexpressthemselvessomuch.However,westernerswouldacceptit.Forexample,InChina,somepeoplepraiseyouthat“YouspeakEnglishverywell.〞Thereplyisalways“notwell,justso-so〞.However,foreigners’replyis“ThankYou.〞

2.4Englishlearningaboutreceivinggifts

WhenChinesepeoplereceivegifts,theywillnotopenitatonce.Itseemsnotimpolite.Whileforeignersreceivegifts,theywillopenitatonceandexpresstheirgratitudetoguests.Theyoftensay“Oh,hownice,thankyou.〞“Oh,Ilikeit,thankyou.〞andsoon.

2.5Englishlearningaboutthanks

Generally,Chineserarelyuse“Thankyou〞.Ifuseit,peoplewillfeelstrangeanddivideus.Butforeignersuse“Thankyou〞inalmostalloccasionsbetweenallpeople.Thisistheminimumlevelofcourtesy.Whensomeoneasks,“wouldyoulikesomethingtoeat/drink?

〞Chineseoftensay,“Don'

tbother〞.Theforeignerswillsay“Yes,please.〞or“No,thanks.〞

2.6Englishlearningaboutprivacy

Chineseaskabouttheage,marriageandinetoshowtheirconcernwhentheyfirstmeet.ButEnglishspeakingcountrieshavethismoredisgustedbecausethesearepersonalprivacy.AsinJEFCBook1Lesson16,thereissuchadialogue,“Howoldareyou,MrsRead?

〞“It’sasecret!

〞WhyMrsReadrefusedtotellherage?

BecauseEnglishspeakingcountriespeoplehopetoseemtobefullofgoandyouthineachother’seyes,sotheykeeptheiractualagesecret.Furthermore,itisnotwelethatChinesesay“whereareyougoing?

〞,“whatareyoudoing?

〞toshowtheirconcern.BecauseinEnglish,itwillbeapryingjudge.

Chapter3culturaldifferencesbetweenChineseandwesternfromthesuperstitioustaboos

Superstitionphenomenonandacountry'

sculturalbackground,religiousbeliefarecloselyconnected,itrepresentstheculturalcharacteristicsofacountry'

speopleandreligioncharacteristics.Peopleindifferentcountries,thosewhobelieveinsuperstitionisnotthesametime,anitemforacountrywhorepresentsluck,butonanothercountrywhocouldrepresenttheunlucky.Thesuperstitioustaboosofeverynationisoutofculturalroots,it’sverygoodforEnglishlearnerstounderstandacountry'

ssuperstitioustabooandthehistoryofanation.Thus,whenwemunicatewithforeignerswecouldshowrespecttoeachotherandnottomisunderstand.Thisarticlewillshowsometheanalysisoftypicalsuperstitiontaboo.

3.1Thenumbersuperstitiontaboo

Languageisthecarrierofculture.Becausenumberistheimportantpartoflanguage,italsohasaccumulatedarichculturalinformation.Intheancienttradition,numberhasnotonlyholymeaning,butalsoreligioussuperstition.However,differentnationshavetheirownpreferencesforthechoiceofdigital,andmostofthesechoicesareaccordingtothenationalculture.Aseveryoneknows,thenumber13isdefinitelyabadluck,notluckynumbersinWest.Forexample,inwesterncountries,youcouldn’tseethenumber13ontheirfamilyaddress.Inthenationallottery,neverprintednumber13.Whetherdomesticorinternationalflights,aircraftseatsdon’thave13throwsInthecinema,thereisno13rankedNo.13.Manyskyscrapers,residentialbuildings,apartmentbuildingfloorsarefromthetwelfthlayertojumptothefourteenthfloor,no13layer.Ifyoureallywanttosellout13position,onlytochangeitto"

12-B"

or12andahalf.However,thefearof13thenumberhasaffectedtheirdailylife,inthe13dayisabsolutelynotbycar,notbyplane