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1、推荐ChapterOneTheViewofLove 精品毕业IntroductionWhen talking about the famous sits, many people will refer to “Friends” and “My Own Swordsman”. This is not hard to understand because both of them are very outstanding and successful sits in America and China. Although the two sits are very different in man

2、y aspects such as plot and release date, they have both perfectly mirrored the features of their ages and countries. Just because of this, we could clearly see both of the two countries cultural values via them and then feel the cultural differences between China and America.“Friends” is an American

3、 sit screenplay by David Crane and Marta Kauffman which aired on NBC from Sep.22, 1994 to May 6, 20XX. In total, it has 10 seasons, 236 episodes. The sit mainly tells about the interesting and humorous stories of six young friends (Ross, Rachel, Chandler, Monica, Joey and Phoebe) in an apartment of

4、Manhattan, New York City. The life of the six friends is a vivid reflection of the life of American young people, so it attracts many audiences. Whats more, depending on its humorous words and ups and downs of the plot, “Friends” became famous very quickly. “My Own Swordsman” is a Chinese costume pi

5、ece screenplay by Ning Caishen which was released in the year 20XX. In total, it has 80 episodes. The sit mainly tells about the interesting and humorous stories of six men with character (Bai Zhantang, Tong Xiangyu, Lv Xiucai, Guo Furong, Li Dazui and Zhu Wushuang) in a tavern called “Tong Fu Taver

6、n”. The sit quickly became famous because of its nonsense and humorous plots. The audience rating of “My Own Swordsman” had once reached 7%. It is not hard to tell how popular “My Own Swordsman” is in that moment.Cultural difference is a plicated topic, it refers to many aspects. With the developmen

7、t of globalization, cultural shock bees a mon phenomenon, especially for the young man. The two sits “Friends” and “My Own Swordsman” mainly tell about the stories of the youth, so the cultural differences they reflect are mainly about the issues what the young people care. In this paper, the author

8、 chose to analyze the cultural differences between China and America in the following four aspects: the view of affection, the view of love, the view of friendship and the view of money. The four aspects are those the youth care the most. The author hopes to let people know the differences and then

9、make suggestions for them on how to learn American and Chinese culture.Chapter One The View of LoveThis part discusses the different views of love between China and America. With the parison of the two sits “Friends” and “My Own Swordsman”, the author will analyze this question in the following four

10、 ways: the view of choose lover, the wedding, the conjugal relationship and the married life. And then guide people to choose the right view of love.1.1The Pandect The different views of love between China and America typically reflect the different cultural traits of Chinese and American people. Th

11、at is, the Chinese people are always meaning and conservative while the American people are outgoing and fancy free. China has a history of over 5000 years, the golden mean of the Confusion school has a profound influence on the Chinese people, of course, it also determines the view of love. This ma

12、kes the Chinese people meaning and conservative, they would like to hidden their feelings rather than express them. On the contrary, America is a newly-emerging nation, it has a history of only 300 years. The American culture is based on the ocean culture of the Ancient Greece tradition. The logical

13、 thinking and analytical thinking of Aristotle has a great influence on their thinking mode. pared with the Chinese golden mean thought, the American people are more romantic and freedom. What they care about is the personality liberation. On the view of love, the American people are more open. They

14、 would like to do anything they want for their love, no matter how amazing it seems to be. We will dwell on this in the following sections.1.2The View of Choose Lover1.2.1Different standards of spouse selection in China and AmericaChina and America have different standards of spouse selection. In Ch

15、ina, when talking about the standard of spouse selection, we will always hear the following questions: “whats your parents opinion?”, “Are you matched for marriage?” “Dose he have houses and cars?” “Is he a Gaofushuai?” While in America, these questions rarely mentioned. In “Friends”, the six protag

16、onists all have changed many boyfriends or girlfriends. When talking about their boyfriends or girlfriends, we often hear about these descriptive words: funny, sweet, smart, pretty, handsome, especially the first two words. Therefore, we could say that the standard of spouse selection in America is

17、very simple, people would choose to go together only if they have mon interests and love each other. But in China, the situation bees very plicated. When thinking about marriage, the same interests and love are not the decisive factors. What really matters are your parents attitude and your family b

18、ackground. Based on historical records, Zhaocheng emperor of Wei dynasty has a descendant who was dismissed from his post just because he married a mon people.(Textual Research of Law of Nine Dynasty). So we could see that be matched for marriage is very important in China. The next, lets take “Frie

19、nds” and “My Own Swordsman” for examples.1.2.2 Take “Friends” and “My Own Swordsman” for examplesIn “My Own Swordsman”, we could see the influence of parents attitude and family background on the marriage. In the first set, Tong Xiangyu was married to a man called Mr.Mo who she even didnt know. This

20、 is the so-called arranged marriage. Unfortunately, her husband died a few days after marriage. In the old tradition, widow cant remarry so she even had no right to love. In the 25set and 67set, Tong Xiangyus father and Guo Furongs father came to Tongfu Tavern to intervene their daughters marriage.

21、The six protagonists of course tried their best to let the two father satisfied because they are the crucial factor of their daughters marriage. Just because of this, we could make a conclusion that love each other is absolutely a key factor, but if the parents say no, the love will bee worthless no

22、 matter how deep it is. In “Friends”, we could also see the standard of spouse selection in America via some specific examples. For those who have watched the sits, I believe that they must have a deep impression on the May-December relationship between Monica and Richard. Although their ages are no

23、t match, they still chose to marry because they love each other. It is just so simple. While the life after marriage was not very happy because they had a lot of disagreements, especially on the issue whether they should have a child or not. Finally, they chose to divorce. Not like most Chinese fami

24、lies, most Americans prefer to choose to divorce rather than still live together reluctantly. This is their standard of spouse selection. 1.3The Wedding 1.3.1The wedding ceremonyWhen talking about the Chinese wedding, people will always be impressed by its grand spectacle. In “My Own Swordsman”, the

25、re is only one wedding, but this only one wedding concluded all the factors of a typical Chinese wedding ceremony. The red and grand scene, the numerous guests, the grand banquet, the loud firecrackers, everything needed is ready. The atmosphere of the ceremony is lively and jazzy. pared with the li

26、vely Chinese wedding ceremony, the American wedding ceremony seems to be more peaceful and solemn. Not too many people gathered in the church to bless the new couples. The ceremony is not grand, but warm and a little poetic. “Friends” described 5 wedding ceremonies, all of them are warm and solemn,

27、making the audience feel fortable. Especially Ross and Rachels wedding. Although there was no audience, the mood is very warm. We could deeply feel the purity of love. Frankly speaking, this differences itself is very interesting. The conservative Chinese people would like to hold a grand and lively

28、 wedding ceremony. They act out of normal behavior, showing us the other side of their personality. On the contrary, the jazzy Americans choose to hold a peaceful and quiet wedding ceremony, they also show the other side of their personality. We could find many reasons to explain the odd phenomenon,

29、 such as the religious belief, the geographic differences. But I think this phenomenon itself has bee a culture, the wedding culture. 1.3.2 The wedding feeThere is another interesting difference between Chinese and American wedding, that is the wedding fee. First, the guests attending the wedding ce

30、remony in China must prepare a red packet (money inside, at least 100yuan) for the new couples. While in America, the guests usually bring a mon gift for the wedding ceremony. Second, in China, the couple usually pay for the wedding fee together. Because of the red packets, the real fee they need to

31、 pay is not a very large number. While in America, the wedding fee is totally paid by the wife. This probably will never happen in China, but in America, this is a mon sense. 1.4The Conjugal Relationship1.4.1 The property relationsIn China, the property is in charge of one person, usually the one is

32、 the wife. In “My Own Swordsman”, Tong Xiangyu and Gu Furong took charge of the money. This reflects two phenomenon. The first, although the property is in charge by one person, the property belongs to both of them. It seems to be unequal, but it perfectly explains their firm conjugal relationship.

33、The property ties the two couples together. The second, the females are more frugal and careful than those careless men. They are good at taking charge of the money. In America, people always take charge of their money. Whats more, they always buy their own things with their own money. A fragment in “Friends” wonderful