1、精選優質文檔-傾情為你奉上精選優質文檔-傾情為你奉上專心-專注-專業專心-專注-專業精選優質文檔-傾情為你奉上專心-專注-專業中國英國教育的差異英語作文【篇一：中國、英國、美國教育的區別與共同點分析(英文)】 when it comes to education, no country can ignore its importance. take the usa as an example, it takes effort to educate an entire national population and its goal of education is to achieve univ

2、ersal literacy and to provide individuals with the knowledge and skills to promote both their own individual welfare as well as that of the general public. educationcontributes a lot to the progress of science and technology, the prosperity of the society and the development of the individuals. the

3、usa, the greatbritain and china all attach great importance to education, and there are many similarities and difference among the three countries concerning the goals of education. the goals of the education among the 3 countries all include 2 parts. one is about the advantage of the society and th

4、e other is about the advance of society.obviously, education is both meaningful to the country and the individuals. the question is which one comes first? the usa and the great britainare developed countries. they have the similar social system and advocate individualism, so they share the same atti

5、tude toward the question, namely, the basic goal of education is to provide individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to become active members of society and then education is supposed to promote the society and the nation. china is a developing country, which has a long way to go. develop

6、 the country through science and educationfunctions as a basic nationalpolicy in china. it suggests that, unlike the great britain or the usa, china seems to stress more about the importance of education to the whole country. the two different attitudes bring about different effection. in the usa an

7、d the great britain, studentschoices on education are greatly respected. they can choose to learn what they love and teachers help them to find and develop their interests. however, chinese students are always leaded by teachers and aim at high scores. they are told what to learn instead of finding

8、what they really love. they spend most of their time learning so they are often separated from the society. of course, chinese students always have a better foundation of knowledge than the students in the usa and the great britain. which result is better? in facts, the 3 countries should learn from

9、 each other. the usa and the great britain had better pay more attentions to their basic education so as to help students build a solid foundation of knowledge. and its necessary for china to try giving students more freedom of education. anyway, though working out a difficult mathematical is good,

10、the society prefers those who can adapt to the changes in the 21th century.【篇二：淺談中英文在文化上的差異】 淺談中英文在文化上的差異 中國與英語國家在文化上的差異體現在社會生活的諸多方面，也體現在地域文化的差異，習俗文化的差異，姓名與稱呼用語的差異，交際用語的差異，數字內涵，委婉語和對應詞及其內涵方面。我從中選取幾個方面來，通過對這些方面的討論來探討中英文在文化上的差異性。 首先要討論兩國語言在文化上的差異就應該了解什么叫文化，以及文化與語言的關系。 同時，語言與文化相依為命，不可能脫離另一方面而獨立存在，語言反映文

11、化特征并預示文化發展的方向，兩者的關系可簡單地比作內容與形式相互依賴、相互作用的關系。 中英文在文化上的差異具體體現在以下幾個方面：一 地域文化的差異 地域文化主要指地理環境、自然環境方面的文化。受自然環境的影響，不同民族在對同一事物的認識上存在差異。有些事物在一種語言中為美，而在另一種語言中為丑；有些事物在一種語言中有豐富的內涵，而在另一種語言中毫無意義。地域文化上的差異又體現在： 1.中英文動物詞文化的差異 在中國，龍被視為神物，集力量、智慧、運氣、喜慶、威嚴、威武、權力于一身。封建時代的皇帝常把自己比做“龍”，中華民族也稱自己為“龍的傳人”，“龍的子孫”。而在英語中，dragon被看作“

12、邪惡”、“恐怖”，甚至“戰爭”的代名詞。圣經里多次提到的魔鬼撒旦就是一個與上帝作對的誘惑者和叛逆者的形象，它被稱作the old dragon。英國著名作家狄更斯在艱難時世中也以“dragon”這個詞來描述斯巴塞太太：鎮上的人們走來走去看見她坐在那兒，卻把她看作這個銀行的“毒龍”(bank dragon)。 2.中英文植物詞文化的差異 竹子這種植物與中國文化有著深厚的關系，歷代文人墨客賞竹、畫竹、詠竹。鄭板橋的竹畫享譽世界，邵謁的名句“竹死不變節，花落有余香”深入人心，竹子逐漸成了中國人堅強不屈、高風亮節的性格的象征。但bamboo一詞在英語里只不過是一種很普通的植物，沒有任何外延意義。 二

13、習俗文化的差異習俗文化指的是一個民族在長期的生活中所形成的習慣和風俗。如果仔細對比一下中西兩種文化中有關日常生活和社會習俗方面的例子，我們就不難看出它們的差別。 1. 姓名的差異 英國國家是基督教國家，人們的姓名與宗教有著不可分割的聯系，姓名的結構一般是教名+自取名+姓氏，與我國姓氏在前，名在后相反。在很多場合中，中間名一般略去不寫，按照英語民族的習俗，一般嬰兒在受洗禮時，由牧師或者父母為其命名，稱為教名。以后本人取第二個名字，排在教名之后。 2.稱呼用語的差異 在英語國家，不認識的人之間通常用“sir”和“madam”關系不太密切或表示尊重時。使用mr.，mrs.，miss或ms.加姓氏，如

14、：mr.black，mrs.white，ms.jones，但是這些稱呼只與姓氏一起使用，不與教名或自取名一起使用. 在我國改革開放之前，不熟悉的人在稱呼時，彼此都成為“同志”。之后，隨著社會的變化與發展，稱呼也逐漸發生了改變。現在，不論男女，通常大多都成為“師傅”。該詞原本是與徒弟想對應的，用于稱呼陌生人，不免會使英語國家的人們感覺詫異。在漢英翻譯時，將改詞視男女譯為sir或madam更符合其意。 在我國，熟人之間通常在姓氏前加“老”或“小”來稱呼對方，以表示親切，如：老趙，小李等。在英語國家，萬萬不可以在姓名前加old或 young,因為人們普遍恐懼年老, old age被看作是無能力和不愉

15、快生活的時期,而年輕則含有無經驗、 不成熟之意。在漢語 里，我們可以用廠長，經理，局長，書記，老師等額詞在其前加姓氏作為稱呼語，而在英語中卻不可以。我們不可以說director wang，techer li，而應當用mr.，mrs.,madam等與姓氏連用。 3.對與個人隱私注重程度的差異 我們都知道中國人自來熟，在很短的時間內就能把對方的家庭情況、個人狀況了解得清清楚楚，這是因為中國人千百年來居住集中，接觸頻繁，個人生活或私生活很容易被人知道或干預。加上中國人互相關心，互相愛護，認為個人的事即家庭乃至集體的事，所以他們很愿意了解別人的歡樂與痛苦，別人也愿意說出自己的喜悅與不快。而對英美人來說

16、，如果有陌生人詢問他們的薪水、年齡、婚姻狀況、宗教信仰等問題，他們可能會感到尷尬或不快，甚至抱怨：真是閑得無聊，你有窺探他人隱私之癖?。?4. 對顏色內涵理解的差異 紅色在中國人的眼里象征熱烈，歡慶，喜慶，所以中國人的婚禮一定要穿大紅，而喪禮則是從頭到腳的白，大喜與大悲洋溢其間。熱鬧與悲傷的氣氛充斥在婚禮的鑼鼓與喪禮的嗩吶聲中。但是在西方人眼中，白色是純潔的象征，所以他們的婚禮穿白色婚紗，以示純潔高貴。喪禮一定要穿黑色體現莊嚴肅穆。安靜是兩者都不可或缺的。 四英漢文化差異對翻譯的影響英漢文化差異對翻譯的影響主要表現在以下幾個方面: 一、觀察與思維上的差異對翻譯的影響 英漢兩個民族在觀察與思維上

17、是存在著差異的: 面對同一物體，用以概括的概念也有出入，因而語言表達方式也不同。如對顏色的觀察和使用,就有不同的概念 。 英語：“black tea”在漢語中不叫“黑茶”，而叫“紅茶”：“brownbread”是“黑面包”，而不是“棕色面包”。漢語的“紅眼病”，英語為“green - eyed”。漢語的“青衣”，“青天”同是一個“青”字， 翻譯成英文就只能分別譯作“black dress”和“blue sky”。漢語“黑眼睛”，英語為“drakeyes”；英語的“black eyes”，漢語為“挨打后出現的黑眼圈”；此外,英漢兩個民族在邏輯思維上也存在著差異。例如: 英文句子you canno

18、tbe too careful in the exam. 若直譯為“考試時你不要太細心”。那就大錯特錯了。因為從句法上看，它是一個雙重否定結構， 從思維方式上看，它是一種逆向思維。其正確譯文是: 考試時你要特別細心。因此，對于這一類因思維差異而引起的表達不同的概念，譯者同樣要越過表達形式的局限進行意義上的對等翻譯。 二、時間觀念的差異對翻譯的影響 由于英漢文化 “the latest news”譯成中文就不能譯為“最后消息”而只宜譯為“最新消息”。類似的例子如the latest discovery of sth(最新發現) ，the latest development of sth(最新發

19、展) 等。再看下面的例句“可是我們已說到故事的后面【篇三：英國文化與中國文化對比(英文)】 western students enjoy a seemingly relaxed educational experience. this, however, is not the case for students in asia, who face crushing workloads and are often very disciplined. in the first part of her globalist. the decision is partly based on an ina

20、bility or unwillingness to spend thousands of dollars in tuition fees, especially given the suspicion that local schools are better anyway. after all, what more could one want from a basic education than a strong grounding in language, math and science, all subjects in which asian schools famously e

21、xcel. our main concern is the ability of our son and indeed the whole family to adapt to the strict diligence that is expected of the chinese. apprehension increases when talking to local friends. china has a long history of standardized tests, beginning with the ancient imperial exams initiated dur

22、ing the sui dynasty.shelly chen is at the top of the class at the shanghai foreign language school, one of the citys best middle schools. already near fluent in english, she is studying german and ranks among the highest in her gradein physics. her goal is to get a full scholarship to harvard to stu

23、dy biochemistry. it is not only western expatriates that grow anxious when hearing about students like shelly.throughout england, politicians, parents and pundits worry that the industriousness and discipline of kids in the east are leaving relatively relaxed westerners trailing behind. though there

24、 is some debate surrounding the statistics, it is widely believed that north america is failing to produce sufficient graduates in sciences and engineering.still less controversy attends the observation that math scores throughout the west rank well below those of most asian countries. as a result,

25、there is a deepening consensus that, in order to maintain its competitive edge, chinese students are taught that all questions have but one right answer and there is little room for debate.north american education needs to move away from an emphasis on fun, flexibility and individual learning styles

26、.instead, it has to shift towards a more strict, disciplined teaching environment that math and science, in particular, seem to demand.this shift can be discerned even in canada, where there are no college entrance exams, and where,standardized testing, memorization and rote learning have long been

27、frowned upon.nevertheless, there is a mounting chorus complaining that the prominence given to creativity cheats students out of a proper education.people like science teacher sumitra rajagopalan are entreating canadian educators to adopt a more asian pedagogical philosophy based on “constant repeti

28、tion, recitation, grilling and drilling”. in the united states, the rise of china and india is putting even more emphasis on the demand for education reform. tougher standards,new policies such as no child left behind have led to an increased stress on standardized testing. in the 2006 state of the

29、union address, president george w. bush mentioned the threat of asias giants specifically when introducing his “competitive initiative”, a program that promises substantial funds for the teaching of basic math and science. but in an ironic twist, there is an increasing desire to makeeducation more e

30、ngland in china. many now agree that the lack of creativity in chinas education system will soon prove a major stumbling block in the countrys continuing development. government and business leaders worry about a derivative, manufacturing-based economy, which is unable to innovate core technology, l

31、acks major research and development projects and lags far behind in creative sectors like marketing and design. a lack of flexibility and inability of individuals to take the initiative affects the entire service sector, paralyzing employees at every level. arriving late for the set breakfast at a f

32、ive-star hotel in chengdu, for example, i, along with a group of other foreigners, found that the coffee had run out. our request for more threw the staff into crisis.it was not until a series of meetings had been held and permission sought from senior management that a fresh pot could be brewed.passing even trivial problems up the management hierarchy in this way is simpl