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1、Cultureisacomplexconceptwhichishardtodefine.But,simplyput,ithink“Culture”referstoaninnerspiritandtheinherentcharmofanation,morespecifically,whichmeanspeopleofaregionoftensharethecommonvaluesandworldview.Cultureisabondthattiespeopletogether,butitalsomaycausesconflictsbetweendiff
2、erentculturessometimes.Withthegraduallyclosecontactofnationsandglobalization,cross-culturalcommunicationisbecomingincreasinglyimportanttoday.Cross-culturalcommunicationisnotstrangetous,it’sakindofinformationexchangebetweentwoheterogeneouscultureandasadynamicsocialphenomenon,ith
3、asitsspecificmotivation,trendandpattern.Whenitcomestocross-culturalcommunication,whatmattersishowcanweavoidcultureshockaspossibleaswecanandunderstandandrespectothersofdifferentculture.So,thefirstbasicthingofmakingawellcross-culturalcommunicationistolearnaboutthesimilaritiesandd
4、ifferencesbetweendifferentcultures.Becomingawareofculturaldifferences,aswellasexploringthesimilarities,canhelpuscommunicatewithothersmoreeffectivelyindeed.And,learningaboutthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweendifferentculturesnotonlycanhelpimmerseinanotherculture,butenrichourown
5、traditionalculturebyabsorbingtheadvantagesofforeignculturesandmakeitvariousandglobalized.Notonlythat,learningaboutculturesimilaritiesanddifferencesisthefastestwaytobroadenyourknowledgeoftheworldandhelpnon-nativespeakersputthelinguisticknowledgeintopracticeinsomeway.Next,iwillta
6、ketwotopicsasexamplestoshowtheimportanceoflearningaboutthesimilaritiesanddifferencesindifferentcultures:1、DifferencesbetweenChinesefoodandAmericanfoodOncetheregoesasaying,”Foodiseatingwell-deservedforhumanlife”,sofoodisthefirstneedforhuman,anditdoesmakesensetocompareChinesefood
7、culturewithAmerican’s.Then,iwouldliketosharemyopinionsaboutfoodculturaldifferencesbetweenchinaandAmerica:(1)Differencesinconcepts.Thereisasayinggoesinchina:”tothepeoplefoodstuffisallimportant.”it’sclearthatChineseputafairhighvalueonfood.,somostofthemeattosatisfytheirdesireforde
8、licacy.Chinesefoodismuchconcentrateonthecolor,shape,ta
