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1、WhatisCulture?Cultureisthefullrangeoflearnedhumanbehaviorpatterns.Cultureis"thatcomplexwholewhichincludesknowledge,belief,art,law,morals,custom,andanyothercapabilitiesandhabitsacquiredbymanasamemberofsociety.”----thepioneerEnglishAnthropologistEdwardB.Tylor文化文化是一个非常广泛的概念，给它下一个严格和精
2、确的定义是一件非常困难的事情。不少哲学家、社会学家、人类学家、历史学家和语言学家一直努力，试图从各自学科的角度来界定文化的概念。然而，迄今为止仍没有获得一个公认的、令人满意的定义。据统计，有关“文化”的各种不同的定义至少有二百多种。笼统地说，文化是一种社会现象，是人们长期创造形成的产物。同时又是一种历史现象，是社会历史的积淀物。确切地说，文化是指一个国家或民族的历史、地理、风土人情、传统习俗、生活方式、文学艺术、行为规范、思维方式、价值观念等。WhatisCulture?Itisconstantlychangingandeasilylostbecausei
3、texistsonlyinourminds. Ourwrittenlanguages,governments,buildings,andotherman-madethingsaremerelytheproductsofculture.Non-humanculture?Thisorangutanmotheris usingaspeciallyprepared stickto"fishout"foodfrom acrevice. Shelearnedthis skillandisnowteachingit toherchildwhoishanging onhe
4、rshoulderandintentlywatching.WESTERNWEDDINGBeforetheWeddingProposetoaLadyThoughmanyconventionsexist,norulesdefinethepropermethodofproposingmarriagetoalady.Thebestproposalfeelsintimate,romantic,specialandunique.Typically,anappropriateproposalreflectsthenatureofyourrelationshipandth
5、etastesofyourgirlfriend.Spendtimeconsideringthetypeofproposalyourgirlfriendwouldpreferbeforepoppingthequestion.APerfectProposalTheEngagementRingTiming(Makesurethatyouaskherwhenthetimeisright.Makeitaspecialtimeforbothofyou.)Becreative.Surpriseherandmaketheproposalspecial.Chooseamem
6、orableplace,song,oroccasionthatyousharedtogether,suchaswhereyoufirstmetorwhereyouhadyourfirstkiss.Setaromantictonewithflowers,candlesandchampagne.Mostimportantly,keepitsimplebecausetheproposalstorywillbetoldoverandover.Whenthetimeisright,expressyourloveanddevotion.Ifyoudesire,read
7、herapoem,orremindherofaspecialmomentinyourrelationship.Droptooneknee,andpresenttheringboxtoyourgirlfriend.Opentheboxandask,“Willyoumarryme?”EngagementPartyWithemail,telephones,andfarfewersocialformalitiestofollow,thenewsthesedaysisusuallyoutbeforethebride-to-behashadtimetorealizes
8、hehassaidyes.Butthatdoesn'tmeanyo
