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1、ComparisonofCultureBetweenChinaandWesternCountriesLecture1—Lecture4:CivilizationandCultureLecture1:SurveyⅠWhy?GLOBALIZATIONWearenowinaquitedifferentworldfrombefore,whichissometimesreferredtoasa“globalvillage”.Thisglobalizationismainlyduetotheamazinglyrapiddevelopmentofsciencean
2、dtechnologyintheareaoftransportationandcommunicationsystems.1)Tripsoncetakingyears,months,weeks,andthendaysarenowmeasuredinamatterofhours.2)Peopleinallcornersoftheworldshareinformationandideasatthesametimethroughsophisticatedtechnologybehindsuchcommunicationmeansastelevision,te
3、lephone,fax,andtheinternet.Inaglobalvillage:nationsarelikefamily;continentsarelikeneighborhoods.Buttherearesomeworriesaboutglobalization.1)Theglobaleconomywillforceeveryonetobecomelikethefamiliesoftheworldthathavethemosteconomicandpoliticalpower.Theydonotwanttobesecondclassciti
4、zensinthevillage,andtheydonotwanttogiveuptheirowntreasuredwaysoflife.1)Conflictwillincreaseastimeandspaceshrink.Peopleinafamilyseetroublesinotherfamilyandwonderwhytheydon’tsolvetheirproblems.Everyfamilywantstoprotectitself.Noonewantstheproblemsofanotherfamilytospreadtotheirfami
5、ly.Whateveranxietypeoplehaveabouttheglobalvillage,theycanseethatcontactamongthepeopleoftheworldisincreasing.Asitsresidentswewantittobeagoodplacetolive.Everyonewantstobenefitfromglobaltradeandadvancedtechnology.Theywanttoliveamongpeoplewhorespectandappreciateoneanother.Theywantt
6、oprotectthemselvesfromdangerandliveatpeacewiththeirneighbors.Butmostpeopledonotwantpeaceimposedonthembythepowerofanotherfamily.Theywanttoliveintheirownway.Thesearesomeofthechallengesoflivinginaglobalvillage.Tomeetthosechallenges,peopleeverywhereneedtolearnaboutothercultures.CHI
7、NAENTRYINTOWTOChinahasbecomeanactivememberoftheworldcommunity,andherrecententryintotheWTOisboundtobringusintomorecontactwiththeoutsideworld.MOREANDMOREINTERCULTUREALCOMMUNICATIONHowtodoit?Howtodoitwell?Agoodknowledgeofaforeignlanguage,mainlyEnglish—themostwidelyusedlanguageinth
8、eworldtoday,isofcourseindispensable.Butlanguagealonedo
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