碰撞下的跨文化交流：中西文化对比研究

TherealityofourrelativebackwardnesscompelsustoimportalotfromtheWesterncountries.TodaywelearnEnglish，readbooksaboutWarrenEdwardBuffett，wearnikeshoes，drinkCoca-Cola，listentorapsongs，driveMercedes-Benz，andwatchHollywoodmovies.OurhighereducationtendstobeWesternnized，too-emphasizinganalysis，criticism，logic，andformalapproachestoproblem-solving.WhatistragicisthatinspiteoftheseeminglyprevalentwesternizationinchinaWesternersreporttheyfeeluncertainanduncomfortableininteractingwithChineseandtherehasbeenmuchcoverageofcommunicationbreakdowns.Iamconvincedthatmuchofthisproblemstemsfromlackofmutualunderstandingofculturalbackgroundknowledge，forinrealitythecurrentwesternizationwithinChinaissuperficial.Itisduetothislackthatmanyofourgoodintentionshavebeenmisinterpretedintheinterculturalcommunication.Inwritingthesepages，Ihaveanambitiousgoal.IhopeIcandisplaytothereaderthatmostoftentheculturaldifferencesarejustdifferencesofdegree，andthatacknowledgingtheculturaldifferenceswillleadonetore-examinehisorherownculture.Forthisreason，thisbookistofocusonculturalcomparisonandcontrastandtriestoidentifyculturaldifferencesaswellasreasonsbehindtheseexplicitorhiddendiscrepancies.