AContrastiveAnalysisofViewsonFriendshipof(中没友谊观的差别).ppt

A Contrastive Analysis of Views on Friendship of China and U.S.A. * content the differences on time The difference in the area and scope the differences on the purpose of making friends the differences on the expectations regarding friends reasons the differences on time China Chinese expect friendship to be long lasting． America American people prefer to be independent rather than dependent. The difference in the area and scope Friendships between Americans, always confined to a certain field, not extended to the field of life and work. America China Chinese people prefer to dependant. China Chinese Chinese people share “things in common” ： a task, a class, the hometown． America But in North America, business and friendship are kept separate． The friendships are usually tied to specific activities． It is not important what you know, but who you know. the differences on the purpose of making friends The differences on the expectations regarding friends China “A friend in need is a friend indeed ” ． A friend in China is someone who offers help without to be asked. America Self-reliance Business in business It’s quite natural for Americans to move their home to different places. Very few people live in just one place for a life long time. As American settlers moved west in the early and mid-19th century, they had to learn to depend on themselves. They didnt have all the comforts of their homes back East. These brave pioneers had to build their own houses, invent new farm tools and make clothes and household items out of the resources available. As a result, Americans developed a can-do spirit and an optimism about their ability to handle any challenge. As?American?settlers?moved?west?in?the?early?and?mid-19th?century,?they? had?to?learn?to?depend?on?themselves.?They?didnt?have?all?the?comforts?of? their?homes?back?East.?These?brave?pioneers?had?to?build?their?own?houses,? invent?new?farm?tools?and?make?clothes?and?household?items?out?of?the? resou