新加坡文化英文.ppt

Brief analysis of Singapore culture Group member: 10 International trade April 15,2011 Catalogue： Ⅰ、general description Ⅱ、languages Ⅲ、attitudes and believes Ⅳ、ethnic areas Ⅴ、festivals Ⅵ、religion Ⅶ、cuisine Ⅷ、cultural policy general description（总述） 1、a part of British Malaya 英国马来半岛的一部分 2、was ruled by the sultanate of johor. 由johor苏丹王国统治 3、Singapore has a diverse（多样的） populace of nearly 5 million people.In addition, 42% of its populace are foreigners.it is also the third most densely（稠密） populated in the world after macau and monaco（摩纳哥） Languages（语言） Many Singaporeans, though not all, are bilingual. Most speak English and another language, most commonly Mandarin Chinese, Malay or Tamil. 许多新加坡人，虽然不是所有，都会两种以上语言。多数都是讲英语和另一种语言，普通话、马来语或者泰米尔语。 English is the first language of Singapore. The standard form of English spoken in Singapore is Singapore Standard English, which uses British spellings and grammar. However, there is also a local dialect of English, Singlish, that is unique to Singapore. 英语是新加坡第一种语言。在新加坡讲的英语的标准格式是新加坡标准英语，使用英国拼写和语法。然而，也有一种地方方言英语， Singlish，是独特的。 Attitudes and beliefs（态度和信仰） 1、Meritocracy 能力主义 2、Social and religious harmony 社会和宗教和谐 3、Democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality 民主、和平、进展、正义和平等 ethnic areas（种族区域） Singapore has several distinct ethnic neighborhoods, including Little India, Chinatown and Kampong Glam. 新加坡有几个截然不同种族邻里，包括少印度、唐人街和Glam部落。 Festivals（节日） The major public holidays reflect the mentioned racial diversity, including Chinese New Year, Buddhist Vesak Day（佛教卫塞节）, Muslim Eid ul-Fitr , and Hindu Diwali（印度排灯节）. Christians constitute a large and rapidly growing minority, and Christmas Day, Good Friday, and New Year’s Day are also public holidays. On August 9,Singapore celebrates the anniversary of its independence with a series of events, including the National Day Parade（国庆节游行） which is the main ceremony（典礼、仪式