一个民族的传统与文化塑造了该民族特有的思维模式,而这种思维模式又毫无疑问地在其语言中有所体现。汉语和英语之间的许多差异反映出了中国整体思维和西方个体思维两种不同的思维倾向。本文仅通过汉英构词法,汉英时间、空间和人物的表达方法以及汉英语序三方面来讨论中西整体思维与个体思维引起的英汉语言差异。 A nation’s traditions and cultures shape the unique modes of thinking of the nation, and this mode of thinking is no doubt reflected in its language. Many differences between Chinese and English reflect the two different thinking tendencies of Chinese overall thinking and Western individual thinking. This article only discusses the English-Chinese language difference caused by Chinese and Western thinking and individual thinking through Chinese-English word formation method, Chinese-English time, space and character expression methods, and Chinese English preface.