文化是人类在社会实践活动中所创造的物质财富和精神财富的总称。任何一种语言都和文化有着不可分割的联系。由于地域和历史的不同,西方人的文化背景和东方人有着很大的差异。我们要学好外语,就必须了解西方的风俗习惯、宗教信仰、思维方式等以及中西文化差异。 Culture is a general term for the material and spiritual wealth created by mankind in social practice. Any language is inextricably linked to culture. Due to the differences of geography and history, the cultural backgrounds of Westerners are quite different from the oriental people. If we want to learn a good foreign language, we must understand the Western customs, religious beliefs, ways of thinking, and differences between Chinese and Western cultures.