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Comparisons Of Chinese And
Western Views On Love
Definition and
place of love
Western
countries:
?
Love
is the first, and men in love can
sacrifice
（牺牲）
everything, and the
woman in love also will
give up everything.
?
?
In western
literature
（
文学）
love is a kind of
irresistible(
不可抵制的）
power.
The
admired
（羡慕，赞美）
is a perfect
angel.
China:
Chinese people
pay attention to marriage and despise(
轻
视）
love
。
love is more than the relationship of
two persons.
even if the special
felling disappeared between them
，
there is still a great
chance that they choose to live
together
their relationship
is not just about themselves, but the whole family
including
the child, parent, relatives,
etc
The choice
of marriage partner
Western
countries:
?
The
choice of the sexes and marriage partner is based
on love, regardless of
background
（背景）
,
family, age, social status and other
considerations.
?
With
emotion
（情感，情绪）
get close
together. Without it ,they are
divided
（分裂的）
.
China :
Many factors are
considered
Eg
：
?
The Romance of
Western Bower
（西厢记）
?
Impressive
Plot
（情节）
:
Zhang Junrui had to meet
secretly with Yingying,
who was waiting
for the moon over the Western Bower, by climbing
over the
wall into the garden. yingying
is the daughter of a rich businessman
，
however,zhang is a poor
intellectual.
?
Their love was
enthusiastic
（热烈的）
and
sincere
（真诚的，诚实的）
, but
unacceptable.
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Love
collide
（碰撞）
Western countries:
?
Westerners pay
more attention to the external beauty, namely the
“
lust
”
（欲
望）
in human
nature.
Example:
Romeo and
Juliet
Romeo and Juliet falling in love
at first sight is based on both sides of the
beauty.
They
don
’
t have deep
communications. They make judgments according to
the
impressions
（观感）
of the
opposite
（对面的）
person
’
s looks.
China:
?
The
Oriental
（东方人的）
pay more attention to the inner beauty,
namely
“
passion
（激
情，热情）
side in human nature.
Example:
Liang Shanbo and
Zhu Yingtai
Liang Shanbo and
Zhu Yingtai have quite a long time for
communications such as
three
years
’
classmates
reading. In daily contact, Zhu Yingtai was
attracted by
Liang
’
s talent
and connotation
（内涵）
and gave him her heart.
The expressions of love
Western countries:
Direct
and straightforward
（坦率的）
frankly
、
< br>open
、
romantic
、
egardless
（不注意的）
of everything
Eg
：
'I loved you.
I never shall. That's the truth, Roy. I never
shall.'
‘
我爱你，从未爱过别人，永远不会，这是真
的，罗伊，永远不会。
’
China:
Implicit and
veiled(
掩饰的）
.
g
：
The quiet woman
from The Book of Poetry
the
poetry depicts
（描述）
lover's first date ,the girl sent the
boy red-tube writing
brush ,the boy was
too excited but
responded
（回应）
implicitly.
.
Defending of love
Western countries:
Have
great initiative
（主动权）
China:
Lack of courage,
passively
（被动的）
receiving
（接收）
the fates
（命运）
.
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