2017年考研英语翻译训练：中国盛行的西方节日

　　本期主题【中国盛行的西方节日】

　　Western festivals have been celebrated by more andmore Chinese people of different ages,especiallyyoung people.Globalization is the trend of modernworld.In addition to economic globalization,culturalglobalization is also a significant part of it and it isinevitable.Chinese festivals emphasize cultural implication and collective awareness,whileWestern festivals stress everyone's inner experience when staying alone or being together withothers.For example,Thanksgiving Day is a festival which arouses smooth social relationsamong people and evokes national awareness of continuous self-improvement.Suchfestivals are good supplement of Chinese festivals.This is just cultural difference betweenChinese festivals and Western festivals,and neither can be judged as good or bad.

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　　中国过西方节日的人越来越多了，不同年龄层次的人都有，以年轻人居多。目前，全球化是现代世界的趋势，不仅仅是经济全球化，文化全球化也是其中重要的一部分，也是无法避免的。中国节日强调的是文化意义，集体意识。西方节日强调人与人之间以及每个人内心的体验，例如感恩节(Thanksgiving Day)是唤起人与人之间良好的社会关系、唤起自强不息的民族意识的节日。这样的节日很好地补充了我们国家的节日。这是文化差异，没有好坏之分。