1、篇一：传统文化的消失英语作文TheTraditionalCultureWiththerapidlydevelopingofthesociety,culturehavechangedgreatly.Inthecity,noonecanescapefromthefastpace.Andasaresult,thetraditionalculturearebelievedbecominglost.However,whythetraditionalculturearebecominglostFirst,weeatth
2、epopularizedfastfoodandenjoythepopularizedfastfoodculture.Sincewegetusedtosuchfastthingsthatmanytraditionalthingshavebeenignored.Second,wehavebroughtupmanyothercultures,thoseculturearemorepopularthanouroweculturefortheyoungpeople,theyinterestintheothe
3、rculturesbecausethoseculturesarenewthingsandtheyoungsarecuriousaboutnewthings.Andyoungpeoplestandforthefutureculture.Somanypeoplebelievethatthetraditionalculturewillgraduallybelost.Tosometraditionalculturesthatareondecline,wehavetakenactivemeasurestoc
4、onservethem.Expertshavecomeupwithproperadviceonprotectingsuchcultures.Manyvolunteershavededicatedthemselvestostudyingthem.Firstandforemost,moreandmorepeoplehavediscernedtheimportanceofthetraditionalculture.Therefore,wearesurethatoureffortswillleadtoabril
5、liantfuture.Ifaculturewantstogainaneternallife,itshouldchangeitselftocatertothepeopleinitsage.Sodoesourtraditionalculture.Traditionalculturesadheringtomodernmeansappearrigorous.Forexample,wemakeCDsforclassicmusicsothatitcannotonlymeetmodernneedsbut
6、alsospreadfurtherandmoresuccessfullyinthemodernworld.Theappearanceoftraditionalculturechanges,buttheessencewillneverchangeandwillbewellaccepted.篇二：关于文化差异的英文作文关于文化差异的英文作文TheculturedifferencesbetweentheEastandWest.Asweknow,therearesomanydifferencesbetweencult
7、ureoftheEastandWestthatIcannotlistalloftheirdifferentaspects.Iwillfocusonthedifferencesofdietcustomandteachingsystem.Foryourbetterunderstanding,IwillsetexamplesofChinaandAmerica.ItisnodoubtthatitisatraditiontousechopsticksforChinese.ButpeopleinAme
8、ricaprefertoforksandknives.Thisdifferentresultisbasedondifferentfoodtheyarelike.Americanschoosetoeatbeefsteak,bread,andsalad,whileChinesepeoplechoosenoodles,pancakesandrice.Whatismore,thecustomofdrinkingteainChinaanddrinkingcoffeeinAmericaarestandoutparti
9、cularly.However,thereisatrendthatthefoodinbothcountrieshasbeenmixture.Forexample,thecoffeeandbreadhaveintroducedtoChina.ThefamousKFCisverypopularatchildren.ThegapofteachingsystembetweenChinaandAmericaisbig.Chinesestudentsalwayscomplainabouttheirhomework.To
10、omuchhomeworkhaslimitedthetimetoexerciseandrelax.Theyhavetorecitemanythingsastogetahighmark.Homeworkcomesthefirsttothem.Inmyopinion,thestudyinAmericaismoreinteresting.Teacherspayattentionstotrainingstudentsskillsinthinkinginrealasticlifenottoemphasis
11、ontheimportancesofmemories.Inaaddition,therateofgoingtoschool,thesalaryofteaching,andthejobofgruduatesarequitedifferent,too.IshouldsaythatChimagovernmentshouldmakegreateffortstoimproveitsteachingsyetem.Iamalsoexpecttobeoneday,theWestgivemorecheersto
12、ourcountry.篇三：关于古埃及文化的英文演讲关于古埃及文化的英文演讲CultureofEgyptTheCultureofEgypthasfivethousandyearsofrecordedhistory.AncientEgyptwasamongtheearliestcivilizations.Formillennia,EgyptmaintainedastrikinglycomplexandstableculturethatinfluencedlaterculturesofEurope,theMiddleEa
13、standAfrica.AfterthePharaonicera,EgyptitselfcameundertheinfluenceofHellenism,foratimeChristianity,andlater,ArabandIslamicculture.Today,manyaspectsofEgyptsancientcultureexistininteractionwithnewerelements,includingtheinfluenceofmodernWesternculture,itself
14、withrootsinAncientEgypt.LanguageTheAncientEgyptianlanguage,whichformedaseparatebranchamongthefamilyofAfro-Asiaticlanguages,wasamongthefirstwrittenlanguages,andisknownfromhieroglyphicinscriptionspreservedonmonumentsandsheetsofpapyrus.TheCopticlanguage,theonly
15、extantdescendantofEgyptian,istodaytheliturgicallanguageoftheCopticOrthodoxChurch.The”KoindialectoftheGreeklanguagewasimportantinHellenisticAlexandria,andwasusedinthephilosophyandscienceofthatculture,andwaslaterstudiedbyArabicscholars.ArabiccametoEgyptin
16、theseventhcenturyandEgyptianArabichassincebecomethemodernspeechofthecountry.OfthemanyvarietiesofArabic,itisthemostwidelyspokenseconddialect,probablyduetotheinfluenceofEgyptiancinemathroughouttheArabic-speakingworld.IntheUpperNileValley,aroundKomOmboan
17、dAswan,thereareabout300,000speakersofNubianlanguages,mainlyNobiin,butalsoKenuzi-Dongola.TheBerberlanguagesarerepresentedbySiwi,spokenbyabout5,000aroundtheSiwaOasis.ThereareoveramillionspeakersoftheDomarilanguage(anIndo-AryanlanguagerelatedtoRomany),mostl
18、ylivingnorthofCairo,andthereareabout60,000GreekspeakersinAlexandria.Approximately77,000speakersofBedawi(aBejalanguage)liveintheEasternDesert.LiteratureAncientEgyptianliteraturedatesbacktotheOldKingdom,inthethirdmillenniumBC.Religiousliteratureisbestknownf
19、oritshymnstovariousgodsanditsmortuarytexts.TheoldestextantEgyptianliteraturearethePyramidTexts:themythologyandritualscarvedaroundthetombsofrulers.Thelater,secularliteratureofancientEgyptincludesthewisdomtexts,formsofphilosophicalinstruction.TheInstruction
20、ofPtahhotep,forexample,isacollationofmoralproverbsbyanEgyptianadministrator.TheauthorsoftheliteratureoftheOldandMiddleKingdoms(throughtothemiddleofthesecondmillenniumBC)seemtohavebeendrawnfromaneliteadministrativeclass,andwerecelebratedandreveredinto
21、theNewKingdom(totheendofthesecondmillennium).Intime,thePyramidTextsbecameCoffinTexts(perhapsaftertheendoftheOldKingdom),andfinallythemortuaryliteratureproduceditsmasterpiece,theBookoftheDead,duringtheNewKingdom.TheMiddleKingdomwasthegoldenageofEgypt
22、ianliterature.SomenotabletextsincludetheTaleofNeferty,theInstructionsofAmenemhatI,theTaleofSinuhe,theStoryoftheShipwreckedSailorandtheStoryoftheEloquentPeasant.InstructionsbecameapopularliterarygeeoftheNewKingdom,takingtheformofadviceonproperbehavior.
23、TheStoryofWenamunandtheInstructionsofAniarewell-knownexamplesfromthisperiod.DuringtheGreco-Romanperiod(332BCAD639),Egyptianliteraturewastranslatedintootherlanguages,andGreco-Romanliteraturefusedwithnativeartintoanewstyleofwriting.Fromthisperiodcomesth
24、eRosettaStone,whichbecamethekeytounlockingthemysteriesofEgyptianwritingtomodernscholarship.ThegreatcityofAlexandriaboasteditsfamousLibraryofalmosthalfamillionhandwrittenbooksduringthethirdcenturyBC.AlexandriascentreoflearningalsoproducedtheGreektranslati
25、onoftheHebrewBible,theSeptuagint.DuringthefirstfewcenturiesoftheChristianera,EgyptwastheultimatesourceofagreatdealofasceticliteratureintheCopticlanguage.EgyptianmonasteriestranslatedmanyGreekandSyriacworks,whicharenowonlyextantinCoptic.UnderIslam,Egyp
26、tcontinuedtobeagreatsourceofliteraryendeavour,nowintheArabiclanguage.In970,al-AzharUniversitywasfoundedinCairo,whichtothisdayremainsthemostimportantcentreofSunniIslamiclearning.Inthe12thcenturyEgypt,theJewishtalmudicscholarMaimonidesproducedhismostimp
27、ortantwork.EgyptsvastandrichliteratureconstitutesanimportantculturalelementinthelifeofthecountryandintheMiddleEastasawhole.EgyptiannovelistsandpoetswereamongthefirsttoexperimentwithmodernstylesofArabicliterature,andtheformstheydevelopedhavebeenwidelyi
28、mitated.ThefirstmodernEgyptiannovelZaynabbyMuhammadHusaynHaykalwaspublishedin1913intheEgyptianvernacular.EgyptiannovelistNaguibMahfouzwasthefirstArabic-languagewritertowintheNobelPrizeinLiterature.ManyEgyptianbooksandfilmsareavailablethroughouttheMiddleEa
29、st.OtherprominentEgyptianwritersincludeNawalElSaadawi,wellknownforherfeministworksandactivism,andAlifaRifaatwhoalsowritesaboutwomenandtradition.VernacularpoetryisperhapsthemostpopularliterarygeeamongstEgyptians,representedmostsignificantlybyAhmedFuadNigm(
30、Fagumi)andAbdelRahmanel-Abnudi.ReligionAncientEgyptianreligionwasapolytheisticsystemthatsawtheworldasinconflictbetweenforcesoforderandchaos.ThePharaoh,representativeoforderonEarth,wasseenasdivineanddescendedofthefalcongodHorus.Therewasastrongcultofresu
31、rrectioninthenextlifecenteredaroundthegodOsiris.CopticChristianitybecamepopularintheRomanandByzantineperiods,andEgyptwasindeedoneofthestrongestearlyChristiancommunities.Today,Christiansconstituteabout10%ofthepopulation.IslaminEgyptcametothecountrywiththe
32、successorsofMohammed,andistodaythedominantfaithwith90%ofthepopulationadherents,almostalloftheSunnidenomination.VisualartEgyptianartinantiquityTheEgyptianswereoneofthefirstmajorcivilizationstocodifydesignelementsinart.Thewallpaintingsdoneintheserviceofth
33、ePharaohsfollowedarigidcodeofvisualrulesandmeanings.EarlyEgyptianartischaracterizedbyabsenceoflinearperspective,whichresultsinaseeminglyflatspace.Theseartiststendedtocreateimagesbasedonwhattheyknew,andnotasmuchonwhattheysee.Objectsintheseartworksgen
34、erallydonotdecreaseinsizeastheyincreaseindistanceandthereislittleshadingtoindicatedepth.Sometimes,distanceisindicatedthroughtheuseoftieredspace,wheremoredistantobjectsaredrawnhigherabovethenearbyobjects,butinthesamescaleandwithnooverlappingofforms.P
35、eopleandobjectsarealmostalwaysdrawninprofile.EarlyEgyptianartistsdidhaveasystemformaintainingdimensionswithinartwork.Theyusedagridsystemthatallowedthemtocreateasmallerversionoftheartwork,andthenscaleupthedesignbaseduponproportionalrepresentationinalarg
36、ergrid.Seealso:Africanart(Egypt)editEgyptianartinmoderntimesModernandcontemporaryEgyptianartcanbeasdiverseasanyworksintheworldartscene.Somewell-knownnamesincludeMahmoudMokhtar,Abdel-HadielGazzar,FaroukHosny,GazbiaSirryandmanyothers.ManyartistsinEgypthav
37、etakenonmodernmediasuchasdigitalartandthishasbeenthethemeofmanyexhibionsinCairo,inrecenttimes.TherehasalsobeenatendencytousetheworldwidewebasanalternativeoutletforartistsandthereisastrongArt-focusedinternetcommunityonegroupsthathasfoundoriginin
38、Egypt.SciencePtolemyClaudiusPtolemaeus,givencontemporaryGermanstyling,ina16thcenturyengravedbookfrontispiecePtolemyisoneofthemostfamousscientistsassociatedwithEgypt.AlthoughhewasborninGreece,heisfamousforhisworkinAlexandria.BornClaudiusPtolemaeus(Greek:K入a
39、6(onpo入C165),hewOS;魅.85Greekgeographer,astronomer,andastrologer.Heisconsideredbymanytobethefatherofastronomy.Ptolemywastheauthoroftwoimportantscientifictreatises.OneistheastronomicaltreatisehatisnowknownastheAlmagest(inGreekH丫？入”Evrat,TheGreatTre
40、atise).Inthiswork,oneofthemostinfluentialbooksofAntiquity,PtolemycompiledtheastronomicalknowledgeoftheancientGreekandBabylonianworld.PtolemysothermainworkishisGeography.Thistooisacompilation,ofwhatwasknownabouttheworldsgeographyintheRomanEmpireinhisti
41、me.InhisOptics,aworkwhichsurvivesonlyinapoorArabictranslation,hewritesaboutpropertiesoflight,includingreflection,refractionandcolour.HisotherworksincludePlanetaryHypothesis,PlanisphaeriumandAnalemma.Ptolemystreatiseonastrology,theTetrabiblos,wasthemostpopular
42、astrologicalworkofantiquityandalsoenjoyedgreatinfluenceintheIslamicworldandthemedievalLatinWest.PtolemyalsowroteaninfluentialworkHarmonicsonmusictheory.Aftercriticizingtheapproachesofhispredecessors,Ptolemyarguedforbasingmusicalintervalsonmathematicalratios
43、(incontrasttothefollowersofAristoxenus)backedupbyempiricalobservation(incontrasttotheoverly-theoreticalapproachofthePythagoreans).Hepresentedhisowndivisionsofthetetrachordandtheoctave,whichhederivedwiththehelpofamonochord.Ptolemysastronomicalinterestsalsoappearedinadiscussionofthemusic