从电影《四个婚礼和一个葬礼》与《我最好朋友的婚礼》看西方婚礼习俗_英语论文

On The Western Wedding Customs in The Movies Four Weddings And A Funeral And My Best Friend’s Wedding

摘要

婚礼习俗作为一种民族文化中重要的一部分，反映出了一个民族文化的特点。随着世界各国的文化交流增多，人们越来越多的关注西方文化，而观看电影成了人们了解西方文化的好方法。西方婚礼习俗作为西方文化的一个重要部分，对其的研究有助于人们对西方文化的认识。本文主要结合电影《四个婚礼和一个葬礼》与《我最好朋友的婚礼》来讨论其中所呈现的西方的婚礼习俗，研究西方婚礼的历史、发展与现状。其次，本文从婚前准备、婚礼仪式、婚礼起源的文化背景三个方面讨论中西方婚礼习俗的的异同，以及西方婚礼对中国婚礼的影响。通过本文使人们对西方的婚礼习俗有一个较为可观的认识。

关键词：西方婚礼习俗 电影 中西婚礼习俗异同

Abstract

Wedding customs is a considerable part of an ethnic culture, reflecting the characteristics of a culture. With the increasing cultural communication all over the world, Chinese people pay more and more attention to western culture, and watching movies is a good way to know western culture. Western wedding customs is an important part of western culture, and the study of it will help people learn more about western culture. This paper focuses on western wedding customs which are shown in two movies, Four Weddings And A Funeral and My best Friend’s Wedding, to comprehend the history and development of western wedding. Then it discusses the similarities and differences between western and Chinese wedding culture from three aspects, the preparations of a wedding, wedding ceremony, and origins in different cultural backgrounds, and the western wedding’s influences on Chinese wedding. People can have an objective knowledge of western wedding customs with this study. 

Key words: western wedding customs; movies; comparison and contrast with Chinese wedding customs