中美健身文化对比_英语论文

Fit-Keeping Contrasts in America and China

摘要

健身是人们生活的重要组成部分。健身不仅能够养生还能强身健体，远离疾病的困扰。不同的国家人民有着不同的健身方式，而这些方式都受该国文化的影响。美国在健身领域是十分发达的国家，通过中美两国健身领域的对比能够促进两国人民的互相学习以及进一步的交流。通过分析，我们能够进一步了解文化是如何导致此类差别的。同时，通过在网络开展对青年人健身领域的调查问卷，使我们更加了解当今中国年轻人健身现状及特点。美国属于阳性文化，而中国属于阴性文化。这两种极度反差的文化对两国人民的健身理念和方式都有着极大的影响。文化的确会影响一个国家某个领域的发展，除了阳性，阴性文化还有美国的个人主义以及中国的家庭主义。此类对比能够让中国人认识到自身健身方面的不足以及与发达国家之间的差距，意识到健身的重要性并能够参与其中。

关键词：健身；文化；美国；中国

Abstract

Keeping fit is an important part of people's life. Keeping fit helps people to build up body strength and helps to maintain health. Different countries’ people have different ways of keeping fit which are influenced by the country's culture. America is the most developed country in fitness industry. Through the fit-keeping contrasts in America and China, it can help these two countries' people to learn from each other and carry on further communication. By analyzing the contrasts in fit keeping, we can have a better understanding how culture works in those difference. Meanwhile, by carrying out a survey about Chinese young people’s fit keeping aspects on the Internet; we know more about their fit-keeping situation and features. American belongs to masculine culture, while China is feminine culture. These two kinds of culture of extreme contrasts have great effects on people’s fit-keeping concepts and methods. A country’s culture actually will influence people’s fit-keeping life. Besides the masculine and feminine culture, there are American individualism and Chinese family culture. Such contrasts make Chinese people clearly aware of their shortcomings and gap between developed country and appeal more people to take actions in keeping fit.

Key words: fit-keeping contrasts; culture; American; China