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Culture ---Dictionary Reference: Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. Made & Designed By Mian Wang, Shao Shuai, Xie Jun, Yang Xiaoge, Zhang Ruiqi
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culture ˈ k ʌ l t ʃ ər/ noun, verb, -tured, -tur·ing. –noun 1.the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc. 2.that which is excellent in the arts, manners, etc. 3.a particular form or stage of civilization, as that of a certain nation or period: Greek culture. 4.development or improvement of the mind by education or training.
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5.the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group: the youth culture; the drug culture. 6.Anthropology. the sum total of ways of living built up by a group of human beings and transmitted from one generation to another. 7.Biology. a.the cultivation of microorganisms, as bacteria, or of tissues, for scientific study, medicinal use, etc. b.the product or growth resulting from such cultivation. 8.the act or practice of cultivating the soil; tillage. 9.the raising of plants or animals, esp. with a view to their improvement. 10.the product or growth resulting from such cultivation.
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–verb (used with object) 11.to subject to culture; cultivate. 12.Biology. a.to grow (microorganisms, tissues, etc.) in or on a controlled or defined medium. b.to introduce (living material) into a culture medium.
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Webpage Wizard ---- SHAO SHUAI 1. What is Culture? http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/culture Tell you the concept of culture from different aspects. 2. General idea about British Life and Culture. http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/index.html http://projectbritain.com/ Tell you everything about British Culture, help you understand British Culture deeply and thoroughly. 3. Compare British Culture with American Culture http://projectbritain.com/ Listen to an interview about British Culture http://www.bbc.co.uk/china/learningenglish/askaboutbritain/story/2007/10/071023_84_uk_us.shtml
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experience expert ---By XiaoGe Yang The cultures of the East and the West have a lot of differences, and greeting is on of them. Here is a story: a friend of mine told me that one day when she finished cooking her dinner, one of her flat mates came into the kitchen. In order to greet him, she said: “ Hi, have you had your meal?”. To her surprise, that man answered: “No, will you cook for me?” This made her feel a little bit embarrassed. This event typically showed the culture differences between the East and the West. Actually in China, “Have you had your meal?” is just the way we greet each other, and it has no other meaning but “How are you?”. However, in western countries, this sentence is not greeting at all. People may think that you are inviting them to dinner if you ask them about their meals. More often than not they just use “Hi!” to greet each other. This event made me notice that sometimes culture differences can cause misunderstanding, and I also felt the importance of understanding another culture.
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Culture 文 化 Wen Hua Translation ---- by Zhang Ruiqi
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I translate culture into 文化 (WEN HUA) Mainly from two points: 1.Culture origins from Latin word “Colere”, meaning to cultivate, which refers to patterns of human activity and gradually some symbolic structures that give such activities significance and importance. Culture has been called “the way of life for an entire society, such as manners, dress, language, religion, etc. (WEN) 人文 2. Development or improvement of the mind by education or training. ( HUA) 教化
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Sense for sense In China “Wen Hua” can be explained separately as “Ren Wen” and “Jiao Hua”. The former one suggest the involvement of human activities and the basic tools for communication like language …which just explain the DIVERSE aspect of culture meaning. 文,人文 The later one means through all these activities,the improvement of human’s mind, which explain the development of Culture and the effect that Culture gave to humanbeings. 化, 教化
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Can't buy me love, love Can't buy me love I'll buy you a diamond ring my friend if it makes you feel alright I'll get you anything my friend if it makes you feel alright Cos I don't care too much for money, and money can't buy me love I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you I don't care too much for money, money can't buy me love Can't buy me love, everybody tells me so Can't buy me love, no no no, no Say you don't need no diamond ring and I'll be satisfied Tell me that you want the kind of thing that money just can't buy I don't care too much for money, money can't buy me love Owww Can't buy me love, everybody tells me so Can't buy me love, no no no, no Say you don't need no diamond ring and I'll be satisfied Tell me that you want the kind of thing that money just can't buy I don't care too much for money, money can't buy me love Can't buy me love, love Can't buy me love In fact, Beatles itself is a culture …
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