| Acknowledgments | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第7-8页 |
| Ⅰ． Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| Ⅱ． Culture and Language | 第11-17页 |
| 2．1． What is culture? | 第11-13页 |
| 2．2． Culture and its relationship with language | 第13-17页 |
| Ⅲ． Factors Affecting Cultural Differences | 第17-28页 |
| 3．1． Philosophy and religion | 第17-21页 |
| 3．2． Individualism and collectivism | 第21-22页 |
| 3．3． Family | 第22-24页 |
| 3．4． Privacy | 第24-26页 |
| 3．5． Time and space | 第26-28页 |
| Ⅳ． Cultural Conflicts | 第28-47页 |
| 4．1． Cultural conflicts in vocabulary | 第28-35页 |
| 4．1．1． Sample words with connotations | 第28-30页 |
| 4．1．2． Connotations of animals | 第30-33页 |
| 4．1．3． Connotations of colors | 第33-35页 |
| 4．2． Cultural conflicts in communicative customs | 第35-47页 |
| 4．2．1． Forms of address | 第36-41页 |
| 4．2．2． Greetings and partings | 第41-43页 |
| 4．2．3． Compliments and response | 第43-44页 |
| 4．2．4． Thanks and response | 第44-47页 |
| Ⅴ． Strategies for Foreign Language Learners to Learn Culture | 第47-54页 |
| 5．1． Establish a sound attitude toward cultural differences | 第47-48页 |
| 5．2． Learn culture through various reading materials | 第48-51页 |
| 5．3． Learn culture through TV and movies | 第51页 |
| 5．4． Attend lectures on cultures | 第51-52页 |
| 5．5． Communicate with native speakers | 第52-53页 |
| 5．6． Put on mini-dramas or plays | 第53-54页 |
| Ⅵ． Conclusion | 第54-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-58页 |
