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【标题】中英日常交际礼仪文化差异 【作者】童 琴 【关键词】中英??日常交际??礼仪?文化差异 【指导老师】程 琼 【专业】英语教育 【正文】1. IntroductionAs China’s economy grows and international transportation develops, more and more Chinese people visit English-spoken countries for business, study, vacations, etc, and encounter native-English speakers in many settings where communication is necessary. One of the problems in communication is etiquette, which means?“li yi” in Chinese. There are many English expressions such as?“etiquette”,?“courtesy”,?“decorum”,?“protocol”,?“rites”,?“propriety”,?“ceremony”,?“rule of conduct”, and so on. Etiquette is a universal phenomenon in human interaction and is an important element for successful communication. There is no doubt that etiquette plays an important role in cross-cultural communication. This paper gives a historical review of the study of etiquette in the English culture as well as the study of etiquette in the Chinese culture, mainly discusses the definition of etiquette, the definition of culture, the relationship between Chinese and English and differences in the daily communication etiquette for the Chinese and English such as addressing, greeting, first meeting, introduction, business card exchanging and serving the gusts etc. Then this paper makes a conclusion of culture values between Chinese and English in etiquette.?2. Etiquette and Culture2.1 Definition of EtiquetteIn society, there are social conventions and cultural traditions. To be a civilized member of the community, people have to follow all the social rules. The degree of etiquette embodied in communication reflects the level of the social civilization. In communication, in order to achieve communicative goal, and enhance friendship, people do their best to consider the others’ benefit, avoid offences and misunderstandings and to be polite. The etiquette concerned in the thesis mainly refers to that of daily communication. For instance, in China, when people meet, they may exchange uninformative vi