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? Precision and accuracy is not emphasized. Medicine ? Western medicine – doctors examine parts of the body by detailed analysis ? Traditional Chinese medicine – take the patient as a whole, requiring the consideration of the connections of all parts of the body.( patient suffering from severe headache may get some foot treatment) Paintings Differences (1) ? The Chinese painting is a synthesis of different art form。 calligraphy, painting, poetry and stamp. ? In the West, painting is painting and poetry is poetry. Differences (2) ? In Chinese painting the eye of the viewer is assumed to move across the surface of the painting ? In the Western painting there is only one focal point, one spot from which the viewer looks at the painting. Differences (3) ? Western paintings seem to be more true to life, precision being obvious. (寫實 ) ? The Chinese painter seeks close resemblance in spirit instead of accurate likeness in appearance, conveying inside meanings(寫意) Western thinking ? – analytical, statistical, rational, and circumspect, (周到的 ) laying more emphasis on objectivity, specificity and precision. (客觀性,特異性和準確性 ) Chinese thinking ? Synthetic, intuitive, and concrete, valuing subjectivity and wholeness (主觀性和整體性 ) Discussion ? How would you describe your mother? Then study the remark made by Linell Davis. Do you agree with them ? Why ? Give your detailed ments. Linell Davis ? Native English speakers teaching writing in China often ment that their students’ writing is rich in visual and other sensory images, but at the same time also say that it is too sentimental. What they mean is that Chinese students tend to idealize what they are writing about. The writer is presenting a person, memory, or situation as he or she thinks it should be rather than how it is observed to be. The writer may not intend to portray a realistic picture of the world. Foreign teachers cautioned one another, ―Don’t ask them to wrote an essay about their mother. All you get is stereotypes about devotion and sacrifice. They will all sound alike.