本教材探索中西文化的冲突、互补与共存，通过精选最具代表性的篇章对比中西方文化，从多个视角比较中西文化差异，深入剖析中西文化产生冲突的原因，探讨中国文化的传承与推广，培养学习者跨文化交际的能力。本教材共14个单元，每单元由10个部分组成：课文背景、词汇拓展、课文A、课文B、课文C、案例分析、阅读技能提升、翻译、课文复述和寓教于乐。每篇课文后均设生动有趣、与课文相关性强的练习。
本教材适合复合型、应用型人才培养需要，可作为英语专业本科生及研究生必修课或选修课教材、非英语专业的后续拓展课程教材、通识教育课程教材，以及英语学习者了解中西方文化的自学材料。

Unit 1 The Chinese and Western Philosophy
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Unit 2 The Chinese and Western Language
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Unit 3 The Chinese and Western Communication
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Unit 4 The Chinese and Western Festival
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Unit 5 The Chinese and Western Cuisine
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Unit 6 The Chinese and Western Costume
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Unit 7 The Chinese and Western Literature
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Unit 8 The Chinese and Western Painting
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Unit 9 The Chinese and Western Music
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Unit 10 The Chinese and Western Mythology
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Unit 11 The Chinese and Western Society
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Unit 12 The Chinese and Western Science
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Unit 13 The Chinese and Western Medicine
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Unit 14 The Chinese and Western Architecture
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