在不同的文化背景下成长的人们所形成的观念也不同,并制约着人们的行为模式和生活方式,常常给跨文化交际带来困难和障碍。本文通过对在美华人的经历进行文化层面的分析,来增强不同文化背景的人们在交际时对观念差异的相互理解,跨越交际障碍,从而说明了英语教学中文化传递的必要性。 People who grow up in different cultural backgrounds also have different concepts and constrain people’s behavior patterns and lifestyles, which often bring difficulties and obstacles to intercultural communication. This article analyzes the cultural experience of the Chinese in the United States to enhance people of different cultural backgrounds in the communication of differences in understanding the concept of differences across social barriers, thus illustrating the necessity of cultural transmission in English teaching.