交谈双方了解彼此在文化上的差异是重要的,但是了解彼此文化上的共同点也同样不可忽略。在小的地球村,人类之所以敢于追求“互信、互利、合作、发展”的目标就是因为人类存在主要的共同点,而且这些共同点是可以扩大的。外国人常常称赞中国的 familyvalues(重家庭的价值观)。其实,我们的 family val-ues 也在随着经济、社会的发展而变化,这是我们不能忽视的。另一方面,我们也应看到西方人并非像我们想像的那样不重视家庭。在加拿大、澳大利亚常驻期间,我曾目睹过许多逢婚丧嫁娶或圣诞前夜全家人从四面 It is important for the two parties to understand each other’s cultural differences, but it is equally important to understand the cultural commonalities of each other. In a small global village, the reason why humans dare to pursue the goal of “mutual trust, mutual benefit, cooperation, and development” is because human beings have major commonalities, and these commonalities can be expanded. Foreigners often praise China’s familyvalues. In fact, our family val-ues are also changing along with the economic and social development, which we cannot ignore. On the other hand, we should also see that Westerners do not value families as much as we imagine. During my stay in Canada and Australia, I have witnessed many weddings and funerals or the eve of Christmas Eve.