东西方文化有不同的交际习惯和风格 ,本文研究中英文应用文设计风格上的差异 ,探讨文件设计与文化因素的联系。研究方法是对比六组选自中国和美国的家用电器产品使用说明书 ,寻找它们在内容选择、示意图使用和强调手段上的异同。结果表明中英文说明书在设计风格上有明显的不同 ;把这些不同风格特征放在文化大背景中讨论 ,发现文件设计受到三种文化因素的影响 ,即 :思维模式 ,交际风格以及社会行为习惯 Eastern and Western cultures have different communicative habits and styles. This paper studies the differences between Chinese and English style of application design, and discusses the relationship between document design and cultural factors. The research method is to compare the six sets of manuals for household electrical appliances selected from China and the United States to find out the similarities and differences in the content selection, schematic use and emphasis on means. The results show that there are obvious differences in the design style of the Chinese and English manuals. After discussing these different style features in the cultural context, we find that the design of the document is influenced by three cultural factors, namely, the thinking mode, the communication style and the social behavior habit