在英语教学的起始阶段应使学生对英语国家文化及中外文化的异同有粗略的了解,教学中涉及的英语国家文化知识,应与学生身边的日常生活密切相关并能激发学生学习英语的兴趣本文对英汉文化差异进行了简要分析,并就如何提高学生对文化差异的叙感性及交际能力进行了探讨。 In the initial stage of English teaching, students should have a rough understanding of similarities and differences between English-speaking countries ’cultures and Chinese and foreign cultures. The cultural knowledge of English-speaking countries involved in teaching should be closely related to the daily life of students and stimulate students’ interest in learning English. This article briefly analyzes the cultural differences between English and Chinese and discusses how to improve the students’ narrative and communicative competence for cultural differences.