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插图：Culture has always been a fascinating field of study for many scholars． So far no agreement has been reached on the definition of culture，although people talk about it all the time．Defining culture is important，for without a definition people can never perceive，teach and learn culture thoroughly．There are many ways to define culture．The definition given by an English anthropologist Edward Burnett Tylor in 1 87 1 is the oldest and most quoted one：“Culture is that complex whole which includes knowledge，bellef, art,morals，lawcustoms and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society．”Another key researcher Edward T．Hall defined culture as“those deep．common．unstated experiences which members of a given culture share，which they communicate without knowing，and which form the backdrop against which all other events arejudged．”