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1、英国人的民族性格与饮食的关系毕业论文ChapterOneNobilityandPragmatisminBritishNationalCharacterTherearetwothingswhichdifferremarkablyintheEnglishnotionalcharacter:nobilityandpragmatism.Thejuxtapositionofthetwofeaturesisratherrareinothercountriesaswellastheirnationalcharacters.Theyarethemostimport
2、anttwofeatureswhichdistinguishtheEnglishnationoutofothers.1.1TheSourceofNobilityinBritishhistoryNobility,partoftheEnglishnationalcharacter,isgenerallyrecognized.ThereasonfortheformationoftheunrivallednobilitydatesbacktotheperiodonethousandyearsagowhenEnglandwasinvadedbyFrance.
3、TheFrencharistocratsdisdainedthepopulaceofEngland.TheywereunwillingtoliveliketheseEnglishcommonpeople.Thoughtheirownspeciallifestyleandexperience,theFrencharistocratsdisplayedtheirnobility.FortheancientEnglishmen,thegracefullifestyleoftheFrencharistocratswastheaspirationforthe
4、entireAnglo-Saxonnation.ThisistherootoftheEnglishmen’slongingforgracefullife.Inthefollowingyears,thispeculiaraspirationoftheEnglishpeoplehasgraduallyturnedintoanationalhabit.ThemonarchyexistedinEnglandmorethanonethousandyears.Theupperclassalwayshasgreatinfluenceontheaveragepeo
5、ple.Forexample,KnifeandforkplacementaregreatimportancetothetraditionalBritishtablemannerswhounderstandthesemayberegardedasthedetailsofmanyeducatedpeoplehereandbrieflyexplaintheneedfortherestoftheBritishinthepractice.Dinnerforeightshaped,half-wayifthetemporarydiningrestforashor
6、t17knifeandforkpointscanputaplateandforkbladetiprelativeto"A"shapeor"eight"-shaped,knifetowardhimself,thatstillcontinuetoeat.Ifyouaretalking,youcanholdknifeandfork,noneedtogo,butneedtomakegestures,itshouldbeputdownknifeandfork,donotbearmedwithknifeandfork,wavingintheairshaking
7、.TheEnglishsocietypursuesthenoblelifeoftheupperclasswiththegreatestenthusiasmoftheworld.TheEnglishpeopleregarditassomekindoffashion.Thoughthepursuitofaristocratic,theyhavealreadybroughtthequalityofdignityintothestandardtojudgewhetheramaniswelleducated.Aftermorethanonthousandye
8、ars’accumulation,thequalityofnobilityhasbrandeddeeplyonthemin