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1、【标题】 浅谈中西方餐桌文化的差异【作者】【关键词】中西饮食文化；差异；跨文化交际【指导老师】【专业】英语【正文】Ⅰ.IntroductionFood,asanessentialprerequisiteforexistence,isanysubstancethatprovidesthenecessarynutrientstomaintainlifeandgrowth.1Itplaysanirreplaceableroleinthedevelopmentofsocietyandthehumanbeings,wheth
2、erinancienttimeswhenprimitivemanatetherawfleshofbirdsandbeastsorinmoderntimeswhenhumanbeingshaveenteredtheneweraofinformation,andwhetherinEastorinWest. However,thereisanoldEnglishsaying “Oneman’smeatisanotherman’spoison”,whichmeansallhumanbeingshavenotthesamef
3、oodhabits.Thedifferentresponsetoeatingdogmeatisagoodcaseinpoint.InChina,dogmealisgenerallyconsidereddelicious,however,insomeWesterncountries,especiallyinAmerica,eatingdogmeatisthoughttobeabnormalordisgusting.Therefore,onethingwehavetobearinmindisthatwehumanbei
4、ngshavethesamebasicneedsanddesires,suchasfood,butourwaysofsatisfyingthemaredifferent.ClydeKluckhohn,aworld-famousanthropologiststatesinhispaperwhatisculture, “Ofcoursewhatheeatsislimitedbyavailability,butisalsopartlyregulatedbyculture”.2Thatis,foodremainsaclos
5、erelationtoculture,fortablemannersvariesfromnations.Therefore,onlyintheirrespectiveculturepeoplecanunderstandfoodhabitsbetter.Sincewearenotbornwithknowingofhowtodress,whattoystoplaywith,whattoeat,whichgodstoworship,orhowtospendourmoneyandourtime.3Itisthecultur
6、ethatsuppliesuswiththeanswerstotheseandothercountlessquestions. Therefore,inthisresearchIendeavortoanalyzetheculturaldifferencesandtheirinherentcausesaboutChineseandWesterntablemannersfromtheperspectivesofconcept,etiquetteandpointsoutthatwiththedevelopmentofcu
7、lturalcommunication,moreandmorefactorsandnewvariableswillarisethroughcommunication,interactionandimitation.Itisthecomparativestudythatpoursthenew “blood”intothebodyofaculture,whichwillbringaboutchangesandbenefitstoeachindividualculture.Thirtyyearsago,theCanadi
8、anwriterMarshellMcluhanintroducedthetermofglobalvillagetoexpresstheideathattheworldseemstobegettingsmaller-TheEarthisnotshrinking,buttimeandspaceareshrinking4,whichiscalledglobaliz
