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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.Theyarethemostimportant
2、twofeatureswhichdistinguishtheEnglishnationoutofothers.1.1TheSourceofNobilityinBritishhistoryNobility,partoftheEnglishnationalcharacter,isgenerallyrecognized.ThereasonfortheformationoftheunrivallednobilitydatesbacktotheperiodonethousandyearsagowhenEnglandwasinvadedbyFrance.TheFre
3、ncharistocratsdisdainedthepopulaceofEngland.TheywereunwillingtoliveliketheseEnglishcommonpeople.Thoughtheirownspeciallifestyleandexperience,theFrencharistocratsdisplayedtheirnobility.FortheancientEnglishmen,thegracefullifestyleoftheFrencharistocratswastheaspirationfortheentireAng
4、lo-Saxonnation.ThisistherootoftheEnglishmen’slongingforgracefullife.Inthefollowingyears,thispeculiaraspirationoftheEnglishpeoplehasgraduallyturnedintoanationalhabit.ThemonarchyexistedinEnglandmorethanonethousandyears.Theupperclassalwayshasgreatinfluenceontheaveragepeople.Forexamp
5、le,KnifeandforkplacementaregreatimportancetothetraditionalBritishtablemannerswhounderstandthesemayberegardedasthedetailsofmanyeducatedpeoplehereandbrieflyexplaintheneedfortherestoftheBritishinthepractice.Dinnerforeightshaped,half-wayifthetemporarydiningrestforashort17knifeandfork
6、pointscanputaplateandforkbladetiprelativeto"A"shapeor"eight"-shaped,knifetowardhimself,thatstillcontinuetoeat.Ifyouaretalking,youcanholdknifeandfork,noneedtogo,butneedtomakegestures,itshouldbeputdownknifeandfork,donotbearmedwithknifeandfork,wavingintheairshaking.TheEnglishsociety
7、pursuesthenoblelifeoftheupperclasswiththegreatestenthusiasmoftheworld.TheEnglishpeopleregarditassomekindoffashion.Thoughthepursuitofaristocratic,theyhavealreadybroughtthequalityofdignityintothestandardtojudgewhetheramaniswelleducated.Aftermorethanonthousandyears’accumulation,theq
8、ualityofnobilityhasbrandeddeeplyonthemin
