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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,w
2、hetherinancienttimeswhenprimitivemanatetherawfleshofbirdsandbeastsorinmoderntimeswhenhumanbeingshaveenteredtheneweraofinformation,andwhetherinEastorinWest. However,thereisanoldEnglishsaying “Oneman’smeatisanotherman’spoison”,whichmeansallhumanbeingshavenot
3、thesamefoodhabits.Thedifferentresponsetoeatingdogmeatisagoodcaseinpoint.InChina,dogmealisgenerallyconsidereddelicious,however,insomeWesterncountries,especiallyinAmerica,eatingdogmeatisthoughttobeabnormalordisgusting.Therefore,onethingwehavetobearinmindisth
4、atwehumanbeingshavethesamebasicneedsanddesires,suchasfood,butourwaysofsatisfyingthemaredifferent.ClydeKluckhohn,aworld-famousanthropologiststatesinhispaperwhatisculture, “Ofcoursewhatheeatsislimitedbyavailability,butisalsopartlyregulatedbyculture”.2Thatis,
5、foodremainsacloserelationtoculture,fortablemannersvariesfromnations.Therefore,onlyintheirrespectiveculturepeoplecanunderstandfoodhabitsbetter.Sincewearenotbornwithknowingofhowtodress,whattoystoplaywith,whattoeat,whichgodstoworship,orhowtospendourmoneyandou
6、rtime.3Itistheculturethatsuppliesuswiththeanswerstotheseandothercountlessquestions. Therefore,inthisresearchIendeavortoanalyzetheculturaldifferencesandtheirinherentcausesaboutChineseandWesterntablemannersfromtheperspectivesofconcept,etiquetteandpointsoutth
7、atwiththedevelopmentofculturalcommunication,moreandmorefactorsandnewvariableswillarisethroughcommunication,interactionandimitation.Itisthecomparativestudythatpoursthenew “blood”intothebodyofaculture,whichwillbringaboutchangesandbenefitstoeachindividualcult
8、ure.Thirtyyearsago,theCanadianwriterMarshellMcluhanintroducedthetermofglobalvillagetoexpresstheideathattheworldseemstobegettingsmaller-TheEarthisnotshrinking,buttimeandspaceareshrinking4,whichiscalledglobaliz
