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1、【标题】中美两国不同的餐桌礼仪【作者】冉杨【关键词】餐桌礼仪；文化；教育；交际【指导老师】余烈全【专业】英语【正文】I.IntroductionTablemannersineverycountryaredifferent.Americaasanimportantcountryinthewestisveryrepresentative,andChinaisacountrywithanancientcivilization.Sothetablemannersinthesetwocountriesareworthstudying.WhatispoliteinChinamayno
2、tbepoliteintheUnitedStates.Now,asthedevelopmentoftheinterculturalcommunication,itisinevitableforustopaymoreattentiontosometablemannersdifferentbetweenthetwocountries.Itisnecessarytounderstandtheknowledgeabouttablemanners.II.DifferentTableMannersA.DifferentTablewareFirst,thetablewareisdiff
3、erentbetweenChinaandAmerica.Itplaysanimportantpartatthedinnertableetiquette,andthedifferenttablewarereflectsdifferentculture.1.ChineseTablewareChopsticks,usedtoliftfoodtothemouth,arebasicaccessoriesatChinesemeals.ItiswidelybelievedthatChinesehavebeenusingchopstickssincethe18thcenturyBC.Ch
4、opsticksplayanimportantroleinChinesefoodculture;itiscalled “Kuaizi”inChineseandwascalled “Zhu”inancienttimes.ChinesepeoplehavebeenusingKuanziasoneofthemaintablewareformorethan3,000years.Peoplemustpayattentiontosomedetailsinusingchopstick,becauseitiscloselyconnectedwiththeancientChinesecus
5、toms.Chinesepeopleregarditasinauspicioustoplacepairofchopsticksunevenlyonthetablebefore,duringorafterameal.Itiscalled “sanchangliangduan”or “threelongandtwoshort”,whichindicatesdeath.1AccordingtotraditionalChinesecustoms,deadbodieswereplacedincoffinsinthepast.Inthosedays,coffinsweremadefr
6、omtwoshortboardsatthefrontandback,andthreelongonesatthetwosidesandthebottom—hencethesaying.Therefore,itistabootoplaceone'schopsticksunevenlyonthetable. Youshouldneverperchyourchopsticksbetweenthethumb,middle,ringandlittlefingers,whilestickingoutyourindexfinger,asitimpliesabuse.Inmostcases
7、,Chinesepeoplepointatotherswiththeirindexfingerstoscoldthem.Therefore,suchamovementisunacceptable.Itisalsoconsideredbadmannerstopointatotherswithyourchopstickswhilechattingduringameal.Don'tlickthechopstickonyourmouth.Whileitisperfectlyappropriatetoputfoodintoyourmou
