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Abstract:
Food,anessentialprerequisiteforexistence,playsanirreplaceableroleinthedevelopmentofsocietyandintheprogressofhumanbeings,whetherinancienttimesorinmoderntimes,andwhetherinEastorinWest.However,notallhumanbeingshavethesamefoodordevelopthesamefoodhabits.Andthefoodisofcourselimitedbyavailability,anditisalsoinfluencedbyculture.Actually,foodiscloselyrelatedtoculture,andfoodculturevarieswithnations.Therefore,onlywithinthecontextofspecificculturecanfoodandfoodhabitsbebestunderstood.TherearegreatdifferencesbetweenChinaandAmericainideas,contentsandcharacteristicsoffood.
Fromtheperspectiveofconcepts,etiquetteandcontents,thisessayendeavorstoanalyzetheculturaldifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericanfoodculturesandtheunderlyingcausesarealsostudied.Thestudyfindsoutthatwiththedevelopmentofcross-culturalcommunication,morefactorsandnewvariablesthatarecomplementaryandcompatibleinfoodcultureswillarisethroughcommunication.
Keywords:
ChineseandAmericanfoodcultures;
Differences;
Cross-culturalcommunication
论中美饮食文化差异
摘要:
无论是在古代还是现代,无论是在东方还是西方,饮食作为人类生存的必要前提,在人类社会发展和文明进步中起着不可替代的作用。
然而,人类的饮食或饮食习惯各不相同。
一个人的饮食当然要受到其获得食物种类的限制,但同时也要受到文化的制约。
由此可见,饮食与文化密不可分。
不同的民族缔造了不同的饮食文化。
只有在特定的文化中,人们才能更好地理解其饮食内容和饮食习惯。
中国与美国在饮食观念、饮食内容、食物特征等方面都存在着显著的差异。
本文着重探讨、分析了中国与美国在饮食观念,宴会礼仪,饮食内容等方面的跨文化差异,揭示了导致饮食文化差异的深层次原因,研究发现随着跨文化交际的不断发展,中西饮食文化的交流、互补和兼容的因素也会日益增多。
关键词:
中美饮食文化,差异,跨文化交际
Contents
acknowlegementsi
Abstractii
KeyWordsii
摘要iii
关键词iii
Contentsiv
ChapterOneIntroduction1
1.1ResearchObjective1
1.2GeneralOrganizationoftheThesis2
ChapterTwoTheDifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericanDiets3
2.1ChineseDiet3
2.2AmericanDiet4
ChapterThreeTheCausesoftheDifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericanDiets6
3.1SocialFactors6
3.1.1AgriculturalFactors6
3.1.2EconomicFactors7
3.1.3HistoricalFactors7
3.1.3.1ChineseTraditionalCulture7
3.1.3.2TheHistoricalFeaturesofWesternCulture8
3.2TheNotionofFood8
3.2.1ChineseNotionofFood8
3.2.2AmericanNotionofFood9
3.3NationalCharacter9
3.3.1ChineseCharacter9
3.3.2AmericanCharacter10
ChapterFourConclusion11
Bibliography12
ChapterOneIntroduction
1.1ResearchObjective
Foodisanessentialsubstance,whichprovidesthenutrientsnecessarytomaintainlifeandgrowth.Itplaysanirreplaceableroleinthedevelopmentofsocietyandintheprogressofhumanbeings,whetherinancienttimeswhenprimitivemanatetherawfleshofbirdsandbeastsorinmoderntimeswhenhumanbeingshaveenteredtheneweraofinformation,andwhetherinEastorinWest.
China,agreatcountrywithmuchdeliciousfood,hasalonghistoryoffoodculture,whichcanbetracedbacktotheancienttimes.Duringthedevelopmentformanyyears,Chinesefoodhasexperiencedfourstages,includingomophagia,delicatessen,naturalcuisineandscientificcuisine.Moreover,manytypicallocaldishesandtraditionaldisheshavebeenmade.Howeversincetheopeningtotheforeigncountriesin1980’s,manyAmericanrefreshmentshavepouredintoChinesemarket,suchasKentuckyFriedChickenandMcDonald'
s.Andtheyhaveswiftlyexpandedinthelargeandmedium-sizedcitiesinChina.Inthefirst11monthsof2001,thereare100Kentucky,andthecapitalinvestmenthasamountedto3hundredmillion.Meanwhile,therearemorethan380McDonald'
sinChina(王雅林55).ThoughKentuckyFriedChickenandMcDonald'
shavebeenpopularwithmanycustomers,someculturalimpacthascomeintobeing,whichhasattractedmanysochlors’attention.ThereisanoldEnglishsaying"
Oneman'
smeatisanotherman'
spoison"
whichmeansnotallhumanbeingsliketohavethesamefoodordevelopthesamefoodhabits.Thedifferenceintheopinionsabouttheeatingofdog’smeatisagoodcase.Generallyspeaking,dog’smeatisconsidereddeliciousinChina.However,inAmerica,itisimmora
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