中西方食物文化的对比研究---毕业论文.docVIP

【标题】中西方食物文化的对比研究 【作者】徐小丽 【关键词】 【指导老师】吴学容 【专业】英语 【正文】Ⅰ.IntroductionWith the development of the society, science and technology, the intercultural contact becomes more frequent. And intercultural communication has been playing an important role in our life. Everybody should eat something every day, but the food culture of each country is different.?“Food, as essential prerequisite for existence, is any substance that provides the nutrients necessary to maintain life and growth when ingested.”1 As the intercultural contact becomes more frequent, the world seems to become smaller. While the distance between people can’t disappear, people from different cultural backgrounds often feel that habits and customs keep them apart in the communication. There may be some conflicts and misunderstandings because of different cultures in intercultural communication. There are great disparities between China and Western countries in the etiquette and content of food, so the comparative study of Chinese and Western food cultures will help us increase cross-cultural awareness that tolerating, understanding, and furthermore, appreciating and respecting cultural differences is essential if we are to achieve cross-cultural competence during the interaction. Moreover, as we communicate with people from different cultures, we will learn more about them and their way of life, including their history, values and the substance of their personality, and eventually, we will understand them better, or feel empathy with them. Based on the above-mentioned purposes, according to this research, to some extent, is of great significance both theoretically and practically. This thesis consists of five parts. It intends to compare the main differences in food culture between China and Western countries. Based on the description of the four main differences between Chinese and Western food cultures, it attracts the readers’ attention to the causes of the four differences; finally it discusses