A Comparison of Table Culture Between China and Western Countries毕业论文定稿.doc

Hunan Information Science Vocational College Graduation Thesis Subject： Name： Student No.: 1103020131 Specialty and Class: Business English, Class 1 Department: Department of Humanities and Arts Supervisor: Liu Mifan Date: 2014-3-02 Contents 1. Introduction: A Brief Account of Table Culture 1 2. The Differences of Chinese and Western Table Culture 2 2.1. The Differences in Seats Arrangement 2 2.2 The Differences in Use of Tableware 3 2.2.1 The Use of Tableware in China 3 2.2.2. The Use of Tableware in Western Countries 4 2.3 The Differences of Dish Order 5 2.3.1 The Dish Order in China 5 2.3.2 The Dish Order in Western Countries 5 2.4 Taboos of Table Culture in China and West 6 2.4.1 Taboos during the Meal 6 2.4.2 Banquet Menu Taboos 6 3. Reasons for the Differences of Table Culture between China and Western Countries 8 3.1. Cultural Background 8 3.2. Economic Background 10 3.3 Geographical Background 10 4. Conclusion 12 Bibliography 14 Acknowledgment 15  摘?要 ? 随着中国对外开放程度的逐渐深入，西方社会的文化越来越多地映入了我们的眼帘。由于我们所面对的是来自陌生的文化和国家，思维方式、生活习惯和行为方式与我们迥然不同的人，在与之交往的过程中不可避免的会出现文化冲突的现象，严重影响了交往的顺利进行。餐桌文化在交际当中已经占据了重要的地位，学习和运用正确的餐桌礼仪文化，已不仅仅是自身形象的需要，更是提高双效益、提升竞争力的需要。因此我们很有必要找出其深层次的原因，并提出一定的措施来培养跨文化交际的能力，避免文化冲突。此文着重分析了中西方餐具使用差异、座次安排差异、上餐差异、及餐桌禁忌差异四个方面来看跨文化交际中的餐桌文化差异。? 关键词：文化差异;餐桌文化;?中西方 Abstract ?With?the?development?of?China’s?opening-up,?more and more western culture gets into our sight.?Facing with unfamiliar cultures and countries, some inevitable cultural conflicts might happen in the communication, which will seriously affect the contacts being carried out smoothly. Table cultures have a decisive position in the communication between China and western countries. During communication it is important to show our best image and avoid cultural conflicts. Learning and using the right etiquette will not only step up the image, but also promote the ben