ON THE CULTURAL DIFFERENCES OF DIET BETWEEN CHINA AND ENGLISH COUNTRIES AND SOME POINTS FOR INTERPRETING CHINESE DISHES INTO ENGLISH 试析中西饮食文化差异及中餐菜名英译中的几个问题.doc

ON THE CULTURAL DIFFERENCES OF DIET BETWEEN CHINA AND ENGLISH COUNTRIES AND SOME POINTS FOR INTERPRETING CHINESE DISHES INTO ENGLISH by Abstract This paper, through analysis of the differences between Chinese and English countries’ dietary cultures, points out several influential facts in interpretation of dietary culture at tables, and briefly discusses some methods for interpreting Chinese dishes into English. Food, an essential prerequisite for the existence and development of mankind, remains a close relation with culture, and food culture varies with nations. Therefore, there are great disparities between China and the English countries in ideas, attitudes, contents and functions of dietary cultures. This paper endeavors to analyze the cultural differences and their rooted causes in Chinese and English dietary cultures from the perspectives of concept, etiquette and content. At last it emphasizes that the interpreter’s cultural awareness plays an important role in the interpretation. Key Words: dietary culture; Chinese dish names; cultural awareness; C/E interpretation 试析中西饮食文化差异及中餐菜名英译中的几个问题 摘 要 本文通过探讨中西方饮食文化的差异以及结合实例归纳总结中式菜肴名称的翻译方法和技巧,指出影响中西方餐桌文化口译工作的因素。餐桌上的口译必然与饮食有关，饮食与文化更是密不可分。不同的民族造就了不同的饮食文化，所以饮食文化具有浓郁的民族性和多样性特点。中国与英美等西方国家对饮食的观点和态度，饮食内容以及饮食特点等方面都存在着显著的差异。本文就餐饮文化方面着重分析了中国与英美等西方国家在饮食观念，宴会礼仪，饮食内容等方面的跨文化差异，揭示了饮食文化差异对中餐菜名英译的影响。同时通过中式菜名的翻译的事例来加以分析说明译员跨文化意识的重要性。 关键词：饮食文化；中式菜肴名称；文化意识；英译 Contents 1. Introduction 1 2. The differences between Chinese and English countries’ dietary cultures 1 2.1 Differences in concept 1 2.1.1 Sensibility vs. practicality 1 2.1.2 Complexity vs. simplicity 2 2.2 Differences in table manners 3 2.2.1 Different table-wares: chopsticks vs. forks 3 2.2.2 Different concepts regarding the time of attendance 3 2.2.3 Different arrangements of seats 4 2.3 Differences in contents 4 2.3.1 Refinements vs. nutrients 4 2.3.2 Differences of dish names 4 3. Some points for interpreting Chinese dishe