中西方餐具文化对比研究以筷子和刀叉为例 _英语论文

中西方餐具文化对比研究以筷子和刀叉为例 _英语论文---------------------------------------------------------------范文

最新推荐------------------------------------------------------ 中西方餐具文化对比研究以筷子和刀

叉为例 _英语论文

摘要随着国际交流的不断发展，中西方之间的差异日趋明显。在双方的互动

交流中，两种文化互相渗透但又各不相同。餐具作为文化中重要的一部分，即被文化所影响，同时也反映出了中西方文化的不同。筷子和刀叉是最具东西方饮食文化代表性的两种餐具，因此，比较了解这两种餐具的外在差异和文化内涵，对于更好地进行国际交流具有重要的现实意义。本文从起源，造型设计和使用规则这三个方面出发，对筷子和刀叉做出系统的比较研究。在此基础上，对两者各自体现的不同东西方文化差异进行深层次地探讨，并寻找其融合点。8913

关键词: 餐具,起源,造型设计,使用规则,中西文化

Abstract With the development of international

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communication, the differences between China and West become more and more obvious. In the interaction between the two sides, these two cultures related to each other but not the same. Tableware, as an important part of culture, is affected by culture; meanwhile, it

reflects the differences among different cultures. Chopsticks and knives and forks are the two tableware best reflecting eastern and western dietary cultures, therefore, a systematical study on both external and internal differences of them have great influence on better

international exchanges. This article aims to have a comparative

research on chopsticks and knives and forks in terms of the origins, designs and rules for using, based on which, a deep analysis will be made on the cultural differences between the east and west.

Key words: tableware; origins; designs; rules for using; China and Western culture

A Contrastive Analysis of Chinese and Western

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最新推荐------------------------------------------------------ Tableware Culture: Taking Chopsticks and Knives and Forks

Contents

摘要i

Abstractii

I. Introduction1

II. Different Cultures and Different Origins2

On the basis of the existing studies, this article will make deep analysis of different stories about origins, the influences of perse cultural elements on the external designsand different using rules and taboos of both chopsticks and knives and forks. Besides, special

attention will be paid to the study of the different cultural influences

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on the two kinds of tableware. Through systematically analyzing and summarizing the information, the fundamental cultural differences between China and West will be figured out in the article.

II. Different Cultures and Different Origins

2.1 The Origin of Chopsticks as the Representative of Eastern Tableware

There are many fork tales and stories concerning the origin of chopsticks whose truthfulness actually has not been proved. The two stories below are related to the origin of chopsticks.

It was said that Jiang Ziya, a well-known strategist and politician

in the Shang Dynasty, used two bamboo sticks which was offered by a bird that can speak, to pick up the meat provided by his wife, and as a result, Jiang found that the meat was poisonous.To be practical, this story seemed to be a tale or a legend in most cases for the following reasons: firstly, it was unbelievable that the bird was able to ---------------------------------------------------------------范文

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could be used to identify poison. Consequently, the story turns out to

be unreal.

There is another story referring the origin of chopsticks. It was

said that Yu the Great, who was the legendary founder of the Xia Dynasty, firstly used two small branches to pick up hot meat, and from then on

the use of chopsticks was passed down (Long & Jiao 18). This story seems to much more conform to the law of social development than the former story of Jiang, for the reason that the original purpose for Yu

to use chopsticks is relatively easier to be accepted by people nowadays.