中美饮食文化对比研究_英语论文

A Comparative Study on Chinese and American Food and Beverage Culture    

摘要

世界进入到21世纪以来，全球化趋势日益增强，国际文化交流日益频繁，我国与西方国家之间的跨文化交流也进入到前所未有的繁荣时期。美国作为西方强国之一，引领全球经济快速发展。随着国际地位和综合国力的提高，中国在国际社会下越来越拥有话语权，中美之间的文化交流显得格外重要。跨文化交流的前提是交流者双方对彼此文化的了解不仅是语言层面，而且还涉及到两种文化的交汇。文化的对比这一论题是很多专家学者长期关注和研究的话题，本文着手从基本的饮食文化方面对中美文化进行系统的研究和对比。

关键词： 饮食文化；对比；中美

Abstract

Since 21th century, the globalization has been improved a lot. Meanwhile, international communication between countries are getting more and more frequent and cultural exchange reaches the peak period than ever. The United States, as one of the powerful countries in the world, leads the development of global economy.China  expresses more in the national society with its increasing international status and comprehensive national strength. Cultural exchange between China and America becomes extremely important. The prerequisite of cultural exchange for both sides is to know both language differences and each other’ s culture differences. The topic of food and beverage culture in China and America has been widely discussed by many experts home and abroad. This thesis is dedicated to study Chinese and American food and beverage culture from comparative perspective.

Keywords: food and beverage culture; comparison; Chinese and American

Contents

Introduction 2

1. Chinese and American food 3

1.1 Main features of Chinese and American food 3

1.1.1 Chinese food 3

1.1.2 American food 4

1.2 Typical food in China and America 4

1.2.1 In China 4

1.2.2 In America 4

1.3 Comparison on daily diets in China and America 5

1.3.1 In China 5

1.3.2 In America 5

1.4 The similarities between Chinese and American food 6

2. Chinese and American Beverage 7

2.1 Daily beverage drink preferences in China and America 7

2.1.1 Chinese Tea 7

2.1.2 American Coffee 7

2.2 Banquet beverage drink differences in China and America 8

2.2.1Alcohol 8

2.2.2 Wine 8

2.3 The similarities between Chinese and American beverage 9

3. Table manners in China and America 9

3. 1Tableware 9

3.1.1 in China 9

3.1.2 In America 10

3.2 Table etiquette 10

3.2.1 Chinese table etiquette 10

3.2.2 American table etiquette 11

Conclusion 12

References 13