中西方餐桌禮儀差異英語(yǔ)課件-自動(dòng)保存的

ThedifferencesoftablemannersbetweenChinaandthewest

BackgroundDifferentarrangementsofseatanditsreasonsDifferenttablewaresanditscausesFinisheatingDifferentatmospheresandvaluesConclusionBackground

全球經(jīng)濟(jì)的發(fā)展,跨文化交際日益頻繁,中西文化差異變得更加明顯,特別是餐桌禮儀的差異。Withthedevelopmentofglobaleconomy,cross-culturecommunicationhasbecomemoreandmorefrequent,andthedifferencesbetweenChineseandwesternculturehavebecomemoreobvious,especiallythedifferencesoftablemanners.ArrangementofseatinChinesewayInChina,peopleusedtousethenumberofthetablestodefinethesizeofbanquet.Insmallbanquetswhichhavetwotables,thetableontheleftorfarthertotheportal

isthetoptable.Atbiggerbanquetsthathavethreeormoretables,therulesaremuchmorecomplicated.

Generally,seatsthatclosertothetoptabletakeprecedence（優(yōu)先）.Forexample,ontheweddingparty,familymembersofthebrideortheleadershipsarearrangedtothetablethatclosesttothetoptable.Hostsshowtheirreverences（尊敬）totheguestsbyarrangingseatsbythisway.

一般來(lái)說(shuō),座位接近頂部表優(yōu)先。例如：在婚禮上，家庭成員或新娘的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人在排列表最接近頂部的位置。通過(guò)這種安排座位的方法來(lái)顯示主人對(duì)客人的尊重。

Seatsatonetablealsohavedifferentmeanings.

InChinesetablemanner,theseatoppositetothedooristhehonorseat,whichisforchiefguestsorelders;theseatsbesidearethesecondhonorseatwhichareforotherguests;theseatsthatoppositetothehonorseataretheinferior（下級(jí)的）

seat.Inferiorseatsareforthehostandhostess.在中國(guó)餐桌文化中，位于門對(duì)面的位置是最尊貴的，這個(gè)位置是給高貴的客人或者長(zhǎng)者。它旁邊的是第二重要的位置，是留給其他客人的。主位位置的對(duì)面的劣質(zhì)座位是留給主人和女主人的。

Sobeforethebanquet,hostsshouldfirstinvitethechiefguestorelderstothehonorseat,andtheninviteothergueststothesecondhonorseat.Hostssitdownontheinferiorseatsafteralltheguestssitdown.所以所以在宴會(huì)之前，主人首先會(huì)邀請(qǐng)尊貴的客人或者老者入座主位，然后邀請(qǐng)其他的客人入座二等座為。等所有客人入座以后，主人才做到劣等的座位上。Arrangementofseatinwesternway

Westernpeoplepreferlongtabletoroundtablewhenentertainingfriends.Thehostandthehostessseatatbothendofthetable,whileguestsseatatotherseats.

Thechiefguestsitsattheupperrightsideofthehostess,andthewifeofthechiefguestseatsattheupperrightsideofthehost.

重要的客人坐在女主人的右上角，而重要客人的妻子坐在主人的右上角位置。

InChina,leftishonorandrightissecondary.Whileinwestern,rightishonorandleftissecondary.Theproperwaytotaketheseatinwesternistositbythelefthand.Itisbetternottowalkoutbeforethebanquetisfinished.compareThereasonofseatarrangementThemainideologyofchinesecultureisgroup

consciousness,andtheybelievethatindividualconsciousnessshouldobeygroupconsciousness.Sotheychooseroundtablesforbanquets.Chinesepeoplelayemphasisonpietyandhonesty,andreveringelderswhilecaringtheyoungisoneofthetraditionalvirtues.Socomeoutoftherulesforseatarrangement.Inwesternculture,themainideologyisindividualconsciousness.Theybelievethateverybody’sbehaviorhas

theirownmeaningandvalue,andpersonalabilitiesarereflectedbythosebehaviors.Theyliketouselongtablesbecausetheybelieveeverybodyequals.ChineseChinesetablewaresinvolvechopsticks,smalldish,bowlandglass.Chopsticksandspoonarealwaysputtogetherontherighthandoftheplate.Toothpickandashtrayarealsonecessary.WesternInwesternmeals,theyusesomuchtablewareswithdifferentkindsandsizes.theuseoftablewaresalsoshowsdifferentfoodcultureindifferentcountries,themaintablewaresinwesternareknives,forks,spoons,glassandnapkin.tablewareschopsticksbowlspoonsaucerknifeandfork

ChopsticksarethemaintablewaresinChinesefoodculture.Itisimpolitetousechopstickstocleantooth,orpickotherthingsthataren’tfood.Itisalsobadmannertotalkwithchopsticksinhand.

Therightwaytousespoonis:scoopthefood,andwaitforsecondstomakesurethatthesoupwillnotsplashout,andthenmovethespoonback.

Itisimpolitetoputthespoonintomouth,orlick(舔)thespoonoverandoveragain.

knifeisusedtocutfoodandforkisusedtocarryfoodintomouth.

duringthedinner,youshouldputthemonbothsidesoftheplate,andknifeandforkshouldbeputinthewaythatlooksliketheChineseword“八”.

刀是用來(lái)切割食物,叉用來(lái)攜帶食物進(jìn)嘴。晚餐期間,你應(yīng)該把它們放在兩邊的碟上。刀和叉的擺放應(yīng)看起來(lái)像中文的“八”。youcanalsousetheminawaythathandleknifeinyourrighthandandforkinthelefthand.

Soupspoonisalwaysputontheoutermostrightside,togetherwiththeknife.Dessertspoonisputtogetherwithdessertknifeandfork.你可以用左手拿叉右手拿刀這種方式來(lái)用它們。湯匙總是與刀一起放在右邊。甜點(diǎn)匙與甜點(diǎn)刀具和叉子放在一起。ReasonsthatcausethedifferencsoftablewareThechopsticksalwayscoordinatewithallthefamiliesandarosethetogether-foodsystem,whichgivesprominencetothehappinessthatoldandyoungeatingtogether.AnditalsomakesChinesepeoplehaveastrongsenseoffamily.Onthecontrary,theknifeandtheforkarosetheshared-foodsystem.Westernpeopleeatseparatelysincetheirchildhood,andthiscreatsouttheirideasofindependence.Differentatmospheresattable

NoisyandquietisthemaindifferentoftableatmospherebetweenChineseandwestern.Chinesetableatmospherealwaysnoisyandalwaysthenoisierthebetter.Whilewesterntableatmosphereisquiet.

Peoplebegintotalkatthetimetheysitdown,andtheywouldkeeptalkingduringthewholedinner.Everybodyatthetabletalking,drinking,eating,andenjoyingthepulsating(活躍的)atmosphere.Noisyatmospherecanreflecttheguests’happinessfromtheirhearts.

Inchina

Westernersalsotalkattable,buttheytalkquietlyandkeepthevoiceatthestagethatcanonlybeheard.Youcannotmakenoiseswhendrinkingsoup.

Chewingwithyourmouthclosedanddonotmakingnoiseswheneating.Inwestern

DifferentvaluethatreflectedbyatmospheresattableInChina,noisyatmospherecanreflecttheguests’happinessfromtheirhearts.Inaway,thiskindof‘noisy’canreflectChinesepeople’scollectivism.Theyalsoshowrespectandwarmthtotheguestsbyhelpingtheguestswiththefoodandwine.Butinthewest,itemphasizesindividualrightsandprivacy.Theywillpreparecourseaccordingtothenumberofguests.Toavoid

wastingalotoffoods.TheydonoturgeothersdrinkingandpickinguofoodtoothersThewaytofinisheating

AtChinesedinnertable,aftereating,