1、 中西方餐桌礼仪的差异中西方餐桌礼仪的差异 Different Table Manners between China and the West I 摘摘 要要 不同的国家和民族由于地区差异形成了不同的文化， 而不同国家的社会生活方式 则形成了不同的饮食文化及餐桌礼仪。 饮食文化及餐桌礼仪是非语言文化的重要组成 部分。作为一名外语学习者，了解中西方饮食文化及餐桌礼仪方面的差异及其渊源是 必要且必须的。因为这不仅仅可以增加对所学语言文化的认识，更加有助于提高跨文 化交际的成功率，避免由不合适的行为或方式所形成的误解。本文第一部分分别对中 西方餐桌礼仪做简要概括。第二部分为本文核心，从餐具，座次，
2、点餐及用餐氛围四 个方面具体介绍中西方餐桌礼仪的差异。第三部分从地理因素，价值观，及传统习俗 入手，讲述形成中西方餐桌礼仪差异的原因。以此三个部分展现餐桌礼仪在中西方文 化交流中的重要性。 关键词：关键词：餐桌礼仪；差异；原因 II Abstract Different countries and nations have different cultures as a result of regional differences. The social lifestyle of different countries form different diet culture and table
3、 manner, which is an important part of non language culture. As a foreign language learner, it is necessary to learn the differences between Chinese and Western food culture and table manners. Because it can not only increase the comprehension of the language culture, but also help to improve the su
4、ccess rate of intercultural communication, so as to avoid the misunderstanding caused by improper behavior or manner. The first part of this paper gives a brief summary of Chinese and western table manners. The second part is the core of this paper, describing accurately the differences between Chin
5、ese and western table manner from four aspects that are tableware, seat arrangement, serving order and dining atmosphere. The third part introduces the reasons that the differences between Chinese and western table manner from the geographical factors, values, and traditional customs. The purpose of
6、 this paper shows that table manner plays an important role in the process of cultural communication between Chinese and western culture. Key words: Table manner; differences; Reasons; III Contents 摘 要 I Abstract II Contents . III 1 Introduction. 1 2 The Different Table Manners Between China and West. 2 2.1 Difference in Dinnerware 2 2.2 Differences in Serving Order . 3 2.3 Differences in Seat Arrangement . 4 2.4 Differences in Atmosphere 5 3 The Reasons 6 3.1 Geographic Factor 6 3.1 The View
