【正文】 Sharing bread with friends means good friendship。 The British people were asked to put their both hands on legs when they are eating. No matter what kind of customs did follow their own ethnic traditions, stick western table manners created a noble sense of mission and dignity. The European table manners are derived from the knight spirit. In the 12th century, when the Italian culture spread to France, table manners bee more and more elegant, and many writings about teaching etiquette appeared. Today, to some extent, table manners still retained in European countries within certain range. When you e to a banquet, you would wear decent clothes, and carry appropriate gift. Paying more attention to your words and deeds will always be necessary. The Mutual Communication and Integration of Table Manners Between China and Western Countries In ancient, after hunting and gathering, ancestors of humans would assigned their booty to 濱州醫(yī)學院畢業(yè)論文 9 their panions, and share food with others. At that time, the rudiments of table manners e into being. Sharing is the essence of table manners. The ancient sacrifice is a phenomenon that humans share with God. Therefore, the ancient Greeks shared a mon glass when they were drinking。 French put their hands on the table when they are having dinner。 本篇論文主要從三個方面論述中西方餐桌禮儀在 跨文化交際中的運用，從而更加細致的了解中西方文化的差異，使我們能夠更好的讓中西方文化結合，促進中西方跨文化交際活動的開展。中西方餐桌禮儀也存在很多的差異，本篇論文主要從三大方面進行分析，第一方面，中西方餐桌禮儀的起源，分別從中、西兩方面餐桌禮儀歷史淵源以及中西方文化交融二方面闡述；第二方面，是本篇論文的核心部分，對中西方餐桌禮儀文化的差異進行了詳細地說明分析?？梢姇r下，要做好文化交際的工作，對于我們來說，有 必要去了解更多的餐桌文化，促進東西方更加順利地進行文化交際。而當今社會餐桌上的對話無論是用于家庭，政治或者商業(yè)活動，還是跨國交流都已經(jīng)成為一種時尚。濱州醫(yī)學院畢業(yè)論文 1 分類號 編號 濱州醫(yī)學院 畢 業(yè) 論 文 CHINESE AND WESTERN TABLE MANNERS IN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION 中西方餐桌禮儀在跨文化交際中的運用 申請學位： 文學學士 院 系： 專 業(yè)： 英 語 姓 名： 學 號： 指導老師： 二零一五 年 四 月 五 日 煙 臺 濱州醫(yī)學院畢業(yè)論文 2 ABSTRACT With the development of economic globalization, countries all over the world are being more and more close. As a big oriental country with a civilization stretching back several thousand years, China and Western countries continue to expand the exchanges. In crosscultural munication between China and western countries, language is an important factor, and better munication also depends on good understanding of culture. Crosscultural munication requires us to study the culture of different countries, for instance, history, religion, table manners and so on. Dialogue in today39。s society on the table, whether it is for home, political or mercial activity has bee a fashion. Table manners as an important means of crosscultural munication, can promote the exchanges between China and western countries. Therefore, it is necessary for us to learn more culture about table manners. Table manner is closely related to our daily life. There are many differences in table manners between China and western countries. This article mainly analysis in three aspects to explain the differences. The first aspect tells us the origins of Chinese and western table manners. The second aspect of this thesis mainly explain differences in table manners. Last but not least, the third aspect mainly tells us the reason why cause so many differences in table manners between China and west, from social value, thinking model, and cultural connotation. The second part is the core of this article, focusing on the invitation, seating arrangement, dinnerware, leave shows the difference of the Western table manners. Fully demonstrate table manners in the future for the Western importance of crosscultural munication, and clear cultural differences between the two sides to desired table manners can be better applied to future crosscultural munication life. Key Words: table manners, international munication, difference 濱州醫(yī)學院畢業(yè)論文 3 摘 要 隨著經(jīng)濟全球化的發(fā)展，當今世界各國的聯(lián)系也越來越緊密，而作為東方大國的中國與西方國家的跨文化交際也越來越頻繁，在國與國之間的跨文化交流中，語言固然是一大重要影響因素，而更好的交流僅靠語言是遠遠不夠的，跨文化交際則需要對別國文化有深入的了解，大到國事政治，歷史淵源，小到飲食文化，餐桌禮儀等。餐桌禮儀作為跨文化交際的一個重要交流方式，對跨文化交際的成功與否起著重要作用。 餐桌禮儀與每一個人的生活息息相關，它是每個民族的經(jīng)典文化。第三方面，主要論述中西方餐桌禮儀產(chǎn)生各種差異的原因分別從價值觀念 ,思維方式和文化內(nèi)涵這三個方面進行詳細闡述。 關鍵詞 ：餐桌禮儀；跨文化交際；差異 濱州醫(yī)學院畢業(yè)論文 4 CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ABSTRACT………………………………………………………………………………… .....i 摘 要 ………………………………………………………………………………………… ..ii 1 Introduction…………………………………… .…………………………………………… .1 2 The Origin of Table Manners in China and Western Countries.………………………… 3 The Origin of Table Manners in China……… .......………………………………… ...… .3 The Origin of Table Manners in Western Countries...… ......………………………… .… .4 The Mutual Integration of Table Manners Between China and Western Countries...........5 3 The Differences of Table Manners Between China and Western Counties…… .……… ...5 Table Manners in China… .......................................………………………………… .......5 Etiquette in Invitation..…… ……………………………………… ..........................6 Etiquette in Seating Arrangements.....................................................................…... 6 Etiquette in Dinnerware......................................................................................…... 7 Etiquette in Leaving...................................................................................................8 Table Manners in Western Countries..................................................................................8 Serving Order..............……………………………………………………… .…… ..8 Seating Arrangements...................................................................................……... ..9 4 The Reasons For The Differences of Table Manners Between China and Western...… ...10 Differe