【正文】 there is a famous saying: time is money， which has bee deeply ingrained in their mind. So they value their time very much. In their daily lives, they always arrange and plan their time carefully. They are often filled with a sense of urgency of time. They have a good hobby that they go to the party on time. If they have to go somewhere to have dinner with others, they must arrive on time. Usually, when they want to go to someone’s home for dinner, they always get at about five minutes earlier. It isn’t very polite for you get much earlier, maybe the hostess is busying doing preparation and so it is not suitable for you to reach at that time. But in China, we don’t pay more attention on the time。 因此我們很有必要找 出其深層次的原因，并提出一定的措施來培養(yǎng)跨文化交際的能力，避免文化沖突。餐桌禮儀在交際當中占了重要的地位。 TAIZHOU VOCATIONALamp。TECHNICAL COLLEGE GRADUATE PAPER On ChineseWestern Differences in Table Manners Author: Guide teacher: Major: Grade: Class: Date: 2 On ChineseWestern Differences in Table Manners 淺析中西方餐桌禮儀差異及其原因 Abstract: With the development of China’s openingup, more and more Western culture gets into our sight. As we face with unfamiliar cultures and countries, some inevitable cultural conflicts might happen in the munication, which will seriously affect the contacts being carried out smoothly. Table manners have a decisive position in the munication between China and Western countries. During munication we will show our best image and avoid cultural conflicts. Learning and using the right etiquette will not only step up our own impression, but also promote the benefit and strife of the pany. This paper focuses on the differences of table manners between the West and China, and analyzes the reasons that caused the differences. Key words: etiquette， table manner， difference， culture， reason 摘要 : 隨著中國對外開放程度的逐漸深入，西方社會的文化越來越多地映入了我們的眼簾 .由于我們所面對的是來自陌生的文化和國家，思維方式、生活習慣和行為方式與我們迥然不同的人，在與之交往的過程中不可避免的會出現(xiàn)文化沖突的現(xiàn)象，嚴重影響了交往的順利進行。學習和運用正確的餐桌禮儀，已不僅僅是自身形象的需要，更是提高雙效益、提升競爭力的需要。該篇論文的重點是分析中西方在餐桌禮儀的差異，并且就這些差異及其造成的原因。 we don’t have certain standards about arrival time. Arrive earlier, on time or a 5 little late are all allowed. B. Concept of dishes The Chinese think much of their image in their friends’ mind and they think the richness of the food represents one’s hospitality. They emphasize on the meal itself when they treats friends, so the food and wine at the banquet should be rich and colorful. If it can achieve, it must be delicious and expensive. Otherwise, Chinese people will not consider it as a treat.