中西方饮食文化差异英文版.docx

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中西方饮食文化差异英文版

Compere：

Bettercomparion,betterlife.helloeverybody.Welcometoour.I’mkarter.Inourprviousprogram.wecomparedsino-useconomic,price,education,Scienceandtechnology

Today,wewilltalkabouttheDifferencesinChineseandAmericanFoodCulture.First,let’swatchashortfilmaboutAmericanfoodculture.

Okay,theshortfilmisjustabiefintroduction.WehavethehonortoinviteTomfromtheUnitedStatesandTonyfromChina.welcome!

Fortonday’stopic,what’syouropinions?

Tom:

sincethedeffirencebetweenChineseandwesternpilosphy,Americanpaymornattentiontoscientificdietandnutrition

Tony:

well,Chinesethinkalotofthetaste.

Compere:

whatabouttheDiningatmosphere?

Tony:

ChinesepeopleprefertoToasteachotherandurgeotherstodrinkmoreinalivelyatmosphere.

Tom:

atleast,Idonotlikeit.Onthecontrary,weusuallyeatfoodquietly,evennotalking.fordrinkingweonlysimbolicallytakeasip.inwestbanquet,thehosthelpstheguesttofoodforonlyonce,andthenasksthemtoeatanymore,whichisnotliketheChinesepeople’shabitofurgingsomebodytodrinkfrequently.itisnotallowedtomakeanoisewhileeatingthefood,buttheguestsshouldpayattentiontoappreciatethemealsthattheownersprepared.ifyouwanttotalkwithpeople,youcanonlytalkwiththeonesbesidesyou.wethinkitispolite.

Compere:

ok,oneislively,otherisquiet.en,Tom,doyouknowhowtousetheChopsticks?

Tom:

reallyno.butItriedit,Ifounditdifficulttograsp.Istilllikemyknifeandfork

Conpere:

howtousethem?

Tom:

infact,tablesaregenerallylaidwithoneknifeandtwoforks,theoutsideforkbeingforthesalad.

Tony:

asIknow,Americaneatingisfunny,theytakeforkintheirlefthand,andcutoffapieceofmeatorwhateveritisinthenormalmanners.thentheyputtheknifedown,transfertheforktotheirrighthand,andonlythendotheytransportthefoodtotheirmouth.thisiseverytedious,Ithink.

Compere:

isthis,Tom?

Tom:

yes,hesaidit.

Copere:

Bytheway,haveyoueatenbreakfast?

Tom:

yes,Tony:

yes.

Tony:

don’tyourprogramteamsubmitanexpenseaccountboardingfee?

Compere:

ok,wewill!

Iwanttoknowwhatdidyoueat?

Tom.

Tom:

Acupofmilk,AneggandAhamburger

Tony；Abowlofnoodles

Compere；Soitseemsthatthefoodisdifferent,too.

Tom:

InWestern-stylefoodcookbook,variousingredientssuchastheflour,sugar,butteretc.havebeenindicatedseveralgrams,severalspoonsorseveralcups,eventhesizeoftheeggwillallbeexplained.Ithinkitislikeatestinglaboratory.So,MakingWestern-stylefoodiseasy,solongasyouaccordingtocookbookmanual。

Tony:

ButitisnottheeasythingthatyouwanttomakefineChinesefood.Evenifyouhaveboughtthecookbook,itisnotsoeasy.BecausetheChinesecookbookwillnottellyouseveralgramsofingredient,forexamplesalt,Chinesecookbookjusttellyouappropriateamountofsalt,don’ttellyouseveralgram,severalspoonorseveralcup.Why?

ThetasteofpeoplewholiveindifferentplacesisdifferentinChina.ThereisafolkadageinChina“southsweet,northsalty,easthotandwestsour”.So,agoodcookrelyonexperienceandskillwhencooksinChina。

Compere:

yeah!

asyoutwosaid,thedefferenceoffoodculturebetweenchinaandAmericacanbeseenintablemanners,Cookingmethod,diningatmosphereandtableware………

Compere；butWhatcausedthesuchdistinction?

Tony:

peoplefromdifferentcountiesspeakdifferentlanguages,keepdifferentvalue,andhavedifferentwaysoflookingatthings.it’supsettofindpeoplewhobehavedifferentfromus.wemay,atfirt,assumethatsomethingiswrongwiththem.whiledifferentculturemayhavedifferentwaysofrespondingtoconpliments.

Compere:

Itotallyagreewithyou.fromtheabovecomparionandcontrast,somegreatdifferencesarefoundbetweenchinaandAmerica.personallyspeaking,wecannotsaywhichisbetter.becauseeverythingmaybedifferentindifferentplaces.theculturedifferencesinfoodwillallowpeopletoenhancemutualunderstanding,toenjoydifferentfeelingfromdifferentfood,andtopromotetheinter-cultureexchanges,supplementationandintegration.ok,welcometoour,seeyounextweek,goodbye.