中英酒文化对比研究分析英语学专业.docx

题 目 中英酒文化对比研究 Acknowledgements I would like to express my gratitude to all those who helped me. A profound acknowledgment should be shown to my supervisor Prof. Li Yue, during the process of thesis writing, who supplied me with reference materials of great value, who patiently read and revised my draft for several times and who gave me kind encouragement, useful instruction and suggestions. Moreover, my special thanks should go to Prof. Li Qiang who taught me thesis writing and my friends who provided me useful information. Finally, I’d like to give my sincere thanks to my parents and the teachers who taught me in my undergraduate study years. ii Abstract In human history, wine plays an important role in people’s daily communication. Disparate wine cultures among nations have come into being. From the West to the East, from the North to the South, the mosaic of wine cultures has enriched human civilization. By adopting the method of contrastive study, this paper will compare and contrast Chinese and British wine cultures. Based on the introduction to the origins of Chinese and British wine cups, wine classifications, drinking purposes, drinking etiquette, the author tries to analyze the root causes of wine cultural differences between China and Britain, and to understand different cultural connotations and manifestations between China and Britain. Furthermore, the author hopes this thesis may help broaden the reader's cultural perspective, improve intercultural awareness, and achieve effective cross-cultural communication in the wave of globalization. Key words: wine culture; origins; drinking purposes; drinking etiquette iii 摘 要 酒文化源远流长，在人们日常的交际生活中起着重要的作用。由于中西方的文化差异，也造就了酒文化的不同。因此，本论文将运用对比研究的方法, 对中英两国酒的起源、酒杯、酒种、饮酒目的、饮酒礼仪进行介绍和论述，剖析导致中英酒文化差异的根本原因，进而深入了解中国和英国文化的不同内涵及表现形式。所以导致不同饮酒文化的最根本的原因是饮酒的目的。在中国，喝酒的人比酒本身更重要，酒总是被用作工具。在英国，喝酒的目的很简单。当人们喝酒时，他们只是想欣赏和享受酒。当然，他们喝酒也为了摆脱限制，寻找他们的内心欲望。酒在英国也有传播的功能，但人们认为喝酒中最重要的是追求更好的酒。由于酒文化的差异，中英两国喝酒的目的是不同的。通过深层次地分析中英酒文化的不同，希望能让读者了解中英文酒文化的差异，从而使读者思考中英文化的更深层次的内涵，也希望通过以上的研究得出饮酒方式的不同，使中英两国在今后的跨文化交际中能够给予相互的重视及尊重。有助于扩大读者的文化视野，提高跨文化交际意识，在全球化浪潮中实现有效交流。 关键词：酒文化；起源；饮酒目的；饮酒礼仪 v Contents 云南民族大学毕业论文(设计)原创性声明 i Acknowledgements ii Abstract iii 摘 要 iv 1. Introduction 1 1 .1 Research Background 1 1.2 Aims and Significance of the Study 2 1.3 General Structure of the Thesis 2 2. Comparison of the Historical Origins of Wine in Two Countries 4 2.1 The History of Wine in the U.K. 4 2.2 The History of Wine in China 4 2.3 The Differences of Historical Origin of Wine Between China and Britain 5 3. The Wine Categories 6 3.1 The Wine Categories in China 6 3.2 The Wine Categories in Britain 7 3.3 The Different Brewing Methods of Wine in China and The UK 8 4. The Differences of Wine Wares 9 4.1 Chinese Wine wares 9 4.2 British Wine Cup 10 4.3 The Differences of Wine Wares between China and Britain 11 5. Drinking Purposes 12 5.1 The Chinese Drinking Purposes 12 5.2 The British Drinking Purposes 14 5.3 The Differences of Drinking Purposes Between China and Britain 15 6. Drinking Etiquette 16 6.1 Chinese Drinking Etiquette 16 6.2 British Drinking Etiquette 17 6.3 The Differences of Drinking Etiquette Between China and Britain 18 7. Conclusion 19 7.1 Major Findings 19 7.2 Suggestions for Further Study 19 References 21 vii 1. Introduction In human history, wine plays an important role in people’s daily communication. Disparate wine cultures among nations have come into being. From the West to the East, from the North to the South, the mosaic of wine cultures has enriched human civilization. By adopting the method of contrastive study, this paper will compare and contrast Chinese and British wine cultures. Based on the introduction to the origins of Chinese and British wine cups, wine classifications, drinking purposes, drinking etiquette, the author tries to analyze the root causes of wine cultural differences between China and Britain, and to understand different cultural connotations and manifestations between China and Britain. Due to the differences in living environment, historical background traditional customs, values, ways of thinking and social norms, Chinese and British wine culture presents different styles. 1 .1 Research Background Wine has played an important role in human history. There are distinctive wine cultures in China and the U.K. This paper will use the method of contrastive study to introduce the origins of Chinese and British wine-wares , wine categories, drinking purposes, drinking etiquette, analyze the root causes of cultural differences between China and Britain, and further understand different cultural connotations and manifestations between China and Britain. The author bears the wish that this paper can help readers improve cross-cultural awareness, and achieve effective communication in th